Lucky Man is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Balaji Venugopal in his directorial debut. The film stars Yogi Babu, Veera and Raichal Rabecca. It was released on 1 September 2023 and received positive reviews from critics and audience.[1]
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| Directed by | Balaji Venugopal |
| Written by | Balaji Venugopal |
| Produced by | T. Kishore Venkataswaroop Siddavarapu Reddy Shilpa Gaddam Reddy |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Sandeep K. Vijay |
| Edited by | G. Madan |
| Music by | Sean Roldan |
Production companies | Think Studios SNS Movie Production LLP |
| Distributed by | Sakthi Film Factory |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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Murugan, a down-on-his-luck real estate agent, lives with his wife, Deivanai and their son, and is struggling financially. His life changes in a positive way when he wins a car. So he considers the car his lucky charm. His life changes drastically when his car gets stolen and he tries to find it.
Cast
edit- Yogi Babu as Murugan
- Veera as Sivakumar
- Raichal Rabecca as Deivanai
- Abdool Lee as Venkat
- Suhasini Kumaran as Aparna, Sivakumar's fiancé
- R. S. Shivaji as Formula 1 Driving School Instructor
- Jayakumar as Pa. Ramanan
- Gowtham Sundararajan as Motivational speaker
- Hello Kandasamy as Shenbagamurthy
- Rahul Thatha as Suseenthiram Subbaiyah
- Pradeep K. Vijayan as Kumaraguri
- Amit Bhargav as Amarnath Ramachandran
- Sathvick as Tamil
- Vilangu Ravi as Land buyer
- David Solomon Raja as Inspector Kamesh
- Ajith Koshy as Police inspector
- Mippu Samy as Car thief
- Rudra (dog) as Kayal
- Balaji Venugopal as RJ from Hello FM (special appearance)
Production
editProduction on the film took place around Chennai in late 2022, and the project was first announced to the media in February 2023.[2] The project, starring Yogi Babu and Veera, marked the directorial debut of actor Balaji Venugopal.[3] The release of the film was briefly delayed as Yogi Babu was keen to ensure that Bommai Nayagi (2023) was released first.[4]
Music
editThe music was composed by Sean Roldan.[5]
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| Released | 2023 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 14:06 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Think Music | |||
| Producer | Sean Roldan | |||
| Sean Roldan chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Naamadhan Raja" | Sean Roldan | Sean Roldan | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Thottu Thazhuvum Thendrale" | Balaji Venugopal | Savitha Sai | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Oru Vari Kadhai" | Balaji Venugopal, Sean Roldan | Pradeep Kumar | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Yedhudhaan Inga Sandhosam" | Balaji Venugopal | Sanjay Subrahmanyan | 3:08 |
| Total length: | 14:06 | |||
Reception
editThe film was released on 1 September 2023 across theatres in Tamil Nadu. Bhuvanesh Chandar from The Hindu wrote "Yogi Babu shoulders a mildly entertaining drama",[6] while Logesh Balachandran from The Times of India noted "Lucky Man is not very lucky enough to win our hearts completely, despite a good premise".[7] Jayabhuvaneshwari B from Cinema Express wrote "Lucky Man is an interesting film that leaves you entertained but does not necessarily travel along with you after you leave the theatres".[8]
References
edit- ^ "Yogi Babu's next, directed by Balaji Venugopal, titled Lucky Man". Cinema Express. 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Yogi Babu's film with Balaji Venugopal titled 'Lucky Man'". The Times of India. 7 February 2023. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Balaji Venugopal ropes in Yogi Babu as lead". The Times of India. 18 February 2023. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Rajaraman, Kaushik (7 February 2023). "We have aimed in making Lucky Man a timeless film: Balaji Venugopal". DT Next. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Lucky Man". JioSaavn. 4 August 2023. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ Chandar, Bhuvanesh (1 September 2023). "'Lucky Man' movie review: Yogi Babu pillars a mildly entertaining drama". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Balachandran, Logesh (1 September 2023). "Lucky Man Movie Review : Lucky Man runs out of luck in the second half". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ B, Jayabhuvaneshwari (1 September 2023). "Lucky Man Movie Review: A convincing Yogi Babu and great dialogue writing elevate this simple comedy". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.