Narasimha (2001 film)
| Narasimha | |
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| Directed by | Thirupathisamy |
| Screenplay by | Thirupathisamy |
| Story by | G. V. Kumar |
| Produced by | L. K. Sudhish Vijayakanth (Uncredited) |
| Starring | Vijayakanth Isha Koppikar Raghuvaran Nassar Ranjith |
| Cinematography | SK.Boopathy |
| Edited by | B.S.Vasu Saleem |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
Production company | Captain Cine Creations |
| Distributed by | Captain Cine Creations |
Release date | 13 July 2001 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Narasimha is a 2001 Tamil action film directed by Thirupathisamy, which features Vijayakanth in the lead role. The film features an ensemble supporting cast including Isha Koppikar, Raghuvaran, Nassar and Sharat Saxena, while the soundtrack for the film was composed by Mani Sharma. The film released in July 2001. It was later dubbed in Telugu as Salute and Hindi as Agni Jwala[1][2]
Plot
Rasool Akhtar(Rahul Dev) plans to terrorise the nation by kidnapping the chiefs of the defense services and executing them publicly. Narasimha (Vijayakanth), an honest police officer working undercover tries to foil Rasool's plans and save the Nation.
Cast
- Vijayakanth as Narasimha
- Isha Koppikar as Vaanathi
- Raghuvaran as Raana
- Nassar as Manavalan
- Ranjith as C. P. Sharma
- Rahul Dev as Rasool Akthar
- Vadivelu as Lala
- Radharavi as Manimaran
- Anandaraj as Thilagarnambi
- Sharat Saxena as Shinde
- Thiyagarajan.K as Hacker
- Sriman as Terrorist
- Adithyan as D'Souza
- Kazhan Khan as Chinna Thamburan Iranyan
- Ashok Kumar
- Vaagai Chandrasekar
- Thalaivasal Vijay
- Kuyili
- N. F. Varghese
- Ramya Krishnan as an item number ""
Production
The film was initially supposed to be directed by N. Maharajan of Vallarasu fame but due to a lack of dates, Vijayakanth had to opt for another director with Thirupathisamy, being selected.[3] Due to the success of his previous two films and his work in Narasimha, the director was signed up to direct a new film titled as Velan with Vijay and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles.[4] However the director died before the release of the film after being a part of a car crash while returning home from an editing session — the producers of Narasimha later dedicated the film to him.[5] The film marked the debut of cinematographer Boopathy, who has since been a regular in Vijayakanth films.[6]
Soundtrack
The Soundtrack of the film was composed by Mani Sharma. Lyricist Pa. Vijay wrote his 100th song for the film.[7]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
| 1 | Egipthu Raani | Shankar Mahadevan, Harini | P. Vijay |
| 2 | Innoru Desiya Geetham | Shankar Mahadevan | Kabilan |
| 3 | Kadhal Aararo | Saisivan, Mahalakshmi Iyer | Yugabharathi |
| 4 | Lala Nandalala | Kalpana Raghavendar, Prathap Chandran | Kabilan |
| 5 | Mandela Mandela | Harini, Kalpana Raghavendar | Vaali |
Release
The Hindu wrote that the film "has beautiful songs and dance, a touch of comedy, attractive costumes and above all a message which says that the country matters more than anything else". In regard to performances, the critic claims that Isha is "beautiful", Rahul Dev "impresses" and that Vijayakanth "has used his histrionic ability to do justice to the character".[8] However the critic from Rediff called the film a "commercial confection" and concluded that the director "doesn't manage to put all the ingredients together in the right proportion."[9] The film also dubbed and released in Telugu as Salute.[10] The Indian Express concluded "the film, despite its dramatics and slick presentation, lacks a clear, solid screenplay, and among the numerous characters, not one is clearly etched."[11]
In 2006, producer L. K. Sudhish his brother-in-law, were engaged in a legal battle to compensate distributors due to the film's losses.[12][13]
References
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6PaH5TihTA
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhNDzij0qkQ
- ^ "TAMIL CINEMA 2000". 19 March 2016. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016.
- ^ Gokul's Tamil Cinema News
- ^ Cinema
- ^ Kumar, S.R. Ashok (6 February 2011). "my first break". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "TFM Old News Items". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ "Film Review: Narasimha". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ rediff.com, Movies: The Rediff Review: Narasimha
- ^ Salute (Vijaykanth) review: Salute (Vijaykanth) (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com
- ^ "Narasimha:lacks a clear, solid screenplay". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
- ^ Tamil movies : Lawsuit against Vijayakanth to compensate Narasimha loss
- ^ Notice to Vijayakanth - Tamil Movie News