Kutty (2009 film)
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Kutty is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film
directed by Mithran Jawahar
, who with the project, recombines with the lead actor following the success of their previous venture. The film stars Dhanush
, Shriya Saran
and Sameer Dattani
in the lead roles with Radha Ravi
playing a pivotal role. The film, a remake of the Telugu film Arya
, has Gemini Film Circuit as the producers, whilst Devi Sri Prasad
handled the music composition. The film, which was under production for a year, was released on 14 January 2010 coinciding with the Tamil festival of Thai Pongal.
) at Kanyakumari beach looking at a lonely lying personal diary where she enjoys a poem written in it. She admires the poem by replying on the same page. While she & her friend admire the beauty of Sunrise, she accidentally loses one of her anklets (it falls in the sea). She sees a person jumping in after it and she perceives him to have died in the waters. The incident haunts her in her dream again and again and feels very guilty for it. In her college, she meets a rich, handsome boy Arjun (Sameer Dattani
) who impresses her to win her love. He proposes her and threatens her to love him or else he would die by jumping from college roof top. Already feeling guilty for being cause of a person's death, not willing to let it happen again Geetha accepts his love and screams 'I love You' in front of the entire college to Arjun which was witnessed by Kutty (Dhanush
).
Kutty proposes his love to Geetha in front of Arjun, which shocks Geetha and annoys Arjun. Geetha turns down his request again and again and reminds him of her relationship with Arjun. But Kutty instead tells her that it is not an issue to him and tells her to continue loving Arjun and he would never stop loving her. Arjun is irritated by the acting of Kutty. He fights with him in order to bully him into stopping but instead was challenged by Kutty, that if Arjun is confident in his love no one would separate Geetha from him & may the best man win. Arjun finds no option but to accept in order to prove his confidence in his love (else accept that his love is weak). While Kutty pulls all kind of stunts to impress Geetha (including winning a rigged race in order to protect Geetha's chastity from Arjun) but fails to make her "feel his love".
Arjun introduces Geetha to his father (Radha Ravi
) expecting him to approve & bless their marriage but his father, seeking to further his political ambitions, engages a Minister's daughter (who is shown to be a spoilt girl of questionable character), for Arjun. So Arjun escapes with Geetha who is helped by Kutty. Kutty, Arjun, Geetha are chased by Arjun's father's men but are unable to catch them. Meanwhile old wounds renew between Kutty and Arjun. After an intense (kung-fu) fight with the henchmen (where Arjun runs & Kutty fights) Arjun leaves Geetha with Kutty without saying anything to either of them. Kutty takes care of Geetha, which touches her. She soon realises the love he has for her and regrets not having met him before her commitment to Arjun. She tries telling the same to him, but Kutty thinking that Geetha is scolding him closes his ears and does not hear what she actually said to him (he does that a couple of times in the movie). Arjun arrives at the scene his father in tow, now all happy for their marriage. Geetha leaves with Arjun to marry him. On the wedding day of Arjun & Geetha, Kutty wanders here and there to look after wedding related works. His friends understand his internal pain and ask him to cry. While Geetha is on her way to the ceremony, Kutty stops her and openly expresses his pain of his love and how he is going to miss her and asks if his love did touch her at least once, without knowing that his love touched her already. (He then laughs & passes it off as a prank). Geetha does not answer him. Kutty's kids friends present Geetha a gift (from Kutty) in which she finds her lost anklet and the poem page where she wrote a reply while she was in Kanyakumari. Kutty was the person who jumped into the sea to take her anklet and was assumed dead, by Geetha. Geetha finally realises her love for Kutty, rejects her marriage with Arjun and goes to Kutty and accepts his love finally.
featuring Allu Arjun
and claimed to be ready to produce a film with Dhanush
and Shriya Saran
in the lead role, with Balasekaran being named as director. However the film remained inactive for nearly a year until following the success of Yaaradi Nee Mohini
, Mithran Jawahar
was signed up to replace Balasekaran. The film was launched and titled Kadhir, but eventually went through a change of name to become Kutty. The film, launched in December 2008 and shooting proceeded in a number of schedules with filming taking place in Vizag and Kodaikanal
. During the production of the film, it was acquired to be distributed by Sun Pictures
, however the deal late fell through but the film eventually released during the Pongal festival on 14 January 2010.
, Tamil Nadu
as well as in various regions overseas to an average opening. The film which grossed Rs. 35,92,834 in the opening weekend in Chennai was declared as a hit in the box office. The film also opened in Malaysia, at eleventh place in the box office. Dhanush said to Sify.com “I was keeping my fingers crossed and is so happy to hear positive feedback from audiences from all release centers. It is my best New Year gift”.
describes the film as a "clean entertainer", citing that the film works "as it is a clean, honest, romantic musical that’s worth a matinee for the family audiences", though it isn't "without hiccups" as it "lacks comedy" and could have needed some editing works in the second half. Similarly a reviewer from Times of India also describes the film as a "clean entertainer" and praises director Jawahar, citing that he "deserves a round of applause", while criticizing the narration that "appears like a lecture students term as ‘blade’" and the climax that "has happened in only a 1000 other movies". Meanwhile Behindwoods gave the film 2 out of 5 and cites that the film is "definitely different from the regular commercial" and that "the director has tried hard to make a feel good romantic flick and has partially succeeded".
. The film's soundtrack was released December 23, 2009. People who were present at the small function were A. Jawahar, Devi Sri Prasad
and the producers .
Romantic comedy film
Romantic comedy films are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles. One dictionary definition is "a funny movie, play, or television program about a love story that ends happily"...
directed by Mithran Jawahar
Mithran Jawahar
Mithran Jawahar is a Tamil film director. His debut venture was the 2008 film Yaaradi Nee Mohini, starring Dhanush and Nayantara, which was a runaway hit. His next two films, both again featuring Dhanush in the lead role, received mixed reviews from critics. His next venture would be based on his...
, who with the project, recombines with the lead actor following the success of their previous venture. The film stars Dhanush
Dhanush
Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja , better known by his stage name Dhanush , is an Indian film actor, occasional playback singer and lyricist, working in the Tamil film industry...
, Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran , also known by the mononym Shriya, is an Indian film actress and model. She has worked in several of the regional industries of Indian cinema, having acted in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi language films, as well as a few films in English, Malayalam and Kannada...
and Sameer Dattani
Sameer Dattani
Sammir Dattani also known as Dhyan is an Indian film actor who acts in Bollywood and Kannada films.-Early life:Sammir belongs to a industrialist business family and was born and brought up in Mumbai...
in the lead roles with Radha Ravi
Radha Ravi
Radha Ravi is a Tamil film and television actor, who played supporting roles throughout his career. He is the son of yesteryear actor, M. R. Radha and the uncle of Vasu Vikram and halfbrother of Raadhika Sarathkumar. He is a chief member of the South Indian Film Artistes' Association...
playing a pivotal role. The film, a remake of the Telugu film Arya
Arya (2004 film)
Arya is a Telugu film which released on 7 May 2004 and was directed by Sukumar. This film has Allu Arjun in the main lead. The film was dubbed in Malayalam as Arya Proud of Youth...
, has Gemini Film Circuit as the producers, whilst Devi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad is a music composer and playback singer in Telugu and Tamil films. His soundtracks have been dubbed or remade in several other languages as well.- Awards :...
handled the music composition. The film, which was under production for a year, was released on 14 January 2010 coinciding with the Tamil festival of Thai Pongal.
Plot
The plot opens with Geetha (Shriya SaranShriya Saran
Shriya Saran , also known by the mononym Shriya, is an Indian film actress and model. She has worked in several of the regional industries of Indian cinema, having acted in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi language films, as well as a few films in English, Malayalam and Kannada...
) at Kanyakumari beach looking at a lonely lying personal diary where she enjoys a poem written in it. She admires the poem by replying on the same page. While she & her friend admire the beauty of Sunrise, she accidentally loses one of her anklets (it falls in the sea). She sees a person jumping in after it and she perceives him to have died in the waters. The incident haunts her in her dream again and again and feels very guilty for it. In her college, she meets a rich, handsome boy Arjun (Sameer Dattani
Sameer Dattani
Sammir Dattani also known as Dhyan is an Indian film actor who acts in Bollywood and Kannada films.-Early life:Sammir belongs to a industrialist business family and was born and brought up in Mumbai...
) who impresses her to win her love. He proposes her and threatens her to love him or else he would die by jumping from college roof top. Already feeling guilty for being cause of a person's death, not willing to let it happen again Geetha accepts his love and screams 'I love You' in front of the entire college to Arjun which was witnessed by Kutty (Dhanush
Dhanush
Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja , better known by his stage name Dhanush , is an Indian film actor, occasional playback singer and lyricist, working in the Tamil film industry...
).
Kutty proposes his love to Geetha in front of Arjun, which shocks Geetha and annoys Arjun. Geetha turns down his request again and again and reminds him of her relationship with Arjun. But Kutty instead tells her that it is not an issue to him and tells her to continue loving Arjun and he would never stop loving her. Arjun is irritated by the acting of Kutty. He fights with him in order to bully him into stopping but instead was challenged by Kutty, that if Arjun is confident in his love no one would separate Geetha from him & may the best man win. Arjun finds no option but to accept in order to prove his confidence in his love (else accept that his love is weak). While Kutty pulls all kind of stunts to impress Geetha (including winning a rigged race in order to protect Geetha's chastity from Arjun) but fails to make her "feel his love".
Arjun introduces Geetha to his father (Radha Ravi
Radha Ravi
Radha Ravi is a Tamil film and television actor, who played supporting roles throughout his career. He is the son of yesteryear actor, M. R. Radha and the uncle of Vasu Vikram and halfbrother of Raadhika Sarathkumar. He is a chief member of the South Indian Film Artistes' Association...
) expecting him to approve & bless their marriage but his father, seeking to further his political ambitions, engages a Minister's daughter (who is shown to be a spoilt girl of questionable character), for Arjun. So Arjun escapes with Geetha who is helped by Kutty. Kutty, Arjun, Geetha are chased by Arjun's father's men but are unable to catch them. Meanwhile old wounds renew between Kutty and Arjun. After an intense (kung-fu) fight with the henchmen (where Arjun runs & Kutty fights) Arjun leaves Geetha with Kutty without saying anything to either of them. Kutty takes care of Geetha, which touches her. She soon realises the love he has for her and regrets not having met him before her commitment to Arjun. She tries telling the same to him, but Kutty thinking that Geetha is scolding him closes his ears and does not hear what she actually said to him (he does that a couple of times in the movie). Arjun arrives at the scene his father in tow, now all happy for their marriage. Geetha leaves with Arjun to marry him. On the wedding day of Arjun & Geetha, Kutty wanders here and there to look after wedding related works. His friends understand his internal pain and ask him to cry. While Geetha is on her way to the ceremony, Kutty stops her and openly expresses his pain of his love and how he is going to miss her and asks if his love did touch her at least once, without knowing that his love touched her already. (He then laughs & passes it off as a prank). Geetha does not answer him. Kutty's kids friends present Geetha a gift (from Kutty) in which she finds her lost anklet and the poem page where she wrote a reply while she was in Kanyakumari. Kutty was the person who jumped into the sea to take her anklet and was assumed dead, by Geetha. Geetha finally realises her love for Kutty, rejects her marriage with Arjun and goes to Kutty and accepts his love finally.
Cast
- DhanushDhanushVenkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja , better known by his stage name Dhanush , is an Indian film actor, occasional playback singer and lyricist, working in the Tamil film industry...
as Kutty, a believer in, and propagator of, one-sided love. He is an orphan, and is shown to be generous and caring, especially where his lover is concerned. - Shriya SaranShriya SaranShriya Saran , also known by the mononym Shriya, is an Indian film actress and model. She has worked in several of the regional industries of Indian cinema, having acted in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi language films, as well as a few films in English, Malayalam and Kannada...
as Geethanjali, a college student who becomes the target of two men's affections- Arjun's and Kutty's. - Sameer DattaniSameer DattaniSammir Dattani also known as Dhyan is an Indian film actor who acts in Bollywood and Kannada films.-Early life:Sammir belongs to a industrialist business family and was born and brought up in Mumbai...
as Arjun Devanayagam, the college troublemaker, who is popular as his father is a minister. He goes to great lengths to get what he desires. - Radha RaviRadha RaviRadha Ravi is a Tamil film and television actor, who played supporting roles throughout his career. He is the son of yesteryear actor, M. R. Radha and the uncle of Vasu Vikram and halfbrother of Raadhika Sarathkumar. He is a chief member of the South Indian Film Artistes' Association...
as Devanayagam, Arjun's father, a minister who thinks only of his political career. - SrinathSrinath (actor)For Malayali actor see SreenathSrinath is an Indian actor and director. He starting in drama troupes, and has transitioned to the film industry. After appearing in various television serials such as Kadhalikka Neramillai, he started to play supporting roles in films such as Ullam Ketkumae and...
as Arjun's right-hand man. - Vincent AsokanVincent AsokanVincent Asokan is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil & Malayalam films. He debuted in Aai and has mostly enacted antagonist roles.-Personal life:Vincent is the son of famous villain actor S.A Asokan. He is married and has two sons.-Filmography:...
as Muthu - Rajalakshmi as Geetha's mother, who arrives to console her daughter.
- AarthiAarthi (actress)Aarthi is a Tamil comedian actress who prominently plays supporting roles. Appearing in many Tamil films, she is also a regular guest judge on Asathapovathu Yaaru on Sun TV in Chennai...
as Dhanush's best friend, a tomboy by nature who dresses and acts, to a great extent, like a boy, such that she is treated as one. - MayilsamyMayilsamyMayilsamy is a Tamil comedian actor who prominently plays supporting roles. Appearing in many Tamil films, he is also a regular guest judge on Asathapovathu Yaaru on Sun TV in Chennai...
as Railway ticket checker, who provides a brief moment of humor during the train ride. - Meghna NaiduMeghna NaiduMeghna Naidu is an Indian actress and dancer. Her first major appearance was in the music video for UMI10's "Kaliyon Ka Chaman" , an official remix of Lata Mangeshkar's 1981 song "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai"...
in an item numberItem numberAn item number or an item song, in Indian cinema, is a musical performance that has little to do with the film in which it appears, but is presented to showcase beautiful dancing women in very revealing clothes, to lend support to the marketability of the film...
. She is accompanied by dancers as she dances on the train with Kutty. - Neelima as Sruthi, Geetha's best friend.
Production
In January 2008, Gemini Film Circuits bought the remake rights of the Telugu film AryaArya (2004 film)
Arya is a Telugu film which released on 7 May 2004 and was directed by Sukumar. This film has Allu Arjun in the main lead. The film was dubbed in Malayalam as Arya Proud of Youth...
featuring Allu Arjun
Allu Arjun
Allu Arjun is an Indian film actor known for his work in Telugu cinema. He has won two Nandi, two Filmfare and a CineMAA Award for his performances in Arya, Parugu and Vedam.-Personal life:...
and claimed to be ready to produce a film with Dhanush
Dhanush
Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja , better known by his stage name Dhanush , is an Indian film actor, occasional playback singer and lyricist, working in the Tamil film industry...
and Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran , also known by the mononym Shriya, is an Indian film actress and model. She has worked in several of the regional industries of Indian cinema, having acted in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi language films, as well as a few films in English, Malayalam and Kannada...
in the lead role, with Balasekaran being named as director. However the film remained inactive for nearly a year until following the success of Yaaradi Nee Mohini
Yaaradi Nee Mohini
Yaaradi Nee Mohini is a 2008 Tamil family drama film directed by Mithran Jawahar. The film, remake of the 2007 Telugu hit film Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule, directed by Selvaraghavan that starred Venkatesh and Trisha Krishnan, stars Dhanush, Selvaraghavan's brother, and Nayantara in lead roles,...
, Mithran Jawahar
Mithran Jawahar
Mithran Jawahar is a Tamil film director. His debut venture was the 2008 film Yaaradi Nee Mohini, starring Dhanush and Nayantara, which was a runaway hit. His next two films, both again featuring Dhanush in the lead role, received mixed reviews from critics. His next venture would be based on his...
was signed up to replace Balasekaran. The film was launched and titled Kadhir, but eventually went through a change of name to become Kutty. The film, launched in December 2008 and shooting proceeded in a number of schedules with filming taking place in Vizag and Kodaikanal
Kodaikanal
-Climate:Kodaikanal has a monsoon-influenced subtropical highland climate . The temperatures are cool throughout the year due to the high elevation of the city.-Economy:...
. During the production of the film, it was acquired to be distributed by Sun Pictures
Sun Pictures
Sun Pictures is a film distribution and production studio unit of Chennai, based Sun Network owned by Kalanidhi Maran. Founded in 2008, it started distributing low-budget Tamil-language films, Kadhalil Vizhunthen being the first, and holds the credit of producing India's costliest film Enthiran...
, however the deal late fell through but the film eventually released during the Pongal festival on 14 January 2010.
Reception
The film opened in all centres across ChennaiChennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
as well as in various regions overseas to an average opening. The film which grossed Rs. 35,92,834 in the opening weekend in Chennai was declared as a hit in the box office. The film also opened in Malaysia, at eleventh place in the box office. Dhanush said to Sify.com “I was keeping my fingers crossed and is so happy to hear positive feedback from audiences from all release centers. It is my best New Year gift”.
Reviews
Upon release, the film generally received mixed reviews, with most critics describing the film as a "clean entertainer". A reviewer from Rediff gave the film 2.5 out of 5, claiming that the film is a "fun ride" and despite seeming to be the "same old story" with a "predictable end", he adds, "you're glued to the screen because of the intriguing plot twists". SifySify
Sify Technologies Limited is an Internet service provider established in 1998, based in Chennai, India.-Company profile:...
describes the film as a "clean entertainer", citing that the film works "as it is a clean, honest, romantic musical that’s worth a matinee for the family audiences", though it isn't "without hiccups" as it "lacks comedy" and could have needed some editing works in the second half. Similarly a reviewer from Times of India also describes the film as a "clean entertainer" and praises director Jawahar, citing that he "deserves a round of applause", while criticizing the narration that "appears like a lecture students term as ‘blade’" and the climax that "has happened in only a 1000 other movies". Meanwhile Behindwoods gave the film 2 out of 5 and cites that the film is "definitely different from the regular commercial" and that "the director has tried hard to make a feel good romantic flick and has partially succeeded".
Soundtrack
The soundtrack consisted primarily of recycled tunes from the original Telugu film by music director Devi Sri PrasadDevi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad is a music composer and playback singer in Telugu and Tamil films. His soundtracks have been dubbed or remade in several other languages as well.- Awards :...
. The film's soundtrack was released December 23, 2009. People who were present at the small function were A. Jawahar, Devi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad is a music composer and playback singer in Telugu and Tamil films. His soundtracks have been dubbed or remade in several other languages as well.- Awards :...
and the producers .