Arumbu Meesai Kurumbu Paarvai

Arumbu Meesai Kurumbu Paarvai (transl. First mustache, naughty gaze) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age drama film directed by newcomer Vetriveeran and stars newcomer Chandru and Hasini.[1]

Arumbu Meesai Kurumbu Paarvai
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Directed byVetriveeran
Produced byE. Kamalkumar
StarringChandru
Hasini
CinematographyMakesh K. Dev
Music byMohammed Rizwan
Production
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New Line Talkies
Distributed byLakshmi Fine Arts Academy
Release date
  • 1 July 2011 (2011-07-01)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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The film follows Chandru, and his fights against the anti-social elements in his village government hostel.[2]

Cast

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  • Chandru as Gunasekharan[3]
  • Hasini as Jayanthi[3]
  • R. Mohanbalu as the warden[4]
  • Ollikumar as Moovendran[3]
  • Pradip Belki[3]
  • Deivendran as the cook[3]
  • Ugrapandi as Oothadiyan[3]

Production

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Director Vetriveeran previously worked as an assistant to Bharathiraja.[5] Hashini, who played one of the leads in Velvi, stars in this film.[6]

Soundtrack

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The music is composed by Mohammed Rizwan.[7] The lyrics are written by Vairamuthu and Karthik Netha.[8][9] Vairamuthu recommended Rizwan to be the film's music composer.[10]

  • "Viduthi Vaazhkai Viduthi" - Krishnamoorthy, Vignesh, Rag
  • "Naan Thaan Kadhal" - Ravi, Ujjaini Rai
  • "Varuginrdraan" - Mohammed Rizwan, Renina R.
  • "Aadaatha Aattam* - Mukesh, Hema
  • "Idupazhagi O Maame" - Ajeesh Ashok, Saindhavi

Reception

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A critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "Despite its flippant title, AMKP is an engaging, thought- provoking campus story with a difference".[4] A critic from Dinamalar praised the film and its unique characters.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Friday Fiesta". Indiaglitz. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011.
  2. ^ "'Pasanga' Pandiraj's hostel days". Behindwoods. 29 January 2011. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "அரும்பு மீசை குறும்பு பார்வை". Dinamalar. 12 July 2011. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Arumbu Meesai Kurumbu Parvai". The New Indian Express. 4 July 2011.
  5. ^ "A film on hostel life". The New Indian Express. 15 April 2010. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  6. ^ S. R. Ashok Kumar (15 July 2011). "Role model". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Arumbu Meesai Kurumbu Paarvai and a notepad". Indiaglitz. 10 April 2010. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  8. ^ S. R. Ashok Kumar (31 January 2011). "Soothing and impressive". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  9. ^ Manigandan KR (15 April 2010). "Arumbu Meesai's music launch". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Pleasures of puppy love". Laksman Sruthi.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
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