Parasuram (2003 film)
Parasuram is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Arjun. It stars him, Abbas, Goundamani, Kiran Rathod, Gayathri Raguram, and Rahul Dev in lead roles. The music was composed by A. R. Rahman. The film released on 30 May 2003 and was dubbed in Hindi as Parashuram and in Telugu as Police Karthavyam.[1]
| Parasuram | |
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| Directed by | Arjun |
| Produced by | K. Prabakaran |
| Written by | Arjun |
| Starring | Arjun Abbas Kiran Rathod Gayathri Raghuram Goundamani Rahul Dev |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman (Songs) Pravin Mani (Background Score) |
| Cinematography | K. S. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | P. Sai Suresh |
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Release date |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
The case is entrusted to Assistant Police Commissioner Parasuram (Arjun), a patriotic officer tough as a nail. His love is Anjali (Kiran Rathod), who has nothing much to do in the narrative. The bad guy is Akash (Rahul Dev), who sends misguided youths to Pakistan for training and brings them back to subvert our peaceful state. Akash's identity is a secret, while Shiva (Abbas) pops in as Naghulan's (Shyam Ganesh) brother and gives a speech against terrorism. Meena (Gayathri Raguram) is a petty thief who has a soft corner on our macho officer. The rest of the story is all about how Parasuram nails the bad guys with excessive blood spewing.
Cast
- Arjun as ACP Parasuram IPS
- Abbas as Shiva
- Kiran Rathod as Anjali
- Gayathri Raguram as Meena
- Goundamani as Sub-Inspector Thangaraj
- Rahul Dev as Akash / Sankaran Kutty
- Rajesh as Director General of Police
- Shyam Ganesh as Naghulan, Shiva's elder brother
- Venniradai Moorthy as Anjali's father
- Vaiyapuri as Anjali's uncle
- Ramji as Master
- Mansoor Ali Khan as Home Minister Vishwanathan
- Rajyalakshmi as ACP Parasuram's mother
- Charuhasan as Judge
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Kader Mohammed
Production
The film was initially launched under the title Ashoka with Shaji Kailas as director and Samyuktha Varma as the lead actress alongside Arjun. Later he was Shaji opted out from the film due to creative differences, with Arjun himself taking the reins of directorial.[2][3]
Reception
Sify.com, called this movie as "pathetic".[4]
Soundtrack
| Parasuram | ||||
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| Released | 26 March 2003 | |||
| Recorded | Panchathan Record Inn | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 27:43 | |||
| Label | Hit Musics Star Music Ayngaran Music | |||
| Producer | A. R. Rahman | |||
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The songs were composed by A.R. Rahman. The background score was composed by Rahman's assistant Pravin Mani. The soundtrack is regarded as average by Rahman's standard.[5]
| Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Dolna Dolna" | Hariharan and Sujatha Mohan | 5:25 | Pa. Vijay |
| "Kadhal Vettukili" | Karthik and Sadhana Sargam | 5:58 | Kabilan |
| "Chittukuruvi" | Swarnalatha, Arjun and Sriram Parthasarathy | 5:48 | Palani Bharathi |
| "Muppadhu Nimidam" | Unnikrishnan and Sujatha Mohan | 4:32 | Vairamuthu |
| "Jack And Jill" | Surjo Bhattacharya, Nithyasree Mahadevan and Mathangi | 5:57 | Palani Bharathi |
References
- "Police Karthavyam - 2003 Telugu HD Full Movie - Arjun - Abbas - Kiran Rathod - Gayatri - ETV Cinema".
- https://web.archive.org/web/20021031210049/http://in.movies.yahoo.com/020914/113/1v7ot.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20010906025311/http://www.screenindia.com/20010810/rtam4.html
- "Review : (2003)". www.sify.com.
- http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2003/06/06/stories/2003060601270200.htm
