Thodarum

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Thodarum
Directed by Ramesh Khanna
Story by S. V. Krishna Reddy
Starring Ajith Kumar
Devayani
Heera
Gemini Ganesan
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography S. Moorthy
Editing by K. Thanigachalam
Release dates 14 January 1999
Language Tamil
Budget INR4.4 crore

Thodarum (Tamil: தொடரும்) (English: Will Continue) is a Tamil film directed by Ramesh Khanna featuring Ajith Kumar, Devayani and Heera in the leading roles.[1] The supporting cast of Manivannan, Vadivelu and Gemini Ganesan also play pivotal roles in the film. It was released on 14 January 1999. The film was a remake of Telugu film Maavichiguru which itself was partially inspired from Malayalam film Kunkumacheppu.

Plot

Seetha (Devayani) is a possessive wife who suspects that all the women in the world are throwing themselves at her husband, Jayaram (Ajith Kumar). Things get a little interesting only after Meera (Heera) enters the picture and ends up hugging Jayaram right in front of Seetha's eyes. Seetha is diagnosed with a deadly heart condition and decides to have Jayaram and Meera to tie the knot for the sake of a good life for her young son. She even goes as far as getting a divorce from Jayaram to make him hate her. In the end, Seetha dies while giving birth to a female child and Jayaram and Meena gets married by naming the baby as Seetha.

Cast

Production

The film was a remake of Telugu film Maavichiguru starring Jagapati Babu, Aamani.

Actor Ramesh Khanna made his debut as a director with the film after working as an apprentice to K. S. Ravikumar.[2] "Thodarum" remains Ramesh Kanna's first and only directorial so far.

Release

The film extracted poor reviews upon release, with a critic form Indolink.com citing that the "cinematography and direction provide no room for discussion" and that "Devayani appears painfully artificial".[3] The New Indian Express also gave the film a critical review citing that "the director tries hard to avoid small puddles of cliches, but unfortunately falls into an ocean instead" but claims that Devayani gives a "wonderfully controlled performance", while Heera and Ajith are just "adequate".[4]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack is composed by Ilayaraja. Lyrics for the songs were written by Pazhanibharathi, Gangai Amaran, Kamakodiyan, M. Mehta, Arivumathi, Pulamaipithan.

  • Shockadikkum - Hariharan, Gopika Poornima
  • Naanthaan - Gangai Amaran, Malaysia Vasudevan, Gangai Amaran
  • Oru Thulir - Unnikrishnan, Bhavathaarini
  • Yamma Yamma - SPB, Chitra
  • Sernthu Vaazhum - Ilayaraja
  • Kanavanukku - SPB

References

  1. "Filmography of thodarum". Cinesouth.com. 1999-01-15. Retrieved 2012-10-05. 
  2. "Cinema Plus / Columns : My first break". The Hindu. 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2012-10-05. 
  3. "Thodarum: Movie Review". Indolink.com. Retrieved 2012-10-05. 
  4. "Film Review - The New Indian Express". Cscsarchive.org:8081. 1999-04-25. Retrieved 2012-10-05. 

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