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David Uncle
Directed byGuna
Written byGuna
Navalar (dialogues)
Produced byL. Vasu
K. Rajpreeth
Starring
CinematographyK. Rajpreeth
Edited byM. N. Raja
Music byAdithyan
Production
company
Aarthi International
Release date
  • 25 September 1992 (1992-09-25)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

David Uncle is a 1992 Tamil language comedy-drama film directed Guna. The film features Anandaraj, Siva, Sivaranjani, Rekha and Sridevi Vijaykumar in lead roles. The film, produced by L. Vasu and K. Rajpreeth, had musical score by Adithyan and was released on 25 September 1992.[1][2]

Plot

The story begins with the minister Deivanayagam (R. P. Viswam) and his son who debated. Deivanayagam's son came with his wife Malathi (Rekha) and new-born daughter Devi, he believed that his father changed. On the other hand, Deivanayagam wanted his son back, leaving his wife and daughter but his son refused. Meanwhile, Deivanayagam's assistant Arumugam (K. Rajpreeth) killed Deivanayagam in front of his son and Arumugam put the blame on him. Deivanayagam's son was arrested and then the new-born daughter was handed over to a beggar by Arumugam.

A few years later, Arumugam becomes a corrupt minister. He has a daughter Selvi (Sivaranjani) who is in love with the poor man Raja (Siva). Regarding Malathi, she takes up a job as a teacher while Devi (Sridevi Vijaykumar), who was forced to beg, is saved by the pickpocket David (Anandaraj). In the past, the same Arumugam killed David's father Anthony (Srikanth) and mother, he was separated from his sister Mary. Later, David becomes a good man and works hard to feed Devi. Finally, Malathi finds her daughter Devi and David finds his sister Mary who is in fact Selvi. Arumugam is determined to separate Raja and Selvi. David rescues the young lovers against the heartless Arumugam.

Cast

Soundtrack

David Uncle
Soundtrack album by
Released1992
Recorded1992
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length27:18
ProducerAdithyan
Adithyan chronology
Naalaya Seidhi
(1992)
David Uncle
(1992)
Seevalaperi Pandi
(1994)

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Adithyan. The soundtrack, released in 1992, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Kalidasan and Piraisoodan.[3]

Track Song Singer(s) Duration
1 'Azhage' S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 5:16
2 'Devan Sabaiyinil' Mano, Minmini 4:45
3 'Neeyum Thirudan' Adithyan 3:59
4 'Thattungadi' S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja 4:38
5 'Thottutta' S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha 4:15
6 'Vayya Soodu Yerudhu' Krishnaraj, Swarnalatha 4:25

Reception

Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express described the film as "grounded inaction".[4]

References

  1. ^ "David Uncle (1992) Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  2. ^ "filmography of david uncle". cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. ^ "David Uncle Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  4. ^ Malini Mannath (25 September 1992). "Grounded inaction". The Indian Express: 7. Retrieved 17 March 2014.