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{{Infobox film
| name = Indhu
| image = Indhu poster.JPG
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)|Pavithran]]
| producer = N. A. Sudhakar<br />K. P. Unnikrishnan
| writer = Pavithran
| starring = [[Prabhu Deva]]<br />[[Roja (actress)|Roja]]
| music = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]
| cinematography = [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]<br />[[V. T. Vijayan]]
| distributor =
| studio = Anand Associates
| released = 14 April 1994
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}

'''''Indhu''''' is a 1994 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[dance film]] directed by [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)|Pavithran]] and produced by N. A. Sudhakar and K. P. Unnikrishnan. The film featured [[Prabhu Deva]], appearing in his first leading role as the newcomer, alongside [[Roja (actress)|Roja]], while [[Sarathkumar]] and [[Khushbu]] play supporting roles. The film was released on 14 April 1994. The film was dubbed and released in [[Hindi language|Hindi]] as ''Aaj Ka Romeo''.

== Cast ==
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* [[Prabhu Deva]] as Chinnasamy / (Pattasu)
* [[Roja (actress)|Roja]] as Indhu
* Sukran as Antony Felix Peter
* Jawahar as Pazhani
* Rajkumar as Sottai
* [[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]] as Veeraiyan
* Sandhya Rani as Jameela
* [[Kumarimuthu]] as Tea master
* [[Oru Viral Krishna Rao]] as Millworker
* Mannangatti Subramaniam as Kanakku
* [[Ennatha Kannaiya]] as Servant
* Kalidoss as Police inspector
* Krishnamoorthy as Police inspector
* [[Sarath Kumar]] as Kaasi (guest appearance)
* [[Khushbu]] in a special appearance
{{colend}}

== Production ==
The film marked [[Prabhu Deva]]'s debut as an actor in the leading role, after he appeared as a dancer in several earlier films.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=22–28 January 1995 |title=Just Like Jackson |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20999/page/n425 |magazine=Sunday |pages=70–71}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Indhu
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]
| cover =
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| released = 1994
| recorded =
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Lahari Music]]
| producer =
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The soundtrack of the film composed by [[Deva (music director)|Deva]], was well received by the audience. During the audio release of ''[[Mattuthavani]]'' (2012), Deva paid tribute to the director [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)|Pavithran]] for giving him the opportunity to score the music for his earlier films like ''Indhu''.<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/37940.html</ref> The lyrics were written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]. The song ''Aeye Gnanam'' was inspired by [[R. D. Burman]]'s Hindi song ''Jaana O Meri Jaana'', sung by [[Kishore Kumar]] from the 1982 film ''[[Sanam Teri Kasam (1982 film)|Sanam Teri Kasam]]'', which was also inspired by a Sinhala Srilankas native song.

=== Tamil (original) version ===

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Aeye Gnanam
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length1 = 3:33
| title2 = Aeye Kuttii Munnal
| extra2 = [[S. Janaki]], S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length2 = 3:26
| title3 = Eppadi Eppadi
| extra3 = S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length3 = 4:29
| title4 = Kothamalli Vasam
| extra4 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Minmini]]
| length4 = 4:13
| title5 = Metro Channel
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Malgudi Subha]]
| length5 = 5:06
| title6 = Utta Lakkadi
| extra6 = Mano
| length6 = 4:46
| title7 = Nagumo
| extra7 = [[M. Balamuralikrishna]]
| length7 = 8:28
}}

=== Telugu (dubbed) version ===

This film was dubbed into Telugu as ''Indhu'' and all lyrics were written by [[Rajashri]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://open.spotify.com/album/3JLGjDBUmlqz872ygvJ7xF | website = [[Spotify]] | title = Indhu | accessdate = 28 December 2020}}</ref>

{{tracklist
| headline = Tracklist
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 26:52

| title1 = Metro Channel
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Malgudi Subha]]
| length1 = 5:07

| title2 = Daabakka Doobakka
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length2 = 4:28

| title3 = Jaaji Malle Andam
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
| length3 = 4:20

| title4 = Eah Sathyam Oreah Sathyam
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
| length4 = 3:30

| title5 = Cheppavaa Cheppavaa
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
| length5 = 4:35

| title6 = Gunthalakidi
| extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
| length6 = 4:49
}}

== Release ==
''The Indian Express'' wrote "The film is hence dance oriented with the storyline given a go by".<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19940422&printsec=frontpage&hl=en</ref> The film's release in Malaysia was marred by heavy censorship, with several fight scenes omitted.<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wa4mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mhMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3560,148005&dq=indhu+prabhu+deva&hl=en</ref>

It was reported that [[Pavithran (Tamil film director)|Pavithran]] was considering making a film titled ''Mookkuthi Kaasi'' featuring Sarath Kumar's character from ''Indhu'', and the project started in 1996.<ref>https://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.tamil/browse_thread/thread/a8ca9085d3c499a3/c5349106c86fc2ed</ref> However Sarath Kumar was ousted from the project soon after and replaced by Bhaskar Raj, who had appeared in ''Nethaji''. The film, which also featured Kushboo and Roja, was later shelved.<ref>{{cite web|title=A-Z Continued...|url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-4.htm|url-status=dead|website=Indolink|accessdate=9 April 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927193804/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-4.htm|archivedate=27 September 2013}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1994 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Indian dance films]]

Indhu - Revision history

>Kailash29792 at 10:11, 25 June 2021