Thoothukudi (film)
Thoothukudi is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language gangster film set in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu directed by Sanjay Ram. The film starred Harikumar, a prominent dance choreographer in Tamil films, in the lead role alongside Karthika and Rahman.
Thoothukudi | |
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Directed by | Sanjay Ram |
Written by | Sanjay Ram |
Produced by | Sunitha Hari |
Starring | |
Cinematography | M. Jeevan |
Edited by | P. Sai Suresh |
Music by | Pravin Mani |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Cast
Production
The film marked the acting debut of dance choreographer Harikumar and actress Karthika in leading roles.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Karthika was cast in the film after the makers had spotted her in a commercial.[7] The relative success of the film prompted Karthika to be labelled as 'Thootukudi' Karthika or 'Karuvappaiya' Karthika by the media.[8][9] Harikumar and Karthika worked together again in Madurai Sambavam (2009).[10]
Music
Pravin Mani composed the songs and scored the background music.[11] The song "Karuvappaiya" from the song garnered popularity prior to release, with actress Karthika's display in the song noted.[12][13][14] Following the album, Pravin and Harikumar came together again for their next venture, Thirutham.[15]
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sollamal" | Haricharan | |
2. | "Yethipodu" | Manicka Vinayagam, Malathy Lakshman | |
3. | "Ka Viduvom" | Pushpavanam Kuppusamy | |
4. | "Karuvappaiya" | K. S. Chithra, Tippu | |
5. | "Kozhukkatta" | Sujatha Mohan, Karthik | |
6. | "Pulam Pulam" | Srinivas |
Reception
Sify gave the film a negative review and wrote that "On the whole, the script is wafer thin, there is no logic and is too dark and morbid".[17][18] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online noted that "Though it's a predictable storyline, the director has attempted to bring in slight variations and the film does have its interesting moments and elements".[19] A critic from Cine South wrote that "'Thoothukudi' is a decent action thriller".[20]
The film performed well at the box office, with director Sanjay Ram receiving more offers to work on films.[21][22] The film's positive response prompted director Sanjay Ram to work on a sequel titled Kiliyanthattu Thoothukudi 2 during 2013.[23][24]
References
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- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: அந்த மீம் பார்த்துட்டுதான் திரும்ப நடிக்கணும்னு முடிவு எடுத்தேன்! - கருவாப்பையா 'கார்த்திகா' கம்பேக். YouTube.
- காந்தி, உ சுதர்சன் (20 April 2019). "'என் ரசிகர்களுக்காக மீண்டும் நடிக்க வந்துட்டேன்!' - 'கருவாப்பையா' கார்த்திகா!". Vikatan (in Tamil).
- "BALA NAAN KADAVUL Karthika bhavana arya Meenakshi Karuppasamy Kuthagaitharar parvathi Thoothukudi tamil movie news hot stills picture image gallery". www.behindwoods.com.
- "Ayngaran International". www.ayngaran.com.
- "Thoothukudi Preview from Indiaglitz". Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- "'தூத்துக்குடி' கார்த்திகாவுக்கு ரகசிய திருமணமா?". Filmibeat (in Tamil). 20 February 2012.
- "Ayngaran International". www.ayngaran.com.
- "சினிமாவுக்கு குட்பை சொன்ன தூத்துக்குடி நாயகி கார்த்திகா". Filmibeat (in Tamil). 14 August 2011.
- "Thirutham has average music". Rediff.
- Hungama. "Thoothukudi". Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- "Thoothukudi". Sify.
- "BizHat.com - Thoothukudi Review. Hari Kumar (debut), Rahman, Karthika (debut)". movies.bizhat.com.
- Mannath, Malini (24 July 2006). "Thoothukudi". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060721165122/http://cinesouth.com/scopes/reviews/new/thoothukudi.shtml
- "Shantanu gets another break - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 19 March 2007.
- "Director Sanjay Ram on Iyakkam - News". IndiaGlitz.com. 6 December 2006.
- "Kiliyanthattu Thoothukudi 2 review. Kiliyanthattu Thoothukudi 2 Tamil movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com.
- "தூத்துக்குடி-2 படத்தில் நடிகரான சஞ்சய்ராம்! | Sanjay ram in Thoothukudi-2". தினமலர் - சினிமா. 5 February 2015.
External links
- Thoothukudi at IMDb