Kuruvi
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| Kuruvi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dharani |
| Produced by | Udhayanidhi Stalin |
| Written by | Dharani |
| Starring | Vijay Trisha Krishnan Suman Vivek Malavika |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | Gopinath |
| Distributed by |  Red Giant |
| Release date(s) | 3 May 2008 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kuruvi (Tamil: குருவி, English: Courier) is a 2008 Tamil masala and action film. Directed and co-written by Dharani and produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin its stars Vijay, Trisha Krishnan and Suman in the lead roles. Vivek, Ashish Vidyarthi, Manivannan and Malavika played other roles in the movie.
The film revolves around a son who declares revenge on the villain, who betrayed and caused the mysterious disappearance of his father by stealing a diamond. The son in his attempt to recover his dues ends up stealing the villain’s precious diamond and also wins the heart of his sister, who runs away with him to Chennai to avoid a marriage with her brother’s henchman. How the son single handedly takes on the mining mafia and finally annihilates them, forms the crux of the story.
Prior to release, Kuruvi, became high anticipated due to the combination of the director and the lead actors who had previously created the 2004-blockbuster Ghilli. The film opened to Indian audiences after several delays, on 3 May 2008 to mixed reviews.
Kuruvi also means sparrow in Tamil.
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[edit] The Cast
The cast from the film was minimal, mainly focused on the three lead actors. Furthermore several actors whom appeared, were a part of the director's previous Tamil venture, Ghilli. This team was reunited by Udhayanidhi Stalin making his debut venture in movie production.
- Vijay as Vetrivel. Vetrivel alias Kuruvi, plays the lead character of the film, who fights to release the people captivated by Koccha at an illegal diamond quarry in Cuddapah including Vetrivel's father Singamuthu. Furthermore his love interest in the film is Devi, who happens to be the sister of Koccha
- Trisha Krishnan as Devi. Devi plays the lead female protagonist in the film. She opts to migrate to Chennai with Vetrivel, following taunts that she would marry a henchmen of her brother, Koccha.
- Suman as Koccha. Koccha imprisons Singamuthu for discovering the illegal diamond mining operation. Gocha also has a mafia business in Malaysia. His rule and occupation is under threat by the son of Singamuthu, Vetrivel, who also loves Kocha's sister.
- Vivek as Ops. Ops is the hilarious sidekick to Vetrivel, who leads him to Malaysia.
- Manivannan as Singamuthu. Singamuthu is Vetrivel's father who mysteriously disappears when he goes and meets Koccha for some money that he owes him and eventually imprisons him. His son, Vetrivel, decides to attack Koccha in avenge for what had happened to his father.
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Konda Reddy. Konda Reddy is Koccha's business partner in Andhra Pradesh, and becomes another force, trying to stop Vetrivel from succeeding.
- Nassar as Raj. Nassar plays the role of the general of the police encounter squad targetting the mafia businesses.
- Malavika in a cameo appearance. Malavika appears in the song Dandaana Darna, making a guest appearance.
[edit] Soundtrack
The soundtrack to Kuruvi were released internationally on April 16, 2008. The function was attended by the majority of the cast and crew involved as well, as Vikram, who had acted under the director previously. The soundtrack consisted of six songs composed by Vidyasagar, which received rave reviews from many critics. The Background Musical scores of the movie is a great plus point for this movie.
- Happy New Year sung by Yogi B, Dr. Burn and Sunidhi Chauhan
- Dandaana Darna sung by Sangeeth Althipur
- Thaen Thaen sung by Udit Narayan and Shreya Goshal
- Palaanadhu Palaanadhu sung by Vidyasagar and S. Rajalakshmi
- Theme Music sung by Praveen Mani, Dr. Burn, Ranina and Suvi
- Mozha Mozhannu sung by KK and Anuradha Sriram
