Thalai Ezhuthu

Thalai Ezhuthu (English: Ill Fate) is a 2009 Tamil thriller film directed by Ethiraj. The film features Richard Raj and Pooja Gandhi in lead roles, with Guinness Pakru, Meera Krishnan, Bala Singh and Saakshi Siva playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Richard Raj, had musical score by Godwin and was released on 10 July 2009.[1][2]

Thalai Ezhuthu
Directed byEthiraj
Produced byRichard Raj
Written byEthiraj (dialogues)
Screenplay byEthiraj
Story byRichard Raj
StarringRichard Raj
Pooja Gandhi
Music byGodwin
CinematographyDominic Savio
Edited byJ. N. Harsha
Production
company
JAK Film Productions
Release date
  • 10 July 2009 (2009-07-10)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Raj (Richard Raj) is a software engineer who lives with his widow mother (Meera Krishnan). He spent his childhood in a home for disabled children, where his mother worked for a living thus he has sympathy for the handicapped. After completing a degree in software engineering, he got offers to work in multinational companies but he decided to stay in India and works for a small company. Raj invents a device that can help the disabled people overcome their physical defects and conveniently complete their daily routines. After the presentation of his project, Raj gets death threats from a corrupt politician who wants to appropriate his project. In the meantime, Raj meets Pooja (Pooja Gandhi) and they fall in love with each other.

Raj then meets with an accident and was rushed to the hospital. In a serious condition, the doctors save his life, however, Raj finds himself in a wheelchair and is now unable to speak at all. Meanwhile, his mother has a heart attack and was admitted to the same hospital, Raj needs money to save his mother. When Pooja met Raj by accident, she forcefully admits him to a mental hospital and Raj is tortured by the hospital staff Pachai (Bala Singh). Later, Pooja steals Raj's research and tries to sell it to potential buyers.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Karthik (Saakshi Siva) is looking for Pooja, who escaped from a mental hospital a few months ago. Pooja turns out to be a person with mental health issues who can do anything for money. During her college life, she fell in love with a college mate but he didn't reciprocate her love because she wasn't rich. Therefore, Pooja suffered from an inferiority complex and her only goal in life was to become rich so she wanted to marry a rich groom. However, her parents fixed her wedding with a middle-class groom and her dream to become rich fell apart. Pooja then found herself in a mental hospital and managed to escape from there. It was only then that she decided to seduce Raj and paid a drug addict to cause Raj a serious accident.

Finally, Pooja sold his project to a buyer but the software asks for a password. Pooja in panic goes back to the mental hospital and she threatens to kill Raj if he doesn't give her the password. At that time, DSP Karthik arrives and shoots Pooja to save Raj.

Two months later, Raj receives widespread acclaims for his work. The film ends with Raj in a wheelchair celebrating his birthday in a home for disabled children along with his mother in tears and the mentally ill Pooja.

Cast
  • Richard Raj as Raj
  • Pooja Gandhi as Pooja
  • Guinness Pakru as Kirthik
  • Meera Krishnan as Raj's mother
  • Bala Singh as Pachai
  • Saakshi Siva as DSP Karthik
  • Raj P. Kannan
  • R. R. Rediyar
  • Ragavesh
  • Daniel Baskar
  • Srilatha
  • Viji Kannan as Pooja's mother
  • Mithran
  • Murali Mohan as Shiva
  • Babu as Henchman
  • Mangalam Gurukkal as Gurukkal

Production

Richard Raj, a NRI and an owner of a restaurant in New Zealand, produced and played an important role in the film while actress Pooja Gandhi signed to play the female lead role. The film was inspired by a physically-challenged software engineer who visited Richard Raj's restaurant and it was shot at a location near Bhopal. Richard Raj's father Ethiraj, a scriptwriter and theatre person, directed the film. Dominic Savio who has been working for Sun TV cranked the camera while Godwin had scored music.[3][4][5][6][7]

Soundtrack
Thalai Ezhuthu
Soundtrack album by
Godwin
Released2009
Recorded2009
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length17:32
ProducerGodwin

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Godwin. The soundtrack, released in 2009, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Priyan and Jagan.

TrackSongSinger(s)Duration
1'Ethaniyo Kanavugal' (sad)Haricharan1:38
2'Ethaniyo Kanavugal' (happy)Haricharan2:47
3'Mesmerism Seium'Ramya NSK2:57
4'Muthal Murai'Ramya NSK2:11
5'Oru Parvaiyile'Kathik, Lavanya4:36
6'Paruva Kaatru'Ranjith3:23
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References
  1. "Thalaiezhuthu (2009)". filmibeat.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  2. "Today's release!". ayngaran.com. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  3. "Richard's thalai ezhuthu". behindwoods.com. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  4. W. Sreelalitha (8 May 2009). "'Bad boy' Richie". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  5. "Kollywood's Kiwi connection!". The Times of India. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  6. "Thalaiezhuthu: Meaningful film!". tamilwire.org. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  7. "Unforeseen idea brimmed in 'Thalaiezhuthu'". kollywoodtoday.net. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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