Coimbatore Mappillai
| Coimbatore Mappillai | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | C. Ranganathan |
| Produced by | M. S. V. Murali |
| Written by | C. Ranganathan |
| Starring |
Vijay Sanghavi Goundamani Senthil |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | R. Raja Ratnam |
| Edited by | C. Cedrick |
Production company |
Shree Vijayalakshmi Movieland |
| Distributed by | Shree Vijayalakshmi Movieland |
Release date | 15 January 1996 |
Running time | 135 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹2.3 crore |
Coimbatore Mappillai (English: The Groom from Coimbatore) is a 1996 Tamil romantic drama film directed by C. Ranganathan. It stars Vijay and Sanghavi in lead roles. The film's score and music was composed by Vidyasagar. It was released on 15 January 1996 coinciding Pongal release.[1] This movie got positive reviews at the box office. It was dubbed in Telugu as Amalapuram Alludu and Hindi as Rampuri Damaad in 2007.[2][3]
Plot
Balu (Vijay) comes to the modern city and stays with his friend who claims he has a job. Actually, he is also unemployed. Both of them are tenants of a girl named Sumithra (Sanghavi). First, Balu and Sumithra get into fights, but then their arguments and fights turn into love. Meanwhile, Sumithra's cousin Mahesh (Karan) is also in love with her. One day, Balu witnesses a thief stealing a necklace, and when he tries to catch him, the thief inserts the necklace in Balu's pocket, and Balu is blamed for stealing it. Sumithra starts hating Balu. Taking advantage of this situation, Mahesh creates a rift between them by hiring goons to attack them, and he blames Balu for that too. Balu explains his sad story to her grandmother Paattiamma (Nirmalamma) that he lost his mother during small age and could not endure the torture of his stepmother, so he escaped from home. Paatiamma believes him, but Mahesh takes revenge by setting up wires and making her paralyzed. In the hospital, Sumithra overhears Mahesh and his father (Vinu Chakravarthy) wanting to kill her to steal their colony. Balu pays the medical bills and attempts to commit suicide, but Sumithra saves him. Mahesh, who tried to kill him, is killed in a stampede. The film ends with Balu and Sumithra living happily.
Cast
- Vijay as Balu
- Sanghavi as Sumithra
- Goundamani as Gopal
- Senthil as White
- Nirmalamma as Paattimaa, Sumithra's and Mahesh's grandmother
- Karan as Mahesh, Sumithra's cousin
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Mahesh's father
- J. Lalitha as Balu's stepmother
- Pandu as Traffic Police Ponraj
- Silk Smitha as special appearance in the song "Annamalai Deepam"
Soundtrack
The Soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar.[4]
| Song Title | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Annamalai Deepam" | Mano, Swarnalatha | Vaali |
| "Coimbatore Mappillaikku" | Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam, Vijay | |
| "Jeevan En Jeevan" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | P. R. C. Balu |
| "Oru Theithi Paarthal" | Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam | Vaali |
| "Bombai Party" | Vijay, Shahul Hameed | |
In popular culture
The film's background music suddenly went viral in 2018 due to the word "Shroovv".[5] In one of the scenes where Vijay's character talks to his grandmother about Karan's character, and the latter's appearance is seen along with the background music "Shroovv", thus earned him the title "the shroov star".[6]
References
- ↑ "Coimbatore Mappillai". cinesouth. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJoXYYYCNdQ
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E6rhpKX_XM
- ↑ "Coimbatore Mappillai Songs". starmusiq. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
- ↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/oct/09/something-like-shroov-now-trending-really-shows-power-of-cinema-karan-1882816.html
- ↑ https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/wherever-i-go-people-say-shroov-shroov/article25121610.ece
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