''Siddhu +2'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language
romance film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...
written and directed by
K. Bhagyaraj
Krishnasaamy Bhagyaraj (born 7 January 1953) is an Indian director, actor, screenwriter, music director, producer and politician active mainly in Tamil films. He has also written and directed Hindi and Telugu films and TV serials. As an actor ...
, starring his son
Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj and newcomer
Chandini Tamilarasan in lead roles. The film released on 10 December 2010 and performed averagely at the box office.
Plot
Siddharth (
Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj), the son of a school principal, runs away from his home due to failing in his higher secondary exams. He meets Pavithra (
Chandini Tamilarasan), who has likewise failed, and the two travel to Chennai, with Siddu planning to commit suicide. They eventually fall in love and decide to start a new life. After a host of misadventures, including one where Siddu crosses paths with a brutal policeman, they discover that Pavithra has passed her exams. When she realizes that Siddu had initially tried to hide this fact from her, she runs back to her house and joins a medical course. Siddu attempts to get her back, staying in a barbershop owned by a local (
Ganja Karuppu). There, he has to contend with Pavithra's murderous father, her eccentric uncle who is determined to marry her and a Gujarati woman who falls in love with him. These elements, along with the policeman attempting to kill him in an encounter, come together in the final act to threaten Siddu and his love life. How Siddu triumphs forms the rest of story.
Cast
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Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj as Siddharth (Siddhu)
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Chandini Tamilarasan as Pavithra
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Kausha Rach
Kausha Rach (born 15 August 1982) is an Indian Telugu-language film actress.
She has acted in various Telugu films including ''Premaya Namaha'', ''Kuberulu'',, ''Bhagavantudu'', ''Prarambham'', '' Athili Sattibabu LKG'', ''Gautama Buddha'' and ...
as Kausha
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Ganja Karuppu as Barbershop Owner
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Seetha as Siddhu's mother
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Seema
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Pragathi
Pragathi Mahavadi (born April 17, 1975) is Indian film and television actress who has acted in Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam languages.
Personal life
Pragathi was born in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh.
Career
Pragathi started her career as a model fo ...
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Rajesh
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Given name
* Rajesh (actor), South Indian actor
* Rajesh (Kannada actor), Kannada actor
* Rajesh Bishnoi, Indian cricketer
* Rajesh Chauhan, Indian cricketer
* Rajesh Gangwar, Indian social ...
as Siddhu's father
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Anu Mohan
Anu Mohan (born 24 August 1990) is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam films.
Career
He made his debut in the 2011 film, ''Orkut oru Ormakut''. He also played the antagonist in Roopesh Peethambaran's '' Theevram''. Anu Mohan is the young ...
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Avinash as Pavithra's father
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Anirudh as Police officer
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Manobala as Police officer
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Nellai Siva
Tirunelveli (, ta, திருநெல்வேலி, translit=Tirunelveli) also known as Nellai ( ta, நெல்லை, translit=Nellai) and historically (during British Raj, British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a major city in the Indian ...
as Police officer
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Alex
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Muthukaalai
Muthukaalai is an Indian actor, comedian who predominantly works in Tamil cinema.
Early life and career
Muthukaalai was born in Rajapalayam and dreamt of becoming of a Stunt Choreographer. He attained black belt in Karate at the age of 18. ...
as Beggar / Godman
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Scissor Manohar
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K. Bhagyaraj
Krishnasaamy Bhagyaraj (born 7 January 1953) is an Indian director, actor, screenwriter, music director, producer and politician active mainly in Tamil films. He has also written and directed Hindi and Telugu films and TV serials. As an actor ...
(Cameo appearance)
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Senthil (Cameo appearance)
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Thalaivasal Vijay
Thalaivasal Vijay is an Indian actor and dubbing artist. He was born on 4 August 1962 in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India. He has acted predominantly in numerous Tamil and Malayalam films.
Career
Vijay's debut film was '' Thalaivaasal'' (1992) ...
(Cameo appearance)
Production
The film was initially titled ''Puthiya Vaarpugal'' (), but later changed to avoid the misconception that it was a remake of the 1979 film of
the same name.
Soundtrack
Music is composed by
Dharan
Dharan ( ne, धरान) a sub-metropolitan city in Sunsari District of Province No. 1, Nepal, which was established as a fourth municipality in the Kingdom in 1958. It is the third most populous city in Eastern Nepal after Biratnagar and ...
, teaming up with
K. Bhagyaraj
Krishnasaamy Bhagyaraj (born 7 January 1953) is an Indian director, actor, screenwriter, music director, producer and politician active mainly in Tamil films. He has also written and directed Hindi and Telugu films and TV serials. As an actor ...
for the second time following a successful collaboration in ''
Parijatham'' (2006). The soundtrack album, which released on 31 October 2010, features six songs, with two of them being composed by
Dharan
Dharan ( ne, धरान) a sub-metropolitan city in Sunsari District of Province No. 1, Nepal, which was established as a fourth municipality in the Kingdom in 1958. It is the third most populous city in Eastern Nepal after Biratnagar and ...
and Babu Shankar, and another two being a remix from Bhagyaraj's ''Idhu Namma Aalu'' (1988) and "En Sogakathaiyai" from ''Thooral Ninnu Pochu''. Notably, music composer
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja or Abdul Haliq (born 31 August 1979) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer-songwriter. He mainly scores music for Tamil films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use of Wes ...
and film director
Venkat Prabhu
Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren (born 7 November 1975), better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu, is an Indian filmmaker, actor and playback singer in Tamil films. After completing his education, he began pursuing an acting career, with his firs ...
's had lent their voices for each a song.
"Poove Poove" in particular became popular and a chartbuster. Lyrics were penned by
Na. Muthukumar, Babu Shankar and Amudhamani.
Release
The film remained unreleased for one year, it was initially slated to release in January 2011 but eventually got preponed and released in December 2010. The film was made simultaneously in
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
as ''Love in Hyderabad'',
starring Kannada actress
Aindrita Ray
Aindrita Ray (born 3 March 1985) is an Indian actress, primarily appearing in Kannada films. She made her acting debut in 2007, starring in ''Meravanige'' and went on to appear in several commercially successful films, establishing herself as a ...
as the female lead and was directed by Mahesh Chandra.
However the film did not face a theatrical release, owing to the failure of the original version.
Critical reception
''Behindwoods'' wrote:"‘Siddu +2, 1st attempt’ has a neat story
icbut the heart and soul of this concept remains unexplored throughout the show". ''Sify'' wrote "the film is painfully predictable, and offers nothing original in its writing or treatment. It just doesn't work because it's hard to empathize with any of the characters and the actors fail to rise above the flawed script".
References
External links
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{{K. Bhagyaraj
2010 films
2010s Tamil-language films
Films directed by K. Bhagyaraj
Indian multilingual films
Films scored by Dharan Kumar