Kuthu (transl. Punch) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film[1] directed by A. Venkatesh, starring Silambarasan in the lead role alongside Ramya and Kalabhavan Mani. It is a remake of the 2003 Telugu film Dil.[2] The music was composed by Srikanth Deva.[3]
| Kuthu | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | A. Venkatesh |
| Written by | V. Prabhakar (dialogues) |
| Story by | V. V. Vinayak |
| Based on | Dil (Telugu) |
| Produced by | K. C. N. Chandrasekar Amudha Durairaj |
| Starring | Silambarasan Ramya Kalabhavan Mani |
| Cinematography | A. Venkatesh |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Srikanth Deva |
Production company | Deivanai Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Released on 14 April 2004, it received mixed reviews and was a hit. The film was later dubbed in Telugu as Dheerudu. Ramya was credited in later Tamil films by her birth name Divya Spandana because she disliked the name "Kuthu Ramya" that resulted from the success of this film.[4]
Synopsis
editGurumoorthy "Guru" is a sociable boy from a middle-class family. He lives with his parents- a doting mother and a strict but well-meaning father- and a playful maternal uncle, Senthil. He enrolls at the VOC College of Arts and Sciences, and falls in love with Anjali, a fellow student, who doesn't reciprocate his affections.
Anjali's father is the rich and powerful gangster Veerabahu, who is extremely protective of his daughter to the point that he brutally beats up a boy at a temple for brushing past her by accident. A misunderstanding results in Guru being beaten up by Veerabahu's men, who suspect that he and Anjali are lovers. After this, he vows to win Anjali's love for real. In due course, she falls in love with him too. How the lovers stand strong in the face of Veerabahu's increasingly desperate attempts to separate them forms the rest of the story.
Cast
edit- Silambarasan as Gurumoorthy (Guru)
- Ramya as Anjali
- Kalabhavan Mani as Veerabahu, Anjali's father
- Livingston as Adhi Kesav, College Principal
- Vijayakumar as Guru's father
- Karunas as Senthil, Guru's friend
- Kuyili as Guru's mother
- Aishwarya as Meenakshi, Anjali's mother
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as Annamalai, Anjali's grandfather
- Manorama as Anjali's grandmother
- Ilavarasu as Arunachalam
- Besant Ravi as Veerabahu's henchman
- Suman Setty as Ramanathan Jr. (Raja Ramanathan Bahadur's Grandson and a Board Member)
- Ramya Krishnan (item number in the song "Pottu Thaakku")
- Mumtaj (item number in the song "Otha Viral Kattuna")
- Robert as himself (cameo appearance in the song "Pottu Thaakku")
- Ashok Raja as himself (cameo appearance in the song "Otha Viral Kattuna")
Production
editAfter the success of Dum which was a remake of Kannada film Appu, Venkatesh and Simbhu decided to collaborate for second time with Kuthu being the remake of successful Telugu film Dil. Kannada actress Divya Spandana made her debut in Tamil with this film under the name "Ramya".[2]
A song was picturised with lead pair in studios with an erected set costing Rs 10 lakhs while another song was shot at Thirumayam Kottai near karaikudi with Ramya Krishnan which took three days to complete. The fight scene was shot at SRM College Grounds for 10 days.[5] The songs were shot at Lebanon.[2]
Soundtrack
editSoundtrack was composed by Srikanth Deva.[3][6]
| Kuththu | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 14 April 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 35:04 | |||
| Label | Hit Musics Bayshore Divo Think Music | |||
| Producer | Srikanth Deva | |||
| Srikanth Deva chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Otha Viral Kattuna" | P. Vijay | Shankar Mahadevan | 5:31 |
| 2. | "Nibuna Nibuna" | Kalaikumar | Sadhana Sargam | 5:39 |
| 3. | "Sappida Vada" | Kalaikumar | Udit Narayan, Malathy Lakshman | 5:33 |
| 4. | "Pottu Thakku" | Vaali | Silambarasan, Roshini | 5:08 |
| 5. | "Pachai Kili" | Palani Bharathi | Kunal Ganjawala, Srilekha Parthasarathy | 4:48 |
| 6. | "Assana Assana" | Snehan | Zubeen Garg, Mahalakshmi Iyer | 4:58 |
| 7. | "Ennai Theendi Vittai" | Thamarai | Prasanna Rao, Chinmayi | 3:27 |
| Total length: | 35:04 | |||
Reception
editIndiaglitz wrote "The movie is a typical 'masala' entertainer featuring Silambarasan as a daring youth, who wins the heart of a girl, who happens to be the daughter of a dreaded gangster. A remake of the recent Telugu hit Dil, Silambarasan figures stunt sequences and dances gleefully to peppy tunes".[3] Chennai Online wrote "A spirited youth falling in love with a local don’s daughter and the hurdles he crosses… This subject has been hacked to death in quite a few films recently. That ‘Kuthu’ comes from the Telugu hit ‘Dhil’ is no excuse to push it down the throat of the viewers again!".[7] Cinesouth wrote "Director VEnkatesh has whipped up a formula for commercial success. ‘Kuthu’ sticks to it".[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Kuthu". British Board of Film Classification.
- ^ a b c "Review : (2004)". Sify. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "Kuthu Tamil movie review". IndiaGlitz.com.
- ^ "நடிகை ரம்யா (எ) திவ்யா ஸ்பந்தனா இன்டெர்வியூ | Heroine Ramya (R) Divya Spandana Interview (BIOGRAPHY)". YouTube.
- ^ "Kuthu". 14 June 2004. Archived from the original on 14 June 2004.
- ^ "Kuthu – All Songs – Download or Listen Free – JioSaavn". 2 April 2004 – via www.jiosaavn.com.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (9 April 2004). "Kuthu". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 16 October 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Tamil Cinema Review - Silambarasan, Ramya". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 4 August 2004. Retrieved 13 July 2024.