Englishkaran
Englishkaran (Tamil: இங்கிலிஷ்காரன்; English: English Man) is a 2005 Tamil comedy spoof film. It stars Sathyaraj and Namitha, while Vadivelu, Madhumitha Siva Balaji, and Santhanam play supporting roles.[1] "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 and was commercially successful at the box office.[2]
| Englishkaran | |
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| Directed by | Sakthi Chidambaram |
| Produced by | Amudha Durairaj |
| Starring | Sathyaraj Namitha Vadivelu Madhumitha Siva Balaji |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | Suresh Devan |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
Production company | Seven Hills Film Factory |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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. There, 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. Thipori 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
- Sathyaraj as Thamizharasan
- Namitha as Maheswari
- Vadivelu as "Theeppori" Thirumugam
- 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
- 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)
Soundtrack
| Englishkaran | ||||
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| Released | 8 April 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:56 | |||
| Label | Bayshore | |||
| Producer | Deva | |||
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Soundtrack was composed by Deva and released on Bayshore.
| 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
The film received mainly positive reviews and was a commercial success grossing $1 million at the box office. Nowrunning commented that sparky script, great performances, directorial flare, and play's essential revelation made "Englishkaran" an admirable movie. The film got its humor from spoofing and parodying and offered wholesome entertainment value whatsoever.[4] Indiaglitz commented that Sakthi Chidamabaram had tried to give a movie with a strong message with a convoluted mix of humour, romance and glamour.[5]
References
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2325683/
- https://www.indiaglitz.com/englishkaran-review-tamil-movie-7577
- "Englishkaran - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - Saavn". 24 June 2005. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/2339/tamil/englishkaran/524/review.htm
- http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/7577.html