Summa Nachunu Irukku
| Summa Nachunu Irukku | |
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| Directed by | A. Venkatesh |
| Written by | A. Venkatesh Erode Mahesh (dialogues) |
| Produced by | B. Vimal |
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| Cinematography | C. J. Rajkumar |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan N. Ganeshkumar |
| Music by | Achu Rajamani |
Production company | Esthell Entertainers |
| Distributed by | Studio 9 Production |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Summa Nachunu Irukku (English: It is Just Amazing) is a 2013 Tamil comedy film directed by A. Venkatesh. The film features Thaman Kumar, Vibha Natarajan and Archana Vishwanath in lead roles along with an ensemble cast including Thambi Ramaiah, Srinivasan, Appukutty and Erode Mahesh. The film, produced by B. Vimal, had musical score by Achu Rajamani and was released on 30 August 2013. The story of the film was inspired by the 1997 Malayalam film Chandralekha.[1][2]
Plot
Kannan (Thaman Kumar), who has lot of debt, comes from his village to find a job in Chennai. There, he becomes an auto-driver.
Kannan then saves Anjali (Vibha Natarajan), the daughter of Gautham (A. Venkatesh). Gautham, also known as Dato, is a wealthy man in Malaysia. Kannan takes Anjali to a hospital and is mistaken by the doctors to be her husband. Most of the relatives and the father also mistake him for the husband. In the meantime, Anjali falls into a coma. Kannan cannot tell the truth because of his family's debt. Kannan, his friend Gunaseelan (Erode Mahesh) and his boss Chinniah (Thambi Ramaiah) take off to Malaysia along with Anjali's family.
Appukutty (Appukutty), Gautham's cook, becomes suspicious of Kannan's identity. In addition to this enters Anjali's sister Ranjini (Archana Vishwanath). What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Cast
- Thaman Kumar as Kannan
- Vibha Natarajan as Anjali/Gayathri
- Archana Vishwanath as Ranjini
- Thambi Ramaiah as Chinniah
- Srinivasan as Ashok Rajendran and Rajendran
- Appukutty as Appukutty
- Erode Mahesh as Gunaseelan
- Venniradai Moorthy as Bank Manager
- Vasu Vikram as Chidambaram
- A. Venkatesh as Gautham (Dato)
- Nirosha as Chithra
- Vanitha Vijayakumar as Kavitha
Production
A. Venkatesh, who has been an action film director all along, discussed a comic storyline with director Sneha Britto as he haven’t done a comedy till now. B. Vimal, Sneha Britto's father, accepted to produce the film. A. Venkatesh spotted Thaman Kumar in Sattam Oru Iruttarai. Thereafter, Thaman Kumar was signed to appear in the lead role with Vibha Natarajan and newcomer Archana Vishwanath. Thambi Ramaiah, Appukutty and Erode Mahesh were also part of the cast, while Srinivasan signed on to play the comedic villain. Achu Rajamani signed to score the music. V. T. Vijayan and N. Ganeshkumar handled the editing department, respectively, while C. J. Rajkumar was selected as the cinematographer and Erode Mahesh has written the dialogues. The film was mainly shot in Malaysia. A. Venkatesh said : "Summa Nachunu Irukku is an out and out comedy. We have just made this film to make every one laugh for 2 and a half hours".[1][3][4][5]
Soundtrack
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Achu Rajamani. The soundtrack features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar and Vimala Britto. The audio launch took place on 24 April 2013. G. V. Prakash Kumar, S. Thaman, Dharan Kumar, S. A. Chandrasekhar, Abirami Ramanathan, T. Rajendar, Thambi Ramaiah, Nakul, Hari Kumar, Gautham Karthik and Sneha Britto attended the function.[1][5][6][7][8] Behindwoods.com said : "A fair commercial effort from Achu" and gave it 2 out of 5 stars.[9]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ninaithadai Mudippavan" | Vimala Britto | Naveen Madhav, Sree Chitra | 03:02 |
| 2. | "I Love You" | Na. Muthukumar | Achu Rajamani | 03:12 |
| 3. | "En Aalu" | Na. Muthukumar | Achu Rajamani, T. Rajendar, S. Thaman | 03:21 |
| 4. | "Kannan Indru" | Na. Muthukumar | Suchitra | 04:01 |
| 5. | "Dian Dian" | Na. Muthukumar | Srilekha Parthasarathy, Velmurugan | 04:04 |
| Total length: | 17:40 | |||
Reception
Behindwoods.com gave it 1.5 out of 5 stars and said: "On the whole Summa Nachunu Irukku is a movie that lacks clarity on the genre it wants to fall under".[10] M. Suganth from The Times of India gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and stated that "The only thing it lacks is the pizzaz to make it genuinely funny".[11]
References
- ^ a b c S. R. Ashok Kumar (25 May 2013). "Audio Beat: Summa Nachunu Irukku — Comic story, peppy tunes". thehindu.com. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "Friday Fury — Aug 30". sify.com. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "Sneha Britto ropes in Powerstar!". sify.com. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "SUMMA NACHUNU IRUKKU MOVIE RELEASE EXPECTATION". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ a b "TR and Thaman come together". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "T.R, Achu & Thaman team up !". behindwoods.com. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "GV Prakash comes for Powerstar". behindwoods.com. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "Summa Nachunu Irukku (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) on Nokia Music". music.ovi.com. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "SUMMA NACHUNU IRUKKU SONGS REVIEW". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "SUMMA NACHUNU IRUKKU MOVIE REVIEW". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "Summa Nachunu Irukku movie review". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.