Kee Mu

Kee Mu
Directed by Majith
Produced by M. S. Yakobubeen
Written by Majith
Starring Hassan
Sarika
Music by Elango Kalaivanan (Songs)
Sabesh-Murali (Score)
Cinematography Ilavarasu Kadhaganesan
Edited by B. S. Vasu
S. Saleem
Production
company
Yako Films
Release date
  • 5 September 2008 (2008-09-05)
Running time
 140 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil

Kee Mu (English: B. C.[1]) is a 2008 Tamil romantic drama tragedy film directed by Majith. The film features newcomer Hassan and newcomer Sarika in lead roles, with Vadivelu, Charan Raj, Soori, Karthik Sabesh, Marks and Majith playing supporting roles. The film, produced by M. S. Yakobubeen, had musical score by Elango Kalaivanan and was released on 5 September 2008 to below average reviews.[1][2][3]

Plot

The film begins with a disfigured Ramya (Sarika) living near a salt pan in Thoothukudi. Her father Bhavani (Charan Raj) and his henchmen then forcibly take her to the hospital in Chennai. From her hospital bed, she remembers her past.

Saravanan (Hassan) was a poor boy delivering mutton pieces throughout the city, Ramya while was a rich spoilt brat, she is the daughter of the city bigwig Bhavani, a strict yet affectionate father. Saravanan and his three friends (Soori, Karthik Sabesh and Marks) were all from Thoothukudi and were working to make ends meet in Chennai. Ramya, who was irritated by Saravanan for no particular reason, makes fun of him and teased him on multiple occasions. She even made Saravanan believe that she was in love with him, then the heartbroken Saravanan realised that it was all acting. Ramya felt guilty for breaking his heart, so she tried to apologize but Saravanan kept avoiding her. One day, Ramya kissed her in public and confessed her love for him, then he fell in love with her as well.

When Bhavani got to know of his daughter's love, he decided to arrange his daughter's marriage as soon as possible. Ramya took a bundle of notes and her jewellery and she fled from her home. Ramya was still an underage girl, but in seven days, she will reach the legal age of majority and could get married to Saravanan at the registrar office. The couple accompanied by the three friends started travelling by bus from Courtallam to Thiruchendur. Bhavani and his henchmen eventually captured the couple in Kerala with the help of police.

Ramya then convinced her father to get married to Saravanan, Bhavani changed his mind for the happiness of his daughter and he finally accepted for the marriage. In a twist of fate, Bhavani's henchman Kasi (Majith) killed Saravanan to save his boss' honour. Ramya then jumped into her lover's funeral pyre, she was saved by the people but the fire disfigured her face.

The film ends with Ramya returning to Thoothukudi to live with Saravanan's father while the henchman Kasi has now become a lunatic.

Cast

  • Hassan as Saravanan
  • Sarika as Ramya
  • Vadivelu as Madasami
  • Charan Raj as Bhavani
  • Soori as Nethili Murugan
  • Karthik Sabesh as Sodhappal Sodalamuthu
  • Marks as Ganesan
  • Majith as Kasi
  • Thambi Ramaiah
  • Halwa Vasu as Coconut Seller
  • Bava Lakshmanan as Thief
  • Subburaj as Thief
  • Bonda Mani as Waiter
  • Amirthalingam
  • Vijay Ganesh as Police Officer
  • Chelladurai as Rice Shop Owner
  • Vengal Rao as Fake Doctor
  • Rangamma Paatti
  • Risha
  • Anisha Narang
  • Sangeetha Balan as Nethili Murugan's aunt

Production

Director Majith who made his directorial debut with Thamizhan starring Vijay returned after a brief hiatus to direct this youthful love story, based on a real life incident. His second film Thunichal was postponed indefinitely due to financial restraints, and remained unreleased, therefore Majith promptly started off with Kee Mu. The film was shot in MGR Nagar market, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari and other places where the real incidents took place. The film introduced Hassan and Sarika as the lead pair, Charan Raj signed to play the villain while Vadivelu was chosen to play the comedian.[1][2]

Soundtrack

Kee Mu
Soundtrack album by Elango Kalaivanan
Released 2008
Recorded 2008
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 23:48
Producer Elango Kalaivanan

The soundtrack was composed by film composer Elango Kalaivanan. The soundtrack, released in 2008, features 6 tracks.[4][5]

TrackSongSinger(s)Duration
1'Puyalai'Prasanna Rao2:09
2'Oru Mathiri'Yugendran, Prashanthini3:41
3'Azhagana Pasangal Ellam'Gopal Sharma, Manjunath, Rita4:27
4'Layilo Layilo'Vijay Yesudas5:01
5'Kathal Sammatham'Ranjith, Hema Ambika4:28
6'Sontha Bantha'Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Theni Kunjarammal4:02

Reception

Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff.com gave 1.5 stars out of 5 for the film and said that the film is "nothing more than a mock-glorified attempt at recreating Kaadhal". Another reviewer said, "That originality is what's missing in Kee. Mu., which comes off looking like a clone of Kaadhal. With its realism and good characterization, the film does have its positives but the similarities to Kaadhal are just too many to ignore".[3][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "No sets! Says this director". Behindwoods. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Kee Moo due soon". The New Indian Express. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 Pavithra Srinivasan (5 September 2008). "Copy cat Ki Mu". Rediff.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Kee Moo (2008) - Elango Kalaivanan". mio.to. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Kee Moo Songs". mymazaa.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "KEE. MU". bbthots.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
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