Taj Mahal (2000 film)
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| Taj Mahal | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bharathiraja |
| Produced by | A.M. Rathnam |
| Written by | Rajiv Menon (screenplay) Sujatha (story) Mani Ratnam (dialogue) |
| Starring | Manoj Bharathiraja Riya Sen Revathi Menon Raadhika Sarathkumar Raj Kapoor Manivannan Manobala |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Distributed by | Sri Surya Movies |
| Release date(s) | 2000 |
| Running time | 145 mins |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | Rs. 19 crores($ 4 million) |
| IMDb profile | |
Boys (2003) is a Tamil film directed by S. Shankar. The film stars Siddarth, Genelia, Bharath, Vivek, and Senthil. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by A. R. Rahman.
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[edit] Plot
There are five teenage boys who are very thick friends. They have typical teen-boy fantasies - proposing to each and every chick they come across, touching women in crowded areas, boozing, browsing porn books, trying for call girls etc. In the process they meet a girl Harini (Genelia). A guy called Munna (Siddharth) from these boys group fall in love with her and she also loves him. After coming to know about it, the parents separate the boy, girl and the friends. The boy and the girl get desperate and elope to Tirupati to get married.
The parents throw them out of their houses. The friends also come out to support this young couple. They all work together to make a living. They find their strengths and hidden talents. They form a band called 'Boys'. Sign a contract with Sony Music and win M TV awards. In the process, small differences crop up between the wedded couple and they fall out. The rest of the film is all about how they get united with the help of friends!
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Siddharth | Munna |
| Genelia | Harini |
| Vivek | Mangalam Sir |
| Bharath | Bob Galy |
| Senthil | Mendicant |
| Nakul | Juju |
| Manikanden | Kumar |
| Sai Srinivas | Krishna |
| Havarasu | Kumar's Father |
| Ramanan | Munna's Father |
| Jay Ganesh | Harini's Father |
Full cast and credit listing available.
[edit] Soundtrack
The soundtrack features 5 songs composed by A. R. Rahman.
- Ale Ale - Karthik, Chitra Sivaraman. Lyrics for this song were written by Kabilan and its completely in Tamil.
- Boom Boom - Adnan Sami, Sadhana Sargam
- Maro Maro - Karthik, Kunal, George, Anupama, Sunitha
- Dating - Blaaze, Vasundhara Das
- Girlfriend - Karthik, Tippu, Timmy
- Please Sir - Kunal, Clinton, Charan, Chinmayi
- Saregame - Lucky Ali, Blaaze, Vasundhara Das
[edit] Box Office
The film had the biggest opening by Tamil film until 2003 by grossing Rs. 25 million in its opening weekend and Rs. 115 million in its first week of release. However, shortly after its release, the film was slammed by critics due to its depictions of porn words, sex, etc. and revenues fell. But because of the immense success of the film's songs composed by A.R.Rahman, it turned out to be a musical blockbuster. CD's were sold for a box office record Rs. 70 million.
[edit] Trivia
- For the first time a song describing love shot in Tasmania (Australia) using 62 camera units for the matrix effect.
- A 3D character was created and let loose along with the real artistes in the song 'Girlfriends'.
- The song `Ale Ale' was shot in Bride Stove Lavender Farm the largest farm in the world.
- For the first time Adnan Sami and Lucky Ali sing for a Tamil film.
- For the first time Arjun Basin of Monsoon Wedding and Dil Chaatha Hai fame has designed the costumes for a Tamil film.
- For the first time MTV had given the permission to use its logo for an award function scene for a film.
- Singer Hariharan plays himself on screen.
- Kamal Chopra the model of Sony Ericson and Fevicol is acting in an important role.
- A full song has been picturised in Melbourne, Australia using 'time-slice' technique'
[edit] External links
- Boys at the Internet Movie Database
| Movies by Shankar |
| Gentleman | Kadhalan | Indian | Jeans | Mudhalvan | Nayak: The Real Hero | Boys | Anniyan | Sivaji: The Boss |
