| Kalloori | |
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| Directed by | Balaji Shakthivel |
| Produced by | S. Shankar |
| Written by | Balaji Shakthivel |
| Starring | Tamanna Bhatia Akhil Hemalatha |
| Music by | Joshua Sridhar |
| Cinematography | Chezhiyan |
| Editing by | G.Sasikumar |
| Distributed by | S Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 7 December 2007 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kalloori (Tamil: கல்லூரி) (English literary meaning:College) is a Tamil language film by director Balaji Shakthivel. The movie was produced by Shankar's banner S Pictures and the story of the film is drama based on the college campus featuring Tamanna Bhatia and debutant, Akil. Audio was released under Shankar's own Audio company S Musics
Music score is by Joshua Sridhar and lyrics are penned by Na. Muthukumar. Film is dubbed in Telugu language as Kalasala
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The film begins with group of students clearing weeds near a roadside tree and the scene flashes back a few years earlier in a bus that has a lot of college students heading towards Government Arts College in a small town. A set of friends namely Muthu,Kayalvizhi,Adhilakshmi, Nagarani, Albert, Kaamatchi,Salima, Iyanar are introduced as long term friends since high school. There is a small build up to the introduction of the hero (Muthu played by newcomer Akil), who is part and parcel of the circle. All are studying in the same class. They enter into the college for the first time.
In the class room they see a new girl Shobhana (played by Tamanna Bhatia), who is strikingly different from the whole lot. She looks depressed and sad. She is aloof. The friends group are puzzled by her in the beginning and later do they know she lost her mom recently in an accident. The group sympathizes for her and brings her into its fold. The girl soon becomes part and parcel of the group and hence ditches her plans continue pursuing her course in Delhi which she had intended earlier. She simply does it for the sake of being alongside these friends during her college life.
Muthu who initially is in a form of crush over Shobhana later abandons the feeling due to the respect of the friendship they have developed among their group. The movie goes on to narrate the college life with fun and colour. It shows the strength of the friendship besides showing the backgrounds of the friends. Most of them are from poor background. Muthu has an aim in his life. Being an athlete, he wants to excel in sports and get a good job through sports quota to give his poor family a new lease of life.
Shobhana, who is from a wealthy family background feels sympathy for Muthu after she sees the conditions he and his family lives in and is really moved by his perseverance even in such a situation and helps him achieve his goal by encouraging him in every chance. In fact as true friend many do the same and so does Shobhana. She even advises him that there is more he has to and capable of achieving in life so he should take her encouragements as a way to improve his career and nothing else. But eventually her encouraging stance turns into some sort of special attachment with him. Slowly love develops in the minds of both but they chose to put it on the back seat for the sake of the larger friendship they share with the group. In fact the poor lovers don’t even share their feelings.[1]
The narration moves on to a point when they are compelled by the circumstances to come out with their feelings but life has some other designs.
As the story moves swiftly, the film draws to a close where all the friends go for an educational trip organised in their college with a climatic ending which leaves the audience stunned.
There were good reviews but certain negative reactions from viewers and media made the director change the climax of the movie and made it more convincing to the audience.The climax of the film is based on a real life incident in Dharmapuri where 3 girls were burnt to death inside a bus during riots.[2]
Na. Muthukumar's nostalgia bound lyrics and Joshua Sridhar's own impeccable style of music has given the viewers a fusion of 80's style music peppered with digital beats and rhythm.
| Track | Song Name | Artists | Duration |
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| 1 | June July Matham | Krish, Rita | 5:55 |
| 2 | Sariya Ithu Thavara | Haricharan | 5:22 |
| 3 | Unnarugil Varugaiyil | Haricharan, Harini Sudhakar | 5:29 |
| 4 | Kalloori Theme Music | Haricharan | 5:23 |
| 5 | Vandanam Ayya Vandanam | Thiyagu, Ramesh, Prakash | 5:50 |
Nominated - Filmfare Award South for Best Actress Tamanna
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