Dindigul Sarathy is a 2008 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by Siva Sanmukam, who earlier directed Thagapansamy. The film stars Karunas, Karthika, and Saranya Ponvannan, while Nassar, M. S. Baskar, Livingston, and Chitti Babu play supporting roles.[1] The film has cinematography by S. Thaj and music by Dhina. The film released on 19 December 2008. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Vadakkunokkiyantram (1989).
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| Directed by | Siva Sanmukan |
| Written by | Sreenivasan |
| Produced by | Dream Towers[1] |
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| Cinematography | S. Thaj |
| Music by | Dhina[1] |
| Distributed by | Sun Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThe story revolves around an insecure teetotaler named Sarathy (Karunas), who feels bad due to his dark skin (his wife Vasanthi (Karthika) is fairer than him), which is often the butt of many jokes. Because Sarathy feels inferior to Vasanthi, he begins to suspect her of infidelity and thinks that she will one day elope with a lover. After a misunderstanding, Sarathy and his mother Saradha (Saranya) are estranged, which further weakens the bond between him and Vasanthi. How Sarathy resolves his issues and gets back together with Vasanthi forms the rest of the story.
Cast
edit- Karunas as Sarathy
- Karthika as Vasanthi
- Saranya as Saradha
- Nassar as Psychiatrist
- M. S. Bhaskar as Kaaka Karayaan
- Livingston as Police Inspector
- Chitti Babu as Police Constable
- Mayilsamy as Sarathy's uncle
- Shanmugarajan as Vasanthi's father
- Periyar Dasan as Sarathy's grandfather
- Manobala as Photographer
- Anu Mohan as House owner
- Lollu Sabha Balaji
- Vellai Subbaiah
- Puja Bharati
- Flora Saini in song, a special performance
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack was composed by Dhina.
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| Released | 4 November 2008 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Sun Audio | |||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singers | Length |
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| 1. | "Dindukalu Dindukalu" | V. Elango | Anthony Daasan, Chinnaponnu, Grace Karunas | 4:46 |
| 2. | "Dindukalu Remix" | V. Elango, Paul J | Anthony Daasan, Blaaze, Chinnaponnu, Grace Karunas | 4:57 |
| 3. | "Ammadi Athadi" | Nandalala | Kailash Kher, Dhina | 5:00 |
| 4. | "Paruthikaatu" | Siva Shanmugam | Shankar Mahadevan | 5:42 |
| 5. | "Suttapazhama" | Siva Shanmugam | Mysskin, Sangeetha Rajeshwaran | 4:27 |
Critical reception
editBehindwoods noted "Overall, Dindigul Sarathy is a product that comes out only once. Its distinctness is its defining strength, but it has got its commercial limitations at the box office".[2] Indiaglitz noted "Due credit should be given to director Shivashanmugham, who has made necessary changes in the script to suit the Tamil audience. Though the first half has shades of the original, the latter half is different and oozes with nativity".[3] Hindu wrote "Borrowed from a Malayalam film, director Sivashanmugan makes a few small and suitable changes to the storyline for his Tamil venture".[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Dindigul Sarathy, My Tamil, retrieved 23 December 2008[permanent dead link]
- ^ "DINDIGUL SARATHY MOVIE REVIEW - Behindwoods.com - Dindigul Sarathy Movie Review Dindigul Sarathy Movie Gallery Dindigul Sarathy Images Stills Tamil Actor Karunas Karthika Direction Subramaniam Pilai Karunas Acted Movies Nandha Jana Villain Kadhal Azhivathillai Geethai Iyarkai Pithamagan Vasool Raja MBBS Baba Attagasam Mercury Pookal Prathi Gnayiru 9.30 to 10.00 E Thiruvilayadal Arambam Pori Sadhu Miranda Images Gallery Stills". Behindwoods.com. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Dindukal Sarathy review. Dindukal Sarathy Tamil movie review, story, rating".
- ^ "Comic tale about complexion -- Dindigul Sarathy". The Hindu. 26 December 2008.