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| Directed by | K. S. Ravikumar |
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| Written by | K. S. Ravikumar |
| Produced by | P. Sambasiva Reddy, K. Jayaraman |
| Starring | Arjun Simran Mantra |
| Cinematography | K. Prasath |
| Edited by | K. Thanikachalam |
| Music by | Maragatha Mani
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil
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Kondattam (Template:Translation) is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It starred Arjun and Simran.[1] The film was an average hit at the box office.
Plot
Raja (Arjun) is a rich fun-loving guy, whose boat ride with his friends (Anand Babu, Chinni Jayanth, Anand) turns tragic after his friends die in an accident. Raja is heart-broken after his fiancée Lalitha (Simran) holds him responsible for his friends' death. Feeling remorse for his actions, Raja writes off his properties to the families of his deceased friends. He gets a call that Anand's wife (Saradha Preetha) died after giving birth to a baby boy.
Raja gives the baby to Anand's family who wants him to stay in their home for some time. Except the older couple (Gemini Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki), other members initially do not like his presence but he wins their love and affection. Raja discovers that someone is attempting to kill the child. He then gets himself into a situation where he can continue staying in the house and detect the mystery.
Lalitha who is engaged to be married comes to stay in the same home and still hates Raja. During the naming ceremony of the baby, the family comes to know that Raja killed Anand. Arjun's servant (Delhi Ganesh) reveals that Anand's property will be inherited by the baby. While getting thrashed by their car driver Pazhani (Ramesh Khanna), Raja who accidentally sees Pazhani's ring realises he was the one who attempted to kill the baby.
Pazhani was in love with Purushothaman's daughter (Lavanya) and had an eye on the property, after coming to know that child is the heir of the property he tried to kill it. In the end, Raja marries Lalitha and becomes a part of the huge family.
Cast
- Arjun as Raja (Ramu)
- Simran as Lalitha
- Manthra as Vidhya
- Gemini Ganesan as Anand's grandfather
- Vijayakumar as Purushothaman
- Jaiganesh as Rajarathnam
- Ramesh Khanna as Pazhani
- R. Sundarrajan as Bhaskaran
- Rajeev as Anand's uncle
- Sowcar Janaki as Janaki
- Raja as Gopikrishna
- Sathyapriya as Vidya's mother
- K. R. Vatsala as Bhaskaran's wife
- Anand Babu as Babu
- Anand as Anand
- Chinni Jayanth as Siva
- Delhi Ganesh as Raja's servant
- Saradha Preetha as Saradha
- Sheela Kaur as Anjali
- Subhashini as Anand's aunt
- Lavanya as Purushothaman's daughter
- Idichapuli Selvaraj as Watchman
- Mahendran as Mahendran
- K. S. Ravikumar as Cameo appearance
Production
The film was developed with the working title of Uthama Puthiran, before the team changed title. Sivaji Ganesan was initially considered to play the patriarchal head of the family, though his unavailability meant that Gemini Ganesan was selected instead.[2]
Soundtrack
The film soundtrack features score and 6 songs composed by Maragatha Mani, with lyrics by Kalidasan.[3]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ini Sudhandhira Dhiname" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Maragatha Mani, Minmini | Kalidasan | 02:40 |
| 2 | "Mai Vizhi Un Imaigalile" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha | 04:08 | |
| 3 | "Minnaladikkum Venmai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha | 05:07 | |
| 4 | "Paeru Nalla Paeru" | T. S. Raghavendra, Maragatha Mani, Swarnalatha, Sujatha, Sangeetha, Harish Raghavendra | 05:01 | |
| 5 | "Unnoduthan Kanaavile" (Happy) | Mano, K. S. Chithra | 04:24 | |
| 6 | "Unnoduthaan Kanaavile" (Sad) | Maragatha Mani, K. S. Chithra | 04:52 |
Reception
Indolink wrote "the movie is alright for family viewing".[4]