Soori (film)
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Soori is a 2003
Tamil
romantic
drama film
, written and directed by Shelvan, a former associate of director S. Shankar
. The film features Vignesh
, Parthiban, Uma and Vijayalakshmi in lead roles whilst Chinni Jayanth
, Senthil
and Manobala
play supporting roles. The film, produced by P. Vijayakumar, had musical score by Deva
while Vijay Milton and Suresh Urs were cinematographer and the film editor respectively. The film was released on 19 December 2003.
The film's story revolves around a sales representative falls in love with a student. He accepted to separate from his lover, for one year to test their love endurance. The youth doesn't find her after the delay as promised. The love turns into hatred and revenge, until he sees his soul mate.
) walks lonely during the Valentine's day
. He shaves his hair and his moustache then he takes a container lorry.
He remembers his happy past during the travel. Surya was a sales representative and worked with his friend Pichamuthu (Chinni Jayanth
). His family, even knowing he played Kabaddi
and beat bad people, was very kind with him.
He saw, one day, Rishaba (Uma), a college student, at the bus stop, who advised a smoker not to smoke because it distributed non-smokers and it would cause cancer to him. Surya was amazed by her words, he dropped his cigarette and stopped to smoke.
Surya wakes up screaming, a container passenger (Manobala
) was afraid and proposes him a little alcohol, he refuses and take a cigarette.
Another day, his friend and he, bought black tickets from a boy at the cinema. Rishaba's friends also bought to this way, so she tore the tickets and said that bought tickets would encourage the boy to have a bad future. Surya tore the tickets in turn. She accidentally dropped her book and Surya took it. The full night, Surya decrypted her personality by studying graphology
.
The next day, he brought the notebook to Rishaba with her personality description. She was surprised. Surya proposed his love and gave her a love letter.
The following morning, he waited at the bus stop for her answer. She ignored him. He began to follow everywhere she went. Anxious, he called out her when she took the bus. He requested Rishaba to come tomorrow with the same clothes whish she wore now (a blue Shalwar kameez
) if she agreed his love or in another clothes if she disagreed his proposal, at the salme place
The next day, she came with a red Shalwar kameez. Surya was vexed and he promises her that he never would cross his path. Rishaba immediately showed him, her blue Shalwar kameez. She explains that her mother had put this dress on the washing machine, so she cannot wear it wet. Finally, Rishaba said : “I love you” to Surya.
Rishaba and Surya became much closed. Someday, at the river, Surya wrote on his hand Rishaba’s name and his name, he showed to her. Rishaba found that to write separately their first name took away them. She surrounded the letter of each of their name : Soori. Surya jumped for joy and shouted : “ It’s not her name, It’s not his name, It’s their name”.
Back to the present, Surya takes his cigarette and burns his tattoo on his arm (which it is written Soori) with it, the eyes full of rage.
Rishaba waited for Surya at the bus stop but he didn’t arrive. Tomorrow, she gets mad against him, Surya apologized by saying that his bike was repair. She scolded him and was upset of the Surya’s carelessness after only 15 days of love. She said : “Boys are very punctual and rigorous to charm girls who they love but when girls accept their love, they become careless about them.” She explains him that lovers looked only for their plus points and after the marriage they looked only for their minus point which engaged later divorce. She didn’t want that they separate because of this matter. She wished he shared his negative habits and she shared to him her bad habits to improve them to positive things.
They are lovers for 25 days, Rishaba was afraid that time change people affections. Surya tries to appease but in vain. They decide to put their love to an endurance test to prove to themselves that the romance is much more than infatuation. The endurance test will last until the next valentine.
Surya became less and less concentrated with what he did. Pichamuthu, after hearing a sad story of a man, phoned to Rishaba to tell her that Surya was admitted at the hospital in a serious condition. She went at the hospital upset and she didn’t find him. She phoned to Surya and he answered, she hung up without talking.Surya knew the matter and slapped his friend. He said to not compare his love to others, Pichamuthu apologized. The lovers suffered to the pain of separation.
One year later, at Surya’s home, his friends came to congratulate him. His family didn’t understand why they came to congratulate him, Surya narrated to them his love matter. They took it easily and were proud of the way which Surya took. So they prepared the arrival of their future daughter-in-law.
Surya’s container neighbour leaves and finds that Surya is weird.
Surya waited a long time at the place she promised to come. Upset, his friends and him went at her home. A woman said that Rishaba shift to Trichy at her husband’s city. His friends prevented them about the issue and they were shocked.
Main Guard Gate Manikandan (Parthiban), a thug, makes his entry at this point. He fights against peoples who touched his wife. He goes to home and call a woman called Priya. Uma runs, she then smears him with coloured powder and hugs him with kisses.
Surya comes at Trichi to find his old friend Devi, a former prostitute. Devi feels that he is very different. She reveals that his boyfriend is Manikandan. She then asks to Manikandan to arranges to Surya a home.
Surya moves on the odd jobs (milk deliverer, newspaper deliverer, etc.).
One day, Surya thinks he sees Rishabas and runs behind an auto rickshaw
. At the same moment, Manikandan is in a photo shop and punishes the seller to scratch Rishaba’s frame photo. By going out of the store, he grows by Surya and brings down the frame. Broken, Manikandan beats Surya, Devi intervenes in their fight and she makes clear that it’s Surya, her close friend. Surya even didn’t see the photo. Devi find a new saree and wear it. When she showed it to her boyfriend, he slapped her.
Surya sells Kungumam
at the Kovil and Devi saw that. She asks why he does that. He replies that he searches his girlfriend everywhere where the women are presents.
One day at the shopping mall, a man took refuges at the lift where there was Surya. Manikandan chase the man and menaced him to not disturb his ex-lover now married. Surya, in the same situation, gives him a gun but the man refuses and he would she lives long time. Surya beats him.
Surya gives to Devi Rishaba’s photo. Regrettably, Devi doesn’t see the photo and put it at Manikandan’s pocket. The housemaid gives the shirt to a dobby
. The dobby finds Priya’s photo and gives it to Devi. She recognizes the cover which gived by Surya. Shocked, she goes to clear the matter. Surya agrees that the woman on the photo was his lover and he would like to kill her. The next morning, Surya reads the news paper and Devi sees Rishaba’s photo on the paper. She managed to take it. Surya cries by seeing his family photo. Finally, the fate shows him the article with Rishaba. Surya reads the articles and goes at the mentioned address. Devi sees the burnt paper. The housemaid said to Surya that they went. Devi also goes there and the housemaid said that a bold man came here to ask this. Devi phoned to Manikandan to prevent him, that Surya will kill Priya.
Surya sees his lover and Manikandan, takes his gun and shoots in Rishaba’s direction. Manikandan saves her and takes the bullet on his shoulder. Manikandan puts the gun on his breast and orders Surya to shoot. Surya refuses because his goal is killing his love’s traitor. He welds the gun towards Rishaba. Rishaba takes a man’s ice cream and eat it like a baby. Surya doesn’t understand what happen. Manikandan reveals that she gone mad, she don’t know herself and Manikandan but knows only the name : Soori. Manikandan posted at the newspaper the news of her so Surya knows.
The pain of separation is the reason of her situation. She saw anywhere Surya, when she drove her scooter and she had an accident. Manikandan's sister was distributed after the accident, Rishaba haven’t any relation. So Manikandan decided to marry her. Then, just after the marriage, he read her diary and understood their hearts.
Surya, troubled and culprit, cries and refuses to marry her after he wishes her death. Manikandan manages to accept it.
Manikandan take off the Thaali
and Surya knots a new Thaali on Rishaba's neck. Devi takes Manikandan’s hand and puts it on her belly, synonym of her pregnancy. Rishaba takes from Surya’s pocket a packet of cigarettes and throws it away.
for two of his films Indian and Jeans
. He wanted his first feature film to be a love story with a difference. He has also produced and directed two reportages, which have been screened at the International Reportages Festival in France. "The film has love, action and comedy. But the undercurrent is only love. One can find a definition for true and divine love." the director declared. "After the release of my film lovers will say that Soori is the definition of love." Shelvan announced proudly.
immediately accepted the offer and was determined not to accept any other film before finishing this film. Uma, daughter of former heroine Sumithra
, would essay the role as Vignesh's love interest. R. Parthiban would make a special appearance by playing the role of a thug. Actress Vijayalakshmi, busy in Kannada cinema though she had tamil orgins, was chosen to portray a attractive role of a former prostitute and as Parthiban's love interest. For the second time, Vignesh and R. Parthiban are acting together in this film, after Suyamvaram
.
) under the stewardship of Solomon Pappaiah
will be included, with regular speakers, indulging in a heated debate.
Several actors shaved their head and the film's success was a turning point in their career (Sathyaraj
in Amaidhi Padai, Sarath Kumar
in Suriyan
or still Vikram
in Sethu). Vignesh tonsured his head 70 times.
The film was postponed several times. There was an altercation between, the producer, P. Vijayakumar and, the co-producer, S. Suresh Kumar. Due to difference of opinion both the partners split when the film was almost complete. Vijayakumar had agreed to pay back the sum of 13 lakhs to Suresh as part of the settlement. Following this Vijaykumar had issued cheques on various dates. All the cheques got bounced and Suresh filed a case in the Egmore court. In the meantime, Vijayakumar went ahead with the release of Soori and even conducted a function to release the audio. An agitated Suresh now filed another case in the Madras High Court
to stop the filming of Soori till his amount was paid. Justice R.Balasubramanian after hearing the case gave the verdict that Soori should not be released and directed Vijayakumar to settle Suresh’s amount.
. The soundtrack, released in 2003, features 7 tracks with lyrics written by Vairamuthu
.
Another critic commended the actors by saying : "Actor Vignesh has made a come back through this film. He has given a good performance. Parthiban did a commendable job. Uma is refreshingly beautiful and played her role with understanding". He claimed that the film was average. Balaji Balasubramaniam gave the film 1.5 out of 5, comparing Soori to the film Sethu : "Poor characterization and a weak climax dash his hopes as the movie is not even close to being in the same league." He also criticized the actors "Vignesh seems to overact most of the time and cries seem over the top". and "Uma looks homely though the cute expressions she tries initially don't seem to fit her too well."
He cited the climax as a "damp squib".
Vignesh won unanimously rave reviews for his performance.
Vijayalakshmi role was not well received because she exposed too much.
Review aggregator MouthShut.com
assigned the film a weighted average score of 2 (out of 5) based on 2 reviews.
Tamil films of 2003
The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 2003.- Top ten :The top ten Tamil films of 2003 listed here are based on collection figures from theatres, distributors and producers; their ranking is based on return on investment....
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...
romantic
Romance film
Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
, written and directed by Shelvan, a former associate of director S. Shankar
S. Shankar
Shankar is an Indian film director and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He made his directional debut in Gentleman for which he was awarded the Filmfare Best Director Award...
. The film features Vignesh
Vignesh (actor)
Vignesh is a Tamil film actor from Tamil Nadu, India. He has acted in several movies including Kizhakku Cheemayile, Kathali, Raman Abdullah, Velai, Appu, Ilango, Ennai Thalatta Varuvala, Soori and Aacharya. Even though he acted in all films but still he couldn't find success in cinema.-External...
, Parthiban, Uma and Vijayalakshmi in lead roles whilst Chinni Jayanth
Chinni Jayanth
Chinni Jayanth is a Tamil director, producer, comedian, actor, and mimicry artist, who has appeared in many supporting roles in Tamil films, he is also a regular guest judge on Asathapovathu Yaaru on Sun TV in Chennai.He is also the recipient of the prestigious 'KALAIMAMANI AWARD 'given by the...
, Senthil
Senthil (actor)
Senthil is an actor from Tamil Nadu, India notable for his comedian roles in Tamil films.-Acting career:He has acted in many popular movies with several of the leading actors and comedians in the south Indian cine industry. He usually appears in films with Goundamani in a slapstick double act....
and Manobala
Manobala
Manobala is a Tamil director and comedian actor who prominently plays supporting roles.-Career:Manobala has directed 40 films, 16 television serials and 3 tele-films during his career as a director. As an actor, he had appeared in 175 films as of July 2009...
play supporting roles. The film, produced by P. Vijayakumar, had musical score by Deva
Deva (music director)
Deva is an Indian film composer and singer. He has composed songs and provided background music for Tamil films in a career spanning about 20 years. Many know his gaana songs, written mostly using Madras Tamil. He is known as the "Father of Gaana Genre" in the Tamil film industry.Deva has composed...
while Vijay Milton and Suresh Urs were cinematographer and the film editor respectively. The film was released on 19 December 2003.
The film's story revolves around a sales representative falls in love with a student. He accepted to separate from his lover, for one year to test their love endurance. The youth doesn't find her after the delay as promised. The love turns into hatred and revenge, until he sees his soul mate.
Plot
The story begins with Surya (VigneshVignesh (actor)
Vignesh is a Tamil film actor from Tamil Nadu, India. He has acted in several movies including Kizhakku Cheemayile, Kathali, Raman Abdullah, Velai, Appu, Ilango, Ennai Thalatta Varuvala, Soori and Aacharya. Even though he acted in all films but still he couldn't find success in cinema.-External...
) walks lonely during the Valentine's day
Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496...
. He shaves his hair and his moustache then he takes a container lorry.
He remembers his happy past during the travel. Surya was a sales representative and worked with his friend Pichamuthu (Chinni Jayanth
Chinni Jayanth
Chinni Jayanth is a Tamil director, producer, comedian, actor, and mimicry artist, who has appeared in many supporting roles in Tamil films, he is also a regular guest judge on Asathapovathu Yaaru on Sun TV in Chennai.He is also the recipient of the prestigious 'KALAIMAMANI AWARD 'given by the...
). His family, even knowing he played Kabaddi
Kabaddi
Kabaddi is a South Asian team sport...
and beat bad people, was very kind with him.
He saw, one day, Rishaba (Uma), a college student, at the bus stop, who advised a smoker not to smoke because it distributed non-smokers and it would cause cancer to him. Surya was amazed by her words, he dropped his cigarette and stopped to smoke.
Surya wakes up screaming, a container passenger (Manobala
Manobala
Manobala is a Tamil director and comedian actor who prominently plays supporting roles.-Career:Manobala has directed 40 films, 16 television serials and 3 tele-films during his career as a director. As an actor, he had appeared in 175 films as of July 2009...
) was afraid and proposes him a little alcohol, he refuses and take a cigarette.
Another day, his friend and he, bought black tickets from a boy at the cinema. Rishaba's friends also bought to this way, so she tore the tickets and said that bought tickets would encourage the boy to have a bad future. Surya tore the tickets in turn. She accidentally dropped her book and Surya took it. The full night, Surya decrypted her personality by studying graphology
Graphology
Graphology is the pseudoscientific study and analysis of handwriting, especially in relation to human psychology. In the medical field, it can be used to refer to the study of handwriting as an aid in diagnosis and tracking of diseases of the brain and nervous system...
.
The next day, he brought the notebook to Rishaba with her personality description. She was surprised. Surya proposed his love and gave her a love letter.
The following morning, he waited at the bus stop for her answer. She ignored him. He began to follow everywhere she went. Anxious, he called out her when she took the bus. He requested Rishaba to come tomorrow with the same clothes whish she wore now (a blue Shalwar kameez
Shalwar kameez
Shalwar kameez — or salwar kameez or shalwar qameez — is a traditional dress worn by both women and men in South Asia and Central Asia. Shalwar or salwar are loose pajama-like trousers. The legs are wide at the top, and narrow at the ankle. The kameez is a long shirt or tunic...
) if she agreed his love or in another clothes if she disagreed his proposal, at the salme place
The next day, she came with a red Shalwar kameez. Surya was vexed and he promises her that he never would cross his path. Rishaba immediately showed him, her blue Shalwar kameez. She explains that her mother had put this dress on the washing machine, so she cannot wear it wet. Finally, Rishaba said : “I love you” to Surya.
Rishaba and Surya became much closed. Someday, at the river, Surya wrote on his hand Rishaba’s name and his name, he showed to her. Rishaba found that to write separately their first name took away them. She surrounded the letter of each of their name : Soori. Surya jumped for joy and shouted : “ It’s not her name, It’s not his name, It’s their name”.
Back to the present, Surya takes his cigarette and burns his tattoo on his arm (which it is written Soori) with it, the eyes full of rage.
Rishaba waited for Surya at the bus stop but he didn’t arrive. Tomorrow, she gets mad against him, Surya apologized by saying that his bike was repair. She scolded him and was upset of the Surya’s carelessness after only 15 days of love. She said : “Boys are very punctual and rigorous to charm girls who they love but when girls accept their love, they become careless about them.” She explains him that lovers looked only for their plus points and after the marriage they looked only for their minus point which engaged later divorce. She didn’t want that they separate because of this matter. She wished he shared his negative habits and she shared to him her bad habits to improve them to positive things.
They are lovers for 25 days, Rishaba was afraid that time change people affections. Surya tries to appease but in vain. They decide to put their love to an endurance test to prove to themselves that the romance is much more than infatuation. The endurance test will last until the next valentine.
Surya became less and less concentrated with what he did. Pichamuthu, after hearing a sad story of a man, phoned to Rishaba to tell her that Surya was admitted at the hospital in a serious condition. She went at the hospital upset and she didn’t find him. She phoned to Surya and he answered, she hung up without talking.Surya knew the matter and slapped his friend. He said to not compare his love to others, Pichamuthu apologized. The lovers suffered to the pain of separation.
One year later, at Surya’s home, his friends came to congratulate him. His family didn’t understand why they came to congratulate him, Surya narrated to them his love matter. They took it easily and were proud of the way which Surya took. So they prepared the arrival of their future daughter-in-law.
Surya’s container neighbour leaves and finds that Surya is weird.
Surya waited a long time at the place she promised to come. Upset, his friends and him went at her home. A woman said that Rishaba shift to Trichy at her husband’s city. His friends prevented them about the issue and they were shocked.
Main Guard Gate Manikandan (Parthiban), a thug, makes his entry at this point. He fights against peoples who touched his wife. He goes to home and call a woman called Priya. Uma runs, she then smears him with coloured powder and hugs him with kisses.
Surya comes at Trichi to find his old friend Devi, a former prostitute. Devi feels that he is very different. She reveals that his boyfriend is Manikandan. She then asks to Manikandan to arranges to Surya a home.
Surya moves on the odd jobs (milk deliverer, newspaper deliverer, etc.).
One day, Surya thinks he sees Rishabas and runs behind an auto rickshaw
Auto rickshaw
An auto rickshaw or three-wheeler is a usually three-wheeled cabin cycle for private use and as a vehicle for hire. It is a motorized version of the traditional pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw...
. At the same moment, Manikandan is in a photo shop and punishes the seller to scratch Rishaba’s frame photo. By going out of the store, he grows by Surya and brings down the frame. Broken, Manikandan beats Surya, Devi intervenes in their fight and she makes clear that it’s Surya, her close friend. Surya even didn’t see the photo. Devi find a new saree and wear it. When she showed it to her boyfriend, he slapped her.
Surya sells Kungumam
Kumkum
Kumkum , is a powder used for social and religious markings in Hinduism. It is either made from turmeric or saffron...
at the Kovil and Devi saw that. She asks why he does that. He replies that he searches his girlfriend everywhere where the women are presents.
One day at the shopping mall, a man took refuges at the lift where there was Surya. Manikandan chase the man and menaced him to not disturb his ex-lover now married. Surya, in the same situation, gives him a gun but the man refuses and he would she lives long time. Surya beats him.
Surya gives to Devi Rishaba’s photo. Regrettably, Devi doesn’t see the photo and put it at Manikandan’s pocket. The housemaid gives the shirt to a dobby
Dobby
Dobby may refer to:* Dobby , a character in Harry Potter* Tag , a children's chase game* Dobby loom* Dobby, a character in the Peep Show TV series- People :* Dobby Dobson , Jamaican reggae singer and record producer...
. The dobby finds Priya’s photo and gives it to Devi. She recognizes the cover which gived by Surya. Shocked, she goes to clear the matter. Surya agrees that the woman on the photo was his lover and he would like to kill her. The next morning, Surya reads the news paper and Devi sees Rishaba’s photo on the paper. She managed to take it. Surya cries by seeing his family photo. Finally, the fate shows him the article with Rishaba. Surya reads the articles and goes at the mentioned address. Devi sees the burnt paper. The housemaid said to Surya that they went. Devi also goes there and the housemaid said that a bold man came here to ask this. Devi phoned to Manikandan to prevent him, that Surya will kill Priya.
Surya sees his lover and Manikandan, takes his gun and shoots in Rishaba’s direction. Manikandan saves her and takes the bullet on his shoulder. Manikandan puts the gun on his breast and orders Surya to shoot. Surya refuses because his goal is killing his love’s traitor. He welds the gun towards Rishaba. Rishaba takes a man’s ice cream and eat it like a baby. Surya doesn’t understand what happen. Manikandan reveals that she gone mad, she don’t know herself and Manikandan but knows only the name : Soori. Manikandan posted at the newspaper the news of her so Surya knows.
The pain of separation is the reason of her situation. She saw anywhere Surya, when she drove her scooter and she had an accident. Manikandan's sister was distributed after the accident, Rishaba haven’t any relation. So Manikandan decided to marry her. Then, just after the marriage, he read her diary and understood their hearts.
Surya, troubled and culprit, cries and refuses to marry her after he wishes her death. Manikandan manages to accept it.
Manikandan take off the Thaali
Mangalsutra
A Mangalsutra is a symbol of Hindu marriage union in South Asia. It is a sacred thread of love and goodwill worn by women as a symbol of their marriage...
and Surya knots a new Thaali on Rishaba's neck. Devi takes Manikandan’s hand and puts it on her belly, synonym of her pregnancy. Rishaba takes from Surya’s pocket a packet of cigarettes and throws it away.
Cast
- VigneshVignesh (actor)Vignesh is a Tamil film actor from Tamil Nadu, India. He has acted in several movies including Kizhakku Cheemayile, Kathali, Raman Abdullah, Velai, Appu, Ilango, Ennai Thalatta Varuvala, Soori and Aacharya. Even though he acted in all films but still he couldn't find success in cinema.-External...
as Surya - Parthiban as Main Guard Gate Manikandan
- Uma as Rishaba/Priya
- Vijayalakshmi as Devi
- Chinni JayanthChinni JayanthChinni Jayanth is a Tamil director, producer, comedian, actor, and mimicry artist, who has appeared in many supporting roles in Tamil films, he is also a regular guest judge on Asathapovathu Yaaru on Sun TV in Chennai.He is also the recipient of the prestigious 'KALAIMAMANI AWARD 'given by the...
as Pichamuthu, Surya's friend - SenthilSenthil (actor)Senthil is an actor from Tamil Nadu, India notable for his comedian roles in Tamil films.-Acting career:He has acted in many popular movies with several of the leading actors and comedians in the south Indian cine industry. He usually appears in films with Goundamani in a slapstick double act....
as Surya's friend - ManobalaManobalaManobala is a Tamil director and comedian actor who prominently plays supporting roles.-Career:Manobala has directed 40 films, 16 television serials and 3 tele-films during his career as a director. As an actor, he had appeared in 175 films as of July 2009...
as a container passenger - Vasu Vikram
- Pandi Ravi
- Jarin
- Vijayasingh
- Jeyamala
- Sofia
- Priya Krishnan
- Lakshmanan
- S.K.S Mani
- Udhayaraj
- Jeya Suryakanth
- Kannan
- Charu
- Gemini
Crew
- DirectorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
- Shelvan - ProducerFilm producerA film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
- P. Vijayakumar - Writer - Shelvan
- Music - DevaDeva (music director)Deva is an Indian film composer and singer. He has composed songs and provided background music for Tamil films in a career spanning about 20 years. Many know his gaana songs, written mostly using Madras Tamil. He is known as the "Father of Gaana Genre" in the Tamil film industry.Deva has composed...
- CinematographerCinematographerA cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
- S.D. Vijay Milton - Additional cinematography - R.Mathi, Jeevan
- Associate Cameraman - S.K.Manikandan
- Assistant Cameraman - R.Sridharan, V.A.Krishnakumar, Thina
- Editor - Suresh Urs
- Art directorArt directorThe art director is a person who supervise the creative process of a design.The term 'art director' is a blanket title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games....
- Sai Piccasso - LyricistLyricistA lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
- VairamuthuVairamuthuVairamuthu Ramaswamy Thevar is an award-winning Tamil poet and lyricist.Debuting in the film Nizhalgal with the lyrics for the song "Ponmalai Pozhudhu", he has now about 5800 songs to his credit as of January 2009. His partnership with the composers Ilaiyaraaja, and later A. R... - Choreographers - Raju SundaramRaju SundaramRaju Sundaram is a Kollywood cine artiste who acts, directs, and choreographs for films. He is an eldest son of dance master Mugur Sundar, and elder brother to Prabhu Deva and Nagendra Prasad.-Birth:...
, Sridhar, Prabhu Srinivas - Stunt directorStuntA stunt is an unusual and difficult physical feat, or any act requiring a special skill, performed for artistic purposes in TV, theatre, or cinema...
- Super Subbarayan - Co-Producers - V.Shobana Kumari, S.Suresh Kumar-Srija, V.Jagadeesh Kumar, V.Vijay Beshmar
- Associate Directors - K.Charles (A) Varmha
- Assistant Directors - M.J.Ambukkarasu, M.Sivasubramniyan, G.R.Saba, M.K.Mani, C.Sundaramurthy
- CostumesCostume DesignerA costume designer or costume mistress/master is a person whose responsibility is to design costumes for a film or stage production. He or she is considered an important part of the "production team", working alongside the director, scenic and lighting designers as well as the sound designer. The...
- K. Ponnusaamy, R. Paalraj - Production Manager - K.Santhana Pandiyan
- Assistant Music director - Sabesh-Murali
- Sound effects - Arun-Seenu
- P.R.OPerformance rights organisationPerformance rights organizations provide intermediary functions, particularly royalty collection, between copyright holders and parties who wish to use copyrighted works publicly such as shopping and dining venues. Legal consumer purchase of works, such as buying CDs from a music store, confer...
: 'Mounam' Ravi
Development
Shelvan, an institute product, has worked under director S. ShankarS. Shankar
Shankar is an Indian film director and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He made his directional debut in Gentleman for which he was awarded the Filmfare Best Director Award...
for two of his films Indian and Jeans
Jeans (film)
Jeans is a 1998 Tamil musical romance film. Directed and written by Shankar and produced by Ashok Amritraj and Murali Manohar, it stars Prashanth, Aishwarya Rai and Nassar in the lead roles. Raju Sundaram and Lakshmi, prominent actors from the south Indian film industry, played the roles of the...
. He wanted his first feature film to be a love story with a difference. He has also produced and directed two reportages, which have been screened at the International Reportages Festival in France. "The film has love, action and comedy. But the undercurrent is only love. One can find a definition for true and divine love." the director declared. "After the release of my film lovers will say that Soori is the definition of love." Shelvan announced proudly.
Casting
VigneshVignesh (actor)
Vignesh is a Tamil film actor from Tamil Nadu, India. He has acted in several movies including Kizhakku Cheemayile, Kathali, Raman Abdullah, Velai, Appu, Ilango, Ennai Thalatta Varuvala, Soori and Aacharya. Even though he acted in all films but still he couldn't find success in cinema.-External...
immediately accepted the offer and was determined not to accept any other film before finishing this film. Uma, daughter of former heroine Sumithra
Sumithra (actress)
Sumithra was an Indian actress. She had appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. She was best known for her roles as mother after the 90s.-Early life:...
, would essay the role as Vignesh's love interest. R. Parthiban would make a special appearance by playing the role of a thug. Actress Vijayalakshmi, busy in Kannada cinema though she had tamil orgins, was chosen to portray a attractive role of a former prostitute and as Parthiban's love interest. For the second time, Vignesh and R. Parthiban are acting together in this film, after Suyamvaram
Suyamvaram
Suyamvaram is a 1999 Tamil comedy-drama film starring an ensemble cast from actors in the Tamil film industry and shot by a large technical team from the industry...
.
Filming
The main scenes have been shot in Tiruchi. The director was fond of the Cauvery river. So he decided to shoot the climax there. A pattimandram (public debatePublic debate
Public debate is a formal style of debate. Two teams of two compete through six rounds of argument, giving persuasive speeches on a particular topic.- Pre-Debate :...
) under the stewardship of Solomon Pappaiah
Solomon Pappaiah
Solomon Pappaiah , a.k.a. Solomon Pappiah and Salomon Pappayah is a popular Tamil language scholar and a television icon in Tamil Nadu, India. He is best known for moderating Tamil debate talk shows, known as 'patti mandrams', which have been airing on Sun TV for quite a long time...
will be included, with regular speakers, indulging in a heated debate.
Several actors shaved their head and the film's success was a turning point in their career (Sathyaraj
Sathyaraj
Sathyaraj is a Tamil film actor and media personality in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. A Tamil activist and a political influence, he has acted in over 150 films, ranging from action and drama to comedy. In 2007, he played the role of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy in the Tamil Nadu government-sponsored...
in Amaidhi Padai, Sarath Kumar
Sarath Kumar
Sarathkumar Ramanathan is an Indian journalist, film actor, politician, body builder and the current president of the South Indian Film Artistes' Association. He started his career in Tamil cinema playing negative roles, and later played minor roles in other movies. He was first chosen for the...
in Suriyan
Suriyan
Suriyan is a Tamil language Indian film starring Sarath Kumar,Produced by K. T. KunjumonIt is dubbed in Telugu as Mande Suryudu. It is directed by Pavithran who later did 2 to 3 films with Sarath Kumar both of them made in Tamil and dubbed in Telugu and has not fared well at the box office both in...
or still Vikram
Vikram (actor)
Vikram is an Indian film actor who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. During his years in the Indian film industry, he has won five Filmfare Awards as well as one National Film Award and Tamil Nadu State Film Award amongst other recognitions and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate...
in Sethu). Vignesh tonsured his head 70 times.
The film was postponed several times. There was an altercation between, the producer, P. Vijayakumar and, the co-producer, S. Suresh Kumar. Due to difference of opinion both the partners split when the film was almost complete. Vijayakumar had agreed to pay back the sum of 13 lakhs to Suresh as part of the settlement. Following this Vijaykumar had issued cheques on various dates. All the cheques got bounced and Suresh filed a case in the Egmore court. In the meantime, Vijayakumar went ahead with the release of Soori and even conducted a function to release the audio. An agitated Suresh now filed another case in the Madras High Court
Madras High Court
The Madras High Court is a senior court located at Chennai , in India. The court buildings, which are believed to be the second largest judicial complex in the world, are located near the beach, in one of the city's major business districts....
to stop the filming of Soori till his amount was paid. Justice R.Balasubramanian after hearing the case gave the verdict that Soori should not be released and directed Vijayakumar to settle Suresh’s amount.
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer DevaDeva (music director)
Deva is an Indian film composer and singer. He has composed songs and provided background music for Tamil films in a career spanning about 20 years. Many know his gaana songs, written mostly using Madras Tamil. He is known as the "Father of Gaana Genre" in the Tamil film industry.Deva has composed...
. The soundtrack, released in 2003, features 7 tracks with lyrics written by Vairamuthu
Vairamuthu
Vairamuthu Ramaswamy Thevar is an award-winning Tamil poet and lyricist.Debuting in the film Nizhalgal with the lyrics for the song "Ponmalai Pozhudhu", he has now about 5800 songs to his credit as of January 2009. His partnership with the composers Ilaiyaraaja, and later A. R...
.
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration | Choreographer | Picturization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Kadavullae Kadavullae' | Hariharan Hariharan (singer) Hariharan , born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback singer in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bhojpuri and Telugu movies, an established ghazal singer, and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. His melody is strongly appreciated by the film fraternity... |
Vairamuthu | 6:27 | Prabhu Srinivas | Vignesh |
| 2 | 'Labama Nashtama' | Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram is an Indian carnatic and playback singer who hails from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung in many Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films.- Personal life :... |
5:15 | Prabhu Srinivas | Vijayalakshmi | |
| 3 | 'Oh My Lover' | Harish Raghavendra Harish Raghavendra Harish Raghavendra is an Indian vocalist and actor from Chennai, India. His real name is Harish Ram Srinivas & son to a photographer P.V Raghavendran... , Harini Harini Harini is an Indian film playback singer and classical singer, who sings mainly in Tamil films. She has also sung in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam language films, whilst working with many leading film composers. She is married to another playback singer, Tippu.-Career:Harini learnt Carnatic... |
6:02 | Raju Sundaram Raju Sundaram Raju Sundaram is a Kollywood cine artiste who acts, directs, and choreographs for films. He is an eldest son of dance master Mugur Sundar, and elder brother to Prabhu Deva and Nagendra Prasad.-Birth:... |
Vignesh, Uma | |
| 4 | 'Pirivellam (solo)' | Harish Raghavendra Harish Raghavendra Harish Raghavendra is an Indian vocalist and actor from Chennai, India. His real name is Harish Ram Srinivas & son to a photographer P.V Raghavendran... |
5:37 | Sridhar | Sridhar, Vignesh, Uma | |
| 5 | 'Pirivellam II (duet)' | Harish Raghavendra Harish Raghavendra Harish Raghavendra is an Indian vocalist and actor from Chennai, India. His real name is Harish Ram Srinivas & son to a photographer P.V Raghavendran... , Chinmayi Chinmayi Chinmayi Sripada is an Indian playback singer, singing predominantly in Tamil. She is also a voice actor in Tamil and Telugu films, and has worked as a television presenter and a radio jockey as well. She is the founder and CEO of a translation services company called Blue Elephant.-Early life and... |
5:37 | Sridhar | Sridhar, Vignesh, Uma | |
| 6 | 'Vaanam Kuninthu' | Udit Narayan Udit Narayan -Career:King of melody, Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December, 1955 in a village called Bhardaha in the Saptari district , Nepal. His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.Narayan studied at P.B... , Srimathumitha |
5:32 | Sridhar | Vignesh, Uma | |
| 7 | 'Pre Paida' | Timmy | 5:56 |
Critical response
The film gained primarily mixed reviews with critics, Malathi Rangarajan of Hindu.com gave a positive review. She wrote that "Vijay Milton's excellent camera work and unique choice of angles deserve special mention" and "Sai Picasso's art, the rock temple, Srirangam, and the roads in and around Tiruchi give the narration considerable boost.". She praised the cast : "But he (Vignesh) tends to go slightly overboard, especially when he howls aloud in agony. However Vignesh's earnest effort is very much evident in these scenes. As the friendly, fun loving Surya he is more natural and appealing.", "Uma's expressive face is proof enough of her talent" and "Parthiban makes a positive impact as a henchman with a kind heart". Malathi Rangarajan concluded that "If his debut venture Soori is a sample, Shelvan sure has potential".Another critic commended the actors by saying : "Actor Vignesh has made a come back through this film. He has given a good performance. Parthiban did a commendable job. Uma is refreshingly beautiful and played her role with understanding". He claimed that the film was average. Balaji Balasubramaniam gave the film 1.5 out of 5, comparing Soori to the film Sethu : "Poor characterization and a weak climax dash his hopes as the movie is not even close to being in the same league." He also criticized the actors "Vignesh seems to overact most of the time and cries seem over the top". and "Uma looks homely though the cute expressions she tries initially don't seem to fit her too well."
He cited the climax as a "damp squib".
Vignesh won unanimously rave reviews for his performance.
Vijayalakshmi role was not well received because she exposed too much.
Review aggregator MouthShut.com
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assigned the film a weighted average score of 2 (out of 5) based on 2 reviews.
Box office
Though Soori won critical acclaims, it disappeared without any trace at the box office.Trivia
Soori comes from the first syllable of each of these names : Surya and Rishaba. Soori also means "Lord Krishna".| Language | Tamil 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... |
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| Hero's name | ர்யா | rya |
| Heroine's name | ஷிபா | shaba |
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