Surieyan
| Suriyen | |
|---|---|
| File:Suriyan poster.jpg Poster | |
| Directed by | Pavithran |
| Written by | Pavithran |
| Produced by | K. T. Kunjumon |
| Starring | Sarath Kumar Roja Goundamani |
| Cinematography | Ashok Kumar |
| Edited by | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | A. R. S Film International |
Release date | 14 August 1992 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹30 million (equivalent to ₹160 million or US$2.1 million in 2023) |
| Box office | ₹80 million (equivalent to ₹440 million or US$5.5 million in 2023) |
Suriyan (English: Sun) is a 1992 Tamil-language action film written and directed by Pavithran starring Sarath Kumar and Roja in lead roles and produced by K. T. Kunjumon. The movie featured Shankar as an associate director.
This big budget production won positive reviews and became the first major success for Sarath Kumar as a hero. The film became a blockbuster and was a trendsetter for action films in Tamil. It was also dubbed in Telugu as Mande Suryudu.[1]
Cast
- Sarath Kumar as Suriyan
- Roja
- Goundamani as Panikutti Ramasamy
- Manorama
- Omakuchi Narasimhan
- Rajan P. Dev as Koopu Konar
- Babu Antony as Micky
- Kitty
- Raju Sundaram in a special appearance
- Prabhu Deva and Viji in a special appearance
- Pasi Narayanan as Ottavai Narayana
Soundtrack
The film's songs and background score is composed by Deva. The lyrics for all the songs were written by Vaali.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Laalaku Dole" | Deva, Mano, S. Janaki | |
| 2. | "Kottungadi Kummi" | S.P.Balasubramaniam, S. Janaki | |
| 3. | "Pathinettu Vayadhu" | S.P.Balasubramaniam, S. Janaki | |
| 4. | "Mannathi Mannargal" | S.P.Balasubramaniam | |
| 5. | "Thoongu Moonchi" | S.P.Balasubramaniam |
Legacy
Comedy track performed by Goundamani from the film became popular. His dialogue "Arasiyalla Ithellam Satharanampa" (lit. 'This is all very normal in politics') became popular.[3] This is one of the few movies where goundamani features without his partner senthil but proves his mettle.[4] The dialogue also inspired a show of same name in Aditya TV.[5]
References
- ^ "Sarath kumar celebrates 54th birthday". IndiaGlitz. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "Suriyan - Raaga.com". Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tracking-indian-communities/netizens-rofl-as-memes-mock-volatile-tn-politics/
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKgUDxEVlDA
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/show/arasiyallaithellamsaatharanamappaa
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