Moscowin Kavery
Moscowin Kavery (transl. Moscow's Kaveri)[1] is a 2010 Tamil romantic drama film written and directed by cinematographer Ravi Varman, making his directorial debut,[2] besides handling the cinematography. The film, which has lyrics written by Vairamuthu and music scored by Thaman, stars Rahul Ravindran and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead roles with Harsha Vardhan, Santhanam and Seeman playing supporting roles. Releasing on 27 August 2010, after nearly three years of production, the film was panned by critics and was a disaster commercially.
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| Directed by | Ravi Varman |
| Produced by | D. Ramesh Babu |
| Written by | Ravi Varman |
| Starring | Rahul Ravindran Samantha Ruth Prabhu Harsha Vardhan Santhanam Seeman |
| Music by | S. Thaman |
| Cinematography | Ravi Varman |
| Edited by | Anthony |
Production company | R Films |
| Distributed by | Aascar Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Moscow (Rahul Ravindran) and Kaveri (Samantha Ruth Prabhu) are two IT professionals working in Chennai. Kaveri has abandoned her family in her hometown due to family disputes and the violence that followed. Moscow is an orphan who has ancestral properties in his native village. Both fall in love, buy a house and live together. Soon, they have differences of opinions and plan to part ways. Then comes Azhagan (Harsha Vardhan), a most feared criminal on the police's wanted list. Azhagan comes across the couple's house and plans to murder them. But due to the timely intervention of the police, Azhagan is arrested and Moscow and Kaveri reunite. Kaveri also patches up with her estranged father and family members.
Cast
- Rahul Ravindran as Moscow
- Samantha Ruth Prabhu as Kaveri Thangavelu
- Harsha Vardhan as Azhagan
- Santhanam as Devaraj
- Manikandan
- Rohini
- Srinath
- Deepika Partheeban
- Minnal Deepa as Mrs. Devaraj
- Seeman in a guest appearance
- Suja in an item number
- Rupa Manjari special appearance in the song "Gramam Thedi Vaada"
- Ravi Varman special appearance in the song "Gramam Thedi Vaada"
- Baba Bhaskar special appearance in the "Gramam Thedi Vaada"
Development
Ravi Varman wrote a script in 2006[3] for which he wanted to cast new actors in the lead. Ravi saw some modelling photos of Samantha and quickly said that she would be the heroine of the movie. He also signed Rahul Ravindran as hero of the film.
Soundtrack
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| Released | 15 May 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2007–2008 | |||
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| Length | 31:37 | |||
| Label | R Films | |||
| Producer | Thaman | |||
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Film score and the soundtrack are composed by Thaman. Despite being Thaman's first Tamil assignment as a composer, several of his later films had released prior to the release of Moscowin Kavery. The tune of the song "Gore Gore" was reused from the song named the same from the 2009 Telugu blockbuster movie Kick directed by Surender Reddy
All lyrics written by Vairamuthu.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Nee Ondrum Azhagi" | Navin, Rahul Nambiar | 6:28 |
| 2. | "Then Muttham" | Naresh Iyer, Suchitra | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Adhigalai Pookal" | Vardhani, Shankar Mahadevan | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Gramam Thedi Vaada" | Tippu, Ranjith, Rita | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Gore Gore" | Karthik, Suchitra | 5:13 |
| 6. | "Aanum Pennum" | Malathy Lakshman, Sayanora Philip, Priya Himesh | 5:08 |
| Total length: | 31:37 | ||
References
- "Ravi Varman on his Tamil directorial film, Moscowin Kaveri – Rediff.com Movies". Movies.rediff.com. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- "Ravivarman ready for 'Moscowin Kaveri' – Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- http://tamilmoviemistakes.blogspot.in/2015/07/latest-tamil-movie-mistakes-mascowin.html