Kaalam Maari Pochu (1996 film)
| Kaalam Maari Pochu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | V. Sekhar |
| Written by | V. Sekhar |
| Produced by | C. Kannappan S. S. Durairaju S. Tamilselvi S. Jeyalakshmi |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | G. Rajendran |
| Edited by | A. P. Manivannan |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Thiruvalluvar Kalaikkoodam |
| Distributed by | Thiruvalluvar Kalaikkoodam |
Release date |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kaalam Maari Pochu (English:Times have changed) is a 1996 Tamil comedy film directed by V. Sekhar. The film features Pandiarajan, Sangita, Vadivelu, Kovai Sarala, R. Sundarrajan and Rekha in lead roles. The film had musical score by Deva and was released on 13 April 1996. The movie was a blockbuster and received a fine welcome among the family audiences.[1] The film was remade in Kannada as Ellara Mane Dosenu which starred Ramkumar, Shruthi, Suhasini, Umasri, Kashi, Bhavana, Mohan and Darshan.[2] The film was remade in Malayalam as arjunan pillayum anchu makkalum in 1997.
Plot
Sadagopan (Vinu Chakravarthy) and Meenakshi (Vadivukkarasi) have four daughters and a son. Sadagopan searches brides for his educated three elder daughters and with the Iyer (Venniradai Moorthy), they finally find them. His three daughters Indra (Sangita), Sundari (Kovai Sarala) and Lakshmi (Rekha) get marry with the auto-rickshaw driver Muthupandi (Pandiarajan), the Corporation worker Sekar (Vadivelu) and the cook Murugesan (R. Sundarrajan) respectively.
Cast
- Pandiarajan as Muthupandi
- Sangita as Indra
- Vadivelu as Sekar
- Kovai Sarala as Sundari
- R. Sundarrajan as Murugesan
- Rekha as Lakshmi
- Raj Chandar
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Sadagopan
- Venniradai Moorthy as Iyer
- Vadivukkarasi as Meenakshi
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao as Muthupandi's father
- Shanmugasundari as Rangamma, Sekar's mother
- Bonda Mani
- Jaya Mani
- Kovai Senthil
- Bayilvan Ranganathan
- MLA Thangaraj
- Vijayaganesh
Awards
The film has won the following award since its release:[3]
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 1996
Soundtrack
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1996, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali and Vairamuthu.[4]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Achcham Ennadi' | K. S. Chithra | 4:29 |
| 2 | 'Punnagai Raniye' (duet) | Mano, K. S. Chithra | 5:01 |
| 3 | 'Punnagai Raniye' (solo) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:01 |
| 4 | 'Thavil Adida' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:30 |
| 5 | 'Vaadi Pottapulle Veliye' | Vadivelu | 4:18 |
Remakes
| Kaalam Maari Pochu (1996) | Arjunan Pillayum Anchu Makkalum (1997) | Ellara Mane Dosenu (2001) |
|---|---|---|
| Muthupandi (Pandiarajan) |
Uthaman (Jagadish) |
(Ramkumar) |
| Indra (Sangita) |
Jayasree (Charmila) |
(Shruti) |
| Sekar (Vadivelu) |
Thangakuttan (Harisree Ashokan) |
(Kashi) |
| Sundari (Kovai Sarala) |
Jayaprabha Kalpana |
(Suhasini) |
| Murugesan (R. Sundarrajan) |
Sudhakaran (Jagathy Sreekumar) |
(Mohan Shankar) |
| Lakshmi (Rekha) |
Jayalakshmi (Bindu Panicker) |
(Bhavana) |
(Raj Chandar) |
Ajayan (Baiju) |
(Darshan) |
| Sadagopan (Vinu Chakravarthy) |
Arjunan Pillai (Innocent) |
(Srinivasa Murthy) |
References
- ^ "Filmography of kaalam maari potchu". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20010406082905/http://www.chitraloka.com/english/knock_out/dosenu.html
- ^ "Vadivel". cinematoday2.itgo.com. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
- ^ "Download Kaalam Maari Pochu by Deva on Nokia Music". music.ovi.com. Retrieved 2013-01-03.