David Uncle
| David Uncle | |
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| Directed by | Guna |
| Written by | Guna Navalar (dialogues) |
| Produced by | L. Vasu K. Rajpreeth |
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| Cinematography | K. Rajpreeth |
| Edited by | M. N. Raja |
| Music by | Adithyan |
Production company | Aarthi International |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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
- Anandaraj as David
- Siva as Raja
- Sivaranjani as Selvi / Mary
- Rekha as Malathi
- Sridevi Vijaykumar as Devi
- Goundamani as Gounder
- Senthil as Panniraj
- K. Rajpreeth as Arumugam
- R. P. Viswam as Deivanayagam
- Rajeev as Raghupathi
- Srikanth as Anthony, David's father
- Silk Smitha as Singari
- Sangeeta as Selvi's mother
- Kamala Kamesh
- Shanmugasundari as Malathi's mother
- Kumarimuthu
- Idichapuli Selvaraj
- Karuppu Subbiah
- Gundu Kalyanam as Nagarajan
- LIC Narasimhan
Soundtrack
| David Uncle | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 27:18 | |||
| Producer | Adithyan | |||
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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 |
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| 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
- ^ "David Uncle (1992) Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "filmography of david uncle". cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "David Uncle Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ Malini Mannath (25 September 1992). "Grounded inaction". The Indian Express: 7. Retrieved 17 March 2014.