Moone Moonu Varthai
Moone Moonu Varthai (transl. Just three words) is a 2015 Indian Tamil comedy film directed by Madhumita featuring Arjun Chidambaram, Aditi Chengappa and Venkatesh Harinathan in the lead roles.[2][3] A bilingual project, it was simultaneously made in Telugu language under the title Moodu Mukkallo Cheppalante with a slightly different cast. Rakendu Mouli, a lyricist, singer, and also the son of veteran lyricist Vennelakanti, is the lead actor in Telugu.[4] The film, produced by S. P. B. Charan, marks the debut of several technicians, including the music director Karthikeya Murthy, the art director Mani Karthik and the editor Kiran Ganti.[5]
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Directed by | Madhumita |
Produced by | S. P. B. Charan |
Written by | Madhumita |
Starring | Arjun Chidambaram (Tamil) Rakendu Mouli (Telugu) Aditi Chengappa Venkatesh Harinathan |
Music by | Karthikeya Murthy |
Cinematography | Srinivasan Venkatesh |
Edited by | Kiran Kanti |
Production company | Capital Film Works |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil Telugu |
Cast
Tamil version
- Arjun Chidambaram as Arjun
- Aditi Chengappa as Anjali
- Venkatesh Harinathan as Karna
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam as Arjun's grandfather
- Lakshmi as Malini, Arjun's grandmother
- K. Bhagyaraj as Bhagyaraj
- M. S. Bhaskar as Raaman
- Nithin Sathya as Karthik
- Robo Shankar
- Darshana as Keerthi, Karna's lover and wife
- Aarthi
- S. P. B. Charan as Seturaman (guest apparence)
Telugu version
All characters mentioned above in the Tamil version are the same in the Telugu version except the characters played by Chidambaram and Shankar are played by different actors.
- Rakendu Mouli as Arjun
- Brahmanandam as "Idly" Vishwanath
- Ali
- Tanikella Bharani
Soundtrack
Moone Moonu Varthai | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 17 January 2015 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Language | Tamil | |||
Label | Think Music | |||
Karthikeya Murthy chronology | ||||
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Karthikeya Murthy composed the soundtrack for this film, consisting of 5 songs and 3 instrumental tracks. On 7 January 2015, two songs from the movie were released as singles at Luxe Cinemas, Phoenix Mall where S. P. Balasubrahmanyam performed Vaazhum Naal, a solo song penned by lyricist Ko Sesha and Porruppu to Parruppu was sung by the music composer himself. The album received positive reviews from critics
Times of India rated the album 3/5 stating "On the whole, an impressive debut by Karthikeya Murthy" (Tamil version).[6] Behindwoods rated the album at 2.50/5 stating the "Moone Moonu Varthai is a fun-filled album from Karthikeya" (Tamil version).[7]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Pa Paba Pa" | Sabarivaasan | S. P. B. Charan, Mukesh | 4:19 |
2. | "Ketta News" | Subu | S. P. B. Charan, Ilaiyaraja, Rajiv Rajaram | 4:23 |
3. | "Height of Bad News" | — | — | 2:14 |
4. | "Saayore Saayore" | Madhan Karky | Karthikeya Murthy, Latha Krishna, Keerthana Nath, Sooraj Santosh | 3:59 |
5. | "Irish Coffee Duel" | — | — | 1:28 |
6. | "Porruppu To Parruppu" | Karthikeya Murthy, Dongli Jumbo | Rakendu Mouli, Venky | 2:11 |
7. | "Salsa Ki Jalsa" | 1:38 | ||
8. | "Vaazhum Naal" | Ko Sesha | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 2:54 |
Total length: | 22:33 |
Moodu Mukkallo Cheppalante | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 23 January 2015 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Language | Telugu | |||
Label | Think Music | |||
Karthikeya Murthy chronology | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Pa Paba Pa" | Rakendu Mouli | S. P. B. Charan, Mukesh | 4:19 |
2. | "Newse Mose" | Kittu Vissapragada | S. P. B. Charan, Rakendu Mouli | 4:23 |
3. | "Height of Bad News" | — | — | 2:14 |
4. | "Maayore Maayore" | Vennelakanti | Karthikeya Murthy, Keerthana Nath, Sooraj Santosh | 3:59 |
5. | "Irish Coffee Duel" | — | — | 1:28 |
6. | "Bewarse to Business Mode" | Rakendu Mouli | Rakendu Mouli | 2:11 |
7. | "Salsa Ki Jalsa" | 1:38 | ||
8. | "Thoduga Ne Needaga" | Rakendu Mouli | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 2:54 |
Total length: | 22:33 |
References
- "Friday Fury- June 26". Sify.
- Raghavan, Nikhil (17 March 2014). "Shot Cuts: Three little words" – via www.thehindu.com.
- "Three words of love - Times of India". The Times of India.
- Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (4 January 2015). "Challenging sterotypes" – via www.thehindu.com.
- "SPB in Son Charan's Next Production". The New Indian Express.
- http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31807&articlexml=REVIEWS-27022015106029
- Moone Moonu Varthai music review Behindwoods