Dosth (2001 Tamil film)

Dosth
File:Poster of Dosth.jpg
Directed by	S. A. Chandrasekhar
Produced by	K. Muralidharan V.Swaminathan G. Venugopal
Written by	R. Saminathan (dialogues)
Screenplay by	S. A. Chandrasekhar
Story by	S. A. Chandrasekhar
Starring	Sarathkumar Abhirami Raghuvaran Prakash Raj
Music by	Deva
Cinematography	Vijay Milton
Edited by	B. S. Vasu Saleem
Production company	Lakshmi Movie Makers
Release date	29 June 2001 (2001-06-29)
Running time	158 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Dosth (transl. Friend) is a 2001 Tamil-language action-crime film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars Sarathkumar and Abhirami whilst Raghuvaran, Prakash Raj and Indu play supporting roles. The film received average to mixed reviews upon release.

Plot

Vishwa (Sarathkumar) and Raghu (Raghuvaran) are the closest of friends. Of course, the former is true, while the latter is merely a mercenary. Nothing matters to Raghu except money. He uses his wealthy friend as a ruse to rise in status. Devoted to his selfish friend, Vishwa is too naive to know that Raghu is an archetypal scheming villain who could ruin him for money. When he does realize the truth, it is too late - he is already a wreck, estranged from his child and lover and behind bars. Now it is time for revenge.

Cast

• Sarathkumar as Vishwanathan
• Abhirami as Anamika
• Raghuvaran as Raghu
• Prakash Raj as ACP Neelakanda Brahmachari
• Indhu as Gowri
• Santhana Bharathi as Judge
• Sriman as Dharmaraj
• Nizhalgal Ravi as Jail Superintendent
• Besant Ravi as Police Inspector
• Mohan Sharma as I. G.
• Crazy Mohan as Astrologer
• Mahanadi Shankar as Seller
• Thalapathi Dinesh as Fighter
• Saranya Mohan as a child in cemetery
• Vadivelu as Bomb Bakri (special appearance)
• Kasthuri in a special appearance
• K. S. Ravikumar in a special appearance as boxing referee
• Ramji in a special appearance

Production

S. A. Chandrasekhar was inspired by the Hollywood thriller 'Double Jeopardy' and decided to copy. After receiving an offer from Lakshmi Movie Makers to direct the film, he reworked the script and cast Sarathkumar, alongside Prakash Raj and Raghuvaran.

Soundtrack

Dosth
Soundtrack album by Deva
Released	2001
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	Hit Musics

Lyrics were written by Vaali.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	Ethen Thottathu	Swarnalatha, Arunmozhi	Vaali	06:40
2	Hey Sal Sal	Sukhwinder Singh		04:58
3	I Am A Bachelor	Anuradha Sriram		06:11
4	Rendu Angula Roja	Baby Vaishali, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra		05:52
5	Tajmahal	Anuradha Sriram, Devan		06:00

Reception

Bbthots called "a fairly engaging thriller but [Chandrasekar's] contribution is minimal since the movie is a frame-by-frame copy of the Hollywood hit Double Jeopardy, with Sarathkumar taking on the role played by Ashley Judd". The Hindu wrote, "The film has flashes of intelligence, splashes of humour, spurts of sentiment and mounds of melodrama. Yet the cocktail does not offer complete satiety. One reason could be the pace, affected as it is by inevitable appendages".