Kuththu
Kuthu (transl. Punch) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by A. Venkatesh, starring Silambarasan and Ramya in the lead roles. It is a remake of the Telugu film Dil which starred Nitin and Neha Bamb.[1] The music was composed by Srikanth Deva.[2] Released on 2 April 2004, it was a box office hit.[3]
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Directed by | A. Venkatesh |
Produced by | K. C. N. Chandrasekar S. Durairaj |
Written by | V. Prabhakar (dialogues) |
Story by | V. V. Vinayak |
Starring | Silambarasan Ramya Livingston Kalabhavan Mani Karunas Kota Srinivasa Rao Vijayakumar |
Music by | Srikanth Deva |
Cinematography | A. Venkatesh |
Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
Distributed by | Deivanai Movie Makers |
Release date |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Plot
Gurumoorthy "Guru" (Silambarasan), is a new admit at a College of Arts and Sciences. Anjali (Ramya), goes to the same college. Guru, who is from a middle-class family, falls in love with Anjali, but she doesn't reciprocate. Anjali, is the only daughter of a rich and powerful gangster Veerabahu (Kalabhavan Mani). Veerabahu's assistant suspects them to be lovers after he finds them dancing. Guru gets beaten up badly. Irritated by this, Guru is challenged to win Anjali's love. After few attempts, she falls in love with him. Anjali warns Guru to stay away from her. Veerabahu's men again try to beat him up, but now Guru proceeds to beat up a few thugs and proves his bravery. Veerabahu goes to the farthest attempt to separate them. But, Anjali and Guru manage to elope and get married. The story takes a few turns before it ends in a happy note.
Cast
- Silambarasan as Gurumoorthy "Guru"
- Ramya as Anjali
- Kalabhavan Mani as Veerabahu, Anjali's father
- Vijayakumar as Guru's father
- Kuyili as Guru's mother
- Aishwarya as Anjali's mother
- Karunas as Guru's friend
- Livingston as College Principal
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Anjali's grandfather
- Manorama as Anjali's grandmother
- Suman Setty
- Ramya Krishnan (special appearance in the song "Pottu Thaakku")
- Robert (special appearance in the song "Pottu Thaakku")
- Mumtaj (special appearance in the song "Otha Viral Kattuna")
- Ashok Raja (special appearance in the song "Otha Viral Kattuna")
Production
After Dhum which was a remake of Kannada film Appu. Venkatesh and Simbhu decided to collaborate for second time with Kuthu being the remake of successful Telugu film Dil. Kannada actress Divya Spandana made her debut in Tamil with this film under the name "Ramya".[4]
A song was picturised with lead pair in studios with an erected set costing Rs 10 lakhs while another song was shot at Thirumayam Kottai near karaikudi with Ramya Krishnan which took three days to complete. The fight scene was shot at SRM College Grounds for 10 days.[5]
Soundtrack
Srikanth Deva's tunes (he is music director Deva's son) are catchy and familiar. The re-recording especially in stunt sequences is jarring.[6]
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 2 April 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 35:04 | |||
Label | Hit Musics Bayshore Divo | |||
Producer | Srikanth Deva | |||
Srikanth Deva chronology | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Otha Viral Kattuna" | P. Vijay | Shankar Mahadevan | 5:31 |
2. | "Nibuna Nibuna" | Kalaikumar | Sadhana Sargam | 5:39 |
3. | "Sappida Vada" | Kalaikumar | Udit Narayan, Malathy Lakshman | 5:33 |
4. | "Pottu Thakku" | Vaali | Silambarasan, Roshini | 5:08 |
5. | "Pachai Kili" | Pazhani Bharathi | Kunal Ganjawala, Srilekha Parthasarathy | 4:48 |
6. | "Assana Assana" | Snehan | Subeen Khan, Mahalakshmi Iyer | 4:58 |
7. | "Ennai Theendi Vittai" | Thamarai | Prasanna Rao, Chinmayi | 3:27 |
Total length: | 35:04 |
References
- "Review : (2004)". www.sify.com.
- "Kuthu Tamil movie review". IndiaGlitz.com.
- "Kuthu – Tamil Movie Review". www.thiraipadam.com.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Kuthu". 14 June 2004. Archived from the original on 14 June 2004.
- "Kuthu – All Songs – Download or Listen Free – JioSaavn" – via www.jiosaavn.com.