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| Directed by | Arjun |
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| Written by | K. C. Thangam (Dialogues) |
| Produced by | V. Ravichandran S.Amaravathy |
| Starring | Arjun Simran Gajala Mumtaj Vijayakumar Ashish Vidhyarthi |
| Cinematography | K. S. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | P. Sai Suresh |
| Music by | Mani Sharma
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil
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Ezhumalai is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Arjun, who also played the titular character. It also features Simran, Gajala and Mumtaj as the female leads, while Vijayakumar and Ashish Vidhyarthi play supporting roles. This film is the Tamil remake of the Telugu film Narasimha Naidu (2001), starring Balakrishna. Actress Simran reprised her role in the Telugu version.[1] Despite the release of original film, this film was later dubbed in Telugu again as Simha Baludureleased in 2004.It was dubbed into hindi as "Main hoon rangbaaz" [2] [3] The movie was a big commercial success and completed a 150-day theatrical run at the box office.
Plot
Ezhumalai (Arjun) leads a peaceful life as a dance master in the village. Anjali (Gajala) falls in love with him before learning that he has a son and that his wife Lakshmi (Simran) is dead. She wishes to marry him but faces competition from Lakshmi's sister Sandhya (Mumtaj), who also wishes to wed him. Anjali is the daughter of Nagalingam (Ashish Vidyarthi), who is from a neighboring village. When she reveals this fact to Ezhumalai, she learns he and her father are sworn enemies and that her father killed Lakshmi.
Cast
- Arjun Sarja as Ezhumalai
- Simran as Lakshmi
- Gajala as Anjali Nagalingam
- Mumtaj as Sandhya, Lakshmi's sister
- Vijayakumar as Venkatachalam
- Ashish Vidhyarthi as Nagalingam, Anjali's father
- Gowtham Sundararajan as Ezhumalai's elder brother
- Thyagu as Ezhumalai's elder brother
- Sathyapriya as Nagalingam's sister
- Venniradai Moorthy as Marriage Broker
- Chandrasekhar as Venkatachalam's friend
- Anandaraj as Nagalingam's brother in law
- Peeli Sivam as Lakshmi and Sandhya's father
- Charle as Ezhumalai's assistant
- Vaiyapuri as Marriage Broker's assistant
- Besant Ravi as gang member
Soundtrack Ezhumalai (Tamil Sound Track)
The songs are by Mani Sharma, with lyrics written by Vaali and Thamarai.[4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) | |
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| 1 | "Chillendru" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha | Vaali | 05:21 | |
| 2 | "Ella Malaiyilum" | Karthik, K. S. Chithra | 05:28 | Reused "Ninna Kutesinaddhi" from Narasimha Naidu | |
| 3 | "Lux Papa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha | 05:07 | Reused "Lux papa" from Narasimha Naidu | |
| 4 | "Maina Kunjo" | Shankar Mahadevan, Sujatha | 04:23 | Reused "Abba Abba" from Narasimha Naidu | |
| 5 | "Un Punnagai" | Mallikarjun, Harini | Thamarai | 04:34 | Reused "Nee Navvula" from Aadi |
Soundtrack Simha Baludu (Telugu Sound Track)
The songs are by Mani Sharma, with lyrics written by Bhuvana Chandra.[5]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Nee Kannula" | Chakri, Priyadarshini | Bhuvana Chandra | 04:14 | |
| 2 | "Kurra Vayasullo" | Muralidhar, Lalitha Saagari] | 05:06 | ||
| 3 | "Disco Papa" | Muralidhar, Lalitha Saagari | 04:38 | ||
| 4 | "Challanga Veeche Gali" | Ramu, Priyadarshini | 05:03 |
Critical reception
Thiraipadam wrote that the film "itself is an age-old revenge tale that offers nothing new and so, the proceedings are predictable, most of the time."[6] The Hindu wrote "The screenplay is Arjun's. So is the direction. And the action hero thrills his fans with stunts aplenty. Yet fights alone, however well choreographed, cannot make a film watchable. You need a well-narrated story — something "Ezhumalai" lacks. Most of the time action waits for no reason and seems to need no logic."[7] Sify wrote that "the film caters strictly to the frontbenchers".[8]
References
- ↑ Ezhumalai film review, sify(24 June 2002).
- ↑ Simha Baludu (2004). Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlH75ApXRnI
- ↑ Ezhumalai songs. JioSaavn. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
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- ↑ Ezhumalai - Tamil movie review. Thiraipadam.com. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ↑ Ezhumalai. The Hindu(28 June 2002).
- ↑ Review: Ezhumalai (2002). Sify(24 June 2002). Retrieved 2019-08-23.