Kurumbu
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Vishnuvardhan |
| Screenplay by | Vishnuvardhan |
| Story by | Nivas |
| Produced by | Akkineni Indira Anand |
| Starring | Naresh Nikita Thukral Diya |
| Cinematography | Ra. Krishnaa |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
Production company | Indira Innovations |
Release date | 21 November 2003 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kurumbu (transl. Naughty) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Vishnuvardhan, making his directorial debut. The film, a remake of the 2002 Telugu film Allari, stars Naresh, who also starred in the original version, which marked his acting debut, along with Nikita Thukral and Diya.[1] The film released on 21 November 2003 to poor reviews, failing to repeat the success of the original version and hence, ending up as a box-office bomb, being considered as the only commercially unsuccessful film of director Vishnuvardhan. Although there is the Telugu original, it was dubbed in Telugu also as Naa Allari.
It deals with a love triangle between three teenagers. The story portrays how the hero finds his true love.
Cast
- Naresh as Ravi
- Nikita as Aparna
- Diya as Ruchi
- Pyramid Natarajan as Ravi's father
- Meera Krishnan as Kalyani, Ravi's mother
- Apsara as Ravi's sister
- Kuyili as Aparna's mother
- Nassar as Ruchi's father
- Nirosha as Ruchi's mother
- R. S. Shivaji as Arokyam, a lift man in the apartment
- Bava Lakshmanan
- Ramya Krishnan in a cameo role
Soundtrack
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| Released | 7 August 2003 (India) | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Sa Re Ga Ma | |||
| Producer | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |||
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The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, teaming up with newcomer Vishnuvardhan, who since then has worked together with him and scored the music in all his films until Shershaah. The soundtrack was released on 7 August 2003, featuring 8 tracks, including one remixed song, which is the first ever remix of a Tamil film song to feature in another Tamil film, starting off a new trend and the era of remixes in the Tamil film industry.[2][3] The lyrics were penned by Pa. Vijay.
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kingini Mingini" | Yuvan Shankar Raja, Shalini Singh, Prashanthi | 3:57 | |
| 2 | "Oviya" | P. S. Balram | 4:11 | |
| 3 | "Adichchi Pudichchi" | Devan, Sunitha Sarathy | 4:07 | |
| 4 | "Kurumbu" | Instrumental | ||
| 5 | "Theme Music" | Instrumental | ||
| 6 | "Aasai Nooru Vagai" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Devan | 4:04 | Remixed from the Tamil film Adutha Varisu, composed by Ilaiyaraaja, featuring the original voice of singer Malaysia Vasudevan with lyrics by Panchu Arunachalam |
| 7 | "Adichchi Pudichchi — II" | Afroze, Gopika Poornima | ||
| 8 | "Vaa Masakaatre" | Srinivas, Harish Raghavendra, Srilekha Parthasarathy, Subiksha | 4:49 |
Release
Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu opined that "After all the hype and pre-release publicity of the film you expected much more. But leave alone making you laugh, this Kurumbu does not even tickle".[4] A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "Kurumbu, directed by debutant Vishnuvardhan is clearly targetted at the youth".[5] A critic from BBThots wrote that "At heart, Kurumbu has a familar [sic?] but sweet story of friendship and unspoken love. But it wraps the story in a rather unsavoury package. In the tradition of recent youth-targeted movies like Boys, it focuses more on the hero's libido rather than freshness or novelty in story-telling".[6] A critic from BizHat wrote that "Debutant director Vishwardhan (assistant to Santhosh Shivan) has reproduced the original version admirably and taken strains to attract the youth. Camera work by Ra. Krishnaa is worth mentioning especially in song sequences. Music by Yuvan Shankar Raja is just ok".[7] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote that "A faithful remake of the Telugu hit ‘Allari', 'Kurumbu', directed by debutant Vishnuvardhan (apprenticed with Santosh Sivan) and produced by Indira Innovations, is clearly targetted at the youth".[8]
References
- ^ "Pranks in the making". The Hindu. 18 November 2003.
- ^ "Mix and match". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2 November 2007. Archived from the original on 4 November 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ "Remix culture — delighting or sickening??". kollywoodtoday.com. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ ""Kurumbu"". The Hindu. 28 November 2003.
- ^ G.U. (28 December 2003). "Kurumbu". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016.
- ^ "KURUMBU". BBThots. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "BizHat.com - Kurumbu Review. Naresh, Diya, Nikitha, Nasser, Meera Krishnan, Pyramid Natrajan, Kuyili, Nirosha, Vamsi". movies.bizhat.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Kurumbu". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 5 April 2005. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
