Campus (film)

Campus is a 2004 Tamil teen film directed by Sharvi, who had previously directed the Malayalam film Gaandhiyan (1999). The film features newcomers Sajith Raj, Nitesh, Divya Dwivedi and Sheetal Shah in lead roles, with Sukanya, Anandaraj, Rajan P. Dev, Devan, Manobala, Babu Antony and Vijayan playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Peeran and Ariff, had musical score by Rajneesh and was released on 1 January 2004.[1][2][3]

Campus
Directed bySharvi
Produced byPeeran
Ariff
Written bySharvi
Ariff
Surya Balan (dialogues)
Starring
  • Sajith Raj
  • Nitesh
  • Divya Dwivedi
  • Sheetal Shah
Music byRajneesh
CinematographyR. Selva
Edited byB. S. Vasu
Saleem
Production
company
Dreamland Movies
Release date
  • 1 January 2004 (2004-01-01)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

The storyline revolves around the campus of Model Arts College who had a good reputation in the past. Now, mob violence, eve teasing, vandalism and scantily dressed girls are the norm in the campus as inter-gang rivalry finds expression. Sathya (Sajith Raj) and Rockey (Nitesh) are the college leaders, they hate each other.

The college administrator R. K. Devaraj (Devan) and the corrupt minister Sathyaseelan (Rajan P. Dev) are planning to demolish the college. Sathyaseelan wants to build a powerhouse at that place and makes a profit, but the students have a different opinion and want to save the college. The professor Priya (Sukanya), with a couple of good students, tries to bring back a good reputation to the college. The college student Sheetal (Sheetal Shah) has even beaten a college record in an inter-college sports competition. The reputation of the college then has gradually changed, even Sajith Raj and Nitesh have become friends.

Thereafter, Sathyaseelan sends the police and the goons to kick out the students from the college. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack
Campus
Soundtrack album by
Rajneesh
Released2004
Recorded2004
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length29:02
ProducerRajneesh

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Rajneesh. The soundtrack, released in 2004, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by P. Vijay, Snehan, Kalaikumar and Viveka.[4][5]

TrackSongSinger(s)Duration
1"Cola Cola"Yugendran, Srilekha Parthasarathy5:03
2"Kunguma Poove"Yugendran5:17
3"Ini Oru Vidhi"Tippu, Timmy3:50
4"Orange Poove"Karthik, Mathangi Jagdish5:55
5"Ahimsaidhaan"Tippu3:52
6"Thodaa Thodaa"Tippu5:05

Reception

Sify said, "The film directed by Sharvi is a fluffy entertainer with routine song and dance sequences with a wafer-thin plot that is predictable and targeted at the youth".[6]

Sajith Raj later signed on to play the lead role in Kalakkal, but the film eventually did not release.[7]

References
  1. "Campus (2004) Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. "Campus (2004)". gomolo.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. "Find Tamil Movie Campus". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  4. "Campus (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  5. "Campus songs". saavn.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  6. "Review : Campus (2004)". Sify. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20061015213127/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Newlaunches/06kalakkal.asp
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