Dha Dha 87 is a 2019 Indian Tamil action romantic drama film written and directed by Vijay Sri G.[1] The film stars Charuhasan and Saroja. The film is a spiritual successor to Sathya (1988), which starred Charuhasan's younger brother Kamal Haasan.[2] Janagaraj reprises his role from the original. The film was released on 1 March 2019 and received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics and audiences.[3][4]
| Dha Dha 87 | |
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| Directed by | Vijay Sri G |
| Written by | Vijay Sri G |
| Screenplay by | Vijay Sri G |
| Produced by | Kalai selvan M |
| Starring | Charuhasan Saroja Janagaraj |
| Cinematography | Raja Pandi |
| Edited by | Sri Vatsan |
| Music by | Leander Lee Marty |
Production company | Kalai Cinemas |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThe film begins with the police receiving word that Pandi was discovered dead near a railroad track. The narration is followed by a flashback. Pandi is a fellow who easily gets attracted to women. Jeni is coming to the same area, near Pandi's residence. He falls in love with Jeni, and he keeps following her and proposing to her. Jeni's father, Naidu, knows about Pandi following Jeni. Naidu becomes enraged by Pandi after filing a police complaint and receiving no action. Some local politicians approach Pandi and tell him they will convince her, but they play a political game using him. The guys tell Pandi to tie the mangalsutra and we'll take care of it later, and a face-covered guy orders one of the guys to try an acid attack. The people around the place misunderstand Pandi as the one who has thought about an acid attack, and they beat Pandi. Knowing about an acid attack attempt, Naidu gets more angry with Pandi and confides in Sathyamoorthy, a local don. Pandi's father visits Naidu's house and tells them Pandi has no relation to the acid attacker; he also requests that Jeni meet Pandi and talk to him, but Naidu and Jeni don't accept. After that, Pandi goes missing, and Jeni requests Naidu to release him. Pandi is kidnapped by Sathyamoorthy's henchmen, and they beat him. Sathyamoorthy sees a photo of Geetha's relative and Pandi's mother, so he orders his henchmen to leave him and let him go. Sathyamoorthy remembers his lover, Geetha. Sathyamoorthy's henchman finds that Geetha and Sathyamoorthy are both single, so they try to unite them. Pandi meets Jeni in a coffee shop, and when he tells her to love him, at first she refuses, and she wants to tell him something, but he interrupts and says no one likes him, so she tells him that she likes him. He asked, "Come, let's take a selfie," so she came to take a selfie, but he kissed her on the lips. She is happy and said she is transgender, and her real name is Jagannathan. She has not even had an operation to make her a girl. He then goes to the restroom and uses phenyl to clean his mouth after kissing a transgender person. He starts to hate Jeni. She meets him on the terrace and expresses her love, but Pandi asks her to leave him. He asks her to break up with him, but she blackmails him, saying if he refuses to marry her, she will tag a video of her being transgender in the kissing video that went viral on Facebook. Pandi accidentally uses drugs, and when Jeni comes there, he scolds her to stay out of his life. Jeni slaps him and goes to her house, where she tries to kill herself. Naidu arrives and saves her, explaining that this is why he has never allowed Pandi to be near her. He gets nightmares about being trolled by his friends because his lover is transgender. Pandi talks to a transgender woman to learn about her body, and then he climbs a pipe attached to Jeni's house to see Jeni get undressed. He is shocked to see her body and sobs. He runs away to commit suicide, so he stands in the railroad tracks, expecting to be hit by a train. He slipped and swooned when a train came by. (Flashback ends)
(Present)
The police came there and checked him, and they found that he was still alive. Muttai, his close friend, arrived and wept, saying Jeni had told the truth about her. Pandi is waiting at the bus stand for the bus to go to work. An autorickshaw arrived, and he discovered that Sathyamoorthy and Geetha were married. Pandi chastises Geetha for marrying in old age when everyone is looking for her. Geetha and Sathya say it's not about a physical relationship; it's for love only, and they say they don't care what others think. The car drives away, and it begins to rain. In the rain, one old man and his sick wife came, and the old guy took care of his wife. Pandi saw the old couple's love, and he realized love. He tried to call Jeni using his phone, but she came there, so he started to propose to her. Seeing him propose, she covered her face with her hands out of shyness. The film ends with a voiceover saying that Jeni got shy because of Pandi, so Jeni became a girl.
Cast
edit- Charuhasan as Sathyamoorthy
- Janagaraj as Naidu
- KPY Anand Kumar as Jail Pandi
- Sri Pallavi as Jeni
- Saroja as Geetha
- Manoj Kumar as MLA
- Bala Singh as Speed
- Yanai Joke Kathir as Muttai
- G. Marimuthu as Pandi's father
- Vijay Sri G as Kaattaan SI
- Rahul Thatha as Prem
- Navin Vishal
- Pugazh as Drunkard
Production
editThe film titled Dha Dha 87 resembles that the lead actors Charuhasan (aged 87) and Saroja (aged 80) are playing the prominent roles in the film.[5] The official trailer of the film was released on 13 September 2018 and the official teaser was unveiled on 6 March 2018.[6][7] A new look poster which was released on 9 January 2019 confirmed the official release date of the movie on 25 January with a sentence spoofing Petta and Viswasam which are regarded as two biggest Tamil film releases of 2019.[8] The lead actor Charuhasan is noted to play the role of a local don in the film as the tile itself reflects it.[9][10]
The filmmakers roped in three newcomers, including Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? fame Anand Pandi, Sri Pallavi and Anupallavi who would play supportive roles in the film.[11]
Soundtrack
edit| Dha Dha 87 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Leander Lee Marty | ||||
| Released | 12 August 2018 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:07 | |||
| Label | Divo | |||
| Leander Lee Marty chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aaradi Andavan" | Naresh Iyer, Vijay Sri G | 3ː38 |
| 2. | "Oru Nimisham Thala Sutthiduchchi" | V. M Mahalingam | 2ː56 |
| 3. | "Dha Dha 87 theme" | Vijay Sri G | 1:29 |
| 4. | "Thalaiva" | Anand Aravindakshan, Shenbagaraj Ganesalingam | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Venmegam" | Priyanka N K | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Ne Vilagi" | Anand Aravindakshan, Sruthy Sasidharan | 4:13 |
| 7. | "Ava En Aalu" | Velmurugan | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Wine Kannala" | Diwakar, Gaana Vinod | 4:00 |
References
edit- ^ "Dha Dha 87 Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ K, Janani (1 October 2017). "Dha Dha 87, a continuation to Sathya". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ S, Srivatsan (1 March 2019). "'Dha Dha 87' review: A tone-deaf film with a problematic premise". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "Dha Dha 87 review- a confused film reeking transphobia". www.thenewsminute.com. March 2019. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "Charuhasan plays his age in 'Dhadha 87'". gulfnews.com. 14 August 2018. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "'DhaDha 87' trailer to release on September 13". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Charuhaasan starrer 'Dha Dha 87' trailer". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ Dinamalar (9 January 2019). "ரஜினி, அஜித்தை சீண்டுகிறதா தாதா 87 படக் குழு? | Dhadha 87 movie poster slams Petta and Viswasam". தினமலர் - சினிமா (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Dha Dha 87 trailer out: Charuhasan makes his comeback as local don". India Today. Ist. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Dha Dha 87 Trailer | Charuhasan, not Kamal Haasan, to come back as 'Sathya'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ Suganth, M. "Three youngsters to make their debut in Charuhasan's Dhadha 87". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
External links
edit- Dha Dha 87 at IMDb