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{{short description|2004 film by A. Venkatesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| location = India
| name = Kuthu
| image = Kuththu DVD cover.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]]
| writer = V. Prabhakar (dialogues)
| story = [[V. V. Vinayak]]
| based_on = ''[[Dil (2003 film)|Dil]]'' (Telugu)
| starring = [[Silambarasan]] [[Ramya]]
| producer = K. C. N. Chandrasekar S. Durairaj
| music = [[Srikanth Deva]]
| editing = [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| cinematography = [[A. Venkatesh (cinematographer)|A. Venkatesh]]
| studio =
| distributor = Deivanai Movie Makers
| released = {{film date|df=y|2004|4|14}}
| runtime = 156 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Kuthu''''' ({{trans|Punch}}) is a 2004 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[masala film]] directed by [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]], starring [[Silambarasan]] and [[Ramya]] in the lead roles. It is a remake of the Telugu film ''[[Dil (2003 film)|Dil]]'' which starred [[Nitin Kumar Reddy|Nitin]] and [[Neha Bamb]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/kuthu-review-tamil-pclv1kbicejcf.html|title=Review : (2004)|website=www.sify.com}}</ref> The music was composed by [[Srikanth Deva]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kuthu-review-tamil-movie-7015|title=Kuthu Tamil movie review|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> Released on 14 April 2004, it was a Super hit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=304&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=english|title=Kuthu – Tamil Movie Review|website=www.thiraipadam.com}}</ref>

==Plot==

Gurumoorthy "Guru" ([[Silambarasan]]) is a sociable boy from a middle-class family. He lives with his parents- a doting mother and a strict but well-meaning father- and playful maternal uncle. He enrolls at the College of Arts and Sciences, and falls in love with Anjali ([[Divya Spandana|Ramya]]), a fellow student, who doesn't reciprocate his affections. 
Anjali's father is the rich and powerful gangster Veerabahu ([[Kalabhavan Mani]]), who is extremely protective of his daughter to the point that he brutally beats up a boy at a temple for brushing past her by accident. A misunderstanding results in Guru being beaten up by Veerabahu's men, who suspect that him and Anjali are lovers. After this, he vows to win Anjali's love for real. In due course, she falls in love with him too. How the lovers stand strong in the face of Veerabahu's increasingly desperate attempts to separate them forms the rest of the story.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Silambarasan]] as Gurumoorthy "Guru"
*[[Ramya]] as Anjali
*[[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Veerabahu, Anjali's father
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Guru's father
*[[Karunas]] as Guru's friend
*[[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] as Adhi Kesav, College Principal
*[[Kuyili (actress)|Kuyili]] as Guru's mother
*[[Aishwarya (actress)|Aishwarya]] as Anjali's mother
*[[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Anjali's grandfather
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Anjali's grandmother
*[[Suman Setty]]
*[[Ramya Krishnan]] (special appearance in the song "Pottu Thaakku")
*[[Robert (choreographer)|Robert]] (special appearance in the song "Pottu Thaakku")
*[[Mumtaj]] (special appearance in the song "Otha Viral Kattuna")
*Ashok Raja (special appearance in the song "Otha Viral Kattuna")
{{colend}}

==Production==
After ''[[Dum (2003 Tamil film)|Dum]]'' which was a remake of Kannada film ''[[Appu (2002 film)|Appu]]''. Venkatesh and Simbhu decided to collaborate for second time with ''Kuthu'' being the remake of successful Telugu film ''[[Dil (2003 film)|Dil]]''. Kannada actress [[Divya Spandana]] made her debut in Tamil with this film under the name "Ramya".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/preview.php?ctid=5&cid=2423&id=13428891 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418164754/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/preview.php?ctid=5&cid=2423&id=13428891 |archive-date=18 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A song was picturised with lead pair in studios with an erected set costing Rs 10 lakhs while another song was shot at Thirumayam Kottai near karaikudi with Ramya Krishnan which took three days to complete. The fight scene was shot at SRM College Grounds for 10 days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chennaionline.com/location/kuthu.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040614234705/http://www.chennaionline.com/location/kuthu.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 June 2004|title=Kuthu|date=14 June 2004}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
[[Srikanth Deva]]'s tunes (he is music director [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]'s son) are catchy and familiar. The re-recording especially in stunt sequences is jarring.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kuthu/Bga6lNIvOiA_|title=Kuthu – All Songs – Download or Listen Free – JioSaavn|via=www.jiosaavn.com}}</ref>

{{Infobox album
| location = India
| name = Kuththu
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Srikanth Deva]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 14 April 2004
| recorded = 2004
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 35:04
| label = Hit Musics Bayshore [[Divo (record label)|Divo]] [[Think Music India|Think Music]]
| producer = [[Srikanth Deva]]
| prev_title = [[Doubles (2000 film)|Doubles]]
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = [[M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi]]
| next_year = 2004
}}

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 35:04
| title1 = Otha Viral Kattuna
| lyrics1 = [[P. Vijay]]
| extra1 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| length1 = 5:31
| title2 = Nibuna Nibuna
| lyrics2 = Kalaikumar
| extra2 = [[Sadhana Sargam]]
| length2 = 5:39
| title3 = Sappida Vada
| lyrics3 = Kalaikumar
| extra3 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Malathy Lakshman]]
| length3 = 5:33
| title4 = Pottu Thakku
| lyrics4 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| extra4 = [[Silambarasan]], [[Roshini (singer)|Roshini]]
| length4 = 5:08
| title5 = Pachai Kili
| lyrics5 = Pazhani Bharathi
| extra5 = [[Kunal Ganjawala]], [[Srilekha Parthasarathy]]
| length5 = 4:48
| title6 = Assana Assana
| lyrics6 = [[Snehan]]
| extra6 = Subeen Khan, [[Mahalakshmi Iyer]]
| length6 = 4:58
| title7 = Ennai Theendi Vittai
| lyrics7 = [[Thamarai]]
| extra7 = Prasanna Rao, [[Chinmayi]]
| length7 = 3:27
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|8669144}}
{{A. Venkatesh (director)}}

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[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
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[[Category:2004 action comedy films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Masala films]]
[[Category:Indian action comedy films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Srikanth Deva]]
[[Category:Films directed by A. Venkatesh (director)]]
[[Category:2004 comedy films]]

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