Sulaan is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Ramana. The film stars Dhanush, along with Sindhu Tolani, Manivannan, Pasupathy and Easwari Rao among others. It was released on 23 July 2004. Despite being a box office failure, the film was remade in Telugu as Dhairyam (2005).[1]
| Sulaan | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Ramana |
| Written by | Ramana |
| Produced by | Salem Chandrasekharan |
| Starring | Dhanush Sindhu Tolani Manivannan Pasupathy |
| Cinematography | N. Raghav |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production company | Sri Saravanaa Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot edit
Subramani, known as Sulaan among his friends, is the son of Mani, a corporation garbage lorry driver. A first-year college student, his only objective in life is to have fun with his friends. He falls in love with Kavya. Soori is a moneylender who charges atrocious rates and then goes after those who fail to pay him back. When Soori's actions start to affect Sullan's family and friends, he strikes back.
Cast edit
- Dhanush as Subramani (Sulaan)
- Sindhu Tolani as Kavya
- Manivannan as Mani, Sullan's father
- Pasupathy as Soori
- Easwari Rao as Karpagam
- Delhi Ganesh
- Vasu Vikram
- Kalairani
- Thennavan
- Muthukaalai
- Besant Ravi
- Sanghavi (special appearance)
Production edit
The song "Yaaro Nee" was shot at Christ Church Gardens at Australia while the song "Kavithai Iravu" was shot at Auckland.[2]
Soundtrack edit
Soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar.[3][4] The song "Kavidhai Iravu" is partially based on the song "Nuvve Naa Swasa" from Okariki Okaru.
| Song Title | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Kavidhai Iravu" | K. S. Chitra, Karthik | Yugabharathi |
| "Sandakozhi" | Shankar Mahadevan | Na. Muthukumar |
| "Yaaro Nee" | Hariharan, Sujatha Mohan | Kabilan |
| "Adho Varaa" | Harini, Pushpavanam Kuppusamy | Pa. Vijay |
| "Kilu Kiluppana" | Adnan Sami, Premji Amaran, Pop Shalini | Pa. Vijay |
| "Siragu Mulaitha | Madhu Balakrishnan | Arivumathi |
| "Kilu Kiluppana 2" | Karthik, Premji Amaran, Pop Shalini | Pa. Vijay |
Critical reception edit
Indiaglitz wrote "weak screenplay and poor characterization makes Sullan, a big disappointment".[5] Sify wrote "Ramana's narrative and script are absurd and his attempt to make Dhanush a superstar material has failed miserably. Sullan is all sound and no fury".[6] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote "Director Ramana, who gave a success with his debut film 'Thirumalai', seems to lose control over his script, characters and artistes from the early scenes itself. The whole scenario being crass and loud, subtlety seems to be the last thing on the director's mind."[7] A critic from The Hindu wrote that "Just because the role of a college goer from a lower middle class family suits Dhanush to a T, he should not be made to repeat the socio-economic scenario in film after film".[8] Visual Dasan of Kalki criticised the characters of hero, heroine and villain behaving like hyper active patients, concluding the film had no story or whatsoever.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Hit or no hit, remakes are ready". Indiaglitz. 27 December 2004. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Sullan songs in Australia, New Zealand". Tamil Star. 5 June 2004. Archived from the original on 5 June 2004. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Sullan (2004)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Sullan (2004)". MusicIndiaOnline. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Sullan". Indiaglitz. 26 July 2004. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "An attempt by Dhanush to do a superstar act". Sify. 24 July 2004. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (6 August 2004). "Sullan". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 3 December 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Sullaan". The Hindu. 29 July 2004. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ தாசன், விஷுவல் (8 August 2004). "சுள்ளான்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 16. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2023 – via Internet Archive.
