Sandakozhi
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| Directed by | N. Linguswamy |
| Produced by | Vikram Krishna |
| Written by | N. Linguswamy |
| Starring | Vishal Meera Jasmine Rajkiran Lal Suman Setty Ganja Karupu |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
| Cinematography | Nirav Shah Jeeva |
| Editing by | G. Sasikumar |
| Studio | GK Films Corporation |
| Release date(s) | 2005 |
| Running time | 151 mins |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sandakozhi (Tamil: சண்டகோழி; English: Battle Chicken) is a 2005 Indian Tamil action film written and directed by N. Linguswamy and produced by Vikram Krishna under the banner of GK Film Corporation. The film stars Vishal, Meera Jasmine, Rajkiran and Lal in lead roles, whilst Suman Setty, Raja, Shanmugarajan and Ganja Karuppu essay supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The film released on 15 December 2005 to rave reviews and has become one of the huge hits in 2005, running for more than 200 days in theatres.[1]
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[edit] Plot
The story is about Balu (Vishal), who on a visit to his friend’s town, takes on the local dada Kasi (Lal). Balu, an engineering student, also falls in love with his friend’s sister Hema (Meera Jasmine).
Kasi, after being at the receiving end of Balu’s macho ways, is smarting under the rebuff. He thirsts for revenge. So when Balu goes back to his own city, Kasi also goes there to extract blood for blood. But Balu is from no ordinary family. His father Dorai (Raj Kiran) is himself a powerful leader in his domain. So taking out Balu is not such an easy task. But Kasi wants revenge at any cost. He befriends a local goon(Thalaivaasal' Vijay) who is made an outcast by Dorai and they together plan to extract revenge. Meanwhile Balu's friend and his family visits his city as they are on a pilgrimage they meet Balu at the temple and accept his apology.He proposes to Hema and their love is accepted by their parents. The goons plan to extract revenge during the annual temple festival as they reason that it will be crowded and that Dorai and his henchmen will not be able to defend themselves .They attack but the events do not turn out in their favor. Finally Balu fights with Kasi and triumphs in the end.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Vishal Krishna | Balu |
| Meera Jasmine | Hema |
| Rajkiran | Dorai |
| Lal | Kasi |
| Suman Setty | Ilango |
| Ganja Karuppu | |
| Shanmugarajan | |
| Thennavan | |
| Raja | Sathya |
| 'Thalaivaasal' Vijay | |
| 'Kaadhal' Thandapani | |
| Monica | |
| Manochithra | |
| Vidharth |
[edit] Crew
- Story, Screenplay & Direction: N. Linguswamy
- Production: Vikram Krishna
- Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja
- Cinematography: Nirav Shah & Jeeva
- Editing: G. Sasikumar
- Art direction: V. Selvakumar
- Stunts: 'Kanal' Kannan
- Audiography: H. Sridhar
- Choreography: Raju Sundaram, Tharun Kumar, Rekha Chinni Prakash & Dinesh
- Stills: Ranga Rao D.
- Lyrics: Pa. Vijay, Na. Muthukumar, Yuga Bharathi & Thamarai
- Dialogue: S. Rama Krishnan
- Co-Direction: Kanagu
- Production executive: K. Balakrishnan
- Banner: GK Films Corporation
[edit] Soundtrack
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| Soundtrack album by Yuvan Shankar Raja | ||||
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25 November 2005 (India)
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| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | New Music | |||
| Producer | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |||
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The soundtrack, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, teaming up for the first time with director N. Linguswamy, was released on 25 November 2005. It features 5 tracks, the lyrics of which were written by Pa. Vijay, Na. Muthukumar, Yuga Bharathi and Thamarai. Both the film score as well as the songs were appreciated and praised as outstanding with the song "Dhavanipotta Deepavali" considered as the pick of the album.[2][3]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Lyricist | Notes |
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| 1 | "Dhavanipotta Deepavali" | Vijay Yesudas, Shreya Ghoshal | 4:23 | Yuga Bharathi | |
| 2 | "Ennamo Nadakkirathe" | Shaan | 5:01 | Na. Muthukumar | |
| 3 | "Gumthalakkadi Gana" | Karthik, Ranjith | 5:03 | Na. Muthukumar | |
| 4 | "Ketta Kodukkira Boomi" | Chinmayi, Ganga, Jassie Gift, Sujatha Mohan | 4:26 | Thamarai | |
| 5 | "Mundasu Sooriyane" | Karthik, Sriram | 3:44 | Pa. Vijay |
[edit] Box office
- The film was a commercial success grossing $3.5 million at the box office.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Sandakozhi celebrates 210 days". Oneindia. http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/top-stories/sandakozhi-celebrates-281106.html. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ "Interesting twists". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 23 December 2005. http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/12/23/stories/2005122300430200.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
- ^ "Movie Review: Sandakozhi". Sify. http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14049504&ctid=5&cid=2429. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
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