Sri (2002 film)

Sri is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Pushpavasagan which stars Suriya in the title role, with Shrutika and Gayatri Jayaraman in supporting roles.

Sri
Poster
Directed byPushpavasagan
Story byPushpavasagan
Rajmathi
Produced byV. Sumankumar
Starring
CinematographyS. R. Ganesan
Edited byVinod
Music byT. S. Muralidharan
Production
company
Venkateswaralayam
Release date
  • 20 July 2002 (2002-07-20)
Running time
148 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Synopsis

Sri is a mercenary, longing for his father Sankara Iyer's love. He has been ostracized from his family because his father felt he had a hand in the death of his younger sister, and for refusing to stay silent about it. He is still in love with Meenakshi from his old "Agraharam" and she in love with him, but their union is derided by Sankara Iyer.

Cast

Music
Sri
Soundtrack album by
T. S. Muralidharan
Released2002
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelThe Best Audio
ProducerT. S. Muralidharan

Soundtrack was composed by debutant T. S. Muralidharan. Noted film-maker R. V. Udayakumar wrote lyrics for some of the film's songs.[1] Muralidharan took a hiatus after this film and only returned in 2020 with the Hindi film Godaam, for which he composed the background score.[2]

Track list
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Yaamirukka Bayamein"Vikram, Shankar Mahadevan, Tippu05:18
2."Karthigai Thirunaal"Ilaiyaraja, Bhavatharini02:35
3."Kannae Mozhi Vendam"Tippu03:48
4."Kala Kalavena"S.P. Balasubramaniam01:36
5."Vasantha Sena"Harish Raghavendra, K.S. Chitra06:01
6."Madurai Jilla"Karunas, A. R. Reihana03:34
7."Anjala"Yugendran, Vasundhara Das, Timmy, Sriram, Ganga05:21

Release

The Hindu opined that "The story could have been powerful and the screenplay appealing if the characters were logical in their actions and the flow had not been hampered by repulsive group dances and irrelevant sequences".[3] Chennai Online wrote "'Sri' looks like an extension of ‘Nandha' with a slight change in ambience. It’s like they had gone and shot a few more scenes for the earlier film!".[4] BizHat wrote "The `rowdy` genre, which seems to be hot among film makers and actors now is once again tested here by director Pushpagavasan. However, he seems to have been influenced by films of the same genre like the Mohanlal classic Kireedam and the recent Tamizh. The only saving grace of the film is the steel strong performance of Surya as Sri, the ‘dada’ with a golden heart".[5] Cinema Today wrote "With the story itself hanging by a weak thread, its no surprise that the screenplay and characters are just drifting in and out. Poor Fans! They have only Surya's involvement with the story and the film to console themselves with".[6]

Sri remains director Pushpavasagan's only release. In 2006, he briefly worked on a project titled Uthama Puthran with Vikranth, but the film was stalled.[7]

References
  1. Cinebits. nilacharal.com
  2. The Times of India (19 July 2021). "Suriya's 'Shree' music director TS Muralidharan passes away". Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. Rangarajan, Malathi (26 July 2002). "Sri". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. "Sri". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  5. "Sri". movies.bizhat.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  6. "35th Tamil film of the year 2002". Cinematoday2itgo.com.
  7. "Proud to be Vijay's brother: Vikraanth". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2022.


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