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{{Infobox film
| name = Dancer
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Keyaar]]
| writer = Keyaar
| screenplay =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = Kutty<br>[[Robert (choreographer)|Robert]]<br>[[Kanika (actress)|Kanika]]
| editing = R. T. Annadurai
| cinematography = J. A. Robert
| producer = Yogesh KR
| studio = KR Infotainment Pvt. Ltd.
| narrator =
| music = [[Pravin Mani]]
| language = Tamil
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|01|12}}
| runtime = 99 minutes{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=436}}
| country = India
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Dancer''''' is a 2005 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[dance film]] written and directed by Keyaar. The film was produced by Yogesh KR under KR Infotainment Pvt. Ltd. The film which revolves around a handicapped dancer with one leg was released on 12 January 2005.

==Cast==
*Kutty as Kutty
*[[Robert (choreographer)|Robert]] as Arun
*[[Kanika (actress)|Kanika]] as Divya
*[[Chinni Jayanth]]
*[[Kaka Radhakrishnan]]
*[[Manivannan]]
*[[Delhi Ganesh]]
*[[Vasu Vikram]]
*[[T. P. Gajendran]]
*[[Meera Krishnan]]
*[[Swaminathan]]
*[[Udayaraj|Master Udayaraj]] as Kutty's friend

==Production==
Keyaar was inspired to direct the film with Kutty, a one legged handicapped dancer after seeing him dancing at a concert.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/dancer-tamil-movie-preview-7252.html|title=Dancer Tamil Movie Preview cinema review stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> Kutty did not appear in further films after he died by falling down stairs in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/apr-07-01/04-04-07-dancer.html|title=Tamil movie news kutti dancer paramakudi madurai saligramam tamil movie gallery|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
Soundtrack was composed by Pravin Mani and lyrics were written by Pa. Vijay and Na. Muthukumar.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oosai.com/tamilsongs/dancer_songs.cfm |title=Dancer songs |work=Oosai |access-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307062132/http://www.oosai.com/tamilsongs/dancer_songs.cfm |archive-date=7 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Dancer-songs-T0000656</ref>
*"Dancer" — [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Suresh Peters]]
*"Jingulu Jingale" — Rafi, [[Suchithra]]
*"Kothavaranga" — Mathangi, Gopal
*"Iraiva" — [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
*"Sonnathu" — [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]]

==Reception==
''Indiaglitz'' wrote "Though Keyar has taken up a message in the movie, he seems to have made the movie interesting by adding commercial elements at right mix."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/dancer-tamil-movie-review-7252.html|title=Dancer review. Dancer Tamil movie review, story, rating|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* {{Cite book |last=Dhananjayan |first=G. |title=Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931–2013 |title-link=Pride of Tamil Cinema |publisher=Blue Ocean Publishers |year=2014 |oclc=898765509 |author-link=G. Dhananjayan}}

==External links==
{{Keyaar}}

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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:Indian dance films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films about disability in India]]
[[Category:Films directed by Keyaar]]

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