Chanakya (2005 film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Chanakya
| image =
| director = [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]]
| story = [[Panju Arunachalam]]
| writer = [[Subha (writers)|Subha]] (dialogues)
| starring = [[R. Sarathkumar]]<br>[[Namitha]]<br>[[Laya (actress)|Laya]]<br>[[Vadivelu]]
| producer = Vishwas Sundar
| studio = Vishwas films
| music = [[Srikanth Deva]]
| cinematography = [[Madhu Ambat]]
| editing = [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| distributor =
| released = 23 September 2005
| runtime = 152 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}

'''''Chanakya''''' is a 2005 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy drama]] film directed by [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]] and produced by Vishwas Sundar. It stars [[R. Sarathkumar]] [[Namitha]], [[Laya (actress)|Laya]] and [[Vadivelu]] in the lead roles. The music was composed by [[Srikanth Deva]] with cinematography by [[Madhu Ambat]] and editing by [[V. T. Vijayan]]. The film released on 23 September 2005 to average reviews.<ref>https://www.sify.com/movies/chanakya--review-tamil-pclvM4ieebbbg.html</ref>

==Plot==
Ganesh ([[R. Sarathkumar]]) is an auto driver and kind-hearted man who goes out of his way to earn money to help the poor and the needy. He likes to be in the limelight. Knowing well that the media would sensationalize anything that has to do with popular people in the city, he kidnaps a businessman, and in another instance, he implicates and submits himself to the police for a murder of an MLA that he does not commit. While he draws maximum publicity in the media, he creates a miserable life for the police. By his repeated pranks, Ganesh establishes himself as a person crazy only for publicity. People begin to call him "Publicity" Ganesh.

Devanayaki ([[Namitha]]) owns a restaurant, and several autos run in her name in the local area. She is head over heels in love with Ganesh and goes about wooing him. In most of her screen time, she is singing and dancing with Ganesh. Meanwhile, Anjali ([[Laya (actress)|Laya]]) approaches Ganesh to act in her ad films in return for handsome money, but she is actually an undercover agent investigating Ganesh's past.

Ganesh has a sorrow past. His past life and the reason for his current deeds are told in a flashback. Ganesh's father (also Sarath Kumar) is an upright person who works as a clerk in a collectorate in a coastal village. A natural disaster strikes that area, and leaves many homeless in its wake. To ameliorate their problems, the government allocates Rs. 20 crore to help the affected people rehabilitate. Unfortunately, the local assistant collector ([[Vincent Asokan]]), the local MLA, and the local SP together form a trio and forget the grant, even while pretending to protect the best interest of the people. Ganesh's father comes to know about the trio's involvement behind the heist and vows to expose them to the public, but the "representatives of authority" frame false charges and deceitfully turn the public outrage against Ganesh's father. In a melee, Ganesh's family is burnt alive. Ganesh escapes to the city, and avenges the death of his family.

How Ganesh deceptively orchestrates the killing of the shenanigans is told lucidly in the remaining part of the story.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[R. Sarathkumar]] as "Publicity" Ganesh and his father Manikkam (dual role)
*[[Namitha]] as Deivanayaki
*[[Laya (actress)|Laya]] as Anjali
*[[Vadivelu]] as Subramani
*[[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]] as Kalyani
*[[Salim Ghouse]] as Police commissioner
*[[Cochin Hanifa]] as MLA
*[[Vincent Asokan]] as Assistant Collector
*[[Ilavarasu]] as Police inspector
*[[Meera Krishnan]] as commissioner's wife
*[[Mahanadi Shankar]] as Politician
*[[LIC Narasimhan]] as Judge
*[[Singamuthu]] as Fight Master
*[[Halwa Vasu]] as Vasu
*[[Mayilsamy]] as Subramani's customer
*[[Bonda Mani]] as Subramani's customer
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
Soundtrack was composed by [[Srikanth Deva]].<ref>https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/Chanakya-songs-T0000700</ref>
{{Infobox album
| name = Chanakya
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Srikanth Deva]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2005
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = Star Music
| producer = Srikanth Deva
| prev_title = [[Jithan]]
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = [[Sivakasi (film)|Sivakasi]]
| next_year = 2005
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || "Alaudin" || [[Srikanth Deva]], [[Vadivelu]], [[Roshini (singer)|Roshini]] || Vijay Sagar
|-
| 2 || "Onnu Vaanguna" || [[Anuradha Sriram]], [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]] || Victor Dass
|-
| 3 || "Romba Azhagu" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], Anuradha Sriram || rowspan=2|[[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]]
|-
| 4 || "Tharuviya Tharamatiya" || [[Sarath Kumar]], Josh
|-
| 5 || "Voochi Voochi" || [[Shankar Mahadevan]] || Kalaikumar
|-
|}

==Critical reception==
''Nowrunning'' wrote "Chanakya" is a cracking good movie that recalls Sarath's previous movies in the same genre.While the film caters to the devote fans of Sarath Kumar, it will never fail to please every one".<ref>http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/2395/tamil/chanakya/549/review.htm</ref> ''Indiaglitz'' wrote "Though it is a beaten to blue theme, the rapid narration by Venkatesh makes the movie engrossing".<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/chanakya-tamil-movie-review-7582.html</ref> ''Sify'' wrote "For those seeking masala entertainment, Chanakya is worth the price of ticket money".<ref>http://www.sify.com/movies/chanakya-review-tamil-pclvM4ieebbbg.html</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{imdb title|tt4944374}}

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[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Masala films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Srikanth Deva]]
[[Category:Films directed by A. Venkatesh (director)]]

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