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'''''Kuthu''''' ({{translation|Punch}}) is a 2004 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[masala film]] directed by [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]], starring [[Silambarasan]], [[Ramya (actress)|Ramya]] and [[Kalabhavan Mani]]. It is a remake of the 2003 [[Telugu film]] ''[[Dil (2003 film)|Dil]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/kuthu-review-tamil-pclv1kbicejcf.html|title=Review : (2004)|website=www.sify.com}}</ref> The music was composed by [[Srikanth Deva]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kuthu-review-tamil-movie-7015|title=Kuthu Tamil movie review|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref>
'''''Kuthu''''' ({{translation|Punch}}) is a 2004 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[masala film]] directed by [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]], starring [[Silambarasan]] in the lead role alongside [[Ramya (actress)|Ramya]] and [[Kalabhavan Mani]]. It is a remake of the 2003 [[Telugu film]] ''[[Dil (2003 film)|Dil]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/kuthu-review-tamil-pclv1kbicejcf.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128064246/http://www.sify.com/movies/kuthu-review-tamil-pclv1kbicejcf.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 January 2017|title=Review : (2004)|website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> The music was composed by [[Srikanth Deva]].<ref name="I">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kuthu-review-tamil-movie-7015|title=Kuthu Tamil movie review|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref>


Released on 14 April 2004, it received mixed reviews and was an average hit at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=304&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=english|title=Kuthu – Tamil Movie Review|website=www.thiraipadam.com}}</ref> Ramya was credited in later [[Tamil films]] as Divya Spandana because she disliked the name "Kuthu Ramya" that resulted from the success of this film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJU3LzanZQY|title = நடிகை ரம்யா (எ) திவ்யா ஸ்பந்தனா இன்டெர்வியூ &#124; Heroine Ramya (R) Divya Spandana Interview (BIOGRAPHY)|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>
Released on 14 April 2004, it received mixed reviews and was a hit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=304&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=english|title=Kuthu – Tamil Movie Review|website=www.thiraipadam.com}}</ref> The film was later dubbed in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Dheerudu''. Ramya was credited in later [[Tamil films]] by her birth name Divya Spandana because she disliked the name "Kuthu Ramya" that resulted from the success of this film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJU3LzanZQY|title = நடிகை ரம்யா (எ) திவ்யா ஸ்பந்தனா இன்டெர்வியூ &#124; Heroine Ramya (R) Divya Spandana Interview (BIOGRAPHY)|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
Gurumoorthy "Guru" is a sociable boy from a middle-class family. He lives with his parents- a doting mother and a strict but well-meaning father- and playful maternal uncle. He enrolls at the College of Arts and Sciences, and falls in love with Anjali, a fellow student, who doesn't reciprocate his affections.
Gurumoorthy "Guru" is a sociable boy from a middle-class family. He lives with his parents- a doting mother and a strict but well-meaning father- and playful maternal uncle. He enrolls at the College of Arts and Sciences, and falls in love with Anjali, a fellow student, who doesn't reciprocate his affections.


Anjali's father is the rich and powerful gangster Veerabahu, who is extremely protective of his daughter to the point that he brutally beats up a boy at a temple for brushing past her by accident. A misunderstanding results in Guru being beaten up by Veerabahu's men, who suspect that him and Anjali are lovers. After this, he vows to win Anjali's love for real. In due course, she falls in love with him too. How the lovers stand strong in the face of Veerabahu's increasingly desperate attempts to separate them forms the rest of the story.
Anjali's father is the rich and powerful gangster Veerabahu, who is extremely protective of his daughter to the point that he brutally beats up a boy at a temple for brushing past her by accident. A misunderstanding results in Guru being beaten up by Veerabahu's men, who suspect that he and Anjali are lovers. After this, he vows to win Anjali's love for real. In due course, she falls in love with him too. How the lovers stand strong in the face of Veerabahu's increasingly desperate attempts to separate them forms the rest of the story.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{cast listing|
{{colbegin}}
*[[Silambarasan]] as Gurumoorthy a.k.a. Guru
*[[Silambarasan]] as Gurumoorthy a.k.a. Guru
*[[Ramya (actress)|Ramya]] as Anjali
*[[Ramya (actress)|Ramya]] as Anjali
*[[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Veerabahu, Anjali's father
*[[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Veerabahu, Anjali's father
⚫
*[[J. Livingston|Livingston]] as Adhi Kesav, College Principal
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Guru's father
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Guru's father
*[[Karunas]] as Guru's friend
*[[Karunas]] as Guru's friend
⚫
*[[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] as Adhi Kesav, College Principal
*[[Kuyili (actress)|Kuyili]] as Guru's mother
*[[Kuyili (actress)|Kuyili]] as Guru's mother
*[[Aishwarya (actress)|Aishwarya]] as Meenakshi, Anjali's mother
*[[Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran|Aishwarya]] as Meenakshi, Anjali's mother
*[[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Anjali's grandfather
*[[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Anjali's grandfather
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Anjali's grandmother
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Anjali's grandmother
*[[Suman Setty]] as Ramanathan Jr. (Raja Ramanathan Bahadur's Grandson and a Board Member)
*[[Suman Setty]]
*[[Ramya Krishnan]] ([[item number]] in the song "Pottu Thaakku")
*[[Ramya Krishnan]] ([[item number]] in the song "Pottu Thaakku")
*[[Mumtaj]] ([[item number]] in the song "Otha Viral Kattuna")
*[[Mumtaj]] ([[item number]] in the song "Otha Viral Kattuna")
*[[Robert (choreographer)|Robert]] as himself ([[cameo appearance]] in the song "Pottu Thaakku")
*[[Robert (choreographer)|Robert]] as himself ([[cameo appearance]] in the song "Pottu Thaakku")
*Ashok Raja as himself ([[cameo appearance]] in the song "Otha Viral Kattuna")
*Ashok Raja as himself ([[cameo appearance]] in the song "Otha Viral Kattuna")
}}
{{colend}}


==Production==
==Production==
After ''[[Dum (2003 Tamil film)|Dum]]'' which was a remake of Kannada film ''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]]''. Venkatesh and Simbhu decided to collaborate for second time with ''Kuthu'' being the remake of successful Telugu film ''[[Dil (2003 film)|Dil]]''. Kannada actress [[Divya Spandana]] made her debut in Tamil with this film under the name "Ramya".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/preview.php?ctid=5&cid=2423&id=13428891 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418164754/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/preview.php?ctid=5&cid=2423&id=13428891 |archive-date=18 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
After the success of ''[[Dum (2003 Tamil film)|Dum]]'' which was a remake of Kannada film ''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]],'' Venkatesh and Simbhu decided to collaborate for second time with ''Kuthu'' being the remake of successful Telugu film ''[[Dil (2003 film)|Dil]]''. Kannada actress [[Divya Spandana]] made her debut in Tamil with this film under the name "Ramya".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/preview.php?ctid=5&cid=2423&id=13428891 |title=Archived copy |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=2 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418164754/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/preview.php?ctid=5&cid=2423&id=13428891 |archive-date=18 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chennaionline.com/location/kuthu.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040614234705/http://www.chennaionline.com/location/kuthu.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 June 2004|title=Kuthu|date=14 June 2004}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chennaionline.com/location/kuthu.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040614234705/http://www.chennaionline.com/location/kuthu.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 June 2004|title=Kuthu|date=14 June 2004}}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
[[Srikanth Deva]]'s tunes (he is music director [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]'s son) are catchy and familiar. The re-recording especially in stunt sequences is jarring.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kuthu/Bga6lNIvOiA_|title=Kuthu – All Songs – Download or Listen Free – JioSaavn|date=2 April 2004|via=www.jiosaavn.com}}</ref>
[[Srikanth Deva]]'s tunes (he is music director [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]'s son) are catchy and familiar. The re-recording especially in stunt sequences is jarring.<ref name="I"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kuthu/Bga6lNIvOiA_|title=Kuthu – All Songs – Download or Listen Free – JioSaavn|date=2 April 2004|via=www.jiosaavn.com}}</ref>


{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
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| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 35:04
| length = 35:04
| label = Hit Musics<br>Bayshore<br>[[Divo (record label)|Divo]]<br>[[Think Music India|Think Music]]
| label = Hit Musics<br/>Bayshore<br/>[[Divo (record label)|Divo]]<br/>[[Think Music]]
| producer = [[Srikanth Deva]]
| producer = [[Srikanth Deva]]
| prev_title = [[Doubles (2000 film)|Doubles]]
| prev_title = [[Doubles (2000 film)|Doubles]]
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}}


{{track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 35:04
| total_length = 35:04
| title1 = Otha Viral Kattuna
| title1 = Otha Viral Kattuna
| lyrics1 = [[P. Vijay]]
| lyrics1 = [[P. Vijay]]
| extra1 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| extra1 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| length1 = 5:31
| length1 = 5:31
| title2 = Nibuna Nibuna
| title2 = Nibuna Nibuna
| lyrics2 = Kalaikumar
| lyrics2 = Kalaikumar
| extra2 = [[Sadhana Sargam]]
| extra2 = [[Sadhana Sargam]]
| length2 = 5:39
| length2 = 5:39
| title3 = Sappida Vada
| title3 = Sappida Vada
| lyrics3 = Kalaikumar
| lyrics3 = Kalaikumar
| extra3 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Malathy Lakshman]]
| extra3 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Malathy Lakshman]]
| length3 = 5:33
| length3 = 5:33
| title4 = Pottu Thakku
| title4 = Pottu Thakku
| lyrics4 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| lyrics4 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| extra4 = [[Silambarasan]], [[Roshini (singer)|Roshini]]
| extra4 = [[Silambarasan]], [[Roshini (singer)|Roshini]]
| length4 = 5:08
| length4 = 5:08
| title5 = Pachai Kili
| title5 = Pachai Kili
| lyrics5 = Pazhani Bharathi
| lyrics5 = Palani Bharathi
| extra5 = [[Kunal Ganjawala]], [[Srilekha Parthasarathy]]
| extra5 = [[Kunal Ganjawala]], [[Srilekha Parthasarathy]]
| length5 = 4:48
| length5 = 4:48
| title6 = Assana Assana
| title6 = Assana Assana
| lyrics6 = [[Snehan]]
| lyrics6 = [[Snehan]]
| extra6 = Subeen Khan, [[Mahalakshmi Iyer]]
| extra6 = [[Zubeen Garg]], [[Mahalakshmi Iyer]]
| length6 = 4:58
| length6 = 4:58
| title7 = Ennai Theendi Vittai
| title7 = Ennai Theendi Vittai
| lyrics7 = [[Thamarai]]
| lyrics7 = [[Thamarai]]
| extra7 = Prasanna Rao, [[Chinmayi]]
| extra7 = Prasanna Rao, [[Chinmayi]]
| length7 = 3:27
| length7 = 3:27
}}
}}


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For the music genre, see Dappankuthu.

Kuthu
DVD cover
Directed byA. Venkatesh
Written byV. Prabhakar (dialogues)
Story byV. V. Vinayak
Based onDil (Telugu)
Produced byK. C. N. Chandrasekar
Amudha Durairaj
StarringSilambarasan
Ramya
Kalabhavan Mani
CinematographyA. Venkatesh
Edited byV. T. Vijayan
Music bySrikanth Deva
Production
company
Release date
  • 14 April 2004 (2004-04-14)
Running time
156 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kuthu (transl. Punch) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by A. Venkatesh, starring Silambarasan in the lead role alongside Ramya and Kalabhavan Mani. It is a remake of the 2003 Telugu film Dil.[1] The music was composed by Srikanth Deva.[2]

Released on 14 April 2004, it received mixed reviews and was a hit.[3] The film was later dubbed in Telugu as Dheerudu. Ramya was credited in later Tamil films by her birth name Divya Spandana because she disliked the name "Kuthu Ramya" that resulted from the success of this film.[4]

Synopsis

Gurumoorthy "Guru" is a sociable boy from a middle-class family. He lives with his parents- a doting mother and a strict but well-meaning father- and playful maternal uncle. He enrolls at the College of Arts and Sciences, and falls in love with Anjali, a fellow student, who doesn't reciprocate his affections.

Anjali's father is the rich and powerful gangster Veerabahu, who is extremely protective of his daughter to the point that he brutally beats up a boy at a temple for brushing past her by accident. A misunderstanding results in Guru being beaten up by Veerabahu's men, who suspect that he and Anjali are lovers. After this, he vows to win Anjali's love for real. In due course, she falls in love with him too. How the lovers stand strong in the face of Veerabahu's increasingly desperate attempts to separate them forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

After the success of Dum 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".[5]

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.[6]

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.[2][7]

Kuththu
Soundtrack album by
Srikanth Deva
Released14 April 2004
Recorded2004
GenreSoundtrack
Length35:04
LabelHit Musics
Bayshore
Divo
Think Music
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"Palani BharathiKunal Ganjawala, Srilekha Parthasarathy4:48
6."Assana Assana"SnehanZubeen Garg, Mahalakshmi Iyer4:58
7."Ennai Theendi Vittai"ThamaraiPrasanna Rao, Chinmayi3:27
Total length:35:04

References

  1. ^ "Review : (2004)". Sify. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Kuthu Tamil movie review". IndiaGlitz.com.
  3. ^ "Kuthu – Tamil Movie Review". www.thiraipadam.com.
  4. ^ "நடிகை ரம்யா (எ) திவ்யா ஸ்பந்தனா இன்டெர்வியூ | Heroine Ramya (R) Divya Spandana Interview (BIOGRAPHY)". YouTube.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Sify. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Kuthu". 14 June 2004. Archived from the original on 14 June 2004.
  7. ^ "Kuthu – All Songs – Download or Listen Free – JioSaavn". 2 April 2004 – via www.jiosaavn.com.

External links

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