Independence Day Special Movie Kuselan on Kalaingar TV
Independence Day Special Movies on Kalaingar TV
Kuselan – First time on Television
Directed by : P. Vasu
Produced by : K. Balachandar, G. P. Vijayakumar
Written by : Sreenivasan
Starring : Rajnikanth, Pasupathy, Livingston, Vadivelu, Meena, Nayanthara
Music by : G. V. Prakash Kumar
Cinematography : Arvind Krishna
Kuselan is a 2008 Tamil film simultaneously made in Telugu as Kathanayakudu. Inspired by the Malayalam film Kadha Parayumbol, the film is directed by P. Vasu and produced by K. Balachandar, Aswani Dutt and G. P. Vijayakumar in two languages. Kuselan stars Pasupathy in the lead role, while Jagapati Babu takes the role in Kathanayakudu, with both actors being paired opposite Meena for their respective versions. Rajinikanth and Nayantara appear in extended cameo roles.
The film revolves around a villager, who had shared a strong friendship with a popular cinema actor in their youth. However due to their different pursuit in careers they eventually are forced to part ways, one becoming a national figure, the other, a village barber. Decades later, the actor returns to the village to participate in his film’s shooting. Whilst the entire village become excited about the prospect of seeing the actor, the barber fears that his old friend would have forgotten him and would neglect him. The story explores the pressures of friendship.
The film opened to Indian audiences on August 1, 2008, taking the third largest opening for a Tamil film up til the date of release. Despite the film’s hype prior to release, the film ended up evoking negative reviews, mainly because the film was termed as a Rajinikanth-starrer, although it was he who had made it clear that it was a guest appearance.
Independence Day Special Movie Kuselan on Kalaingar TV
Pandi – First time on Television
Directed by : Mathuravan
Produced by : Hitesh Jabak
Written by : Raghava Lawrence
Starring : Raghava Lawrence, Sneha, Namitha, Nassar, Saranya, Ganja Karuppu
Music by : Srikanth Deva
Story : Pandi (Larencce) does menial jobs in Dubai and saves every penny he earns and sends it to his family in Usilampatti. A flashback reveals that he was a carefree youth, who is often chided by his father (Nasser). His elder brother (Sreeman) is the blue-eyed boy of his father. However Pandi’s mother (Saranya) showers all her love and affection on him. Pandi comes across Sneha, a cop’s daughter in the village and after a sequence of events romance blossoms between them. Meanwhile his family receives a shock as just a couple of days before Pandi’s sister’s wedding, Sriman runs away from the house with the money kept for the wedding.
A dejected father is consoled by Pandi, who borrows money from a private money-lender and completes the wedding. Meanwhile, Sneha walks out of the house to enter wedlock with Pandi.
Determined to payback the loan and help his family overcomes their financial constraint, Pandi decides to go abroad and work as conservancy staff. He manages to stabilize his family with his earnings. However on his return he is shocked to find his mother dead. Coming to know that it was no natural death, he decides to avenge the killers.
Independence Day Special Movie Kuselan on Kalaingar TV
Dhaam Dhoom
Directed by : Jeeva/P. C. Sriram/Aneez Jeeva/Manikandan
Produced by : Sunanda Murali Manohar
Written by : S. Ramakrishnan
Starring : Jayam Ravi, Kangana Ranaut, Lakshmi Rai, Jayaram
Music by : Harris Jayaraj
Cinematography : P. C. Sriram
Story : Gautham Subramaniam (Jayam Ravi) is a well educated, handsome son of an Indian family. Since his father (Nizhagal Ravi) and mother are doctors, Gautham aims to become a doctor and achieves it. Gautham gets a golden opportunity from the government to go to Russia to represent India in a week long medical conference, along with five other young doctors. Gautham is delighted to receive this offer and packs his bags to fly to Russia. Meanwhile, Gautham’s beloved is introduced on the frame which happens to be Shenba (Kangana Ranaut). Shenba happens to be the same village girl in which his sister Sarasu, (Anu Haasan) resides with her husband (Chetan) and so they two meet and fall in love. Despite initial frictions between her father and uncle (Mahadevan and Bose Venkat) with Gautham, they eventually agree to get the pair married. Gautham’s parents agree to the marriage and as a happy man Gautham is ready to marry Shenba after his return to India from his Russia trip.
