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| Subash | |
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| File:Subash poster Tamil.jpg | |
| Directed by | R. V. Udayakumar |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | S. Gajendra Kumar (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | R. V. Udayakumar |
| Story by | Sujatha Udhayakumar |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | Siva |
| Edited by | B. S. Nagaraj |
Production company | Sivasree Pictures |
| Distributed by | Sivasree Pictures |
Release date | 20 September 1996 |
Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Subash is a 1996 Tamil action film directed by R. V. Udayakumar. The film features Arjun and Revathi in lead roles. The film, produced by K. S. Srinivasan and K. S. Sivaraman, had musical score by Vidyasagar and was released on 20 September 1996. The film was an average grosser at the box office.[1][2] This was the last movie for Silk Smitha.
Plot
Subash (Arjun), a good-for-nothing youth, who enjoys life as much as possible. His brother Rajasekhar (Siddique) is a minister, and his father (Jaishankar) is a court judge. Later, Subash falls in love with Savitri (Revathi), a middle-class Brahmin girl. Savitri loves him but wants to marry an intrepid man, so Subash joins the army and becomes a military officer. Upon his return from the military camp, his family reveals that Savitri and her father have died in an accident. Arumugasamy (Prakash Raj), an honest politician, though being Rajasekhar's opposition party, also his best friend, dies mysteriously. Subash suspects Thangamani (Manivannan), Arumugasamy's right hand, for Arumugasamy's death. Thereafter, Subash finds Savitri in Thangamani's house and rescues her. Savitri discloses that Rajasekhar is a corrupt politician and maintains contact with terrorist groups. Rajasekhar's henchmen then kill Arumugasamy, and Thangamani begins to sequester her. A heartbroken Subash swears to punish his brother and save his country from the terrorists. To save Savitri from his brother Rajasekar, Subash makes a plan. As a part of his plan subash brings Savitri to his house by saying Savitri is kidnapped by the killers of Arumugasamy. While escaping from then she met with an accident and lost her memory. As promised subash marries Savitri in front of his family. Seeing Savitri alive disturbs Rajasekar, he decides to meet his partner in crime. Subash follows his brother and came to know about their plan of killing all the religious leaders of India in the peace yatra. Meanwhile, the Subash family finds the truth about Savitri and Rajasekar. Subash and his father try to expose the plans of Rajasekar but Rajasekar's partner Nityananda Swamy using his influence gets orders from subash superiors for his return to the army base immediately. To get for subash, subash's father commits suicide, So subash can get an extension of his leave for his funeral. Then subash stops his brother's brutal plan and kills all those who are responsible for this plan including his brother. Finally, the movie ends as subash resigns his colonel job as his military superiors disagree with his actions.
Cast
- Arjun as Colonel Subash
- Revathi as Savithri
- Monica Bedi as Anitha
- Siddique as Rajasekhar
- Prakash Raj as Arumugasamy
- Mounika as Arumugasamy's wife
- Jaishankar as Subash's father
- Manivannan as Thangamani
- Vadivelu as Subash's friend
- Vivek as Subash's friend
- R. N. K. Prasad as Indian Army General
- Sudha as Lakshmi
- K. R. Vatsala as Nithyananda Swamy's assistant
- Y. Vijaya as Anitha's mother
- Hemanth as Nithyananda Swamy
- Sukran as Subash's friend
- Silk Smitha in a special appearance for the song "Hey Saloma Salo"
Production
The film was initially titled August 15th and was engaged in a long battle during production with another film to secure the title, but eventually had to settle for Subash. Furthermore, during the making of the film, Karthik Raja was dropped and replaced by Vidyasagar.[3] This film was actress Silk Smitha's last film, as she died 3 days after the release of this film.
Soundtrack
| Subash | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1996 |
| Recorded | 1996 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Pyramid Sa Re Ga Ma |
| Producer | Vidyasagar |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Vidyasagar. The soundtrack, released in 1996, features 6 tracks.[4][5]
| Track | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Duration |
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| 1 | "Hawala" | Mano, Swarnalatha | R. V. Udayakumar | 4:29 |
| 2 | "Kudi Magan" | Chorus | 1:30 | |
| 3 | "Mugam Enna" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:41 | |
| 4 | "Hey Saloma" | Vidyasagar, Swarnalatha | 5:20 | |
| 5 | "Hero Honda" | Arjun, Sujatha | 4:37 | |
| 6 | "Thendral Mela" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:21 |
References
- ↑ "Filmography of subhash". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ↑ "Tamil Movie News--Pudhu Edition 2". 17 January 1997. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ "Tamil Movie News--Pudhu Edition 1". 22 October 1996. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ "Subash : Tamil Movie". hummaa.com. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ↑ "Subash - Vidyasagar". thiraipaadal.com. Retrieved 5 June 2012.