''Lucky Man'' is a 1995 Indian

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film directed by Pratap Pothen. The film stars Karthik,

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, Senthil, and

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, while

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play supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1994 Telugu film ''

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''. The film released on 14 April 1995.

Plot

The film starts in heaven where

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's assistant

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loses the Brahma Suvadi book written by

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, and

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to administrate human birth, death, post-death punishment, and rebirth. The Brahma Suvadi falls into a city in Tamil Nadu, and Gopi, a young man, gets hold of the book and becomes rich using the book. At the same time, Brahma come to know that the book is lost and orders Yama and Chitragupta to locate the book within one month. Chitragupta fears that if the book is seen by humans, chaos will happen. However, Yama assures him that only the details of the person who is viewing the same will be shown by the book. Meanwhile, Yama and Chitragupta come to Tamil Nadu to search for the book. One day, Gopi learns about his mother's death date through that book. Now, Gopi wants to save his mother and win his lover. Gopi's opponent Sivaraman, a ruthless don, wants to know Gopi's secret of success, and he plans to steal the book from Gopi by abducting his mother and lover. In the climax, Yama helps Gopi secure the book from Sivaraman and kill him. Yama also spares Gopi's mother's life for his help.

Cast

* Karthik as Gopi *

* Senthil as

as Gopi's lover *

as Gopi's mother *

as "Cheating" Sivaraman *

as Inspector Ranjith Kumar *

as Gopi's friend *Jayamani as Police Constable *

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as Jill Jill Rosamani *

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* Vijayakumar in a guest appearance

Soundtrack

The music composed by Adithyan and lyrics written by

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Release and reception

''Lucky Man'' was released on 14 April 1995. K. Vijiyin of '' New Straits Times'' wrote, "''Lucky Man'' stands out as a story with a difference. It has enough laughs to make a pleasant 2 1/2 hours". T. K. Balaji of ''Indolink'' wrote, "this Pratap Pothen directed comedy manages to hold your interest for a while, before turning into a predictable chaotic mess from which there is no escape". RPR of ''

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'' wrote that, in contrast to the film's title, those going to watch the film were "unlucky men". The film failed commercially.

References

External links

* {{Pratap Pothen 1990s fantasy comedy films 1990s Tamil-language films 1995 films Films directed by Pratap Pothen Indian fantasy comedy films Tamil remakes of Telugu films Yama in popular culture