Poochudava is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Udayasankar and produced by K. Jayaraman. The film stars Abbas and Simran. Manivannan, Nagesh, Kalpana, Jai Ganesh, Chinni Jayanth, PC Ramakrishnan and Kavitha play supporting roles. It was released on 12 December 1997.[1] The film was dubbed in Telugu as Pelli Kala Vachinde Bala.[2]
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| Directed by | Udayasankar |
| Written by | Udayasankar |
| Produced by | K. Jayaraman |
| Starring | Abbas Simran |
| Edited by | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Sirpi |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot edit
Abbas (as Kannan) play the role of a rebellious college student in this movie. While, Simran (as Nandhini) acts as his love lady. The first half of the movie is about how Abbas and Simran have their pet fights and then the second half of the movie is about how they both join hands together to fight against her parents' opposition.
Cast edit
- Abbas as Kannan
- Simran as Nandhini
- P. C. Ramakrishna as Nandhini's father
- Kalpana as Arul
- Kavitha
- Manivannan
- Nagesh
- Chinni Jayanth
- Jai Ganesh
- Junior Balaiah
- Madhan Bob
- Halwa Vasu
- Vaiyapuri
- AR Murugadoss
Production edit
The film went through development hell and took a long time to complete. The original producers, MG Pictures, later transferred it to Jayalakshmi Movie Makers owing to financial problems. It was the first film to cast Abbas and Simran together, though VIP (1997), launched much later with both of them, was released earlier.[3] Abbas and Simran simultaneously also worked on another Telugu project titled Priya O Priya during the making of Poochudava.[4]
Soundtrack edit
The film soundtrack features score and 5 songs composed by Sirpi.[5]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Computer Graphic" | Mano | Palani Bharathi |
| "Kaadhal Kaadhal Kaadhal" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
| "Nee Illai" | Hariharan | |
| "Sillu Sillu" | Krishna Chander, Febi Mani, Mano, K. S. Chithra | |
| "Vaaliba Vayasukku" | Hariharan |
Reception edit
Regarding the Telugu dubbed version, a critic from Andhra Today wrote, "With hardly any novelty in the story, it is an out and out director's movie, wherein he has used all his talents to earn the aplomb of the audience".[2]
References edit
- ^ "Poochudava (1997)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Pelli Kala Vachchinde Baala". Andhra Today. Archived from the original on 13 February 1998. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Gobichetipal, Chandra (12 January 1998). "Simran - The girl who would be queen!". Minnoviyam. Archived from the original on 20 April 1999. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Gobichetipal, Chandra (25 August 1997). "Marquee News from Kodambakkam - the Tamil Tinsel-town". Minnoviyam. Archived from the original on 20 April 1999. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Poochudava Songs". paadal.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
External links edit
- Poochudava at IMDb
