Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi

Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi is a 2003 Indian Tamil language film directed by K. Rajeshwar.[1] Simran dubbed in her own voice for the first time in this film with some dialogues dubbed by Deepa Venkat. She got a very good recognition as a diversified actress through this film. Notably it was the last film of music composer Aadithyan who went on to host a show on Jaya TV.

Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi
Directed byK. Rajeshwar
Written byK. Rajeshwar
StarringSimran
Music byAdithyan
CinematographyAshok Kumar
Edited byV. T. Vijayan
Production
company
Hemanth Cine Factory
Release date
  • 4 July 2003 (2003-07-04)
Running time
192 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

The film is about a brave woman who is battling against untouchability in a village. Casteism is a curse for Veeralakshmi (Simran) and her ilk, who undergo unbearable torture on account of their being Dalits. However this time it is not from the upper castes but from a brutally inhuman police force. It is a village where the inspector of police is the feudal lord. He beats up the poor men and rapes their women — and the rest of his menials in the force enjoy the leftovers. Subjugated to an unbearable extent, Veeralakshmi rises in revolt.

Cast

Production

The film was initially planned to be started in 1996 with Shweta Menon in the lead role, but was delayed.[2] The project was later launched in early 2000 with Shweta, but eventually discontinued.[3] Simran was subsequently roped in to play the lead role.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Adithyan.[4][5]

Reviews

The Hindu wrote "A thread of sincerity runs through the entire film that makes different from the action flicks one is used to".[6]

References
  1. "Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi". Tamilimdb. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. "Tamil Movie News-Pudhu Edition 2 - soc.culture.tamil | Google Groups". Groups.google.com. 22 October 1996. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20041101185025/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/2000/06-3.htm
  4. "Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi songs". JioSaavn. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  5. "Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi songs". Raaga.com. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  6. "Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi". The Hindu. 11 July 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2013.


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