Kuththu

Kuthu
File:Kuththu DVD cover.jpg DVD cover
Directed by	A. Venkatesh
Produced by	K. C. N. Chandrasekar S. Durairaj
Written by	V. Prabhakar (dialogues)
Story by	V. V. Vinayak
Based on	Dil (Telugu)
Starring	Silambarasan Ramya
Music by	Srikanth Deva
Cinematography	A. Venkatesh
Edited by	V. T. Vijayan
Distributed by	Deivanai Movie Makers
Release date	14 April 2004 (2004-04-14)
Running time	156 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil
India

Kuthu (transl. Punch) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by A. Venkatesh, starring Silambarasan and Ramya in the lead roles. It is a remake of the Telugu film Dil which starred Nitin and Neha Bamb. The music was composed by Srikanth Deva. Released on 14 April 2004, it was a Super hit.

Plot

Gurumoorthy "Guru" (Silambarasan) is a sociable boy from a middle-class family. He lives with his parents- a doting mother and a strict but well-meaning father- and playful maternal uncle. He enrolls at the College of Arts and Sciences, and falls in love with Anjali (Ramya), a fellow student, who doesn't reciprocate his affections.
Anjali's father is the rich and powerful gangster Veerabahu (Kalabhavan Mani), who is extremely protective of his daughter to the point that he brutally beats up a boy at a temple for brushing past her by accident. A misunderstanding results in Guru being beaten up by Veerabahu's men, who suspect that him and Anjali are lovers. After this, he vows to win Anjali's love for real. In due course, she falls in love with him too. How the lovers stand strong in the face of Veerabahu's increasingly desperate attempts to separate them forms the rest of the story.

Cast

• Silambarasan as Gurumoorthy "Guru"
• Ramya as Anjali
• Kalabhavan Mani as Veerabahu, Anjali's father
• Vijayakumar as Guru's father
• Karunas as Guru's friend
• Livingston as Adhi Kesav, College Principal
• Kuyili as Guru's mother
• Aishwarya as Anjali's mother
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as Anjali's grandfather
• Manorama as Anjali's grandmother
• Suman Setty
• Ramya Krishnan (special appearance in the song "Pottu Thaakku")
• Robert (special appearance in the song "Pottu Thaakku")
• Mumtaj (special appearance in the song "Otha Viral Kattuna")
• Ashok Raja (special appearance in the song "Otha Viral Kattuna")

Production

After Dum which was a remake of Kannada film Appu. Venkatesh and Simbhu decided to collaborate for second time with Kuthu being the remake of successful Telugu film Dil. Kannada actress Divya Spandana made her debut in Tamil with this film under the name "Ramya".

A song was picturised with lead pair in studios with an erected set costing Rs 10 lakhs while another song was shot at Thirumayam Kottai near karaikudi with Ramya Krishnan which took three days to complete. The fight scene was shot at SRM College Grounds for 10 days.

Soundtrack

Srikanth Deva's tunes (he is music director Deva's son) are catchy and familiar. The re-recording especially in stunt sequences is jarring.

Kuththu
Soundtrack album by Srikanth Deva
Released	14 April 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	35:04
Label	Hit Musics Bayshore Divo Think Music
Producer	Srikanth Deva
Country	India
Srikanth Deva chronology
Doubles (2000) Kuththu (2004) M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi (2004)

Track list
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Otha Viral Kattuna"	Shankar Mahadevan	5:31
2.	"Nibuna Nibuna"	Sadhana Sargam	5:39
3.	"Sappida Vada"	Udit Narayan, Malathy Lakshman	5:33
4.	"Pottu Thakku"	Silambarasan, Roshini	5:08
5.	"Pachai Kili"	Kunal Ganjawala, Srilekha Parthasarathy	4:48
6.	"Assana Assana"	Subeen Khan, Mahalakshmi Iyer	4:58
7.	"Ennai Theendi Vittai"	Prasanna Rao, Chinmayi	3:27
Total length:			35:04

External links

• Kuththu on IMDb