''Sullan'' (spelt ''Sulaan'' onscreen) is a 2004 Indian

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written and directed by Ramana. The film stars

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in the main lead role along with

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and

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among others. It was released on 23 July 2004.

Plot

Subramani, known as Sullan among his friends, is the son of Mani, a corporation garbage lorry driver. A first-year college student, his only objective in life is to have fun with his friends. He falls in love with Kavya. Soori is a moneylender who charges atrocious rates and then goes after those who fail to pay him back. When Soori's actions start to affect Sullan's family and friends, he strikes back.

Cast

Production

This was the first film produced by Salem A. Chandrasekhar who previously worked as distributor. The song "Yaaro Nee" was shot at Christ Church Gardens at Australia while the song "Kavithai Iravu" was shot at Auckland. A fight scene featuring Dhanush and Pasupathi fighting by hanging upside down was shot at Campa Cola Grounds.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar. The song "Kavidhai Iravu" is partially based a keyboard interlude from the song "Nuvve Naa Swasa" from '' Okariki Okaru''.

Critical reception

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'' wrote "Ramana's narrative and script are absurd and his attempt to make Dhanush a superstar material has failed miserably. Sullan is all sound and no fury". Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' wrote "Director Ramana, who gave a success with his debut film 'Thirumalai', seems to lose control over his script, characters and artistes from the early scenes itself. The whole scenario being crass and loud, subtlety seems to be the last thing on the director's mind." A critic from ''The Hindu'' wrote that "Just because the role of a college goer from a lower middle class family suits Dhanush to a T, he should not be made to repeat the socio-economic scenario in film after film". Visual Dasan of ''

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'' criticised the characters of hero, heroine and villain behaving like hyper active patients, concluding the film had no story or whatsoever. ''

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'' wrote "The director tries to project Dhanush as a super-man but with movies like Spider-man hitting the screen, Sullan pales in comparison".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0423286 2000s Indian films 2000s masala films 2000s Tamil-language films 2004 action films 2004 films Films scored by Vidyasagar (composer) Indian action films Tamil films remade in other languages