Kudiyarasu

Kudiyarasu (English: Republic) is a 2009 Tamil action thriller film directed by Sabir Hussain. The film features Vignesh, newcomer Sabarna Anand, Neepa and newcomer K. Suresh Kannan in lead roles, with E. S. Satya Narayana, Nizhalgal Ravi, Sethu Vinayagam, V. S. Raghavan and Srikanth playing supporting roles. The film, produced by K. Suresh Kannan and E. S. Satya Narayana, had musical score by Karthik Raja and was released on 13 February 2009.[1]

This article is about the Tamil film. For Tamil weekly magazine, see Kudi Arasu.
Kudiyarasu
Directed bySabir Hussain
Produced byK. Suresh Kannan
E. S. Satya Narayana
Written bySabir Hussain
Starring
  • Vignesh
  • Sabarna Anand
  • Neepa
  • K. Suresh Kannan
Music byKarthik Raja
CinematographyV. Babu
Edited byK. M. Riyas
Production
company
Thiruchendur Murugan Productions
Samurai Pictures
Release date
  • 13 February 2009 (2009-02-13)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

The film begins with Kannan (Vignesh) and Arthi (Neepa) entering a wedding hall early in the morning. Kannan was in love with the bride Radha (Sabarna Anand) while Arthi was in love with the groom Rohit (K. Suresh Kannan). Kannan hails from a middle-class family and works for a newspaper called Kudiyarasu. In the morning newspaper, "Kudiyarasu" accuses Minister Ambalavanan (Sethu Vinayagam) of scamming innocent people and in the evening newspaper, the newspaper will publish it with the evidence. Unfortunately, Raghavan (V. S. Raghavan) gives Kannan the wrong CD and the newspaper editor Ram asks Kannan to find the evidence before the evening. Kannan then reads his personal diary and starts remembering his past.

A few years ago, Kannan was a M.A student in journalism thanks to the scholarship programme. One day, the first-year student Radha was ragged and slapped by another Kannan. The police then arrested the wrong "Kannan" and beat him up in the police lockup. When Radha and her father Rajasekhar (Nizhalgal Ravi) went to the police station, Radha was embarrassed to see an innocent being punished. They apologize for the mistake and he befriended Radha. Afterwards, Kannan fell in love with Radha and met Rohit who worked in Rajasekhar's company.

During a press meet planned in a hurry, Ambalavanan tells that the newspaper tries to tarnish his reputation and the accusations were baseless, and challenges "Kudiyarasu" to prove them with strong evidence. Ambalavanan then comes to know that Kannan was the journalist who wrote it so he orders his henchmen to follow him and to take the evidence from him. Raghavan's granddaughter Arthi gives him the CD but Ambalavanan's henchmen attack him at that moment and they threaten Kannan to kill Arthi, Kannan has no other choice but to give them the CD. Kannan accidentally drops his diary and Arthi starts reading it.

A few months ago, Kannan gave a sensational speech at a college function about journalism. Ram, the editor of "Kudiyarasu", impressed by his speech hired Kannan as a part-time investigative journalist. Kannan then came across the closure of a finance company. Several poor and middle-class people had deposited their savings in a chit fund company and the company looted investors of 2000 crores rupees. Kannan started to fully investigate after the suicide of his friend Priya (Tharika) who was scammed by the company. During the investigation, the auditor of the chit fund Raghavan accepted to give him the evidence and revealed that Ambalavanan was behind the chit fund scam.

Arthi decides to help Kannan and they start looking for another evidence but the powerful politician Ambalavanan sabotages all their plans. In a face-to-face confrontation with Kannan, Ambalavanan with his henchmen asks him to forget the matter and he confesses that he has cheated many people via chit fund companies, however, Kannan records his confession without him knowing. Thereafter, the Chief Minister (John Amirtharaj) forces Ambalavanan to resign from its position as minister and the news was published in a timely fashion. During a function, later that evening, Kannan and Arthi received praise from the Chief Minister for the brave act in front of the newly married couple Radha and Rohit. Subsequently, Kannan and Arthi fall in love with each other.

Cast

Production

The film director Shabir Hussain, a national kickboxing champion, said, "The Watergate scandal where two journalists exposed the then US president Richard Nixon is the inspiration for my story. The film proves the pen is mightier than the sword".[2] The story of Kudiyarasu was set within 12 hours.[3] Actor Vignesh has changed his name to Vigneshwaran for the film and will play the role of an investigative journalist who exposes corruption in society.[4] Sabarna Anand, Sun Music video jockey turned heroine first time with this film. The rest of the cast includes Neepa, K. Suresh Kannan, Nizhalgal Ravi, Sethu Vinayakam among others. Karthik Raja scores the music and the film was produced by two kickboxers K. Suresh Kannan and E. S. Satya Narayana.[5][6]

Soundtrack
Kudiyarasu
Soundtrack album by
Karthik Raja
Released2009
Recorded2009
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length12:45
ProducerKarthik Raja

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Karthik Raja. The soundtrack, released in 2009, features 3 tracks with lyrics written by Andal Priyadarshini.[7]

TrackSongSinger(s)Duration
1"Ayndharai Adiyil"Malgudi Subha, Sunitha Sarathy3:58
2"Idhu Enna Idhu"Karthik Raja, Bela Shende4:28
3"Idhu Enna Idhu"Bela Shende, Karthik Raja4:19

Release

The film was released on 13 February 2009 alongside Perumal and Siva Manasula Sakthi.[8][6]

Critical reception

Entertainment portal Bizhat.com praised the action sequence and the performances of the actors, and said, "In this age of romance and violence filled films, Kudiyarasu indeed stands out as a good film with great kick-boxing skills displayed".[9] S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu wrote, "With most of the cast and the director, H. M. Sabir Hussain, making their debut, one would expect the filmmaker to pay extra attention to the script which he has not done".[10] Indiaglitz stated, "What begins on a brisk note eventually falls flat as the plot progresses. The fact that the director has made an honest attempt to glorify the might of fourth estate can be appreciated. An average watch that has plenty of potholes in it".[11]

Box office

The film took a below average opening at the Chennai box office.[12][13]

References
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  4. Malathi Rangarajan (27 June 2008). "Numerology or more ?". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  5. Savta Radhakkrishnan (5 September 2008). "Kudiyarasu due soon". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  6. "Valentine's Day movie race". ayngaran.com. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  7. "Kudiyarasu Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  8. "February 2009 Tamil Movies Release Dates". filmibeat.com. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  9. "BizHat.com -Kudiyarasu Review". movies.bizhat.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  10. S. R. Ashok Kumar (20 February 2009). "Lackadaisical affair -- Kudiyarasu". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  11. "Kudiyarasu review". Indiaglitz. 14 February 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  12. "Kudiyarasu - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Top Ten Movies". behindwoods.com. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  13. "Kudiyarasu - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Top Ten Movies". behindwoods.com. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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