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Red (2002 film)
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| Directed by | Singampuli |
| Produced by | S. S. Chakravarthy |
| Written by | Singampuli |
| Screenplay by | Singampuli |
| Starring | Ajith Kumar Priya Gill Manivannan Salim Ghouse Raghuvaran Rajan P. Dev Revathi Rajesh Nizhalgal Ravi Rajeev |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | R. D. Rajasekhar |
| Edited by | Sreekar Prasad |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | NIC Arts Release |
Release date | 14 January 2002 |
Running time | 175 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹15 crore |
| Box office | ₹16 crore |
Red is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Singampuli and produced by S S Chakravarthy. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Priya Gill in the lead roles, while Manivannan, Salim Ghouse and Raghuvaran played pivotal roles. The film's background score and soundtrack are composed by Deva. The film received mixed reviews from critics and had an average box office performance.[1][2]
Synopsis[edit]
Adhi (Ajith Kumar) is a gangster who is well known with his alias name Red, (Revolution, Education, and Development) at the Madurai district of Tamil Nadu who possesses a heart of gold, and when not bashing up mercenaries, he spends his time forcing schools to accept students without donations and taking care of orphans. Cheeni (Salim Ghouse) is his biggest enemy. RED falls for Gayathri (Priya Gill), the daughter of his friend and confidante Narayanan (Manivannan), and helps her without her knowledge. She likes him but wants him to give up his life of violence. Meanwhile, reporter Manimegalai (Rajesh) for Ananda Vikatan magazine begins to serialize red's life story under the name Aadhi, and it becomes quite the rage among readers and rest forms the plot.
Cast[edit]
- Ajith Kumar as Aadhi a.k.a. Red
- Priya Gill as Gayathri
- Salim Ghouse as Cheeni
- Manivannan as Narayanan, Gayathri's father
- Charle as Kaipulla
- Rajan P. Dev as Sarathy
- Raghuvaran as Sethupathy, Ananda Vikatan editor
- Revathi as Janaki, Advocate
- Rajesh as Manimegalai, a writer from Ananda Vikatan
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Anand, Manimegalai's assistant
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Ananda Vikatan Reporter
- Rajeev as Pacha muthu, Police Commissioner
- Anand as Radha Krishnan, Gayathri's brother
- K. R. Vatsala as School Principal
- VTV Ganesh as District Collector
- Ilavarasu as Auto driver
- Mahanadi Shankar as Cheeni's henchman
- Ganthimathi as Veeramma
- LIC Narasimhan as school correspondent
- Madhan Bob as Aaruchamy
- Periya Karuppu Thevar
- Soori as a thief
- Aakash as Rahul
- Vindhya as Mayakka, in the song in "Dil Dil Italy Kattil" song
- Sridhar as himself in the song "Red Red"
- Kanal Kannan as himself (cameo appearance)
Soundtrack[edit]
| Red | ||||
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| Released | 14 November 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 36:52 | |||
| Label | Sa Re Ga Ma Bayshore Divo Sony Music Vega Music | |||
| Producer | Deva | |||
| Deva chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack features six songs composed by Deva. The film's soundtrack became a success prior to release, with critics praising the songs particularly "Thai Madiyae".[3] All lyrics written by Vairamuthu.[4]
| Track list | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Red Red" | SP Balasubramanyam | 7:06 | ||||||
| 2. | "Roja Kaathu" | Hariharan | 5:17 | ||||||
| 3. | "November Madham" | Hariharan, Mahalaxmi Iyer | 6:04 | ||||||
| 4. | "Olikuchi Udambukari" | KK, Anuradha Sriram | 6:25 | ||||||
| 5. | "Dil Dil Italy Kattil" | Silambarasan, Mathangi Jagdish | 5:46 | ||||||
| 6. | "Thai Madiyae" | Tippu | 6:14 | ||||||
Total length: |
36:52 | ||||||||
Production[edit]
NIC Arts, the producers of Ajith Kumar's previous films Vaali, Mugavaree and Citizen signed him to appear in a film titled Right directed by debutant Singampulia, an associate of Sundar C. The original plot point of Ajith's 1999 film Unnai Thedi was recommended by Singampuli, and Ajith had mentioned that if the film became a success he would feature in a future film to be directed by Singampuli.[5] Priya Gill was signed as heroine while the film has music by Deva and cinematography by Rajasekar. The shoot of the film started at Annapoorna Studios where art director Sabu Cyril erected a part of Madurai town for the film. Other members announced to a part of the cast included Salim Ghouse, Rajan P Dev, Raghuvaran, Manivannan and Srividya.[6]
Release[edit]
The film was initially supposed to release in the Deepavali season of 2001 but was postponed to January 2002 to avoid competition with Kamal Haasan's Aalavandhan. The film ran more than 100 days in cinemas.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ Krishnamoorthy, Mohan (7 December 2018). "Red Movie : காரணமும் இது தான்.!". Kalakkal Cinema. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ "'தல படத்துல ஒரு தப்பு பண்ணிட்டேன்' Red Movie Director Singam Puli Exclusive Interview... (video)". nakkheeran. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 www.ajithkumar.fr.fm. www.ajithkumar.fr.fm. Retrieved on 2017-11-19.
- ↑ "Red". Saavn.com. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ↑ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (27 November 2010) My First Break: Singam Puli. The Hindu
- ↑ Itihaasam and Red. www.ajithkumar.fr.fm. Retrieved on 2017-11-19.
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