Kacheri Arambam
Kacheri Arambam | |
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Directed by | Thiraivannan |
Written by | Thiraivannan |
Produced by | R. B. Choudary |
Starring | Jiiva Poonam Bajwa J. D. Chakravarthy Vadivelu |
Cinematography | Vaidy S |
Edited by | Jaishankar |
Music by | D. Imman |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Mayoorshan Yogaratnam |
Release date |
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Running time | TBA |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Budget | ₹5 crore (US$600,000) |
Box office | ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million) |
Kacheri Aarambam (English: Celebration/Performance Begins) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Thiraivannan, starring Jiiva and Poonam Bajwa in the lead roles, whilst, J. D. Chakravarthy plays a pivotal role. The film released on 19 March 2010 and received mixed reviews but became a successful venture at the box office.[1]
Plot
The film begins at a journey in train where Paari (Jiiva) looks back at everything. Cut to the beginning, one remote village in Ramanathapuram. Paari is a do-gooder helping everyone in need. A magnanimous man, he gives anything and everything to others if they ask for. Promising his father Vasu (Azhagam Perumal) to earn more, Paari sets out to Chennai but faces more challenges. He meets a young girl Madhi (Poonam Bajwa) and falls in love with her. Some goons also cause trouble for Paari. Meanwhile, Sivamani (J. D. Chakravarthy), the dreaded but sophisticated don of the city, is getting ready to marry Madhi. When the two stories meet, chaos ensue. It is up to Paari and Sivamani to sort it out.
Cast
- Jiiva as Paari
- Poonam Bajwa as Madhi
- J. D. Chakravarthy as Sivamani
- Vadivelu as Deepavali
- Azhagam Perumal as Vasu, Paari's father
- Aarthi as Madhi's friend
- Ansiba Hassan as Sumati
- Karate Raja as Sivamani's sidekick
- Bharathi Kannan as Kerala Astrologer
- King Kong as Deepavali's laborer
- Crane Manohar as Deepavali's laborer
- Dhandapani
- Nisha Kothari in an item number
Reception
The film received negative reviews. Behindwoods.com gave the film 1.5/5 stating that "Kacheri Aarambam is a Dappan Kuthu Kutcheri".[2] Sify.com gave it a 2/5. Aravind DI of nowrunning.com gave it 2/5 saying that "Kacheri Aarambam is a typical commercial potboiler".[3]
Despite negative reviews, the film was welcomed with high expectations and became a hit.[4]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by D. Imman with positive reviews.
Kacheri Arambam | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 7 January 2010 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 25:45 | |||
Language | Tamil | |||
D. Imman chronology | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Azhagu Azhagu" | Viveka | Bela Shende | 1:44 |
2. | "Kadavule Kadavule" | Na. Muthukumar | Palash Sen | 5:03 |
3. | "Kacheri Kacheri" | Viveka | Mukesh, Madhushree | 4:40 |
4. | "Vaada Vaada" | Thiraivannan | Anitha Karthikeyan, M. L. R. Karthikeyan, Watta Bottles | 5:13 |
5. | "Vithai Vithai" | Na. Muthukumar | Shaan | 4:47 |
6. | "Kadavule A Rock Start" | Na. Muthukumar | D. Imman, Maria Roe Vincent, V. P. Arun | 4:18 |
References
- ^ "The Leading Cine Icon Site on the Net". cineicon.com. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ "Kacheri Aarambam - Tamil Movie Reviews - Kacheri Aarambam | Jiiva | Poonam Bajwa | JD Chakravarthy | Vadivelu | D Imman | Thiraivanna". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ ${FullName} (21 March 2010). "Kacheri Arambam Review - Tamil Movie Review by Aravindan DI". Nowrunning.com. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ "Re 'Koll' of 2010 Hits and Flops". Tamil.way2movies.com. Retrieved 8 November 2012.