Sudhandhiram
| Sudhandhiram | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Raj Kapoor |
| Story by | Anjum Rajabali |
| Produced by | K. R. Gangadharan |
| Starring | Arjun Rambha Raghuvaran |
| Cinematography | M. V. Panneerselvam |
| Edited by | B. Lenin, V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
Production company | KRG Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sudhandhiram (English: Independence) is a 2000 Tamil Independent action drama film directed by Raj Kapoor and produced by K. R. Gangadharan. The film features Arjun and Rambha in lead roles whilst Raghuvaran, Raadhika and Sharat Saxena play supporting roles.[1] It is a remake of the Hindi film, Ghulam.
Plot
Vishwa (Arjun) is a goonda and an aspiring boxing champion. He does the typical goonda jobs(like scaring a batsman of the local cricket club to make sure he becomes out) for Sopraj (Sharat Saxena), the local dada. He is usually bailed out by a lawyer (Raadhika), who believes that there is still good in him and he just needs to be given another chance. Sopraj is aiming to build a colony in the area after vacating the people already living there. Vishwa's brother Raghu (Raghuvaran), is an accountant on Sopraj's payroll. Love blossoms between Vishwa and Divya (Rambha), the girlfriend of the head of a local gang. When a social worker Vikram (Ranjith) intrudes in the affairs of Sopraj, he asks Vishwa to bring Vikram to him. Vishwa does so thinking that Sopraj is just going to talk some sense into him but Sopraj brutally kills him instead. This makes Vishwa turn over a new leaf. Though his love for his brother prevents him initially, he finally decides to turn approver against Sopraj.
Cast
- Arjun as Vishwa
- Rambha as Divya
- Raghuvaran as Raghu
- Sharat Saxena as Sopraj
- Raadhika as Lawyer
- Neena as Neena
- Nassar as Sathyamoorthy
- Ranjith as Vikram
- Babloo Prithiveeraj as Charlie
- Vivek as Vishwa's friend
- Ponnambalam
- Vaiyapuri
- Raj Kapoor
- Master Mahendran
- Chaplin Balu
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar and lyrics were written by Kalaikumar.[2]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | Coco Cola | Shankar Mahadevan, Swarnalatha | Kalaikumar | 04:07 |
| 2 | Ennanamo Matram | Sujatha, Hariharan | 05:01 | |
| 3 | Konjam Chillunu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Anuradha Sriram | 04:07 | |
| 4 | Mazhai Mazhai | Hariharan, Sujatha | 04:43 | |
| 5 | Varthai Illamal | Hariharan, K. S. Chithra | 05:00 |
Release
The film became a commercial failure at the box office and prompted a legal tussle between actor Arjun and producer K. R. Gangadharan soon after regarding non-payment as per contract.[3]
Owing to the success of Mudhalvan (1999) in Telugu, the film's dubbing rights were bought in advance of the original release and a Telugu version titled Bose was released alongside the Tamil film.[4]
References
- ^ "Film Review: ''Sudhandhiram''". The Hindu. 25 February 2000. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ^ http://www.starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_listen_download.asp?MovieId=2748
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20040923225211/http://www.chennaionline.com/reeltalk/jan072.asp
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20080324155419/http://www.screenindia.com:80/old/jan14/south.htm
External links
- Sudhandhiram at IMDb
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