Moscowin Kavery (transl. Moscow's Kaveri)[1] is a 2010 Tamil romantic drama film written and directed by cinematographer Ravi Varman, making his directorial debut,[2] besides handling the cinematography. The film, which has lyrics written by Vairamuthu and music scored by Thaman, stars Rahul Ravindran and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead roles with Harsha Vardhan, Santhanam and Seeman playing supporting roles. This movie was released on 27 August 2010, after nearly three years of production, the film was panned by critics and was a disaster commercially.
| Moscowin Kavery | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Ravi Varman |
| Written by | Ravi Varman |
| Produced by | D. Ramesh Babu |
| Starring | Rahul Ravindran Samantha |
| Cinematography | Ravi Varman |
| Edited by | Anthony |
| Music by | S. Thaman |
Production company | R Films |
| Distributed by | Aascar Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot edit
Moscow (Rahul Ravindran) and Kaveri (Samantha Ruth Prabhu) are two IT professionals working in Chennai. Kaveri has abandoned her family in her hometown due to family disputes and the violence that followed. Moscow is an orphan who has ancestral properties in his native village. Both fall in love, buy a house and live together. Soon, they have differences of opinions and plan to part ways. Then comes Azhagan (Harsha Vardhan), a most feared criminal on the police's wanted list. Azhagan comes across the couple's house and plans to murder them. But due to the timely intervention of the police, Azhagan is arrested and Moscow and Kaveri reunite. Kaveri also reconciles up with her estranged father (K. Selva Bharathy) and family members.
Cast edit
- Rahul Ravindran as Moscow
- Samantha Ruth Prabhu as Kaveri Thangavelu (Voice dubbed by Renuka Kathir)
- Harsha Vardhan as Azhagan
- Santhanam as Devaraj
- Manikandan as Moscow's friend
- Rohini as Dance Teacher
- Srinath
- K. Selva Bharathy as Kaveri's father
- Deepika Partheeban
- Saravana Subbiah as Police officer
- Minnal Deepa as Mrs. Devaraj
- Cool Suresh as Passenger
- Seeman in a guest appearance
- Suja in an item number
- Rupa Manjari special appearance in the song "Gramam Thedi Vaada"
- Ravi Varman special appearance in the song "Gramam Thedi Vaada"
- Baba Bhaskar special appearance in the "Gramam Thedi Vaada"
- R. Parthiban as narrator
Production edit
The film began production in 2007.[3] Ravi saw some modelling photos of Samantha and quickly said that she would be the heroine of the movie. He also signed Rahul Ravindran as hero of the film.[4]
Soundtrack edit
| Moscowin Kavery | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 15 May 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2007–2008 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 31:37 | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Producer | Thaman | |||
| Thaman chronology | ||||
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Film score and the soundtrack are composed by Thaman. Despite being Thaman's first Tamil assignment as a composer, several of his later films had released prior to the release of Moscowin Kavery.[5] The album was released in May 2009.[6] The tune of the song "Gore Gore" was reused in the 2009 Telugu movie Kick.[7]
All lyrics written by Vairamuthu.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nee Ondrum Azhagi" | Navin, Rahul Nambiar | 6:28 |
| 2. | "Then Muttham" | Naresh Iyer, Suchitra | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Adhigalai Pookal" | Vardhani, Shankar Mahadevan | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Gramam Thedi Vaada" | Tippu, Ranjith, Rita | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Gore Gore" | Karthik, Suchitra | 5:13 |
| 6. | "Aanum Pennum" | Malathy Lakshman, Sayanora Philip, Priya Himesh | 5:08 |
| Total length: | 31:37 | ||
Reception edit
A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Moscowin Kaveri looks good. But that's about all that can be said about it".[8] A critic from Behindwoods wrote that "The major plus point in the film is its short duration (100 minutes) and thankfully the ordeal comes to an end soon".[9]
References edit
- ^ "Ravi Varman on his Tamil directorial film, Moscowin Kaveri – Rediff.com Movies". Movies.rediff.com. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "Ravivarman ready for 'Moscowin Kaveri'". IndiaGlitz. 5 August 2010. Archived from the original on 6 August 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "Samantha's first co-star was Rahul Ravindran!". The Times of India. 6 February 2015.
- ^ "MOSCOWIN KAVERI IS STILL FRESH AND CHARMING". Behindwoods. 11 August 2010.
- ^ "Thaman's first film as composer was Moscowin Kavery". 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Moscowin Kaveri : Making his mark'¦". Bangalore Mirror. 22 May 2009.
- ^ Srinivasan, Pavithra (27 August 2010). "Moscowin Kaveri is beautiful nonsense". Rediff.
- ^ "Moscowin Kaveri is beautiful nonsense". Rediff.com. 27 August 2010.
- ^ "MOSCOWIN KAVERI MOVIE REVIEW". Behindwoods.
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