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{{Short description|2001 film by K. S. Ravikumar}}
{{Short description|2001 film by K. S. Ravikumar}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Samudhiram
| image          = Samudhiram poster.jpg
| image          = Samudhiram poster.jpg
| caption        = Poster
| caption        = Poster
| director      = [[K. S. Ravikumar]]
| director      = [[K. S. Ravikumar]]
| screenplay    = K. S. Ravikumar
| story          = [[Erode Soundar]]
| producer      = [[R. B. Choudary]]
| producer      = [[R. B. Choudary]]
| writer        = [[Erode Soundar]]
| starring      = [[R. Sarathkumar|Sarathkumar]]<br />[[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]]<br />[[Manoj Bharathiraja]]<br />[[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]]<br />[[Abhirami (actress, born 1983)|Abhirami]]<br />[[Sindhu Menon]]<br />[[Monal Naval|Monal]]
| starring      = [[R. Sarathkumar|Sarath Kumar]]<br />[[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]]<br />[[Manoj Bharathiraja]]<br />[[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]]<br />[[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]]<br />[[Sindhu Menon]]<br />[[Monal (actress)|Monal]]
| cinematography = S. Murthy
| editing        = K. Thanikachalam
| music          = [[Sabesh–Murali]]
| music          = [[Sabesh–Murali]]
| editing        = K. Thanikachalam
| studio        = [[Super Good Films]]
| studio        = [[Super Good Films]]
| released      = 31 August 2001
| released      = {{film date|2001|8|31|df=y}}
| runtime        = 163 minutes
| runtime        = 163 minutes
| country        = India
| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
| country        = India
| cinematography = S. Murthy
}}
}}


'''''Samuthiram''''' ({{translation|[[Ocean]]}}) is a 2001 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written by [[Erode Soundar]] and directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]]. The film stars an ensemble cast of [[R. Sarathkumar|Sarath Kumar]], [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]], [[Manoj Bharathiraja]], [[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]], [[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]], [[Sindhu Menon]] and [[Monal (actress)|Monal]]. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by [[Sabesh–Murali]]. The film was released on 31 August 2001. The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Siva Rama Raju]]'' with [[Jagapathi Babu]], in Bengali as ''[[Kartabya]]'' and in Kannada as ''[[Paramashiva (film) |Paramashiva]]'' with [[V. Ravichandran]]. Even though it got mixed reviews, it became a "superhit" at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/07/stories/09070222.htm|title=The Hindu : Film Review: Samudhiram|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 February 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020220154552/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/07/stories/09070222.htm|archive-date=20 February 2002}}</ref>
'''''Samudhiram''''' ({{translation|Ocean}}) is a 2001 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] co-written by [[Erode Soundar]] and directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]]. The film stars an ensemble cast of [[R. Sarathkumar|Sarathkumar]], [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]], [[Manoj Bharathiraja]], [[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]], [[Abhirami (actress, born 1983)|Abhirami]], [[Sindhu Menon]] and [[Monal Naval|Monal]]. The score and soundtrack are composed by [[Sabesh–Murali]].
 
''Samudhiram'' was released on 31 August 2001 and became a commercial success. The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Siva Rama Raju]]'', in Bengali as ''[[Kartabya]]'' and in Kannada as ''[[Paramashiva (film)|Paramashiva]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharadhaa |first=A |date=11 September 2014 |title=Three-Year-Old Paramashiva Finally Sees Light of Day |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2014/sep/11/three-year-old-paramashiva-finally-sees-light-of-day-659146.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423181814/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2014/sep/11/Three-Year-Old-Paramashiva-Finally-Sees-Light-of-Day-659146.html |archive-date=23 April 2019 |access-date=1 June 2023 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>


==Plot==
== Plot ==
Selvarasu ([[R. Sarathkumar|Sarath Kumar]]) is the head of his family, and his two brothers Thangarasu ([[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]]) and Chinnarasu ([[Manoj Bharathiraja]]) are ready to give up their lives for him. The three brothers are very fond of their sister Rasamani ([[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]]). A rich man from the neighboring village ([[Pyramid Natarajan]]), Chinniyampalyam Zamin Rangarajan, feels insulted when Thangarasu mishandles his son Aakash (Akash) during a temple festival, and to take revenge, he comes with a wedding proposal to make Rasamani his daughter-in-law. At the time of the wedding, the groom's family demands the entire wealth of Selvarasu to be transferred to Rasamani as the dowry, for which Selvarasu and his brothers agree. The brothers are insulted at every opportunity, while Rasamani is also ill-treated by her husband and father in law.
Selvarasu is the head of his family, and his two brothers Thangarasu and Chinnarasu are ready to give up their lives for him. The three brothers are very fond of their sister Rasamani. A rich man from the neighbouring village [[Chinniampalayam]] Zamin Rangarajan, feels insulted when Thangarasu mishandles his son Aakash during a temple festival, and to take revenge, he comes with a wedding proposal to make Rasamani his daughter-in-law. At the time of the wedding, the groom's family demands the entire wealth of Selvarasu to be transferred to Rasamani as the dowry, for which Selvarasu and his brothers agree. The brothers are insulted at every opportunity, while Rasamani is also ill-treated by her husband and father in law.


Selvarasu is married to Lakshmi ([[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]]), while Thangarasu is married to his cousin Durga ([[Sindhu Menon]]) and Chinnarasu is in love with his classmate Priya ([[Monal (actress)|Monal]]). Rasamani conceives but still undergoes the torture of her family. Chinnarasu's wedding is arranged with Priya, and the brothers eagerly await for the arrival of Rasamani for the wedding. However, Rasamani is locked up in a room by Aakash, who is not permitting her to attend the wedding. Aakash also injures her feet while she tries to escape from her house with plans of attending the wedding. The brothers come to Rasamani's home requesting her to come for the wedding and are shocked to know that she is hurt and locked in a room. The brothers fight Aakash's goons. Rasamani gets furious and decides to end her relationship with Aakash. She removes the [[thaali]] and throws on the face of her husband and decides to go with her brothers. In the end, Aakash and his father reform and accept Rasamani and her brothers.
Selvarasu is married to Lakshmi, while Thangarasu is married to his cousin Durga and Chinnarasu is in love with his classmate Priya. Rasamani conceives but still undergoes the torture of her family. Chinnarasu's wedding is arranged with Priya, and the brothers eagerly await for the arrival of Rasamani for the wedding. However, Rasamani is locked up in a room by Aakash, who is not permitting her to attend the wedding. Aakash also injures her feet while she tries to escape from her house with plans of attending the wedding. The brothers come to Rasamani's home requesting her to come for the wedding and are shocked to know that she is hurt and locked in a room. The brothers fight Aakash's goons. Rasamani gets furious and decides to end her relationship with Aakash. She removes the [[thaali]] and throws on the face of her husband and decides to go with her brothers. Thereafter, they got back their assets and she lived happily with her brothers.


==Cast==
== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
{{cast listing|
* [[R. Sarathkumar|Sarath Kumar]] as Selvarasu
* [[R. Sarathkumar|Sarathkumar]] as Selvarasu
* [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]] as Thangarasu, Selvarasu's brother
* [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]] as Thangarasu
* [[Manoj Bharathiraja]] as Chinnarasu, Selvarasu's brother
* [[Manoj Bharathiraja]] as Chinnarasu
* [[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]] as Rasamani, the sister of the brothers
* [[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]] as Rasamani (voice dubbed by [[Savitha Reddy]])
* [[Abhirami (actress)|Abhirami]] as Lakshmi, Selvarasu's wife
* [[Abhirami (actress, born 1983)|Abhirami]] as Lakshmi
* [[Sindhu Menon]] as Durga, Thangarasu's wife and cousin
* [[Sindhu Menon]] as Durga
* [[Monal (actress)|Monal]] as Priya, Chinnarasu's love interest
* [[Monal Naval|Monal]] as Priya
* [[Goundamani]] as Ramanathan, Selvarasu's maternal uncle
* [[Goundamani]] as Ramanathan
* [[Manivannan]] as Sundaram
* [[Manivannan]] as Sundaram
* [[Senthil]] as M. Tharmaraj, Sundaram's nephew
* [[Senthil]] as M. Dharmaraj
* Akash as Aakash, Rasamani's husband
* Akash as Akash
* [[Pyramid Natarajan]] as Chinnapalayam Zamin Rangarajan, Rasamani's father-in-law
* [[Pyramid Natarajan]] as Chinnapalayam Zamindar Raja Manikkam
* [[Priyanka]] as Bride Girl
* [[Priyanka]] as Kanmani, Bride Girl
* [[Manjula Vijayakumar]] as Parvathi, Durga's mother
* [[Manjula Vijayakumar]] as Parvathi
* [[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] as Priya's father
* [[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] as Minister Thangavelu, Priya's father
* [[Riyaz Khan]] as Priya's brother
* [[Riyaz Khan]] as Ramesh, Priya's brother
* [[Santhana Bharathi]] as Rajalingam Gounder, Lakshmi's father
* [[Santhana Bharathi]] as Paramasivam Gounder
* [[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as College Principal
* [[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as College Principal Gopalsamy
* [[Manobala]] as Professor
* [[Manobala]] as Professor Sivaraman
* [[Vasu Vikram]] as Maruthamuthu  
* [[Vasu Vikram]] as Maruthamuthu
* [[Lavanya (actress)|Lavanya]]
* [[Lavanya (actress)|Lavanya]] as Uma
* [[Crane Manohar]]
* [[Crane Manohar]] as Mani
* [[Erode Soundar]] as Mercenary Hitman
* [[Erode Soundar]] as Koti, Mercenary Hitman
* [[Raadhika Sarathkumar|Raadhika]]  (cameo appearance)
* [[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]]  (cameo appearance)
* [[K. S. Ravikumar]] (guest appearance in song "Vidiya Vidiya")
* [[K. S. Ravikumar]] (guest appearance in song "Vidiya Vidiya")
* [[Sridhar (choreographer)|Sridhar]] as dancer
* [[Sridhar (choreographer)|Sridhar]] as dancer (in "Pineapple Vannathodu")
{{colend}}
}}
 
==Production==
[[R. B. Choudary]]'s financial problems meant that the director [[K. S. Ravikumar]] financed the first schedule of the film by himself. The producer acknowledged and thanked the director at the audio launch function.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/cinebit/c2.html |title=Nilacharal |publisher=Nilacharal |access-date=2012-08-05 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235536/http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/cinebit/c2.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


In June 2001, during the shoot of the film in the [[Mandya]] district of Karnataka, the team were attacked by angry villagers. The set was trashed and crew members were injured.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/jun/01ss.htm|title=rediff.com, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2 November 2020|archive-date=26 August 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050826053712/http://rediff.com/movies/2001/jun/01ss.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Production ==
Producer [[R. B. Choudary]]'s financial problems meant that the director [[K. S. Ravikumar]] financed the first schedule of the film by himself. Choudary acknowledged and thanked Ravikumar at the film's audio launch function.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cinebits |url=http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/cinebit/c2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235536/http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/cinebit/c2.html |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=5 August 2012 |website=Nilacharal}}</ref>


The climax of the film was changed after the completion of the shoot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/20011019/rtam1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20020109175441/http://www.screenindia.com/20011019/rtam1.html|archive-date = 9 January 2002|title = Entertainment News: Latest Bollywood & Hollywood News, Today's Entertainment News Headlines}}</ref>
In June 2001, during the shoot of the film in the [[Mandya]] district of Karnataka, the team were attacked by angry villagers.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |title=Samudram |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/location/samudram.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040825232952/http://www.chennaionline.com/location/samudram.asp |archive-date=25 August 2004 |access-date=6 January 2026 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref> The set was trashed and crew was injured.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Riti |first=M D |date=1 June 2001 |title=Real life drama |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/jun/01ss.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050826053712/http://rediff.com/movies/2001/jun/01ss.htm |archive-date=26 August 2005 |access-date=2 November 2020 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> The film's original ending showed Rasamani leaving her husband and going back to her brothers' house. This was later changed to show Rasamani's husband and father-in-law getting reformed and accepting her.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 October 2001 |title={{sic|nolink=y|Samundaram}} climax changed |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20011019/rtam1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020109175441/http://www.screenindia.com/20011019/rtam1.html |archive-date=9 January 2002 |access-date=18 November 2020 |website=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rasika |title=Fate of the film? |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/reeltalk/nov144.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040824235722/http://www.chennaionline.com/reeltalk/nov144.asp |archive-date=24 August 2004 |access-date=20 January 2024 |work=Chennai Online}}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
== Soundtrack ==
[[Sabesh–Murali]], brothers of music composer [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], made their debut as full-fledged composers with this project after composing background music for their brother's films previously.<ref name="timesofindia">{{Cite web |date=28 August 2021 |title=20 Years of Samuthiram: Four interesting facts about the film |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/20-years-of-samuthiram-four-interesting-facts-about-the-film/photostory/85687105.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828053341/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/20-years-of-samuthiram-four-interesting-facts-about-the-film/photostory/85687105.cms |archive-date=28 August 2021 |access-date=1 June 2023 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Samudhiram (2001) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/samudhiram-songs-T0000372 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815144629/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/samudhiram-songs-T0000372 |archive-date=15 August 2020 |access-date=8 October 2021 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> The song "Vidiya Vidiya" is set in the [[Carnatic raga]] [[Arabhi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 April 2013 |title=Valour and worship |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/valour-and-worship/article4609821.ece |url-status=live |access-date=1 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203045918/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/valour-and-worship/article4609821.ece |archive-date=3 February 2023}}</ref>


{{Infobox album
{{Track listing
| name      = Samudhiram
| headline = Track listing
| type      = [[soundtrack]]
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| artist    = [[Sabesh–Murali]]
| title1 = Kaa Vitta
| cover      =
| note1 =
| alt        =
| lyrics1 = [[Pa. Vijay]]
| released  = 2001
| extra1 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]
| recorded  =
| length1 =
| venue      =
| title2 = Kandupidi
| studio    =
| note2 =
| genre      = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| lyrics2 = Ilaiyakamban
| length    =
| extra2 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Ganga Sitharasu| Ganga]]
| label      = Star Music
| length2 =  
| producer  = Sabesh–Murali
| title3 = Azhagana Chinna Devathai
| prev_title =
| note3 =  
| prev_year  =
| lyrics3 = Kalaikumar
| next_title = [[Naina (2002 film)|Naina]]
| extra3 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]], Harini
| next_year  = 2002
| length3 =  
| title4 = Vidiya Vidiya
| note4 =  
| lyrics4 = [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]]
| extra4 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]
| length4 =  
| title5 = Pineapple Vannathodu
| note5 =  
| lyrics5 = Pa Vijay
| extra5 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| length5 =  
}}
}}


[[Sabesh–Murali]], brothers of music composer [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], made their debut as full-fledged composers with this project after composing background music for their brother's films previously.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/samudhiram-songs-T0000372|title=Samudhiram Songs Download, Samudhiram Tamil MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Tamil Songs|website=www.raaga.com|access-date=8 October 2021|archive-date=15 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815144629/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/samudhiram-songs-T0000372|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oosai.com/tamilsongs/samuthiram_songs.cfm |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 September 2014 |archive-date=30 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330205943/http://www.oosai.com/tamilsongs/samuthiram_songs.cfm |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Release and reception ==
*"Kaa Vitta" – [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]
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*"Kandupidi" – [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Ganga]]
''Samudhiram'' was released on 31 August 2001.<ref name="timesofindia" /> Malathi Rangarajan from ''[[The Hindu]]'' stated that ''Samudhiram'' "is a story of the sincere affection that exists in a family&nbsp;– love that is more filial than fraternal; attachment that is more unnatural than normal".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=20 February 2002 |title=Film Review: Samudhiram |url=http://thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/07/stories/09070222.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020220154552/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/07/stories/09070222.htm |archive-date=20 February 2002 |access-date=19 April 2021 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Visual Dasan of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' felt ''Samudhiram'' is an example of Choudary making many such films as audience are ready to watch these kind of films, he however praised Sabesh–Murali's music, Sindhu's acting and Goundamani and Senthil's humour and concluded saying the director, who understands that cinema is a dream world, can learn to shoot realistically by watching his disciple [[Cheran (director)|Cheran]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=தாசன் |first=விஷுவல் |date=16 September 2001 |title=சமுத்திரம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2001-09-16/page/29/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230531133738/https://archive.org/details/kalki2001-09-16/page/28/mode/2up |archive-date=31 May 2023 |access-date=31 May 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=28–29 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
*"Azhagana Chinna Devathai" – [[Shankar Mahadevan]], Harini
*"Vidiya Vidiya" – [[Udit Narayan]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]
*"Pineaple Kannathodu" – Shankar Mahadevan


==Release==
== References ==
''Samudhiram'' released on 31 August 2001.
{{Reflist}}
 
==Critical reception==
The movie generally got negative reviews as it was felt that the story is not new. Malathi Rangarajan from thehindu.com stated ''Samudhiram'' is a story of the sincere affection that exists in a family – love that is more filial than fraternal; attachment that is more unnatural than normal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Film Review: Samudhiram|url=http://www.hindu.com/2001/09/07/stories/09070222.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720074859/http://www.hindu.com/2001/09/07/stories/09070222.htm|url-status=dead|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=2009-07-20}}</ref> Screenindia wrote that stars performed well in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/5EEBFA13B73A9AD4E5256B35002FA65F |title=Samutharam – Fine performance by the lead stars – Screen |date=2004-06-20 |access-date=2012-08-05}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/kalki2001-09-16/page/29/mode/2up ''Kalki'' review]</ref>


==References==
== External links ==
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Not to be confused with Samudram (1999 film).

Samudhiram
Poster
Directed byK. S. Ravikumar
Produced byR. B. Choudary
Screenplay byK. S. Ravikumar
Story byErode Soundar
StarringSarathkumar
Murali
Manoj Bharathiraja
Kaveri
Abhirami
Sindhu Menon
Monal
Music bySabesh–Murali
CinematographyS. Murthy
Edited byK. Thanikachalam
Production
company
Release date
  • 31 August 2001 (2001-08-31)
Running time
163 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Samudhiram (transl. Ocean) is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language drama film co-written by Erode Soundar and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film stars an ensemble cast of Sarathkumar, Murali, Manoj Bharathiraja, Kaveri, Abhirami, Sindhu Menon and Monal. The score and soundtrack are composed by Sabesh–Murali.

Samudhiram was released on 31 August 2001 and became a commercial success. The film was remade in Telugu as Siva Rama Raju, in Bengali as Kartabya and in Kannada as Paramashiva.[1]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Selvarasu is the head of his family, and his two brothers Thangarasu and Chinnarasu are ready to give up their lives for him. The three brothers are very fond of their sister Rasamani. A rich man from the neighbouring village Chinniampalayam Zamin Rangarajan, feels insulted when Thangarasu mishandles his son Aakash during a temple festival, and to take revenge, he comes with a wedding proposal to make Rasamani his daughter-in-law. At the time of the wedding, the groom's family demands the entire wealth of Selvarasu to be transferred to Rasamani as the dowry, for which Selvarasu and his brothers agree. The brothers are insulted at every opportunity, while Rasamani is also ill-treated by her husband and father in law.

Selvarasu is married to Lakshmi, while Thangarasu is married to his cousin Durga and Chinnarasu is in love with his classmate Priya. Rasamani conceives but still undergoes the torture of her family. Chinnarasu's wedding is arranged with Priya, and the brothers eagerly await for the arrival of Rasamani for the wedding. However, Rasamani is locked up in a room by Aakash, who is not permitting her to attend the wedding. Aakash also injures her feet while she tries to escape from her house with plans of attending the wedding. The brothers come to Rasamani's home requesting her to come for the wedding and are shocked to know that she is hurt and locked in a room. The brothers fight Aakash's goons. Rasamani gets furious and decides to end her relationship with Aakash. She removes the thaali and throws on the face of her husband and decides to go with her brothers. Thereafter, they got back their assets and she lived happily with her brothers.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Producer R. B. Choudary's financial problems meant that the director K. S. Ravikumar financed the first schedule of the film by himself. Choudary acknowledged and thanked Ravikumar at the film's audio launch function.[2]

In June 2001, during the shoot of the film in the Mandya district of Karnataka, the team were attacked by angry villagers.[3] The set was trashed and crew was injured.[4] The film's original ending showed Rasamani leaving her husband and going back to her brothers' house. This was later changed to show Rasamani's husband and father-in-law getting reformed and accepting her.[5][6]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Sabesh–Murali, brothers of music composer Deva, made their debut as full-fledged composers with this project after composing background music for their brother's films previously.[7][8] The song "Vidiya Vidiya" is set in the Carnatic raga Arabhi.[9]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kaa Vitta"Pa. VijayMano, Anuradha Sriram 
2."Kandupidi"IlaiyakambanHariharan, Ganga 
3."Azhagana Chinna Devathai"KalaikumarShankar Mahadevan, Harini 
4."Vidiya Vidiya"VivekaUdit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam 
5."Pineapple Vannathodu"Pa VijayShankar Mahadevan, Sujatha Mohan 

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Samudhiram was released on 31 August 2001.[7] Malathi Rangarajan from The Hindu stated that Samudhiram "is a story of the sincere affection that exists in a family – love that is more filial than fraternal; attachment that is more unnatural than normal".[10] Visual Dasan of Kalki felt Samudhiram is an example of Choudary making many such films as audience are ready to watch these kind of films, he however praised Sabesh–Murali's music, Sindhu's acting and Goundamani and Senthil's humour and concluded saying the director, who understands that cinema is a dream world, can learn to shoot realistically by watching his disciple Cheran.[11]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Sharadhaa, A (11 September 2014). "Three-Year-Old Paramashiva Finally Sees Light of Day". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Cinebits". Nilacharal. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  3. ↑ Mannath, Malini. "Samudram". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 25 August 2004. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Riti, M D (1 June 2001). "Real life drama". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2005. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Samundaram [sic] climax changed". Screen. 19 October 2001. Archived from the original on 9 January 2002. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  6. ↑ Rasika. "Fate of the film?". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 24 August 2004. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "20 Years of Samuthiram: Four interesting facts about the film". The Times of India. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Samudhiram (2001)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Valour and worship". The Hindu. 12 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  10. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (20 February 2002). "Film Review: Samudhiram". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  11. ↑ தாசன், விஷுவல் (16 September 2001). "சமுத்திரம்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). pp. 28–29. Retrieved 31 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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