1977 is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by G. N. Dinesh Kumar. It stars R. Sarathkumar, Farzana and Namitha. The music was composed by Vidyasagar. The film released to negative reviews although the film was remembered for Vivek's "Awas Anjing" (transl. beware of dogs) scene.[1] The film was later dubbed into Hindi as 1977: The History Re-Written in 2010.
| 1977 | |
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| Directed by | G.N.Dhinesh Kumar |
| Written by | G.N.Dhinesh Kumar |
| Produced by | R. Sarathkumar Radhika |
| Starring | R. Sarathkumar Farzana Vivek Namitha |
| Cinematography | K. Boopathy |
| Edited by | Anthony |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Supreme film works |
Release date |
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Running time | 149 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThe film begins at a fishing hamlet in Tamil Nadu where an elderly Rajashekar is worshipped as "God Father" by many. His amiable ways of living won him many friends. His son Vetrivel is an acclaimed scientist. He is received with gusto by the whole village after he returns winning awards from Central government. Unfortunately, a glance at a vernacular on a news report on Malaysia shocks Rajashekar, who immediately develops cardiac arrest and dies. Vetrivel learns of the incident and decides to unravel the mystery behind the death. He sets off to Malaysia. Vetrivel gets acquainted with a local reporter Inba, who falls for him. With her help, he finds out a disturbing truth about his father's life. Rajashekar is former police officer in Malaysia who falls to the conspiracy of a baddie and is arrested for no fault of his. Rajashekar eventually pays the price for being honest by losing his family and settles down in Tamil Nadu with his young son.
In his quest to prove that his father is innocent, Vetrivel re-opens the case and gets the help of Chandhini a lawyer who is the daughter of erstwhile public prosecutor, Gaandivan, who argued against Rajashekar 30 years ago. He also finds his mother in the process. The rest of the movie is all but how Vetrivel rewrites history, proves his father's innocence, and avenges the bad elements.
Cast
edit- Sarath Kumar in a dual role as
- Rajashekar "Rasaiyya"
- Vetrivel
- Farzana as Inba
- Namitha as Chandini
- Vivek as Paraman
- Jayasudha as Vetrivel's mother and Rajashekar's wife
- Radha Ravi as Dr Sharma
- Vijayakumar as DGP Padmanabhan
- Ilavarasu
- Shankar Siva as Criminal Lawyer
- Cell Murugan as Murugan
- Bonda Mani
- Bava Lakshmanan
Production
editAnthony was going to remove the "Awas Anjing" comedy track but Vivek was insistent to retain it.[2]
Soundtrack
edit| 1977 | ||||
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| Released | 6 March 2009 | |||
| Recorded | Varsha Vallaki Studios | |||
| Genre | Feature Film Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 22:21 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Times Music | |||
| Producer | Vidyasagar | |||
| Vidyasagar chronology | ||||
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The music was composed by Vidyasagar. Lyrics were written by Pa. Vijay, Na. Muthukumar and Jayantha.
Tracklist [3]
1. "Arabi Kadal" - Sunitha Sarathy - Pa. Vijay
2. "Hawai Theevil" - KK, Sowmya Raoh - Pa. Vijay
3. "Ore Oru" - Krithika, Vijay Yesudas - Pa. Vijay
4. "Vangha Kadal" - Shankar Mahadevan - Na. Muthukumar
5. "Yenathu Uyire" - Madhu Balakrishnan, Sadhana Sargam - Jayantha
Reception
editThe film received negative reviews from critics. Sify stated "How long will Sarath Kumar go on doing double role as father and son? Sorry to say, the film is as avoidable as [a] migraine".[4] Behindwoods rated 1 out of 5 and stated lackluster show.[5] Rediff rated one-and-a-half out of five stars and stated that "1977 might have worked had it been released in 1977 and not in 2009!".[6] A critic from Chennai Online wrote that "Debutant director Dinesh Kumar, who shows some promise in the opening sequences, fizzles out and becomes a pretty ordinary director in the remaining sequences. Almost all the sequences can be pre-conceived by the viewers and the director has ensured that the ‘grey matter’ inside the viewers’ brain remains least disturbed by his film".[7]
References
edit- ^ Shekar, Anjana (19 October 2020). "Goundamani in Singapore, Yogi Babu in London: 7 hilarious Tamil scenes in foreign lands". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "From Saamy to Sakka Podu Podu Raja: Vivekh talks about what it's like to be a comedian". The New Indian Express. 25 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "1977". TamilTunes.com. 18 December 2009. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Review: 1977". Sify. 9 March 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "1977 Review". Behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ Srinivasan, Pavitra (9 March 2009). "It's Bland, James Bland". Rediff. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021.
- ^ "1977". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009.
