Indru Mudhal (transl. From Today) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by M. A. Murugesh. The film stars Mithun, Daisy Bopanna and Nanditha, while Nagesh and K. S. Ravikumar also appear in supporting roles. The film was released on 1 May 2003.
| Indru Mudhal | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | M. A. Murugesh |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | M. M. Rangaswamy |
| Edited by | Shankar |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Kollywood Creation Pvt. Ltd |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Synopsis
editKrishna and Geeta, students at the navy cadet college, are constantly at each other's throats. However, they soon realise that they are long lost childhood friends.
Cast
edit- Mithun as Krishna
- Daisy Bopanna as Geetha
- Nanditha as Jenny
- Nagesh
- K. S. Ravikumar
- Ramesh Khanna
- Sarath Babu
- Yuvarani
- Kaushik
Production
editThe film marked the directorial debut of M. A. Murugesh, who had previously worked as an apprentice under director K. S. Ravikumar. The shoot of the film was held at locations including the VGP Golden Beach resort in Chennai, as well as Kodaikanal and Gujarat, where they shot scenes depicting the 2001 Gujarat earthquake. Further scenes were shot depicting a cycle race featuring 200 young people, while the climax was filmed on a large ship, the N. N. Cauveri.[1]
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Pa. Vijay.[2]
| Song | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Yaar Kandatho | Krishnaraj, Sujatha | 05:30 |
| Eureka Eureka | Pop Shalini | 04:32 |
| Vijaya Vil Vijaya | Anuradha Sriram | 04:52 |
| Vanavillai Unnai | Karthik, Sujatha | 05:06 |
| Champa Gujarathi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Pop Shalini | 04:56 |
Reception
editMalini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote, "The debutant director takes the narration from the hill-station, to the earthquake-hit Bhuj, and back to the hill-station, to add some drama and generate interest in his sweet hearts-separeated-at-childhood story. All to no avail".[3] Visual Dasan of Kalki wrote though director is inspired from Kadhal Kottai, he has succeeded in maintaining the same tempo from that film while praising the humour of Ravikumar and Ramesh Khanna, Deva's music and Rengasamy's cinematography but panned Nanditha's character and concluded saying although the story is old, the film survives because the visuals are fresh.[4] The film did not perform well at the box office.[5]
References
edit- ^ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (14 March 2003). "When disaster strikes..." The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 April 2003. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ "Indru Mudhal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 1 March 2021. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (14 May 2003). "Indru Mudhal". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 24 March 2005. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ தாசன், விஷுவல் (18 May 2003). "இன்று முதல்". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 56–57. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "London as the backdrop". The Hindu. 17 December 2004. Archived from the original on 29 January 2005. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
External links
edit- Indru Mudhal at IMDb
