Campus (film)
Campus | |
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Directed by | Sharvi |
Written by | Sharvi Ariff Surya Balan (dialogues) |
Produced by | Peeran Ariff |
Starring |
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Cinematography | R. Selva |
Edited by | B. S. Vasu Saleem |
Music by | Rajneesh |
Production company | Dreamland Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Campus is a 2004 Tamil teen film directed by Sharvi, who had previously directed the Malayalam film Gaandhiyan (1999). The film features newcomers Sajith Raj, Nitesh, Divya Dwivedi and Sheetal Shah in lead roles, with Sukanya, Anandaraj, Rajan P. Dev, Devan, Manobala, Babu Antony and Vijayan playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Peeran and Ariff, had musical score by Rajneesh and was released on 1 January 2004.[1][2][3]
Plot
The storyline revolves around the campus of Model Arts College who had a good reputation in the past. Now, mob violence, eve teasing, vandalism and scantily dressed girls are the norm in the campus as inter-gang rivalry finds expression. Sathya (Sajith Raj) and Rockey (Nitesh) are the college leaders, they hate each other.
The college administrator R. K. Devaraj (Devan) and the corrupt minister Sathyaseelan (Rajan P. Dev) are planning to demolish the college. Sathyaseelan wants to build a powerhouse at that place and makes a profit, but the students have a different opinion and want to save the college. The professor Priya (Sukanya), with a couple of good students, tries to bring back a good reputation to the college. The college student Sheetal (Sheetal Shah) has even beaten a college record in an inter-college sports competition. The reputation of the college then has gradually changed, even Sajith Raj and Nitesh have become friends.
Thereafter, Sathyaseelan sends the police and the goons to kick out the students from the college. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Sajith Raj as Sathya
- Nitesh as Rocky
- Divya Dwivedi as Divya
- Sheetal Shah as Sheetal
- Sukanya as Priya
- Anandaraj
- Rajan P. Dev as Sathyaseelan
- Devan as R. K. Devaraj
- Manobala as Nallathambi
- Babu Antony as Sathya's brother
- Vijayan
- Sethu Vinayagam as B. Sreevallabhan
- Laxmi Rattan as Raj Bhavan
- Bayilvan Ranganathan
- Madhan Bob as Professor
- Muthukaalai as Adhiveeran Pulipandi
- Vimalraj as Samy
- Saju Kodiyan as Professor
- Kottayam Nazeer as Attender
- Maheer Khan
- Kalairani as Student's mother
- Bharathi as Student
- Sujibala as Student
- Cool Jayanth in a special appearance
- Durga Shetty in a special appearance
Soundtrack
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Soundtrack album by Rajneesh | |
Released | 2004 |
Recorded | 2004 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 29:02 |
Producer | Rajneesh |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Rajneesh. The soundtrack, released in 2004, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by P. Vijay, Snehan, Kalaikumar and Viveka.[4][5]
Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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1 | 'Cola Cola' | Yugendran, Srilekha Parthasarathy | 5:03 |
2 | 'Kunguma Poove' | Yugendran | 5:17 |
3 | 'Ini Oru Vidhi' | Tippu, Timmy | 3:50 |
4 | 'Orange Poove' | Karthik, Mathangi Jagdish | 5:55 |
5 | 'Ahimsaidhaan' | Tippu | 3:52 |
6 | 'Thodaa Thodaa' | Tippu | 5:05 |
Reception
Sify said, "The film directed by Sharvi is a fluffy entertainer with routine song and dance sequences with a wafer-thin plot that is predictable and targeted at the youth".[6]
References
- ^ "Campus (2004) Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Campus (2004)". gomolo.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Find Tamil Movie Campus". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Campus (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Campus songs". saavn.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Review : Campus (2004)". Sify. Retrieved 20 December 2017.