Indhu

Indhu
Poster
Directed by	Pavithran
Produced by	N. A. Sudhakar K. P. Unnikrishnan
Written by	Pavithran
Starring	Prabhu Deva Roja Sarath Kumar
Music by	Deva
Cinematography	Ashok Kumar
Edited by	B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan
Production company	Anand Associates
Distributed by	Anand Associates
Release date	14 April 1994
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Indhu is a 1994 Tamil language film directed by Pavithran and produced by N. A. Sudhakar and K. P. Unnikrishnan. The film featured Prabhu Deva, appearing in his first leading role, alongside Roja, while Sarathkumar and Kushboo play supporting roles. The film opened in April 1994 and became a commercial success. Owing to the success, the film was dubbed and released in Hindi as Aaj Ka Romeo.^[1]

Cast

Production

The film marked Prabhu Deva's debut as an actor in the leading role, after he appeared in several films in the early 1990s as a dancer.

Release

The film received mixed reviews from critics but became a commercially successful venture at the box office. It was reported that Pavithran was considering making a film titled Mookkuthi Kaasi featuring Sarath Kumar's character from Indhu, and the project started in 1996.^[2] However Sarath Kumar was ousted from the project soon after and replaced by Bhaskar Raj, who had appeared in Nethaji. The film, which also featured Kushboo and Roja, was later shelved and unreleased.^[3]

The film's release in Malaysia was marred by heavy censorship, with several fight scenes omitted.^[4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film composed by Deva, was well received by the audience. During the audio release of Mattuthavani (2010), Deva paid tribute to director Pavithran for giving him the opportunity to score the music for his earlier films like Indhu.^[5] The lyrics written by Vaali. The song Aeye Gnaanam was a ditto copy of R. D. Burman's Hindi song Jaana O Meri Jaana sung by Kishore Kumar from 1982 film Sanam Teri Kasam. Also the song Metro Channel was a copy of Michael Jackson's song Why You Wanna Trip on Me.

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