Kamarasu
Kamarasu is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by P. C. Anbazhagan. He starred Murali, Laila, Vadivelu, Vennira Aadai Nirmala and Srividya. The film was produced by P.S.K. Karunakaran and distributed by R. B. Choudary in the banner of Super Good Films. The music composed by S. A. Rajkumar were a success, but the film was released to negative reviews.[1]
| Kamarasu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | P. C. Anbazhagan |
| Produced by | P. S. K. Karunakaran (Presenter) P. Shenbagarajan P. K. Karuna N. Vanaraja P. Sampath |
| Written by | P. C. Anbazhagan |
| Starring | Murali Laila Vadivelu Vennira Aadai Nirmala Srividya |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
| Cinematography | Selva. R |
| Edited by | V. Jai Shankar |
Production company | Shanthi Vanaraja Movies |
| Distributed by | Super Good Films |
Release date | 22 February 2002 |
Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Kamarasu (Murali) is the driver and caretaker in industrialist Latha's (Srividya) house. After a hard day's work, he comes home to his paralysed mother (Vennira Aadai Nirmala) and takes care of her needs. He also finds the time to serve people in the vicinity, fall in love with Vasanthi (Laila), and fight with villains. Suddenly, his mother and Vasanthi die. Our hero follows suit but not before donating his heart, kidney and all possible organs to Latha's family that has been badly injured in an accident.
Cast
- Murali as Kamarasu
- Laila as Vasanthi
- Vadivelu as Velu
- Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Kamarasu's mother
- C. R. Saraswathi as Vasanthi's mother
- Srividya as Latha
- Chandrasekhar as Doctor
- Delhi Ganesh as Advocate
- Madhan Bob
- Anu Mohan
- Bala Singh
- Sanjeev
- Singamuthu
- Lavanya
- S. Ve. Shekher as Special appearance in "Pottu Mela"
- Ragasudha as Special appearance in "Pottu Mela"
Production
Director Anbazhagan had proposed the story to Choudary in 1998 during a coincidental meeting on Marina Beach and subsequently impressed him after reading a collection of short poems and stories he had written, before being given the opportunity to narrate a story.[2]
The film was delayed for two years, with Choudary reviving it for release.[3]
Soundtrack
Soundtrack is composed by S. A. Rajkumar.[4][5][6]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aalayangal Thevayillai | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Mu. Metha |
| 2 | Chinna Chinna Kannukulle | K. S. Chithra, P. Unnikrishnan | Muthulingham |
| 3 | Chinna Chinna Vilakke | Hariharan | Arivumathi |
| 4 | Mazhaya Mazhaya Ippo | S. A. Rajkumar, Mano, Swarnalatha | Mu. Metha |
| 5 | Oru Murai | Nagore E. M. Hanifa | |
| 6 | Paathi Nila | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 7 | Pottu Mela | Krishnaraj, Sujatha | Kalidasan |
References
- https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/03/08/stories/2002030801320200.htm
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/soc.culture.malaysia/tamil$20cinema/soc.culture.malaysia/nzL3VgR66sE/Nv9t7WKzXDAJ
- http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/Hot%20News-22062001.htm
- http://www.starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_listen_download.asp?MovieId=123
- "Kamarasu Songs". raaga. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- "Kamarasu Songs". saavn. Retrieved 26 March 2019.