Kuppathu Raja (2019 film)

Kuppathu Raja (transl. King of Slums) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action comedy-drama film written and directed by choreographer Baba Bhaskar. The film stars G. V. Prakash Kumar, Parthiban, Palak Lalwani and Poonam Bajwa, with Yogi Babu in supporting roles. The background score and soundtrack were composed by Prakash Kumar, while cinematography was dealt by Mahesh Muthuswami and editing was managed by Praveen. The film began pre-production in March 2017. Kuppathu Raja is produced by Saravanan, Siraj and Saravanan under the banner S FOCUSS production.

Kuppathu Raja
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBaba Bhaskar
Written byBaba Bhaskar
Screenplay byBaba Bhaskar
Produced byM Saravanan
S Siraj
T Saravanan
StarringG. V. Prakash Kumar
Parthiban
Palak Lalwani
Poonam Bajwa
Yogi Babu
CinematographyMahesh Muthuswami
Edited byPraveen K. L.
Music byG. V. Prakash Kumar
Production
company
S FOCUSS
Distributed byS FOCUSS
Release date
  • April 5, 2019 (2019-04-05)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Premise

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The movie is about the relationships between a few slum dwellers and how some antisocial elements create unrest in their lives. The slum is dominated by a five-member gang headed by MG Rajendran (Parthiban), a do-gooder and hardcore fan of MGR. The people there look up to him, and he has the final say in everything. Rocket (G. V. Prakash Kumar) is the son of Rajendran's aide Oor Niyayam (M. S. Bhaskar). He has a devil-may-care attitude and is in love with Kamala (Palak Lalwani), another girl from the slum. When the couple dreams of a life together, Mary (Poonam Bajwa), a new resident to the slum, changes their lives. Meanwhile, a series of untoward incidents disrupt the peaceful lives in the slum. Later that,seth is revealed as the mastermind behind the crimes. Rajendran and rocket avenge all the deaths in their areas by killing all the goons and finally seth & hanging him staging it like a suicide . Rocket gets stabbed by Seth's other goons . However three days later he miraculously survives and finally Raj blesses rocket and his girlfriend telling them though rocket's father passed away , Rocket can consider him as his father-figure.

Cast

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Production

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Choreographer Baba Bhaskar announced his first film as a director in September 2016 and cast G. V. Prakash Kumar in the lead role. Cinematographer Mahesh Muthuswami, editor Praveen K. L. and art director Kiran were also revealed to form a part of the technical crew.[1] The film was revealed to have two lead actresses.[2][3] Poonam Bajwa is roped in to play a role of Anglo-Indian in the film.[4] The film began production in late March 2017, with the title Kuppathu Raja named after Rajinikanth's 1979 film of same name announced and actor Parthiban joining the team.[5][6]

Release

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The movie was released worldwide on 5 April 2019 and received mixed reviews from critics.[7][8]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar.

Kuppathu Raja
Soundtrack album by
Released2019
GenreSoundtrack
Length15:55
LanguageTamil
LabelJunglee Music
ProducerG. V. Prakash Kumar
G. V. Prakash Kumar chronology
Semma
(2018)
Kuppathu Raja
(2019)
Watchman
(2019)

All lyrics written by Logan.

No.TitleSingersLength
1."Enga Area Engaludhu"Santhosh Hariharan3:23
2."Meen Kuzhambu"Gana Guna2:46
3."Indha Sirruki Ippo"Priya Himesh3:07
4."En Uyira Nee Irundha"G. V. Prakash Kumar3:55
5."Vazhkaiyea Oru Olivilakku"Gana Bala, Velmurugan2:44
Total length:15:55

References

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  1. ^ "G V Prakash will be directed by choreographer Baba Bhaskar - Tamil Cinema News". tamil-cinema-news.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ "NotFound". Iflicks. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. ^ "G V Prakash To Romance More Than One Heroine Again". 26 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Poonam Bajwa turns Anglo Indian for GV Prakash's next". Top 10 Cinema. 3 April 2017. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "OMG! GVP begins brand new movie with a Rajini title - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 30 March 2017.
  6. ^ "GV Prakash's Kuppathu Raja to commence tomorrow". Behindwoods. 29 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Kuppathu Raja Review {2.5/5}: The film doesn't offer anything new". The Times of India.
  8. ^ "Kuppathu Raja movie review: A tedious watch that wastes GV Prakash's potential". Firstpost. 6 April 2019.
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