Englishkaran (transl. Englishman) is a 2005 Tamil-language comedy film. It stars Sathyaraj and Namitha, while Vadivelu, Madhumitha Siva Balaji, and Santhanam play supporting roles.[1] "Englishkaran" with the tagline "Tamizh Vazhga" is a film from the hit combo from Sathyaraj and Shakthi Chidambaram whose earlier ventures Ennamma Kannu and Maha Nadigan were hits. Englishkaran also has humour, glamour, many puns and is based on a strong theme paced with whimsy humour. The film opened to positive reviews.[2][3]
| Englishkaran | |
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 Official DVD | |
| Directed by | Sakthi Chidambaram |
| Produced by | Amudha Durairaj |
| Starring | Sathyaraj Namitha Vadivelu Madhumitha Siva Balaji |
| Cinematography | Suresh Devan |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Seven Hills Film Factory & Deivanai Movies |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot edit
The film starts with Thamizharasan (Sathyaraj), a reformist who enters a village with the intention to unite a couple and help a young girl named Sandhya (Madhumitha), who aspires to be a singer. Bala (Siva Balaji) is in love with Sandhya. Thamizharasan faces the anger of Sandhya's father (Dhandapani), a strong believer of older ideologies. Sandhya hates Thamizharasan, and the reason for that is told in a flashback, which starts with Thamizharasan's wife Maheswari (Namitha) aspiring to be a sports champion. Theepori Thirumugam (Vadivelu) is Maheswari's uncle. Thamizharasan helps her. Due to some family problems, Maheswari kills herself after making her husband promise to help her sister to become a popular singer. The rest of the film is how Thamizharasan fulfills Maheshwari's promise and helps unite Bala and Sandhya.
Cast edit
- Sathyaraj as Thamizharasan
- Namitha as Maheswari
- Vadivelu as "Theeppori" Thirumugam
- Santhanam as Kundusaamy
- Madhumitha as Sandhya
- Siva Balaji as Bala
- Santhanam as Bala's friend
- Jaya Murali as Maheshwari and Sandhya's mother
- Sathyapriya as Thamizharasan's mother
- Aishwarya as Angalaparameswari
- Kadhal Dhandapani as Maheshwari and Sandhya's father
- K. S. G. Venkatesh as Doctor Dhamodharan
- Pawan as Angalaparameswari's son
- Singamuthu as "Neruppu" Neelamegam
- Bonda Mani as Thirumugam's friend
- Bava Lakshmanan as Thirumugam's friend
- Halwa Vasu as Thirumugam's friend
- Vijay Ganesh as Thirumugam's friend
- Krishnamoorthy as Thirumugam's friend
- Balu Anand as Villager
- Vengal Rao as Beggar
- Velmurugan as Bala's friend
- Ganeshkar as Bala's friend
- Chaplin Balu as Bala's friend
- Kili Ramachandran as Bala's friend
- Besant Ravi as Angalaparameswari's henchman
- Kovai Senthil as Priest
- Suruli Manohar as Kutty Samiyar
- Rajkrishna as Seth
- Deva as Himself (cameo appearance)
Soundtrack edit
| Englishkaran | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 8 April 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:56 | |||
| Label | Bayshore | |||
| Producer | Deva | |||
| Deva chronology | ||||
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Soundtrack was composed by Deva and released on Bayshore.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yaaradhu Yaaradhu" | Na. Muthukumar | Shreya Ghoshal | 5:50 |
| 2. | "Englishkaran" | Na. Muthukumar | Suresh Peters | 5:31 |
| 3. | "Englishkaran (Film Version)" | Na. Muthukumar | Manikka Vinayagam | 5:31 |
| 4. | "Nanbanae Nanbanae" | Na. Muthukumar | K. S. Chithra | 5:36 |
| 5. | "Yeh Thiruda" | Na. Muthukumar | Srikanth Deva, Sunitha Sarathy | 5:49 |
| 6. | "Ghajini Mohammed" | Na. Muthukumar | Karthik, Suchitra | 6:10 |
| Total length: | 28:56 | |||
Critical reception edit
Indiaglitz commented that Sakthi Chidamabaram had tried to give a movie with a strong message with a convoluted mix of humour, romance and glamour.[5]
References edit
- ^ "English karan (2005) - IMDb". IMDb. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Englishkaran review. Englishkaran Tamil movie review, story, rating - IndiaGlitz.com". Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Englishkaran". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 14 October 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Englishkaran - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - Saavn". 24 June 2005. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 5 December 2005.