| Koothan | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Venky AL |
| Written by | Chitraa Venky Venky AL Suki Murthy |
| Produced by | Nilgiris Murugan |
| Starring | Raj Kumar Srijita Ghosh Nagendra Prasad |
| Cinematography | T. Madasamy |
| Edited by | Peter Bapiah |
| Music by | Balz_G |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Koothan (transl. Dancer) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language musical film written and directed by Venky AL. The film stars newcomers Raj Kumar, Srijita Ghosh, and Nagendra Prasad.12 Koothan released to negative reviews.3
Plot
Raana (Raj Kumar) is a dancer who earns his living by doing several shows for the Battery Boys dance team. His mother (Urvashi), a junior artiste in films, is a nightmare for filmmakers, thanks to her terrible acting skills. He once happens to meet Srilakshmi (Srijita Ghosh), another dancer from Srilakshmi Srividya Dance School, at a competition held in the city, where the latter makes her presence only to settle some personal scores with Krishna (Nagendra Prasad), the head of Krishna Dance Academy. Raana and Srilakshmi become close eventually after meeting a couple of times.
Cast
- Raj Kumar as Raana
- Srijita Ghosh as Srilakshmi
- Kira Narayanan as Devi, Srilakshmi's elder sister
- Sonal Singh as Dimple
- Nagendra Prasad as Krishna
- Junior Balaiah
- Kavithalayaa Krishnan
- Azhagu
- Sriranjani as Bharatanatyam teacher
- Kavitha Bharathy
- VJ Adams
- Mullai Dhanasekaran
- Kothandam
- Badava Gopi as Asian Dance Competition Host
- Urvashi as Kalairasi, Raana's mother
- K. Bhagyaraj as Actor
- Manobala as Film Director
- S. S. Stanley
- Ramki as Judge (guest appearance)
- Renuka as Actress
- Kala Master as Judge (guest appearance)
- Ashmini Balakrishnan as Apoorva, Srilakshmi's friend
- Uncredited
- Priyadarshini as Emcee
- Chu Koy Sheng as Anchor
Music
The music for the film was composed by Balz_G.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Monkistha Kinkistha" | Rokesh | T. Rajendar, Shenbagaraj, Shajani | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Theeradha Theedalgal" | M. K. Balaji | Padmalatha, Kamalaja, M. K. Balaji | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Kadhal Kattu Merandi" | Viveka | Remya Nambeesan, Hariharasudhan, Vidya Lakshmi | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Solladha Solladha" | Viveka | Aishwarya, Jyothi Krishna, M. K. Balaji | 5:27 |
| 5. | "Koothanamma Koothan" | Kabilan | Velmurugan | 3:30 |
| Total length: | 20:29 | |||
Reception
A critic from The Times of India gave the film one-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "The film, except for a few dance movements and the performances of Rajkumar and Nagendra Prasad, is a tiresome watch".4
References
References
- "Nagendra Prasad turns villain for 'Koothan'". The New Indian Express.
- "Koothan is certainly my comeback in Tamil cinema: Nagendra Prasad". The New Indian Express.
- "'Koothan' movie review: This dance film disappoints without missing a beat". The New Indian Express.
- "Koothan Movie Review {1.5/5}: The film is a tiresome watch". The Times of India.