Sakkarakatti
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Sakkarakatti is a 2008 Tamil
romance
film directed by Kalaprabhu and produced by his father, Kalaipuli S. Dhanu. The film featured debutant Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj
, son of veteran actor K. Bhagyaraj, in the lead role while Ishita Sharma
and Vedhika
also played significant roles. It also featured a successful soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman
, with the song "Taxi Taxi" sung by Benny Dayal
becoming popular before the film's release. The film released on 26 September 2008 to poor reviews from critics and endured an average run at the box office.
) has had four close friends from childhood. He meets and falls in love with Deepali (Ishita Sharma
). However, his cousin, Reema (Vedhika
), is also in love with him. After Deepali sees Yuvraj with Reema, she becomes jealous and ignores Yuvraj when he follows her. Then Yuvraj and Deepali get back together. Later she sees Yuvraj and Reema together again but was an accident. Deepali starts ignoring him again. But Yuvraj wants to prove that he not with Reema so his friends decide to throw a birthday party to mend the trio's fractured relationship. Deepali and Yuvraj finally unite together.
, Vijay and K. Balachandar all attending the launch. The film featured Dhanu's son, Kalaprabhu, in his debut as director whilst Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj
, son of noted actor K. Bhagyaraj, was selected to portray the lead role. The film was initially described as a "candy floss love story with a city subject" and was set to feature Ishita Sharma
and Sivi in other lead roles, although Sivi was later replaced by Vedhika
. During the making of the film, cinematographer Andrew left the project as his dates clashed with a prior commitment with a Hindi film and was duly replaced by brought cinematographer Raja.
A song with graphics arranged by Soundarya Rajinikanth
's Ocher Studios was shot in May 2007 at a cost of 35 lakh rupees, with the producer then exclaiming that "the song will be the talk of the town" when released. The song "Taxi Taxi" was reshot following th enormous response from the audience after the audio release.
The film opened alongside Sun Pictures
' Kadhalil Vizhunthen
at the box office on September 26, 2008 with the media hyping that it was a battle of two films with debutants and successful soundtracks.
" and "Yeh Rishta
" from Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities
as "Chinnamma Chilakamma" and "Naan Eppodhu". India Haza happens to be the alter-ego of singer Chinmayee as per her blog. A reviewer from Indiaglitz.com stated that "Sakkarakatti is truly as sweet as sugar candy." in regard to the soundtrack of the film. Sakkarakatti remains the only film for which Rahman has been nominated for the Filmfare Best Music Director Award
and not won.
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
romance
Romance
Romance or romantic may refer to:* Romance languages, a family of languages originating in south-western Europe.* Romance , a genre of medieval and renaissance narrative fiction* Romance , a type of ballad or lyrical song...
film directed by Kalaprabhu and produced by his father, Kalaipuli S. Dhanu. The film featured debutant Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj
Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj
Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj is a Tamil film actor. He is the son of actor and director K. Bhagyaraj. He debuted as a lead actor in the film Sakkarakatti in 2008.- Career :...
, son of veteran actor K. Bhagyaraj, in the lead role while Ishita Sharma
Ishita Sharma
Ishita Sharma is a Indian film actress, who has appeared in Hindi and Tamil films. She is probably best known for her performance in Dil Dosti Etc as Kintu & Dulha Mil Gaya as Samara with Fardeen Khan which was her biggest film of all...
and Vedhika
Vedhika Kumar
Vedhika Kumar is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She is an ethnic Kannadiga from the city of Solapur, Maharashtra .-Career:...
also played significant roles. It also featured a successful soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
, with the song "Taxi Taxi" sung by Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal is an Indian singer. He is a member of the band S5 launched by the channel SS Music. Originally from Kerala, he has worked as a playback singer with many noted composers to produce successful soundtracks.-Biography:Benny Dayal's parents hail from Kollam district, Kerala...
becoming popular before the film's release. The film released on 26 September 2008 to poor reviews from critics and endured an average run at the box office.
Plot
Chennai-bred Yuvraj (Shanthnoo BhagyarajShanthnoo Bhagyaraj
Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj is a Tamil film actor. He is the son of actor and director K. Bhagyaraj. He debuted as a lead actor in the film Sakkarakatti in 2008.- Career :...
) has had four close friends from childhood. He meets and falls in love with Deepali (Ishita Sharma
Ishita Sharma
Ishita Sharma is a Indian film actress, who has appeared in Hindi and Tamil films. She is probably best known for her performance in Dil Dosti Etc as Kintu & Dulha Mil Gaya as Samara with Fardeen Khan which was her biggest film of all...
). However, his cousin, Reema (Vedhika
Vedhika Kumar
Vedhika Kumar is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She is an ethnic Kannadiga from the city of Solapur, Maharashtra .-Career:...
), is also in love with him. After Deepali sees Yuvraj with Reema, she becomes jealous and ignores Yuvraj when he follows her. Then Yuvraj and Deepali get back together. Later she sees Yuvraj and Reema together again but was an accident. Deepali starts ignoring him again. But Yuvraj wants to prove that he not with Reema so his friends decide to throw a birthday party to mend the trio's fractured relationship. Deepali and Yuvraj finally unite together.
Cast
- Shanthnoo BhagyarajShanthnoo BhagyarajShanthnoo Bhagyaraj is a Tamil film actor. He is the son of actor and director K. Bhagyaraj. He debuted as a lead actor in the film Sakkarakatti in 2008.- Career :...
as Yuvraj - Ishita SharmaIshita SharmaIshita Sharma is a Indian film actress, who has appeared in Hindi and Tamil films. She is probably best known for her performance in Dil Dosti Etc as Kintu & Dulha Mil Gaya as Samara with Fardeen Khan which was her biggest film of all...
as Deepali - VedhikaVedhika KumarVedhika Kumar is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She is an ethnic Kannadiga from the city of Solapur, Maharashtra .-Career:...
as Reema - Lokesh
- Nizhalgal RaviNizhalgal RaviNizhalgal Ravi is an Indian actor who has performed in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. He started his career in 1980 with the film Nizhalgal.-Career:...
Production
The producer Kalaipuli S. Dhanu began launched the film, Sakkarakatti, at AVM Studios on April 30, 2006 with A. R. RahmanA. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
, Vijay and K. Balachandar all attending the launch. The film featured Dhanu's son, Kalaprabhu, in his debut as director whilst Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj
Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj
Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj is a Tamil film actor. He is the son of actor and director K. Bhagyaraj. He debuted as a lead actor in the film Sakkarakatti in 2008.- Career :...
, son of noted actor K. Bhagyaraj, was selected to portray the lead role. The film was initially described as a "candy floss love story with a city subject" and was set to feature Ishita Sharma
Ishita Sharma
Ishita Sharma is a Indian film actress, who has appeared in Hindi and Tamil films. She is probably best known for her performance in Dil Dosti Etc as Kintu & Dulha Mil Gaya as Samara with Fardeen Khan which was her biggest film of all...
and Sivi in other lead roles, although Sivi was later replaced by Vedhika
Vedhika Kumar
Vedhika Kumar is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She is an ethnic Kannadiga from the city of Solapur, Maharashtra .-Career:...
. During the making of the film, cinematographer Andrew left the project as his dates clashed with a prior commitment with a Hindi film and was duly replaced by brought cinematographer Raja.
A song with graphics arranged by Soundarya Rajinikanth
Soundarya Rajinikanth
Soundarya Rajinikanth Ashwin is a film graphic designer, producer and director in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India who has contributed in several Tamil films. Soundarya Rajinikanth is most popularly known for her work in Anbe Aaruyire...
's Ocher Studios was shot in May 2007 at a cost of 35 lakh rupees, with the producer then exclaiming that "the song will be the talk of the town" when released. The song "Taxi Taxi" was reshot following th enormous response from the audience after the audio release.
The film opened alongside 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...
' Kadhalil Vizhunthen
Kadhalil Vizhunthen
Kadhalil Vizhunthen is a movie starring Nakul and Sunaina. The movie's music was composed by Vijay Antony, cinematography by S D Vijay Milton and editing by V.T Vijayan. The movie was produced by Umapathy for Atlantic Cinemas...
at the box office on September 26, 2008 with the media hyping that it was a battle of two films with debutants and successful soundtracks.
Soundtrack
The score and soundtrack of the film was composed by A.R.Rahman and the album was released on July 12, 2008. Initially Rahman was reluctant to compose the music for the film citing he was busy with other projects, but the director asked if Rahman could recycle songs from his Hindi films and he agreed. Rahman reused "Chinnamma ChilakkammaMeenaxi (soundtrack)
Meenaxi is the soundtrack to the 2004 bollywood film Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities, directed by famous artist M. F. Husain and starring starring Tabu, Kunal Kapoor and Raghuvir Yadav. A.R. Rahman is the music director of this film. Rahat Indori, M. F. Husain, and Sukhwinder Singh were the lyricists...
" and "Yeh Rishta
Meenaxi (soundtrack)
Meenaxi is the soundtrack to the 2004 bollywood film Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities, directed by famous artist M. F. Husain and starring starring Tabu, Kunal Kapoor and Raghuvir Yadav. A.R. Rahman is the music director of this film. Rahat Indori, M. F. Husain, and Sukhwinder Singh were the lyricists...
" from Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities
Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities
Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities is a 2004 Hindi film directed by M.F. Husain and starring Tabu, Kunal Kapoor and Raghuvir Yadav. The film centers on Hyderabad novelist Nawab, , who is suffering from writers block. After five years and no stories, Nawab comes across an unconventional muse, Meenaxi...
as "Chinnamma Chilakamma" and "Naan Eppodhu". India Haza happens to be the alter-ego of singer Chinmayee as per her blog. A reviewer from Indiaglitz.com stated that "Sakkarakatti is truly as sweet as sugar candy." in regard to the soundtrack of the film. Sakkarakatti remains the only film for which Rahman has been nominated for the Filmfare Best Music Director Award
Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)
The Filmfare Best Music Director Award is given to film composers by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil films. The award was first given in 1992, A. R. Rahman being the first recipient of this award for his film score and soundtrack of Roja.There have been...
and not won.
| No. | Song | Singers | Length (min:sec) |
| 1 | "Chinnamma" | Benny Dayal Benny Dayal Benny Dayal is an Indian singer. He is a member of the band S5 launched by the channel SS Music. Originally from Kerala, he has worked as a playback singer with many noted composers to produce successful soundtracks.-Biography:Benny Dayal's parents hail from Kollam district, Kerala... , Chinmayee |
05:35 |
| 2 | "Elay" | Krish Krish (singer) Vijay Balakrishnan popularly known by his stage name, Krish, is a Tamil playback singer. Other than working with reputable Indian film composers, including Harris Jayaraj, A. R... , Naresh Iyer Naresh Iyer Naresh Iyer is a playback singer from Chennai, India. Naresh Iyer has rendered film songs in several Indian languages and has several chart hits to his credit. His rendition of "Roobaroo" from the movie Rang De Basanti composed by A. R. Rahman topped the music charts for many weeks in 2006 and won... |
05:54 |
| 3 | "I Miss You Da" | Chinmayee, India Haza | 06:06 |
| 4 | "Marudaani" | Madhushree Madhushree Madhushree is an Indian singer, who sings in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. A familiar voice in A. R. Rahman's compositions, Madhushree hails from a musically inclined family, having previously been trained in classical music... , A.R. Rahman, Henry |
06:27 |
| 5 | "Naan Epoudhu" | Reena Bhardwaj Reena Bhardwaj Reena Bhardwaj is a British Indian singer, songwriter and recording artist best known for her collaborations with AR Rahman and Nitin Sawhney... |
04:42 |
| 6 | "Taxi Taxi Nanba" | Benny Dayal Benny Dayal Benny Dayal is an Indian singer. He is a member of the band S5 launched by the channel SS Music. Originally from Kerala, he has worked as a playback singer with many noted composers to produce successful soundtracks.-Biography:Benny Dayal's parents hail from Kollam district, Kerala... , Javed Ali Javed Ali Javed Ali is an Indian playback singer. He has been singing in Hindi movies from 2000 but shot to fame in 2007 when he sang the song "Ek Din Teri Raahon Mein" from the movie Naqaab and thereafter another big hit "Jashn-e-Bahaaraan" from the movie Jodhaa Akbar . He is currently one of the leading... , Viviane Chaix |
05:47 |