Sudesi
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| Sudesi | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Jeppy A. Y |
| Written by | Shekhar Astitva |
| Produced by | LK. Sudhish |
| Starring | Vijayakanth Ashima Bhalla M. N. Nambiar Sayaji Shinde Karunas Livingston Mansoor Ali Khan |
| Music by | Srikanth Deva |
Production company | Captain Cine Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹1 million (US$12,000) |
| Box office | ₹10 million (US$120,000) |
Sudesi is a 2006 Tamil political action film directed by Jeppy A. Y. It stars Vijayakanth and Ashima Bhalla in the lead roles. The film had good run and successful at the box office.[1] It was later dubbed in Telugu as Swadeshi and Hindi as Mr. Hindustani.[2][3]
Cast
- Vijayakanth as Sudhesi MA, a social activist
- Ashima Bhalla as Valli
- M. N. Nambiar as Sudhesi's grandfather
- Sayaji Shinde as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- Karunas as Sudhesi's sidekick
- Livingston as Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu
- Manoj K. Jayan as Tilak, a private Detective who teams up with Sudhesi
- Mansoor Ali Khan
- Thalaivasal Vijay
- Ajay Rathnam
- Besant Ravi
- Brinda Parekh in a special appearance
Production
With elections around, Vijayakanth, who recently floated his own party to test the waters in the elections, has come out with Sudesi where he strives to reform the Chief Minister of a State. There is enough punch dialogues and the actor utilized the opportunity well to express his political ideology. Though the preachy tone grates, the film has its moments.
Having taken the MGR route in Sudesi, Vijayakanth takes dig at the present political culture in the State and indirectly projects him to be the savior.
Though the movie is aimed at taking to masses the political agenda of Vijayakanth, debutant director Jeppy A Y deserves some credit for making it interesting with mix of commercial elements like item numbers and stunt sequences.
The likes of Ashima, playing his ladylove, and Shayaji Shinde have done a decent job.
Vijayakanth as usual excels in stunt sequences. Srikanth Deva's musical score fails to impress.
Without hurting anybody's sentiments, Vijayakanth seems to have sent a strong political message. Though Sudesi resembles Mudhalvan at few places, Vijayakanth seems to have got his first act right, but still has a lot of work to do with elections around.
Soundtrack
Music was composed by Srikanth Deva.[4]
| Song Name | Singers |
|---|---|
| Nooru Kodi Minnal | Vijay Yesudas, Shobana, Sharmila |
| Kalyaana Kanavu | P. jeya Chandran, Swarnalatha |
| Senthamil naadu | Saindhavi, Priya, Vidya |
| Raaviniley | Shankar Mahadevan |
| Kaaya Pazamaa | Malathi |
| Karpooram Kaatti | S.P. Balasubramaniam |
References
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