Mudhalvan
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| Mudhalvan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Shankar |
| Produced by | A. M. Rathnam |
| Written by | Anurag Kashyap |
| Starring | Arjun Manisha Koirala Sushmita Sen Raghuvaran Manivannan Vadivelu Laila Cochin Haneefa Vijayakumar |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Distributed by | S Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1999 |
| Language | Tamil |
| IMDb profile | |
Mudhalvan (1999) is a Tamil film directed by Shankar. The film stars Arjun, Manisha Koirala and Sushmita Sen. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by A. R. Rahman. This film was a tremendous success at the box office and continued Shankar's dream run. It won the Filmfare Best Movie Award South in the year of its release.
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[edit] Plot
The story focuses on Pughazhendi, played by Arjun. He happens to be an ambitious TV cameraman, working for “Q TV”. His opposite number is the Chief Minister (CM) of the state, played by Raghuvaran. During riots triggered by a fight between some college students and bus drivers, which threaten to touch upon the touchy issue of castes, the CM reveals his unwillingness to take strong action to quell the violence for fear of estranging any of his (political) bases. To set things right, he then appears on a (live) interview with Pughazhendi, who had coincidentally captured the CM's earlier unwillingness to take a stand, on camera.
In this interview in response to Pughazh's pointed questioning about the poor working of his government, the CM ducks the question by instead talking about difficult his job is, and by challenging Pugazh to be the CM for one day. Pugazh reluctantly agrees, and goes on to do such a great job on his first day, that the voters eventually elect him to be their permanent leader.
This draws the ire of the (now former) CM who repeatedly tries to kill him. How Pugazh fights him, and manages to get the girl - a village lass by the name Thenmozhi - forms the rest of the story.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Arjun | Pugazhendhi |
| Cochin Haneefa | CM's PA |
| Manisha Koirala | Thenmozhi |
| Laila | 'Kalakkal' Shuba |
| Manivannan | Chief Secretary |
| 'Omakuchchi' Narasimhan | Vadivelu's Uncle |
| Raghuvaran | Chief Minister Aranganathan |
| Sushmita Sen | Special Appearance (Song - Shakalaka Baby) |
| Vadivelu | Pugazhendi's Friend |
| Vijayakumar | Head |
[edit] Soundtrack
The soundtrack features 6 songs composed by A. R. Rahman.
- Azhagana Ratchashiyae - SP Balasubramanyam, Harini
- Kurukku Chiruththavale - Hariharan, Mahalakshmi Iyer
- Mudhalvanae - Shankar Mahadevan, Janaki
- Shakalaka Baby - Vasundhara Das
- Ulundhu Vithakkaiyilae - Srinivas, Swarnalatha
- Uppu Karuvadu - Shankar Mahadevan, Kavitha
[edit] Trivia
- This was one of the most successful films in the year 1999.
- It was also done in Hindi as Nayak.
- Rajnikanth was first approached by Shankar for the hero role.
- It is believed that the original version of the song *UppuKaruvadu* was a slow and melodious number, much like Jeans' *Adhisayam* song (a slow and melodious number), and after the composition, Shankar felt the song will hamper the movie's pace and asked for a fresh tune which was racy & peppy, which was when *UppuKaruvadu* was born. In a way, this movie set the trend for a fast paced song towards the end of the movie, which many movies followed afterwards.
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