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]

Kuthu
DVD cover
Directed byA. Venkatesh
Produced byK. C. N. Chandrasekar
S. Durairaj
Written byV. Prabhakar (dialogues)
Story byV. V. Vinayak
StarringSilambarasan
Ramya
Livingston
Kalabhavan Mani
Karunas
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Vijayakumar
Music bySrikanth Deva
CinematographyA. Venkatesh
Edited byV. T. Vijayan
Distributed byDeivanai Movie Makers
Release date
  • 2 April 2004 (2004-04-02)
Running time
156 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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

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]

Kuththu
Soundtrack album by
Srikanth Deva
Released2 April 2004
Recorded2004
GenreSoundtrack
Length35:04
LabelHit Musics
Bayshore
Divo
ProducerSrikanth Deva
Srikanth Deva chronology
Doubles
(2000)		 Kuththu
(2004)		 M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi
(2004)
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Otha Viral Kattuna"P. VijayShankar Mahadevan5:31
2."Nibuna Nibuna"KalaikumarSadhana Sargam5:39
3."Sappida Vada"KalaikumarUdit Narayan, Malathy Lakshman5:33
4."Pottu Thakku"VaaliSilambarasan, Roshini5:08
5."Pachai Kili"Pazhani BharathiKunal Ganjawala, Srilekha Parthasarathy4:48
6."Assana Assana"SnehanSubeen Khan, Mahalakshmi Iyer4:58
7."Ennai Theendi Vittai"ThamaraiPrasanna Rao, Chinmayi3:27
Total length:35:04

References
  1. "Review : (2004)". www.sify.com.
  2. "Kuthu Tamil movie review". IndiaGlitz.com.
  3. "Kuthu – Tamil Movie Review". www.thiraipadam.com.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Kuthu". 14 June 2004. Archived from the original on 14 June 2004.
  6. "Kuthu – All Songs – Download or Listen Free – JioSaavn" – via www.jiosaavn.com.
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