Kizhakku Karai
| Kizhakku Karai | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | P. Vasu |
| Produced by |
Mohan Natarajan V. Shanmugam |
| Written by | P. Vasu |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | Ravindar |
| Edited by | P. Mohanraj |
Production company |
Sree Rajakaali Amman Enterprises |
Release dates |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kizhakku Karai is a 1991 Tamil drama film directed by P. Vasu. The film features Prabhu and Kushboo in lead roles. The film, produced by Mohan Natarajan and V. Shanmugam, had musical score by Deva and was released on 20 September 1991.[1][2]
Plot
Sekhar (Chandrasekhar) and Murali (Prabhu) are best friends. Murali sacrifices his job opportunity for his friend and Sekhar becomes a custom officer. So Murali goes back to his native village. His cousin Mahalakshmi (Kushboo) falls in love with him.
Ranganathan (Vijayakumar), Murali's father, works with the smuggler Daaha (K. Rajpreeth) for 25 years. When Murali knew about his father's profession, he convinces his father to quit his job. Finally, Ranganathan decides to leave this odd job but Daaha kills him. Murali decides to take revenge and becomes also a smuggler.
Cast
- Prabhu as Murali
- Kushboo as Mahalakshmi
- Chandrasekhar as Sekhar
- Goundamani as Raja (Jacky)
- Vijayakumar as Ranganathan, Murali's father
- Srividya as Janaki, Murali's mother
- Venniradai Moorthy as Raja's father
- Mohan Natarajan as Kumar
- Rocky as Michael
- K. Rajpreeth as Daaha
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao as Lodge manager
- LIC Narasimhan
- King Kong
- Uday Prakash
- G. M. Sundar
- Dileep
- Veera Pandiyan
- Perumal
- Radhakrishnan
- Varalakshmi as Raja's mother
- Babitha as Mary
- Sharmili
- Baby Jennifer
Production
After the tremendous success of Chinna Thambi, P. Vasu began work on his next film Kizhakku Karai, a crime film. The crew will be more or less the same that worked in P. Vasu’s Chinna Thambi except music director Ilayaraaja. Prabhu and Kushboo would play the lead pair. Cinematographer K. Rajpreeth would essay the role of the main antagonist. The film has music by Deva, editing by P. Mohanraj and cinematography by Ravindar.[3]
Soundtrack
| Kizhakku Karai | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Deva | |
| Released | 1991 |
| Recorded | 1991 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 23:58 |
| Producer | Deva |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1991, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali.[4][5][6]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Enakenna Perandhava" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:23 |
| 2 | "Sannadhi Vaasalil Vandhadhu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:55 |
| 3 | "Selu Selu Seluvena Kaathu" | K. S. Chithra | 4:50 |
| 4 | "Nandhavanam Endhamanam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. A. Seeni Muhammed | 5:05 |
| 5 | "Ediosaigal Ketkattum" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:46 |
Reception
The film received below average reviews. K. N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express stated, "The narrative does not roll credibly, the camera work is mediocre and Deva has scored a few sweet numbers" however praised the actor K. Rajpreeth and the climax's message.[3]
References
- ↑ "Filmography of kizhakku karai". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑ "Filmography of kizhakku karai". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- 1 2 "Kizhakku Karai", The Indian Express, p. 7, 1991-09-27, retrieved 2013-11-17
- ↑ "Kizhakku Karai Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
- ↑ "Kizhakku Karai : Tamil Movie". hummaa.com. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
- ↑ "Kizhakku Karai By Deva". muzigle.com. Retrieved 2012-08-26.