''Chithirayil Nilachoru'' is a 2013 Indian
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nati ...
-language
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
written and directed by
R. Sundarrajan and produced by Murugesan. The film features Prakash Nath,
Vasundhara Kashyap
Vasundhara Kashyap is an Indian actress and model in Tamil language films.
Career
Vasundhara was born to a Tamil father and a Maharashtriann mother. She first appeared in the 2006 Tamil film, '' Vattaram'' and later starred in films includ ...
and
Sara Arjun
Sara Arjun (born ) is an Indian child actress who mainly appears in Tamil and Hindi films and commercials. Sara had appeared in a series of commercials and a short Hindi film before the age of six. In 2010, she was signed on to portray a lea ...
, with Ashok Sundarrajan and
Ganja Karuppu
Ganja Karuppu is an Indian actor who has predominantly appeared in comedy roles in Tamil cinema. After making his debut in Bala's '' Pithamagan'' (2003), Ganja Karuppu experienced success in the late 2000s with his roles in '' Raam'' (2005), ...
playing other pivotal characters. The film opened to mixed reviews upon release on 18 October 2013.
Plot
Gauri gets into a quarrel with an auto rickshaw driver for disrupting the purpose of her visit. She falls for him, just when she wants to wreck his life in return.
Cast
* Prakash Nath as Muthukumar
*
Vasundhara
Vasundhara Kashyap is an Indian actress and model in Tamil language films.
Career
Vasundhara was born to a Tamil father and a Maharashtriann mother. She first appeared in the 2006 Tamil film, ''Vattaram'' and later starred in films includi ...
as Gauri
*
Baby Sara as Oviya
* Ashok Sundarrajan as Ashok
*
Ganja Karuppu
Ganja Karuppu is an Indian actor who has predominantly appeared in comedy roles in Tamil cinema. After making his debut in Bala's '' Pithamagan'' (2003), Ganja Karuppu experienced success in the late 2000s with his roles in '' Raam'' (2005), ...
as Subramani
*
Kovai Sarala
Kovai Sarala is an Indian actress and comedian, who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian three times, for her performances in '' Sathi Leelavathi'' (1995), '' ...
*
K. P. Jagannath as Jagan
*
Delhi Ganesh
Delhi Ganesh is an Indian actor who mostly acts in supporting roles in Tamil cinema and serials. He has acted in more than 400 films from 1976 to present. Before films, he was a member of the Delhi-based theatre troupe, ''Dakshina Bharata Natak ...
as Gauri's father
* Ravi Prakash
*
Kalairani
Kalairani Indian actress who has worked in many Tamil films and as a performer with the Koothu-P-Pattarai theatre group.
Filmography
Serials
* ''Panchavan Kaadu'' (2014) (Tamil)
* ''Unarchigal'' (2014) (Tamil)
* ''Nandini
Nandini is a f ...
as Shop Owner
*
R. Sundarrajan as Sundaram
*
Fathima Babu
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as Church Mother
* Anuradha Krishnamoorthy
*
Singamuthu
Singamuthu (born 8 December 1958) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films as a comedian.
Career
Singamuthu has primarily appeared in comedy roles in films as a supporting actor debuting in ''Neram Nalla Irukku'' (1987). He ...
*
Aarthi
*
King Kong
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* Perazhagi Gayathri Raj as cameo appearance
*
Bhumika
Bhūmikā (Sanskrit: भूमिका) is derived from the word, ''Bhūmi'', meaning ''earth'', ''soil'', ''ground'' or ''character''.
Hinduism
The Upanishads speak about the seven ''bhūmikās'' or ''jñānabhūmis'' (fields of knowledge) or ...
as a fake beggar / mentally challenged person (special appearance)
*
Radha Ravi
Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan Ravi (born 29 July 1952) is an Indian actor and politician who played supporting roles throughout his career. He is the son of actor M. R. Radha and the uncle of Vasu Vikram and half-brother of Raadhika. He is a ...
as Police Inspector (special appearance)
Production
R. Sundarrajan, a prominent director in the 1980s, chose to make a comeback into direction with the film after 12 years. The film also marked the comeback of child actress
Sara Arjun
Sara Arjun (born ) is an Indian child actress who mainly appears in Tamil and Hindi films and commercials. Sara had appeared in a series of commercials and a short Hindi film before the age of six. In 2010, she was signed on to portray a lea ...
, who had received critical acclaim for her performance in
A. L. Vijay
A. L. Vijay, known professionally as Vijay, is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry. An assistant director with Priyadarshan, he debuted as director with films such as '' Kireedam'' and the critically acclaimed ''Madr ...
's ''
Deiva Thirumagal
''Deiva Thirumagal'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language melodrama film written and directed by A. L. Vijay and produced by M. Chinthamani and Ronnie Screwvala that features Vikram in the lead role as a mentally disabled adult with the maturit ...
'' (2011). She earned up to 1 lakh rupees per day for her role in the film. Sundarrajan's son Ashok, also made his debut as an actor with the project.
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The audio of the film was met with a mixed response, with a critic claiming "a couple of tracks possess the magic, the rest are left wanting."
Release
The film opened to mixed reviews from critics. A critic from ''
The Times of India
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'' noted "If this had been a first-timer's film, we would have felt pity but coming from a veteran, who has given us at least half-a-dozen memorable films, we feel cheated."
References
External links
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2013 films
Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja
2010s Tamil-language films
Films directed by R. Sundarrajan
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