Sandhitha Velai (transl. The time we met) is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Ravichandran, his second film after Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998). The film stars Karthik in two roles. Roja and Kausalya play the female leads, while Vijayakumar, Sujatha, Moulee, Chinni Jayanth, Vivek, Manivannan, and Nassar play supporting roles alongside an ensemble cast. The film was released on 14 April 2000 during Tamil New Year.
| Sandhitha Velai | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Ravichandran |
| Written by | Ravichandran |
| Produced by | Kaja Mohideen |
| Starring | Karthik Roja Kausalya |
| Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent |
| Edited by | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Roja Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot edit
Aadalarasu is an unemployed youth looking for a job. He is constantly mocked for this by his father, Gurumoorthy, while his mother supports him. While in Madras for a job interview, he stays with his father's friend Sivaraman. Aadalarasu has run-ins with Sivaraman's daughter Thilaka and she develops a dislike for him. However, she bows to her father's wishes and weds Aadalarasu. Just when she starts liking him, he has to travel again for an interview. He misses the train and returns home and tells about this. His father scolds him badly and he leaves the house in depression. He boards a lorry to catch the train and the lorry stops in a railway checkpost. Adalarasu learns that the train will be two hours late, runs after the train and meets his lookalike – Thirunaavukkarasu. Thirunaavukkarasu tells his story in a flashback. He is a rich person whose father runs a car factory but his son Thirunaavukkarasu is a jolly guy who enjoys life. This leads to his sister's marriage's cancellation and his factory is shut down due to financial loss. He drinks heavily and drives the car and in an accident the car is destroyed, but he is saved. Now the story comes back to the present and Thirunavukkarasu asks him for a favour and gets a promise and dies in the train. Now Adalarasu descends from the train and is taken to Thirunavukkarasu's house.
Cast edit
- Karthik as Nadarajan aka Aadalarasu and Thirunaavukkarasu
- Roja as Thilaka
- Kausalya as Akalya
- Vijayakumar as Gurumoorthy, Aadalarasu's father
- Sujatha as Aadalarasu's mother
- T. S. B. K. Moulee as Sivaraman, Thilaka's father
- Chinni Jayanth as Jeeva
- Vivek
- Manivannan
- Nassar
- Sonu Sood as Sandeep
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Vasu
- Ramji
- Anu Mohan
- Madhan Bob
- Thyagu
- Pandu
- Bala Singh
- Thalapathy Dinesh
- Lavanya
- Shakti Kumar
- Raju Sundaram in a special appearance
Production edit
The filming began in 1998 and was the second directorial work by Ravichandran. It was briefly delayed due to the selection of heroines. Isha Koppikar and then Suvalakshmi were selected for a role, but their refusal meant that Roja was signed. For another lead role, Simran was selected but due to date clashes, she too was replaced by Kausalya.[1] There were rumours that the film was delayed because of Karthik experiencing trouble due to his health.[2][3][4]
Soundtrack edit
The music was composed by Deva.[5]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Ceylon Singala Penne | Sukhwinder Singh, Sabesh | K. Subash |
| Chinna Ponnu | T. K. Kala | Vairamuthu |
| Kobapadathe Muniamma | Sabesh | Ponniyin Selvan |
| Pennkiliye | P. Unnikrishnan, Sujatha | Vairamuthu |
| Vaa Vaa En Thalaiva | Harini, P. Unnikrishnan, 'Mahanadi' Shobana |
Reception edit
Krishna Chidambaram of Kalki was critical of illogical sequences and was critical of Vijayakumar and Roja's acting but called Vivek's comedy as the only positive of the film.[6] S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu wrote "The story is not new but director Ravichandran has tried to give enough pep to the proceedings through his effective screenplay."[7]
References edit
- ^ "Simran replaced by Suvalaxmi". Tamil Star. Archived from the original on 18 August 2000. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ Sandya. "Sandhiththa VaeLai: Sandhitha + VaeLai = Karthi + Kausi + Roja". Indolink. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Karthik teams with Simran and Isha Gopigar in a new film". Dinakaran. 1 June 1999. Archived from the original on 4 November 2004. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "It's Kausalya Now!". Dinakaran. 1 July 1999. Archived from the original on 22 October 2004. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Sandhitha Vellai (2000)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ சிதம்பரம், கிருஷ்ணா (30 April 2000). "சந்தித்த வேளை". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 32. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (21 April 2000). "Film Review: Santhitha Vaelai". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
