Thiruda Thiruda

Thiruda Thiruda
File:Thiruda Thiruda DVD Cover.png DVD cover
Directed by	Mani Ratnam
Produced by	S. Sriram
Written by	Sujatha Suhasini (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	Mani Ratnam
Story by	Mani Ratnam Ram Gopal Varma
Starring	Prashanth Anand Heera Rajgopal Anu Agarwal S. P. Balasubramaniam Salim Ghouse Malaysia Vasudevan Thalaivasal Vijay
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Cinematography	P. C. Sriram
Edited by	Suresh Urs
Production company	Aalayam Productions
Distributed by	Aalayam Productions
Release dates	13 November 1993
Running time	170 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Thiruda Thiruda is a 1993 Tamil action comedy film co-written by Mani Ratnam and Ram Gopal Varma. The film directed by Mani Ratnam, had its soundtrack and background score composed by A. R. Rahman while the cinematography was handled by P. C. Sriram. The film opened to positive critical reception, and it did not do too well at the box office but achieved cult status over the following years. In 1994, the film was premièred at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Plot

Printed Indian currency, from the Reserve Bank of India security press at Nasik with an estimated value of ₹ 10 billion is stolen by underworld Gangster Vikram (Salim Ghouse) living in London. The container is snipped off from a goods carrier en route to New Delhi, through Vikram's henchman. The access card of the container is in the possession of pop star Chandralekha (Anu Agarwal). The CBI chief Laxminarayana (S. P. Balasubramaniam) is assigned to track down the stolen currency, which had already been attested by the governor of the Reserve Bank of India. On her way to Vikram chandralekha comes across two burglar's Kadhir (Anand) and Azhagu (Prashanth) who are on the run from the police—having in tow country-girl Rasathi (Heera Rajagopal) whom they kept from committing suicide and who then ran away from her ruthless uncle. Laxminarayan's assignment will lead him to Ashok Tejani, and then the two burglars, who are on the run from the Police along with the suicidal village belle. His efforts will be frustrated even more after Ashok is killed and his girlfriend Chandralekha, is absconding; and the entry of the international drug dealer himself, simply known as Vikram, who will stop at nothing to get his hands on the loot. After some attempts of cheating each other Chandralekha is making friends with the thieves. When she discovers that Vikram is stopping at nothing—especially not at dead bodies—on his hunt after the loot, she informs the three others about the real value of the code card. In the following pursuit between Vikram, the four heroes and a special police brigade, which has to get back the money before a state crisis comes about, there is not only fierce action, but also love comes to its own.

Cast

The National Art Gallery, one of the museum buildings in Government Museum, seen in the song "Chandralekha".

• Prashanth as Azhagu
• Anand as Kadhir
• Heera Rajagopal as Rasathi
• Anu Agarwal as Chandralekha
• S. P. Balasubramaniam as Laxminarayanan
• Salim Ghouse as T.T. Vikram
• Malaysia Vasudevan
• Thalaivasal Vijay

Production

J. D. Chakravarthy was initially meant to play the role of Kadhir, and actress Kushboo's brother, Abdullah, had also taken a screen test for the role, before Anand was selected. Salim Ghouse, a renowned theatre artist, was roped into play an antagonist in a rare commercial film appearance. Aishwarya, daughter of actress Lakshmi, was also approached for a role in the film but refused the opportunity. K. V. Anand was among P. C. Sriram's assistant cinematographers in the film.

Soundtrack

Thiruda Thiruda: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman
Released	1993
Recorded	Panchathan Record Inn
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	31:51
Label	Magnasound Bayshore
Producer	A. R. Rahman

The soundtrack features 8 songs composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The album, along with that of Roja is regarded as a masterpiece from the acclaimed musician with many fans considering it among his best work, and helped establish Rahman as one of the top artistes in South India.Composer Amit Trivedi considers this album an inspiration to him. The film's songs are notable for two reasons—the introduction of relatively unknown vocalists into mainstream Tamil playback singing and the extensive use of experimental sounds, including (Western) orchestral elements and techno instrumental music in familiar Indian cinematic music settings. While vocalist Anupama in the technopop song Chandralekha and the Chinese singer Caroline in Thee Thee sang their first mainstream songs, the late singer Shahul Hameed was roped in to sing Raasathi. Major innovations in Indian music include A capella (extensive instrumental use of human voices) in Thee Thee and Raasathi and the incorporation of operatic and techno elements in the main theme and in Chandralekha. The song Veerapandi Kottayile became a big hit across South India, inspiring the tune for a popular Malayalam slogan, "Thekku Thekkoru Deshathu".

The lyrics for Tamil version was penned by Vairamuthu while Rajashri and PK Mishra penned lyrics for Telugu and Hindi versions.

Tamil version

Track	Song	Singer(s)	Duration
1	"Kannum Kannum"	Mano, Chorus	04:09
2	"Chandralekha"	Anupama, Suresh Peters	05:50
3	"Veerapandi Kotayyile"	Mano, Unni Menon, K. S. Chithra	06:31
4	"Thee Thee"	Caroline, Noel James	04:57
5	"Raasathi"	Shahul Hameed	03:12
6	"Putham Pudhu Bhoomi"	K. S. Chithra, Mano	04:46
7	"Title Theme"	G. V. Prakash	01:00
8	"Aathukulla Airu Meenu"	Srinivas, Suresh Peters	01:26

Telugu version

Track	Song	Singer(s)	Duration
1	Kotha Bangaru Lokam	Mano, Chithra
2	Aakatayi	GV Prakash
3	Konjam Neeru	Anupama
4	Veerabobbili	Unni Menon, Mano, Chithra
5	Kanulu Kanulanu	Mano
6	Ettilona	Srinivas, Suresh Peters
7	Sitaalu	Shahul Hameed
8	Thee Theeyani	Sujatha

Hindi version

Track	Song	Singer(s)	Duration
1	Chandralekha	Anupama
2	Chor Chor	GV Prakash
3	Dil Hi Sanam Dil	Sujatha
4	Hum Bhi Tum	Udit Narayan, Mano
5	Jhoom Jhoom	SPB
6	Joor Laga	Srinivas, Suresh PEters
7	Pyaar Kabhi	Udit Narayan, Mano, Chithra

External links

• Thiruda Thiruda at IMDb