Bose (film)
Encyclopedia
Bose is a 2004 Indian
Tamil
action film
written and directed by Senthil Kumar. It stars Srikanth
and Sneha in lead and Kalabhavan Mani
, Nagesh
, 'Thalaivaasal' Vijay and Manicka Vinayagam in supporting roles. It did reasonable business at the box-office. Upon release, the film was dubbed into Telugu
as Rakshana and released in 2005. The film was also remade in Kannada
as Yodha and released in 2009. Bose follows the path of a soldier after he is fired after an incident where he injures a politician attempting to rape a girl. The politician hires thugs to take him down while the soldier attempts to take down the greedy politician.
Bose also tries to build a tale, but it is sometimes too tacky to sound convincing. Yet, the film is saved through the commitment and involvement of hero Srikanth and also by some nifty acting by the villain Kalabhavan Mani.
Bose, the eponymous hero (Srikanth) is a commando in the army. When a Union Minister (Kalbhavan Mani) is kidnapped by terrorists, Bose goes on a daring rescue operation and manages to pull it off. And that is enough for the Minister to have him as his personal security guard.
Up close with the Minister, Bose gets to know his other (real) side. When the Minister tries to misbehave with a college girl (Sneha) in Delhi, Bose rises up in anger. In trying to save her, he ends up shooting the Minister. Though he escapes with some injuries, the Minister gets Bose sacked from the Army.
Distraught and disconsolate, Bose lands in Chennai and meets the girl he saved in Chennai (She is a student in Kalashektra). Upon meeting her, the duo the natural thing ---fall in love.
But they have the villain�s goons on their track. The Minister is waiting for revenge. After some fights, the Minister�s men bump off Bose�s father (Manickam Vinayakam) and kidnap his family members and his ladylove.
But by then, Bose also stumbles upon the links of the venal Minister with terrorist outfits (the first kidnapping itself was a stage-managed one to win voters� sympathy), so he goes on a fight to finish.
And finally all is well and Bose is also reinstated in the Army.
The action sequences have been painstakingly canned. It is obvious that Srikanth has trained hard for this role. The rescue operations (Peter Hayen�s) have a touch of realism to it and manages to keep your interest alive.
For Srikanth this is a different kind of role. Though he has been in action flicks like Jhoot and Varnajalam before, Bose seems to have brought the best out of him. His dialogue delivery still cries for improvement (many dialogues are incomprehensible). Yet, he has worked manfully as the honest and straight-as-a-ramrod commando. He manages to bring forth the macho robustness needed for the character. He also appears cute alongside Sneha who is bubbly all through. She also appears glamorous in a couple of outfits.
Kalabhavan Mani as the scheming Minister is his usual over-the-top boisterous self. He is comical at times, but provides life to the character and the film.
Yuvan Shankar Raja�s tunes are soothing but don�t make any great impact. Peter Hayen's stunts with excellent cinematography by Vijay Milton add strength to the movie.
Director Senthilkumar manages to hold your interest for most part. But lets slip his guard towards the end and the climax peters on predictability.
All told, Bose is a fighter. But it remains to be seen how it fights in the box office.
and released on 9 August 2004. It features 5 songs with lyrics written by Pa. Vijay, Na. Muthukumar
, Thamarai
and Snehan.
Cinema of India
The cinema of India consists of films produced across India, which includes the cinematic culture of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Indian films came to be followed throughout South Asia and...
Tamil
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...
action film
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
written and directed by Senthil Kumar. It stars Srikanth
Srikanth (actor)
Srikanth is a South Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. He debuted in the 2002 Tamil film Roja Kootam before going on to make notable appearances in successful films such as Parthiban Kanavu and Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule...
and Sneha in lead and Kalabhavan Mani
Kalabhavan Mani
Kalabhavan Mani is a South Indian actor and singer. He began his career in Malayalam film industry, later he became a busy artist in tamil and telungu industry, especially in villain roles. Although he began his carrier as a comedian , he proved his versatility in various roles such as serious...
, Nagesh
Nagesh (actor)
Nagesh , was a Tamil film actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian during the 1960s. He is regarded as one of the most prolific comedians in Tamil cinema....
, 'Thalaivaasal' Vijay and Manicka Vinayagam in supporting roles. It did reasonable business at the box-office. Upon release, the film was dubbed into Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
as Rakshana and released in 2005. The film was also remade in Kannada
Kannada language
Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...
as Yodha and released in 2009. Bose follows the path of a soldier after he is fired after an incident where he injures a politician attempting to rape a girl. The politician hires thugs to take him down while the soldier attempts to take down the greedy politician.
Bose also tries to build a tale, but it is sometimes too tacky to sound convincing. Yet, the film is saved through the commitment and involvement of hero Srikanth and also by some nifty acting by the villain Kalabhavan Mani.
Bose, the eponymous hero (Srikanth) is a commando in the army. When a Union Minister (Kalbhavan Mani) is kidnapped by terrorists, Bose goes on a daring rescue operation and manages to pull it off. And that is enough for the Minister to have him as his personal security guard.
Up close with the Minister, Bose gets to know his other (real) side. When the Minister tries to misbehave with a college girl (Sneha) in Delhi, Bose rises up in anger. In trying to save her, he ends up shooting the Minister. Though he escapes with some injuries, the Minister gets Bose sacked from the Army.
Distraught and disconsolate, Bose lands in Chennai and meets the girl he saved in Chennai (She is a student in Kalashektra). Upon meeting her, the duo the natural thing ---fall in love.
But they have the villain�s goons on their track. The Minister is waiting for revenge. After some fights, the Minister�s men bump off Bose�s father (Manickam Vinayakam) and kidnap his family members and his ladylove.
But by then, Bose also stumbles upon the links of the venal Minister with terrorist outfits (the first kidnapping itself was a stage-managed one to win voters� sympathy), so he goes on a fight to finish.
And finally all is well and Bose is also reinstated in the Army.
The action sequences have been painstakingly canned. It is obvious that Srikanth has trained hard for this role. The rescue operations (Peter Hayen�s) have a touch of realism to it and manages to keep your interest alive.
For Srikanth this is a different kind of role. Though he has been in action flicks like Jhoot and Varnajalam before, Bose seems to have brought the best out of him. His dialogue delivery still cries for improvement (many dialogues are incomprehensible). Yet, he has worked manfully as the honest and straight-as-a-ramrod commando. He manages to bring forth the macho robustness needed for the character. He also appears cute alongside Sneha who is bubbly all through. She also appears glamorous in a couple of outfits.
Kalabhavan Mani as the scheming Minister is his usual over-the-top boisterous self. He is comical at times, but provides life to the character and the film.
Yuvan Shankar Raja�s tunes are soothing but don�t make any great impact. Peter Hayen's stunts with excellent cinematography by Vijay Milton add strength to the movie.
Director Senthilkumar manages to hold your interest for most part. But lets slip his guard towards the end and the climax peters on predictability.
All told, Bose is a fighter. But it remains to be seen how it fights in the box office.
Cast
- SrikanthSrikanth (actor)Srikanth is a South Indian film actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. He debuted in the 2002 Tamil film Roja Kootam before going on to make notable appearances in successful films such as Parthiban Kanavu and Adavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule...
as NSC Bose - Sneha as Charulatha
- Kalabhavan ManiKalabhavan ManiKalabhavan Mani is a South Indian actor and singer. He began his career in Malayalam film industry, later he became a busy artist in tamil and telungu industry, especially in villain roles. Although he began his carrier as a comedian , he proved his versatility in various roles such as serious...
as Kottaiperumal - NageshNagesh (actor)Nagesh , was a Tamil film actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian during the 1960s. He is regarded as one of the most prolific comedians in Tamil cinema....
as Bose's grandfather - 'Thalaivaasal' Vijay as Bose's brother
- Manikka VinayagamManikka VinayagamManikka Vinayakam is a Tamil playback singer and actor. He has sung for all the south Indian language films and acted in several Tamil feature films as a character artist.-Career:...
as Bose's father - Chithra Lakshmanan
- Manobala
- M. S. BaskarM. S. BaskarM. S. Bhaskar is an Indian actor. A former theatre artiste, he has appeared in supporting roles and as a comedian in Tamil TV series and more recently in Tamil films. He is probably best known for his performances in the series Chinna Papa Periya Papa and Selvi and in the films Sivakasi and Mozhi...
- Shanmugaraja
- Kalairani
- Srilatha
- Brindha Doss
Crew
- story, Screenplay dailoge, Direction: Senthil Kumar
- Production: J. H. Murali
- Music: Yuvan Shankar RajaYuvan Shankar RajaYuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
- Cinematography: Vijay Milton
- Editing: V. Jaisankar
- Dialogue: K. Nicksonraj
- Art direction: T. Santhanam
- Stunts: Peter HeinPeter HeinPeter Hein is a Stunt director, action director, action co-ordinator who did his job for many South Indian Motion Pictures. He was born in Chennai to Vietnamese immigrants and settled down in Chennai. He started his career as Extra Stunt boy, Assistant fight master for many number of Telugu and...
- Co-direction: N. N. Subramanian
- Choreography: Dinesh, Sridhar
- Stills: K. Ganesh
- Lyrics: Pa. Vijay, Na. MuthukumarNa. MuthukumarNa. Muthukumar is a Tamil poet and lyricist, who writes lyrics for Tamil film songs.-Career:Muthukumar began his career wanting to be a director and worked under Balu Mahendra for four years. But then he became a lyricist, beginning with the lyrics for the songs of the Tamil film Veera Nadai,...
, ThamaraiThamaraiThamarai is a Tamil poet, lyricist, writer and former journalist. She is best known for writing lyrics for Tamil films only in Tamil language, often even in very purest Tamil...
& Snehan - Banner: Shri Mahalakshmi Combine
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar RajaYuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
and released on 9 August 2004. It features 5 songs with lyrics written by Pa. Vijay, Na. Muthukumar
Na. Muthukumar
Na. Muthukumar is a Tamil poet and lyricist, who writes lyrics for Tamil film songs.-Career:Muthukumar began his career wanting to be a director and worked under Balu Mahendra for four years. But then he became a lyricist, beginning with the lyrics for the songs of the Tamil film Veera Nadai,...
, Thamarai
Thamarai
Thamarai is a Tamil poet, lyricist, writer and former journalist. She is best known for writing lyrics for Tamil films only in Tamil language, often even in very purest Tamil...
and Snehan.
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Lyricist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Nijama Nijama" | Kay Kay, Shreya Ghoshal | 4:07 | Na. Muthukumar Na. Muthukumar Na. Muthukumar is a Tamil poet and lyricist, who writes lyrics for Tamil film songs.-Career:Muthukumar began his career wanting to be a director and worked under Balu Mahendra for four years. But then he became a lyricist, beginning with the lyrics for the songs of the Tamil film Veera Nadai,... |
|
| 2 | "Enna Enna Aachu" | Devan, Mathangi | 5:22 | Pa. Vijay | |
| 3 | "Vaitha Kann" | Madhu Balakrishnan Madhu Balakrishnan Madhu Balakrishnan is an Indian playback singer, who sings in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada languages.-Biography:Madhu Balakrishnan is from Tripunithura, Cochin, Kerala in India. A Graded artist in All India Radio and Doordarshan, he has performed with all major playback singers in Kerala... , Srivarthini |
4:29 | Pa. Vijay | |
| 4 | "Doli Doli" | Shalini Singh | 4:59 | Thamarai Thamarai Thamarai is a Tamil poet, lyricist, writer and former journalist. She is best known for writing lyrics for Tamil films only in Tamil language, often even in very purest Tamil... |
|
| 5 | "Bommalaattam" | Karthik Karthik (singer) Karthik is an Indian playback singer.Karthik started his professional singing career as a backing vocalist and has since been a playback singer in Tamil cinema while also single in other Indian languages for various composers... , Chithra Sivaraman |
4:05 | Snehan |