Thai Poranthachu
2000 Indian film
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Thai Poranthachu is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by R. K. Kalaimani. The film stars Prabhu, Karthik and Kausalya whilst Vivek and Ponnambalam play supporting roles. It was remade in Telugu as Choosoddaam Randi.[citation needed]
| Thai Poranthachu | |
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| Directed by | R. K. Kalaimani |
| Story by | Prasanna Kumar |
| Produced by | K. Prabhakaran |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | K. S. Selvaraj |
| Music by | Deva |
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Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Cast
- Prabhu as Vellaiyangiri
- Karthik as Aravind
- Kausalya as Geetha
- Vivek as Kutti
- Ponnambalam as Torcher Dharma
- Mayilsamy as 'Netrikkann' Netkundram
- Chinni Jayanth as James
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy
- Madhan Bob as Lalsan
- Vaiyapuri
- Pandu
- Scissor Manohar
- Thyagu
- Vichu Vishwanath
- Halwa Vasu
- Vijay Krishnaraj as Geetha's father
- K. R. Vatsala as Geetha's mother
- S. N. Lakshmi as Parvathiammal
- Lavanya
- Sridhar as dancer in "Gopala Gopala"
Production
A fight sequence was shot at the electricity generating station near Gumdipoondi.[1]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Deva.[2][3]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Chinna Veedu Chithra" | Sabesh | Kalidasan |
| "Gopala Gopala" | Mano, Krishnaraj | Gangai Amaran |
| "Nilave Nilave" | Hariharan | Ilaya Kamban |
| "Sirippa Konjam" | Deva | Kalidasan |
| "Ulagathil Ulla" (Duet) | P. Unnikrishnan, Sujatha | Pa. Vijay |
| "Ulagathil Ulla" (Lady) | Sujatha |
Critical reception
Tamil Star wrote "Thai Poranthachu' has a fairly good story line and would have been a good comedy film but for the treatment which often slips into medocrity".[4] Krishna Chidambaram of Kalki praised Prabhu's acting, Vivek's comedy but felt the director who moved the story without confusion loses track like a train.[5] Sify wrote that the film "has a fairly good story line and would have been a good comedy film but for the treatment which often slips into medocrity".[6]
Indiainfo wrote "If you want to sacrifice your money and time for this stupid movie then go ahead. Prabhu with his funny wig and belly is a bad scene to look at but acts well. Kartik does his usual comic lover boy. The only new thing is stunt man Ponnambalam’s comedy".[7] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote "The film is fairly interesting in the earlier portions but soon falls into the familiar pattern".[8] Savita Padmanabhan of The Hindu wrote "The film is quite entertaining in the first half. But in the second half, the director gets a little carried away and it drags a bit here and there".[9]
