Kurumbu
Kurumbu (English: Naughty) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Vishnuvardhan, making his directorial debut. The film, a remake of the 2002 Telugu film Allari, stars Allari Naresh, who also starred in the original version, which marked his acting debut, along with the female artists Diya and Nikita Thukral in lead roles. The film released on 21 November 2003 to poor reviews, failing to repeat the success of the original version and hence, ending up as a box-office bomb, being considered as the only commercially unsuccessful film of director Vishnuvardhan. Although there is the Telugu original, it was dubbed in Telugu also as Naa Allari.
| Kurumbu | |
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| Directed by | Vishnuvardhan |
| Produced by | Akkineni Indira Anand |
| Written by | Vishnuvardhan |
| Story by | Nivas |
| Starring | Allari Naresh Diya Nikita Thukral |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
| Cinematography | Ra. Krishnaa |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
Production company | Indira Innovations |
Release date | 21 November 2003 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
It is a triangular love story between three young teenagers. The story portrays how the hero finds his true love.
Cast
- Allari Naresh as Ravi
- Nikita Thukral as Aparna
- Diya as Ruchi
- Pyramid Natarajan as Ravi's father
- Meera Krishnan as Kalyani, Ravi's mother
- Apsara as Ravi's sister
- Kuyili as Aparna's mother
- Nassar as Ruchi's father
- Nirosha as Ruchi's mother
- R. S. Shivaji as Arokyam, a lift man in the apartment
- Bava Lakshmanan
- Ramya Krishnan in a cameo role
Soundtrack
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| Released | 7 August 2003 (India) | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Sa Re Ga Ma | |||
| Producer | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |||
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The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, teaming up with newcomer Vishnuvardhan, who since then has worked together with him and scored the music in all his films. The soundtrack was released on 7 August 2003, featuring 8 tracks, including one remixed song, which is the first ever remix of a Tamil film song to feature in another Tamil film, starting off a new trend and the era of remixes in the Tamil film industry.[1][2] The lyrics were penned by Pa. Vijay.
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Notes |
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| 1 | "Kingini Mingini" | Yuvan Shankar Raja, Shalini Singh, Prashanthi | 3:57 | |
| 2 | "Oviya" | P. S. Balram | 4:11 | |
| 3 | "Adichchi Pudichchi" | Devan, Sunitha Sarathy | 4:07 | |
| 4 | "Kurumbu" | Instrumental | ||
| 5 | "Theme Music" | Instrumental | ||
| 6 | "Aasai Nooru Vagai" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Devan | 4:04 | Remixed from the Tamil film Adutha Varisu, composed by Ilaiyaraaja, featuring the original voice of singer Malyasia Vasudevan with lyrics by 'Kavignar' Vaali |
| 7 | "Adichchi Pudichchi — II" | Afroze, Gopika Poornima | ||
| 8 | "Vaa Masakaatre" | Srinivas, Harish Raghavendra, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Subiksha | 4:49 |
References
- "Mix and match". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2 November 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- "Remix culture — delighting or sickening??". kollywoodtoday.com. Retrieved 5 June 2009.