Dancer (2005 film)
2005 Indian film
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Dancer is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language dance film written and directed by Keyaar. The film was produced by Yogesh KR under KR Infotainment Pvt. Ltd. The film which revolves around a physically challenged dancer with one leg was released on 12 January 2005.
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| Directed by | Keyaar |
| Written by | Keyaar |
| Produced by | Yogesh KR |
| Starring | J. Kutty Robert Kaniha |
| Cinematography | J. A. Robert |
| Edited by | R. T. Annadurai |
| Music by | Pravin Mani |
Production company | KR Infotainment Pvt. Ltd. |
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Running time | 99 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
- J. Kutty as Kutty
- Robert as Arun
- Kaniha as Divya
- Chinni Jayanth
- Kaka Radhakrishnan
- Manivannan
- Delhi Ganesh
- Vasu Vikram
- T. P. Gajendran
- K. S. Jayalakshmi
- Meera Krishnan
- Bayilvan Ranganathan
- O. A. K. Sundar
- Swaminathan
- Raviraj
- Master Udayaraj as Kutty's friend
- Keyaar in a special appearance
Production
Keyaar was inspired to direct the film with Kutty, a one legged handicapped dancer after seeing him dancing at a concert at Kamarajar auditorium.[2][3] Kutty did not appear in further films aside from By the People (2005) and Lee (2007) as he died by falling down stairs in 2007.[4]
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Pravin Mani and lyrics were written by Pa. Vijay and Na. Muthukumar.[5]
- "Dancer" — Karthik, Suresh Peters
- "Jingulu Jingale" — Rafi, Suchitra
- "Kothavaranga" — Mathangi, Gopal
- "Iraiva" — S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- "Sonnathu" — Srinivas
Reception
Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "Despite a logical story line, a docu-feel does crop up now and then [...] The ideal is lofty. But the insensitivity in execution (for the most part) is disconcerting".[6] Malini Mannath wrote for Chennai Online, "Though Dancer is predictable story-telling, it's a film you would not regret watching".[7]
