Englishkaran
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| Englishkaran | |
|---|---|
 Official DVD | |
| Directed by | Sakthi Chidambaram |
| Produced by | Amudha Durairaj |
| Starring | Sathyaraj Namitha Vadivelu Madhumitha Siva Balaji |
| Cinematography | Suresh Devan |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Deva |
Production companies | Seven Hills Film Factory Deivanai Movies |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Englishkaran (transl. Englishman) is a 2005 Tamil-language comedy film. It stars Sathyaraj and Namitha, while Vadivelu, Madhumitha Siva Balaji, and Santhanam play supporting roles. "Englishkaran" with the tagline "Tamizh Vazhga" is a film from the hit combo from Sathyaraj and Shakthi Chidambaram whose earlier ventures Ennamma Kannu and Maha Nadigan were hits. Englishkaran also has humour, glamour, many puns and is based on a strong theme paced with whimsy humour. The film opened to positive reviews.
Plot
[edit]The film starts with Thamizharasan (Sathyaraj), a reformist who enters a village with the intention to unite a couple and help a young girl named Sandhya (Madhumitha), who aspires to be a singer. Bala (Siva Balaji) is in love with Sandhya. Thamizharasan faces the anger of Sandhya's father (Dhandapani), a strong believer of older ideologies. Sandhya hates Thamizharasan, and the reason for that is told in a flashback, which starts with Thamizharasan's wife Maheswari (Namitha) aspiring to be a sports champion. Theepori Thirumugam (Vadivelu) is Maheswari's uncle. Thamizharasan helps her. Due to some family problems, Maheswari kills herself after making her husband promise to help her sister to become a popular singer. The rest of the film is how Thamizharasan fulfills Maheshwari's promise and helps unite Bala and Sandhya.
Cast
[edit]- Sathyaraj as Thamizharasan
- Namitha as Maheswari
- Vadivelu as "Theeppori" Thirumugam
- Santhanam as Kundusaamy
- Madhumitha as Sandhya
- Siva Balaji as Bala
- Santhanam as Bala's friend
- Jaya Murali as Maheshwari and Sandhya's mother
- Sathyapriya as Thamizharasan's mother
- Aishwarya as Angalaparameswari
- Kadhal Dhandapani as Maheshwari and Sandhya's father
- K. S. G. Venkatesh as Doctor Dhamodharan
- Pawan as Angalaparameswari's son
- Singamuthu as "Neruppu" Neelamegam
- Bonda Mani as Thirumugam's friend
- Bava Lakshmanan as Thirumugam's friend
- Halwa Vasu as Thirumugam's friend
- Vijay Ganesh as Thirumugam's friend
- Krishnamoorthy as Thirumugam's friend
- Balu Anand as Villager
- Vengal Rao as Beggar
- Velmurugan as Bala's friend
- Ganeshkar as Bala's friend
- Chaplin Balu as Bala's friend
- Kili Ramachandran as Bala's friend
- Besant Ravi as Angalaparameswari's henchman
- Kovai Senthil as Priest
- Suruli Manohar as Kutty Samiyar
- Rajkrishna as Seth
- Deva as Himself (cameo appearance)
Production
[edit]The film's shoot took place in Chennai for 14 days, and for another 25 days at Gobichettipalayam.[1]
Soundtrack
[edit]Soundtrack was composed by Deva and released on Bayshore.[2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yaaradhu Yaaradhu" | Na. Muthukumar | Shreya Ghoshal | 5:50 |
| 2. | "Englishkaran" | Na. Muthukumar | Suresh Peters | 5:31 |
| 3. | "Englishkaran (Film Version)" | Na. Muthukumar | Manikka Vinayagam | 5:31 |
| 4. | "Nanbanae Nanbanae" | Na. Muthukumar | K. S. Chithra | 5:36 |
| 5. | "Yeh Thiruda" | Na. Muthukumar | Srikanth Deva, Sunitha Sarathy | 5:49 |
| 6. | "Ghajini Mohammed" | Na. Muthukumar | Karthik, Suchitra | 6:10 |
| Total length: | 28:56 | |||
Critical reception
[edit]Chennai Online wrote "Let your child pursue his own ambition, don't force yours on him, says the message. But in the loosely etched script with its various issues and distractions, it's a diluted, and confused multi-message that reaches the audience".[3] P. V. Sathish Kumar of Nowrunning wrote, "Sparky script, great performances, directorial flare, and play's essential revelation makes "Englishkaran" an admirable movie".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Mannath, Malini (14 May 2005). "Englishkaran". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Englishkaran". JioSaavn. 24 June 2005. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (2 August 2005). "Englishkaran". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 14 October 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ Kumar, P.V.Sathish (28 June 2005). "Englishkaran Tamil Movie". Nowrunning. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
