Moovendhar
| Moovendhar | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Suraj |
| Produced by | N. Vishnuram |
| Written by | K. Selva Bharathy (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Suraj |
| Story by | K. Selva Bharathy |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Sirpy |
| Cinematography | RM. Ramanath Shetty |
| Edited by |
B. S. Vasu Saleem |
Production company |
Ganga Gowri Production |
Release date | 12 January 1998 |
Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Moovendhar (English : Three Crowned Kings) is a 1998 Tamil comedy film directed by Suraj (Credited as C. G. Suraaj). The film features Sarath Kumar and Devayani in lead roles. The film, produced by N. Vishnuram, had musical score by Sirpy and was released on 12 January 1998 to negative reviews.[1][2][3]
Plot
Manimaran (Sarath Kumar), his father Poochi (S. V. Ramadas), and his grandfather Nagappan (M. N. Nambiar) are short-tempered persons who beat the villagers for a simple quarrel. Only, Manimaran's mother, Sivagami (Lakshmi) can control them. Uma (Rajeswari), Manimaran's sister, gets married to a man of another village. Manimaran falls in love with Vaidehi (Devayani), a Brahmin girl, and gets married to her without her permission. In a fight against Manimaran, the antagonist becomes blind in one eye and decides to take revenge on Manimaran. When Manimaran drives his pregnant sister, the antagonist stops him but Manimaran beats the antagonist and his henchmen. Uma comes too late at the hospital and dies with her baby. Vaidehi leaves their house because of her husband's behaviour who brings Uma's death. Manimaran changes his behaviour and tries to convince Vaidehi to come back home.
Cast
- Sarath Kumar as Manimaran
- Devayani as Vaidehi
- Rajeswari as Uma
- Lakshmi as Sivagami
- Manivannan as Velu Nayakan
- Anandaraj as Velliangiri
- M. N. Nambiar as Nagappan
- S. V. Ramadoss as Poochi
- Delhi Ganesh as Vaidehi's father
- Anu Mohan as Dharmidasan
- Vichu Vishwanath as Vichu
- MLA Thangaraj as Vichu's father
- Suryakanth
- Anwar Ali Khan
- Halwa Vasu as Housemaid
- Chelladurai
- Pasi Narayanan as Iyer
- Vellai Subbiah as Iyer
- T. K. S. Natarajan as Iyer
- Bonda Mani as Iyer
- Sabitha Anand as Vaidehi's sister
- Kovai Senthil as Astrologer
- Premi
- Radha Bhai as Vaidehi's grandmother
- Monica as Vaidehi's sister
- Joker Thulasi as Gurukkal
- Omakuchi Narasimhan
- Thiruppur Ramasamy as Irulappan
- G. K. as Velliangiri's uncle
- Theni Kunjarammal
- Pasi Sathya as Nurse
- Vijay Ganesh as Bus passenger
- Kavithasri in a special appearance
- Kalyan in a special appearance
- Manorama in a guest appearance
Soundtrack
| Moovendhar | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Sirpy | |
| Released | 1998 |
| Recorded | 1997 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Five Star Audio |
| Producer | Sirpy |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Sirpy. The soundtrack, released in 1998, features 7 tracks with lyrics written by Arivumathi, Pazhani Bharathi and Thavasimani.[4][5][6]
- Naan Vaanavillaiye Paarthen - Hariharan
- Chera Nenna - Mano, Sujatha
- Kumudam Pol - Hariharan
- Nenja Thirandhu - Malaysia Vasudevan
- Singakutty - Mano
- Sokku Sundari - Krishnaraj
Reception
Sureshbabu of indolink.com gave 1.5 out to 5 and described the film as "not worth it".[3]
References
- ↑ "Find Tamil Movie Moovendhar". jointscene.com. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ↑ "Filmography of moovendhar". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- 1 2 Sureshbabu. "Moovendhar: A Movie Review". indolink.com. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
- ↑ "Moovendhar : Tamil Movie". hummaa.com. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ↑ "Find Tamil Movie Moovendhar". jointscene.com. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
- ↑ "Moovendhar - Sirpy". thiraipaadal.com. Retrieved 2012-04-16.