Deepavali (2007 film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Deepavali
| image = Deepavali poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Ezhil]]
| producer = [[N. Linguswamy]] [[N. Subash Chandrabose]]
| writer = S. Ezhil Shankar Dayal (dialogues)
| starring = [[Jayam Ravi]] [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]] [[Raghuvaran]] [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] [[Cochin Haneefa]]
| language = Tamil
| cinematography = [[S.D. Vijay Milton]]
| music = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| editing = [[G. Sasikumar]]
| studio = [[Thirupathi Brothers]]
| released = {{Film date|2007|02|09|df=y}}
| country = India
}}
'''''Deepavali''''' ({{lang-en|[[Diwali]]}}) is a 2007 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Action film|action]] [[romance film]] written and directed by [[Ezhil]] and produced by [[Thirrupathi Brothers|Thirupathi Brothers]], the [[Tamil cinema|Tamil film]] production company owned by brothers [[N. Subash Chandrabose]] and noted director, [[N. Lingusamy]] and was founded in 2006. Starring [[Jayam Ravi]] and [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]] in lead and [[Raghuvaran]], [[Lal (actor)|Lal]], and [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] in supporting roles.<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/28642.html</ref> The shooting of the film finished in December 2006, with shooting locations were canned in [[India]] and in [[Oman]], for the picturization of a song. The film released worldwide on 9 February 2007 and was considered as a successful movie with its unique entertaining features.<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-articles/movies-05/deepavali-movie-review.html</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cinegoer.com/telugu-cinema/news-archives/december-2011/ezhil-s-deepavali-being-dubbed-in-telugu-051211.html |title=Ezhil's Deepavali To Be Dubbed In Telugu |work=Cinegoer |access-date=4 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327163719/http://www.cinegoer.com/telugu-cinema/news-archives/december-2011/ezhil-s-deepavali-being-dubbed-in-telugu-051211.html |archive-date=27 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

''Deepavali'' has been remade into [[Oriya film|Oriya]] in 2010 as ''Dil Tate Deichi'' and in [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] in 2013 as ''[[Deewana (2013 film)|Deewana]]''. It was also dubbed into Hindi as ''Billu Bachchan: Ek Diljala'' (2010) and in Telugu as ''Paga''.

==Plot==
Billu ([[Jayam Ravi]]) is the son of Mudaliar ([[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]). Mudaliar is much loved and respected by the people of his locality, and Billu is almost like a foster son to every person in the locality.

Billu takes an instant liking for Susi ([[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]]) the moment he sets his eyes on her at the railway station. Susi, who has arrived from Bangalore to Chennai, is all set to stay at Settu's ([[Cochin Haneefa]]) place. Settu, who has worked for Susi's father Chidambaram (லால்), a dreaded thug, earlier, has changed ways, but retains his respect towards him nevertheless. Susi, who has been craving for love and concern since young, gets impressed with the bonding that the Royapuram residents share. When a Godman predicts Susi is the one for Billu, and she is taken aback. She dreads her father to a great extent and fears that things will go topsy-turvy if their relationship blossoms into love. But soon, she realizes she cannot camouflage her feelings towards Billu and enjoys being in the company of Billu and his friends, when the unexpected occurs.

Susi acts peculiar when a long-lost friend meets her at a restaurant. She denies knowing her, despite her friend Revathi's (மின்னால்)attempts to talk to her. Feeling insulted, Revathi walks away, much to the dismay and confusion of Billu and his friends. Susi, who gets emotionally high-strung, leaves the restaurant in a jiffy too. Susi, at this juncture, comes out with the truth to Billu. Affected with [[Posttraumatic stress disorder|PTSD]] after an accident, Susi has forgotten events that happened in a span of three years. Billu, who takes her to the doctor Devasaghayam (ராகுவாரன்)), learns that this condition can be cured, but when she does get cured, Susi will not be in a position to remember whatever happened and whoever she met at Chennai - Billu included.

This disheartens Susi to a major extent, and she persuades Billu to promise her that he would never leave her, even if she were to forget him due to her condition. Billu promises her that he would never leave her, come whatever may. Billu's conversation with Chidambaram infuriates the latter, and he immediately arrives in Chennai with his goons. When he is all set to leave for Bangalore with his daughter, the residents rise to the occasion and flock against Chidambaram. Deciding to play it safe, Chidambaram agrees to the engagement between Billu and Susi, and cunningly, thrashes Billu after making him arrive at a place far from his locality, at the outskirts. The helpless Susi travels along with her father, escorted by his men, to Bangalore.

When Billu meets Susi at her residence, he gets nothing less than shocked as she has been cured, and she fails to recognize him. But Billu, who had given the word to his beloved that he would never leave her, is not the one to relent. How he tries relentlessly to convince her and what happens with Susi forms the rest of the story.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Jayam Ravi]] as Billu
* [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]] as Susi Chidambaram
* [[Raghuvaran]] as Dr. Devasaghayam (guest appearance)
* [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Mudaliar
* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as Sait
* [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] as Chidambaram
* [[Soori (actor)|Soori]] as Fish Seller
* [[Bose Venkat]] as Bangalore DCP Kempaiah Shetty
* [[Devadarshini]] as Sumathi
* [[Robo Shankar]] as Billu's friend
* [[Meenal]] as Revathy, Susi's friend
* [[Suseenthiran]] as Thief
* [[Besant Ravi]] as Billu's accomplice
* Funky Shankar as Billu's friend
* Janavi as Billu's mother
* [[Vaiyapuri]] as Villager
* [[Manobala]] as Villager
* [[Krishnamoorthy (actor)|Krishnamoorthy]] as Villager
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Deepavali
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2007|01|05|df=y}}
| recorded = 2006
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = Hit Musics [[Ayngaran International|Ayngaran Music]] An Ak Audio [[Eros Music]]
| producer = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| prev_title = [[Thaamirabharani]]
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = [[Chennai 600028]]
| next_year = 2007
}}

The music of ''Deepavali'' was scored by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], who got to work together with director S. Ezhil for the first time. The soundtrack was released on 5 January 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/jan-07-01/05-01-07-deepavali.html|title=Audio release without the music director but with all leading Directors|publisher=Behindwoods|accessdate=2009-07-24}}</ref> which features 5 tracks with lyrics written by [[Na. Muthukumar]], [[Yugabharathi]] and [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]]. The album was a major success as the songs got immensely popular upon release, particularly the songs "Pogadhey" and "Kadhal Vaithu".

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration (min:sec) !! Lyricist!! Notes
|-
|1 || "Dhol Bhaje" || [[KK (singer)|KK]], [[Shweta Mohan]] || 4:26 || [[Na. Muthukumar]] ||
|-
|2 || "Kadhal Vaithu" || [[Vijay Yesudas]] || 5:08 || Na. Muthukumar ||
|-
|3 || "Kannan Varum Velai" || [[Anuradha Sriram]], [[Madhushree]] || 3:54 || Yugabharathi ||
|-
|4 || "Pogadhey Pogadhey" || [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] || 5:30 || Na. Muthukumar ||
|-
|5 || "Thoduven" ||Maya, [[Haricharan]], Raju Krishnamoorthy|| 5:47 || Kabilan ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1459034|Deepavali}}

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[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2007 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic action films]]
[[Category:Films set in India]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Ezhil]]
[[Category:2000s romantic action films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Bangalore]]
[[Category:Films shot in Oman]]

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