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Dancer is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language dance film written and directed by Keyaar. The film was produced by Yogesh KR under KR Infotainment Pvt. Ltd. The film which revolves around a physically challenged dancer with one leg was released on 12 January 2005.
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| Directed by | Keyaar |
| Written by | Keyaar |
| Produced by | Yogesh KR |
| Starring | J. Kutty Robert Kaniha |
| Cinematography | J. A. Robert |
| Edited by | R. T. Annadurai |
| Music by | Pravin Mani |
Production company | KR Infotainment Pvt. Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
edit- J. Kutty as Kutty
- Robert as Arun
- Kaniha as Divya
- Chinni Jayanth
- Kaka Radhakrishnan
- Manivannan
- Delhi Ganesh
- Vasu Vikram
- T. P. Gajendran
- Meera Krishnan
- Swaminathan
- Master Udayaraj as Kutty's friend
Production
editKeyaar was inspired to direct the film with Kutty, a one legged handicapped dancer after seeing him dancing at a concert at Kamarajar auditorium.[2][3] Kutty did not appear in further films aside from By the People (2005) and Lee (2007) as he died by falling down stairs in 2007.[4]
Soundtrack
editSoundtrack was composed by Pravin Mani and lyrics were written by Pa. Vijay and Na. Muthukumar.[5]
- "Dancer" — Karthik, Suresh Peters
- "Jingulu Jingale" — Rafi, Suchitra
- "Kothavaranga" — Mathangi, Gopal
- "Iraiva" — S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- "Sonnathu" — Srinivas
Reception
editIndiaGlitz wrote "Though Keyar has taken up a message in the movie, he seems to have made the movie interesting by adding commercial elements at right mix".[6] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "Despite a logical story line, a docu-feel does crop up now and then [...] The ideal is lofty. But the insensitivity in execution (for the most part) is disconcerting".[7] Malini Mannath wrote for Chennai Online, "Though Dancer is predictable story-telling, it's a film you would not regret watching".[8]
References
edit- ^ Dhananjayan 2014, p. 436.
- ^ "Dancer". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "உற்சாகமாய் ஒற்றை காலில்..!" (PDF). Kalki (in Tamil). 11 January 2004. pp. 4–6. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Tamil actor J Kutty passes away". Hindustan Times. 4 April 2007. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Dancer (2005)". Mio. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Dancer Review". IndiaGlitz. 14 January 2005. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (14 January 2005). "Dancer". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 November 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Mannath, Malini (17 January 2005). "Dancer". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 15 October 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
Bibliography
edit- Dhananjayan, G. (2014). Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931–2013. Blue Ocean Publishers. OCLC 898765509.