Muthu Kulikka Vaarieyala
Muthu Kulikka Vaarieyala (transl. Do you want to go pearl hunting?) is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, from a story by Chandra Kumar. The film stars Khushbu, Vignesh and Sanghavi. It was released on 10 March 1995.
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Directed by | K. S. Ravikumar |
Produced by | V. Giri |
Screenplay by | K. S. Ravikumar |
Story by | Chandra Kumar |
Starring | Khushbu Vignesh Sanghavi |
Music by | Soundaryan |
Cinematography | Asok Rajan |
Edited by | K. Thanigachalam |
Production company | Thrimurthy Films |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Plot
Chellappa, a villager, returns to his village after finishing his education, and falls in love with his neighbour Sundari. Her father, the panchayat president, threatens to shoot her if the affair becomes public knowledge. He wants Sundari to marry his relative Raja, who owns part of the land he has been taking care of while Raja is serving at the military.
Cast
- Khushbu as a deranged woman[1]
- Vignesh as Chellappa[1]
- Sanghavi as Sundari[1]
- Vinu Chakravarthy as the panchayat president[1]
- Vichithra as a village belle[1]
- K. S. Ravikumar as Raja[1]
- Goundamani
- Senthil
Production
Muthu Kulikka Vaarieyala was written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, from a story by Chandra Kumar, who also wrote the dialogues. The film was produced by V. Giri under Thrimurthy Films, photographed by Asok Rajan and edited by K. Thanigachalam.[2] Cheran was an assistant director.[3]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Soundaryan,[4] and the lyrics were written by Kalidasan.[2]
Release and reception
Muthu Kulikka Vaarieyala was released on 10 March 1995.[5] K. Vijiyin of New Straits Times wrote, "Despite the lack of real big stars, Ravikumar manages to keep us in our seats without making us fidgety. This is a tribute to his talents."[1]
References
- Vijiyin, K. (1 April 1995). "Good despite having only one big star". New Straits Times. p. 28.
- Muthu Kulikka Vaarieyala (motion picture) (in Tamil). Thrimurthy Films. 1995. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 5:10.
- ""ஆமாம்... கிளாமர்தான் என் ப்ளஸ்னு நிறைய விஜய் படங்கள்ல கமிட் பண்ணாங்க!" – சங்கவி". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 24 March 2018. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- "பாட்டு பாட சொன்ன வாத்தியார்!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. 21 February 2016. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- "Muthukulikka Vaariyala (1995)". Screen4screen. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.