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Vandicholai Chinraasu
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| Vandicholai Chinraasu | |
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| File:Album vandicholaichinraasu cover.jpg | |
| Directed by | Manoj Kumar |
| Produced by | Thirupur Mani |
| Written by | Manoj Kumar Sivaram Gandhi (Dialogues) |
| Starring | Sathyaraj Sukanya Goundamani |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Cinematography | Lakshmi Balan |
| Edited by | M. N. Raja |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Vivekananda Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Vandicholai Chinraasu is a 1994 Tamil masala film directed by Manoj Kumar. This remains the only Sathyaraj movie as hero where A. R. Rahman composed the music. It was released on Tamil New Year Day. The film received mixed response at the box office.
Plot[edit]
The title of the story is the name of the hero Chinnrasu (Sathyaraj) and Vandicholai, the name of the town where he lives with his father Rathnasamy (Delhi Ganesh) and sister. Rathnasamy works in the forest office as a driver. Chinnrasu has an aim to become a district forest officer. Due to some problem, Rathnasamy gets a transfer order, and the family shifts in Vandicholai town. The first plot of the movie showcases the current situation of Chinnrasu. The movie starts from a scene where Chinnrasu is in the jail and will be hanged till death in a couple of month. Hearing this, Chinnrasu remembers his past life and how he gets such a punishment.
Cast[edit]
- Sathyaraj as Chinraasu
- Sukanya as Parvathi
- Sivaranjani as Kalyani
- Anandaraj as Santhanapandian
- Goundamani as Kittu
- Delhi Ganesh as Rathnasamy
- S. S. Chandran
- Thalapathy Dinesh
- Vichithra
- Bhavani
- Hariraj as Sankar
- Vijay Krishnaraj as Jailer
- Baby Sridevi as Lakshmi
- Chitti
- Yuvasri
- Premi
Soundtrack[edit]
| Vandicholai Chinraasu | ||||
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| Film score by | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | Panchathan Record Inn | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Label | AVM Audio Pyramid Aditya Music | |||
| A. R. Rahman chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman and the lyrics were written by Vairamuthu, Pulamaipithan and Na.Kamarasan.
Tamil version[edit]
| Track listing[2] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Senthamizh Naatu Thamizhachiye" | Shahul Hameed | 4:17 | ||||||
| 2. | "Chitthirai Nilavu" | Jayachandran, Minmini | 4:51 | ||||||
| 3. | "Ye Muthu Pappa" | Swarnalatha & Malgudi Subha | 5:01 | ||||||
| 4. | "Edhu Sugam Sugam Adhu Veendum Veendum" | Vani Jairam & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:25 | ||||||
| 5. | "Barota Barota" | S. Janaki & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:34 | ||||||
| 6. | "Chinna Mayile" | Shahul Hameed | 2:17 | ||||||
Total length: |
23:17 | ||||||||
Telugu version[edit]
The soundtrack was also released in Telugu as Bobbili Paparayudu. Lyrics were by Vennelakanti.[3]
| Track listing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Achu Telugu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:12 | ||||||
| 2. | "Muddu Mama" | Sujatha | 4:55 | ||||||
| 3. | "Singarayya Konda" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Malgudi Subha | 4:32 | ||||||
| 4. | "Tholi Sukham Sukham" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha | 4:34 | ||||||
| 5. | "Tharaka Cheluvu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha | 4:46 | ||||||
Total length: |
22:59 | ||||||||
Critical reception[edit]
The film received mixed reviews from the critics and had a below average run at the box office. The Indian Express wrote "There is nothing new in the story-line. Nor in the scenes. The performance are quite listless."[4] New Straits Times wrote that film "is for die-hard Sathyaraj fans".[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=vandicholai chinrasu
- ↑ "Vandicholai Chinnarasu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ↑ "Bobbili Paparayudu". Spotify. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19940422&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19940521&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
