Lakshmi (2018 film)

Lakshmi
Poster
Directed by A. L. Vijay
Produced by Prateek Chakravorty
Shruti Nallappa
R. Ravindran
Written by A. L. Vijay
Story by A. L. Vijay
Starring Prabhu Deva
Salman Yusuff Khan
Ditya Bhande
Aishwarya Rajesh
Music by Sam C. S.
Cinematography Nirav Shah
Edited by Anthony
Production
company
Pramod Films
Trident Arts
Release date
  • 24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)[1]
Running time
 130 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil

Lakshmi is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language musical dance film written and directed by A. L. Vijay. The film stars Prabhu Deva, Ditya Bhande and Aishwarya Rajesh in the lead roles, with a supporting cast including Salman Yusuff Khan and Karunakaran. Produced by Prateek Chakravorty, Shruti Nallappa and R. Ravindran under the banner of Pramod Films and Trident Arts, the film features music composed by Sam C. S. and cinematography by Nirav Shah. The film released on 24 August 2018 on the eve of Varalakshmi Vratam and based on the theme of goddess Lakshmi.[2]

Plot

10 year old Lakshmi (Ditya Bhande) lives & breathes ‘Dance’ and dreams of winning the ‘PRIDE OF INDIA Jr.’ title in the National level dance competition. However, her single-mother Nandini detests Music & Dance. Soon, she forms an unlikely bond with the people in a cafe near her school. Though Lakshmi initially only enjoys the music played in the store, she soon becomes a regular. Krishna/ VK & Azhagu welcome her, with VK offering her help to achieve her dreams. Lakshmi arranges to join the CHENNAI DANCE ACADEMY to be able to participate in the competition without Nandini’s knowledge, using VK's money (her school principal tells her mother she is on a school trip.) Lakshmi enthralls everyone at the Academy with her moves but on the day of selections, Lakshmi has cold feet & fails to perform leading to the disqualification of her team. In disappointment, even her Master asks her to leave & never return. When Krishna learns of this, he comes to the selection arena & requests to give Lakshmi another chance. Then it is later revealed that VK was also a dancer and had participated in Pride of India in 2005 but couldn't make up to the finals due an accident which led him to coma. The selections chief, Yusuf Khan on seeing Krishna, recognizes, accepts & makes him an offer, that, Lakshmi & Team could come on-board the competition only if Krishna agrees to be the coach for the team. Krishna agrees to be the coach for Lakshmi and her team and is able to bring them to finals. Nandini gets to know about Lakshmi's whereabouts and leaves with her just the day before the finals. It is also revealed that VK and Nandini were in love but separated by circumstances and misunderstandings. When Lakshmi refuses to go with Nandini and goes back to Krishna, an accident occurs in which Lakshmi loses her hearing ability. She still manages to perform with the help when VK, and surprisingly Yusuf, come to her aid.

Cast

Production

In September 2017, A. L. Vijay and Prabhu Deva began production work on a new film. Denying reports that it would be a sequel to Devi (2016), the film was launched in a ceremony on 22 September 2017 with Aishwarya Rajesh also revealed to be a part of the cast. Nirav Shah was signed as the cinematographer, while Sam C. S. and Anthony were signed as the music composer and editor respectively. The film was revealed to be a joint production by R. Ravindran of Trident Arts and Shruti Nallappa from Pramod Films, who had earlier secured Vijay's dates for the dropped proposed remake of the Malayalam film Charlie with Madhavan and Sai Pallavi.[3][4][5] Described as a dance film for children, Prabhu Deva worked alongside child dancer Ditya Bhande, winner of the Hindi reality dance show Super Dancer, in the lead role. Other young dancers including Akshat Singh and Jeet Das, also worked on the film.[6][7]

The shoot of the film was completed on 6 February 2018, with the producers gifting Prabhu Deva a large painting of himself.[8]

Release

Production budget of the film was valued at ₹12 crore.[9] This movie was released on August 24, 2018.

Soundtrack

Lakshmi
Soundtrack album by Sam CS
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 24:40
Language Tamil
Label Muzik 247

The soundtrack of the movie is composed by Sam CS of Vikram Vedha fame and all lyrics were written by Madhan Karky. The album consists of seven tracks, six of which are songs and one is a theme song. The music rights of the soundtrack album were acquired by the music label Musik247.

Lakshmi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No. Song Name Singer(s) Length
1. Morrakka Mattraakka Uthara Unnikrishnan 03:05
2. Aala Aala G.V.Prakash Kumar, Saindhavi 03:12
3. Pappara Pappaa Praniti, Riyaz, Sri Vishnu, Pranav 02:46
4. Dreamy Chellamma Saindhavi 03:53
5. Nilladhey Nilladhey Sathyaprakash 03:30
6. Iraiva Iraiva Sam CS 04:19
7. The Rhythm Of Dance Jecin George 04:02

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sify.com/movies/prabhu-deva-s-lakshmi-to-release-on-august-24-news-tamil-sidlnEfabfhbg.html
  2. ↑ "Prabhu Deva on his upcoming film Lakshmi: An emotional dance drama that'll make audiences laugh and cry- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Prabhu Deva and director AL Vijay team up once again". Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Director AL Vijay's film with Prabhudheva is not a sequel to 'Devi'". Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Dancing has gone to a different level in Kollywood: Prabhudeva — Times of India". Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Prabhudeva on directing Dabangg 3, his return to acting and why he enjoys direction more- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Prabhu Deva's Lakshmi teaser". Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Prabhu Deva gets a gift from the producers of his next film 'Lakshmi' on last day of shoot". Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Lakshmi budget".
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