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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = December Pookal
| name          = December Pookal
| image          =  
| image          = December Pookal.jpg
| caption        =  
| caption        = Title card
| director      = R. Bhoopathy
| director      = R. Bhoopathy
| writer        = R. Bhoopathy
| producer      = K. Nagarajan
| producer      = K. Nagarajan
| screenplay    = R. Bhoopathy
| story          = R. Bhoopathy
| narrator      =
| based_on      =
| starring      = [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]]<br />[[Revathi]]<br />[[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]]<br />[[Nizhalgal Ravi]]
| starring      = [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]]<br />[[Revathi]]<br />[[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]]<br />[[Nizhalgal Ravi]]
| cinematography = Raja Rajan
| editing        = N. R. Kittu (Supervisor)<br />Ramesh–Mohan
| music          = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| music          = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = Raja Rajan
| editing        = N. R. Kittu (Supervisor)<br />Ramesh-Mohan
| studio        = Shri N. R. K. Cine Arts
| studio        = Shri N. R. K. Cine Arts
| distributor    = Hemalaya Productions
| released      = {{film date|1986|1|14|df=y}}
| released      = 15 January 1986
| runtime        =  
| runtime        =  
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
| budget        =
| gross          =
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'''''December Pookal''''' ({{trans|December flowers}}) is a 1986 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[slasher film]] starring [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]] in the lead role of the protagonist, [[Revathi]], [[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]], [[Nizhalgal Ravi]], [[Goundamani]] and [[Senthil]]. Goundamani's dialogue was famous "Adichen uyir mela poiyerum body lift illama keela poiyerum".
'''''December Pookal''''' ({{translation|December flowers}}) is a 1986 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[slasher film]] starring [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]], [[Revathi]], [[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]] and [[Nizhalgal Ravi]], [[Goundamani]] and [[Senthil]]. It was released on 14 January 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |title=December Pookal (1986) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/december-pookal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317112946/https://screen4screen.com/movies/december-pookal |archive-date=17 March 2022 |access-date=17 March 2022 |website=Screen4screen}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=March 2022}}
Chandru loses his wife in an accident, then goes on a killing spree, murdering all those women who refused to donate blood to his wife when she was hospitalised. Poornima, Chandru's new girlfriend, confronts him about his state of mind, but instead of getting him help, she tells him that she feels privileged to be killed by him. The police arrive on time to shoot Chandru in the back.
Chandru loses his wife in an accident, then goes on a killing spree, murdering all those women who refused to donate blood to his wife when she was hospitalised. Poornima, Chandru's new girlfriend, confronts him about his state of mind, but instead of getting him help, she tells him that she feels privileged to be killed by him. The police arrive on time to shoot Chandru in the back.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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{{colbegin}}
* [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]] as Chandru<ref name="serial killer">{{Cite web |last=Nathan |first=Archana |title=From 'Athey Kangal' to 'Imaikkaa Nodigal', Tamil cinema has always loved its serial killers |url=https://scroll.in/reel/885451/from-athey-kangal-to-imaikkaa-nodigal-tamil-cinema-has-always-loved-its-serial-killers |access-date=2020-10-01 |website=[[Scroll.in]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]] as Chandru<ref name="serial killer">{{Cite web |last=Nathan |first=Archana |date=15 July 2018 |title=From 'Athey Kangal' to 'Imaikkaa Nodigal', Tamil cinema has always loved its serial killers |url=https://scroll.in/reel/885451/from-athey-kangal-to-imaikkaa-nodigal-tamil-cinema-has-always-loved-its-serial-killers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608154336/https://scroll.in/reel/885451/from-athey-kangal-to-imaikkaa-nodigal-tamil-cinema-has-always-loved-its-serial-killers |archive-date=8 June 2019 |access-date=1 October 2020 |website=[[Scroll.in]]}}</ref>
* [[Revathi]] as Poornima<ref name="serial killer" />
* [[Revathi]] as Poornima<ref name="serial killer" />
* [[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]] as Uma
* [[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]] as Uma
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== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=December Pookkal Songs |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0002665 |access-date=2013-12-25 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref>
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=December Pookkal (1986) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0002665 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226233145/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0002665 |archive-date=26 December 2013 |access-date=25 December 2013 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=December Pookkal Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/december-pookkal-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317112944/https://mossymart.com/product/december-pookkal-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=17 March 2022 |access-date=17 March 2022 |website=Mossymart}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
|-
| 1 || "Azhagaka Sirithathu" || [[P. Jayachandran]], [[S. Janaki]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 04:44
| 1 || "Azhagaka Sirithathu" || [[P. Jayachandran]], [[S. Janaki]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 04:44
|-
|-
| 2 || "Intha Vennila" || [[K. S. Chithra]] || Muthulingham || 04:31
| 2 || "Intha Vennila" || [[K. S. Chithra]] || [[Muthulingam (poet)|Muthulingam]] || 04:31
|-
|-
| 3 || "Maalaigal Idam" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], K. S. Chithra || [[Gangai Amaran]] || 04:41
| 3 || "Maalaigal Idam" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], K. S. Chithra || [[Gangai Amaran]] || 04:41
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| 5 || "Sambonu" || S. Janaki || Gangai Amaran || 04:34
| 5 || "Sambonu" || S. Janaki || Gangai Amaran || 04:34
|}
|}
== Reception ==
''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' said the cinematography by Raja Rajan was the film's only high point.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=9 February 1986 |title=டிசம்பர் பூக்கள் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1986/feb/09-02-1986/p10.jpg |url-status=live |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |pages=10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317111502/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1986/feb/09-02-1986/p10.jpg |archive-date=17 March 2022 |access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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  {{Reflist}}


== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}
[[Category:1980s slasher films]]
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1986 films]]
[[Category:1986 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian slasher films]]
[[Category:Indian slasher films]]
[[Category:1980s slasher films]]
{{1980s-Tamil-film-stub}}

Revision as of 11:56, 27 April 2022

December Pookal
File:December Pookal.jpg
Title card
Directed byR. Bhoopathy
Produced byK. Nagarajan
Written byR. Bhoopathy
StarringMohan
Revathi
Nalini
Nizhalgal Ravi
Music byIlaiyaraaja
CinematographyRaja Rajan
Edited byN. R. Kittu (Supervisor)
Ramesh–Mohan
Production
company
Shri N. R. K. Cine Arts
Release date
  • 14 January 1986 (1986-01-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

December Pookal (transl. December flowers) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language slasher film starring Mohan, Revathi, Nalini and Nizhalgal Ravi, Goundamani and Senthil. It was released on 14 January 1986.[1]

Plot

Chandru loses his wife in an accident, then goes on a killing spree, murdering all those women who refused to donate blood to his wife when she was hospitalised. Poornima, Chandru's new girlfriend, confronts him about his state of mind, but instead of getting him help, she tells him that she feels privileged to be killed by him. The police arrive on time to shoot Chandru in the back.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3][4]

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length
1 "Azhagaka Sirithathu" P. Jayachandran, S. Janaki Vaali 04:44
2 "Intha Vennila" K. S. Chithra Muthulingam 04:31
3 "Maalaigal Idam" K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra Gangai Amaran 04:41
4 "Nooraandu Kaalam" K. S. Chithra Vaali 02:39
5 "Sambonu" S. Janaki Gangai Amaran 04:34

Reception

Kalki said the cinematography by Raja Rajan was the film's only high point.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "December Pookal (1986)". Screen4screen. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nathan, Archana (15 July 2018). "From 'Athey Kangal' to 'Imaikkaa Nodigal', Tamil cinema has always loved its serial killers". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "December Pookkal (1986)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "December Pookkal Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "டிசம்பர் பூக்கள்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). 9 February 1986. p. 10. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

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