Kuththu
| Kuthu | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | A. Venkatesh |
| Written by | V. Prabhakar (dialogues) |
| Story by | V. V. Vinayak |
| Based on | Dil (Telugu) |
| Produced by | K. C. N. Chandrasekar Amudha Durairaj |
| Starring | Silambarasan Ramya Kalabhavan Mani |
| Cinematography | A. Venkatesh |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Srikanth Deva |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kuthu (transl. Punch) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by A. Venkatesh, starring Silambarasan, 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 as Divya Spandana because she disliked the name "Kuthu Ramya" that resulted from the success of this film.[4]
Synopsis[edit]
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[edit]
- Silambarasan as Gurumoorthy a.k.a. Guru
- Ramya as Anjali
- Kalabhavan Mani as Veerabahu, Anjali's father
- Livingston as Adhi Kesav, College Principal
- Vijayakumar as Guru's father
- Karunas as Guru's friend
- Kuyili as Guru's mother
- Aishwarya as Meenakshi, Anjali's mother
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Anjali's grandfather
- Manorama as Anjali's grandmother
- Suman Setty as Ramanathan Jr. (Raja Ramanathan Bahadur's Grandson and a Board Member)
- Ramya Krishnan (item number in the song "Pottu Thaakku")
- Mumtaj (item number in the song "Otha Viral Kattuna")
- Robert as himself (cameo appearance in the song "Pottu Thaakku")
- Ashok Raja as himself (cameo appearance in the song "Otha Viral Kattuna")
Production[edit]
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[edit]
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 | ||||
| Released | 14 April 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 35:04 | |||
| Label | Hit Musics Bayshore Divo Think Music | |||
| Producer | Srikanth Deva | |||
| Srikanth Deva chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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" | Palani Bharathi | Kunal Ganjawala, Srilekha Parthasarathy | 4:48 |
| 6. | "Assana Assana" | Snehan | Zubeen Garg, Mahalakshmi Iyer | 4:58 |
| 7. | "Ennai Theendi Vittai" | Thamarai | Prasanna Rao, Chinmayi | 3:27 |
| Total length: | 35:04 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ "Review : (2004)". Sify. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Kuthu Tamil movie review". IndiaGlitz.com.
- ^ "Kuthu – Tamil Movie Review". www.thiraipadam.com.
- ^ "நடிகை ரம்யா (எ) திவ்யா ஸ்பந்தனா இன்டெர்வியூ | Heroine Ramya (R) Divya Spandana Interview (BIOGRAPHY)". YouTube.
- ^ "Archived copy". Sify. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
{{cite web}}: 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". 2 April 2004 – via www.jiosaavn.com.
