Looty
| Looty | |
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| Directed by | Parameswar |
| Story by | Prithvi Rajkumar |
| Produced by | V. A. Durai |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | B. Kannan |
| Edited by | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Evergreen Movie International |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Looty is a 2001 Tamil comedy film directed by Parameswar. The film features Sathyaraj, Roja and Mumtaj in lead roles.[1] The film, produced by V. A. Durai, had musical score by Deva and was released on 14 January 2001 to mixed reviews.[2][3][4][5][6]
Plot
Rasappa (Sathyaraj) and Vellaiappa (Vadivelu) were mechanics and good friends. They grew older so they were determined to get marry as soon as possible. Vellaiappa was in love with Sona (Kalpana). Geetha (Roja) left her home after her step-mother's pressures. Geetha was accidentally kidnapped by Rasappa who thought that she was Sona and Rasappa fell in love subsequently with Geetha. Vellaiappa got married his lover Sona while Rasappa got married Geetha.
After few years, Rasappa became a rich businessman but the couple didn't have children. Whereas his friend Vellaiappa and Sona had two children. The doctor revealed that Geetha was unable to become a mother. Then suddenly one day, Rasappa found an abandoned baby in his car. After much hesitation, the couple adopted the baby. However, Geeta began to suspect Rasappa for being real Jeeva's father.
After finishing his study overseas, Jeeva is back and he shocks everybody when he arrives, Jeeva and Rasappa are looking same alike sending Roja in to a fit of fury, all her suspicions confirmed, despite Sathyraj's bewilderment and protests of innocence. Finally the culprit is revealed. It is Sathyaraj's father, a lecherous old man in the village almost on his deathbed, who couldn't keep his hands off a nurse assigned to him. The result being a little stepbrother for Sathyaraj. And the man who put the baby in the couple's car was Visu, the family doctor, who was in the know of things. But his good intentions had backfired. But then it's all well that ends well.
Cast
- Sathyaraj as Rasappa and Jeeva and English Kuppan
- Roja as Geetha
- Mumtaj as Gayathri
- Vadivelu as Veliaiappa
- Vivek as Thyagarajan
- Kalpana as Sona
- Visu as Dr. Kuzhanthavelu
- Pandu
- Ponnambalam
- Madhan Bob
- LIC Narasimhan
- Kullamani
- Mayilsamy
- Bayilvan Ranganathan
Soundtrack
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 2001, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Kavi Markandeyar and Vaali.[7]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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| 1 | 'Mannaa Mannaa' | Swarnalatha | 5:24 |
| 2 | 'Missu Missu Pappa' | Anuradha Sriram, Krishnaraj | 5:26 |
| 3 | 'One More Ketka' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:56 |
| 4 | 'Sillunu Kaaththu' | Mano, Swarnalatha | 5:34 |
| 5 | 'Velu Vadivelu Enn' | Deva | 5:47 |
References
- ^ http://www.thehindu.com/2001/01/19/stories/09190222.htm
- ^ "Filmography of lootti". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Looty (2000) Tamil Movie". en.600024.com. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ Savitha Padmanabhan (19 January 2001). "The Hindu : Film Review:Looty". hindu.com. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ Balaji Balasubramaniam. "LOOTY". bbthots.com. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20021226144421/http://www.chennaionline.com/moviereviews/tammov93.asp
- ^ "Looty - Deva". thiraipaadal.com. Retrieved 18 January 2013.