Boys (film)
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| Directed by | S. Shankar |
| Produced by | A.M. Rathnam |
| Written by | Sujatha |
| Starring | Siddarth Genelia Bharath Vivek Senthil Nakul Manikanden |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Distributed by | Sri Surya Movies |
| Release date(s) | 2003 |
| Running time | 145 mins |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | Rs. 19 crores($ 4 million) |
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Boys (2003) is a blockbuster Tamil film directed by S. Shankar. The film stars Siddarth, Genelia, Bharath, Vivek, and Senthil. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by A. R. Rahman.
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[edit] Plot
In the film, there are five teenagers who are very good friends. They have stereotypical teen-boy fantasies - proposing to every girl they come across, touching women in crowded areas, boozing, porn, and call girls etc. In the process they meet a girl Harini (Genelia). A guy called Munna (Siddharth) from this group of boys falls in love with her and she falls for him too. After coming to know about it, the parents separate the boy, girl and the friends. The boy and the girl get desperate a elope, with their group of friends,to Tirupati and get married.
The parents throw them out. The friends also come out to support this young couple. They all work together to make a living. They find their strengths and hidden talents. They form a band called 'Boys'. Sign a contract with Sony Music and win the MTV awards. In the process, differences crop up between the wedded couple and they fall out. The rest of the film is all about how they get united with the help of their friends!
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Siddharth | Munna |
| Genelia | Harini |
| Vivek | Mangalam Sir |
| Bharath | Bob Galy |
| Senthil | Mendicant |
| Nakul | Juju |
| Manikanden | Kumar |
| Sai Srinivas | Krishna |
| Havarasu | Kumar's Father |
| Ramanan | Munna's Father |
| Jay Ganesh | Harini's Father |
Full cast and credit listing available.
[edit] Soundtrack
The soundtrack features 7 songs composed by A. R. Rahman.
- Ale Ale - Karthik, Chitra Sivaraman. Lyrics for this song were written by Kabilan and its completely in Tamil.
- Boom Boom - Adnan Sami, Sadhana Sargam
- Maro Maro - Karthik, Kunal, George, Anupama, Sunitha
- Dating - Blaaze, Vasundhara Das
- Girlfriend - Karthik, Tippu, Timmy
- Please Sir - Kunal, Clinton, Charan, Chinmayee
- Saregame - Lucky Ali,Clinton,Blaaze,Vasundhara Das
[edit] Box Office
The film had the biggest opening by Tamil film until 2003 by grossing Rs. 25 million in its opening weekend and Rs. 115 million in its first week of release. However, shortly after its release, the film was slammed by critics due to its depictions of porn words, sex, etc. and revenues fell. But because of the immense success of the film's songs composed by A.R.Rahman, it turned out to be a musical blockbuster. CD's were sold for a box office record Rs. 70 million. Though the film performed averagely in Tamil Nadu, it was dubbed in Telugu and released in Andra Pradesh where it met with tremendous success and ran for 300 days. It covered up for any debts and made alot of profit.
[edit] Trivia
- For the first time, a song describing love was shot in Tasmania using 62 camera units for The Matrix bullet time or time-slice technique.
- A 3D character was created and let loose along with the real artists in the song 'Girlfriends'.
- The song `Ale Ale' was shot in Bridestowe Lavender Farm the largest farm in the world.
- For the first time, Adnan Sami and Lucky Ali sung for a Tamil film.
- For the first time, Arjun Basin of Monsoon Wedding and Dil Chatha Hai fame designed the costumes for a Tamil film.
- For the first time, MTV gave permission to use its logo for an award function scene for a film.
- Singer Hariharan plays himself on screen.
- Kamal Chopra the model of Sony Ericsson and Fevicol is acting in an important role.
[edit] External links
Gentleman • Kadhalan • Indian • Jeans • Mudhalvan • Nayak: The Real Hero • Boys • Anniyan • Sivaji: The Boss
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