Chithirayil Nilachoru

Chithirayil Nilachoru
Poster
Directed byR. Sundarrajan
Produced byMurugesan
Palanisamy
Balasubramaniam
StarringPrakash Nath
Vasundhara Kashyap
Sara Arjun
CinematographyRajarajan
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Sri Senthoor Pictures
Release date
  • 18 October 2013 (2013-10-18)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Chithirayil Nilachoru (transl. The moonlight of Chithirai) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Prakash Nath, Vasundhara Kashyap and Sara Arjun, with Ashok Sundarrajan and Ganja Karuppu playing other pivotal characters. It was released on 18 October 2013.[1]

Plot

Gauri gets into a quarrel with an auto rickshaw driver for disrupting the purpose of her visit. She falls for him, just when she wants to wreck his life in return.

Cast

Production

R. Sundarrajan, a prominent director in the 1980s, chose to make a comeback into direction with the film after 12 years.[2] The film also marked the comeback of child actress Sara Arjun, who had received critical acclaim for her performance in Deiva Thirumagal (2011). She earned up to ₹1 lakh (equivalent to ₹1.7 lakh or US$2,000 in 2023) per day for her role in the film.[3] Sundarrajan's son Ashok, also made his debut as an actor with the project.[4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[5]

Song Singers Lyrics
"Kallaale Senju (Men)" Haricharan Vaali
"Kallaale Senju (Lady)" Priyadarshini
"Ungappan Pera" Ilaiyaraaja Gangai Amaran
"Kaalaiyile Maalai" Sabtha Barnar Pulamaipithan
"Nandri Solla" P. Karthi, Priyadarshini Palani Bharathi

Reception

M. Suganth from The Times of India wrote, "If this had been a first-timer's film, we would have felt pity but coming from a veteran, who has given us at least half-a-dozen memorable films, we feel cheated."[4] Arjun was nominated for the Best Child Actor award at the 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards.[6][better source needed]

References

  1. ^ "Friday Fury – Oct 18". Sify. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Rajinikanth's director bounces back with a new film". Cinema Lead. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Baby Sara paid Rs. 1 lakh per day for role in 'Chithiraiyil Nila Soru'". Tamilstar. 7 April 2013. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  4. ^ a b Suganth, M. (21 October 2013). "Chithirayil Nilachoru Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  5. ^ Karthik (21 May 2013). "Chithirayil Nilachoru (Music review), Tamil – Ilayaraja". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  6. ^ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (20 July 2014). "SIIMA 2014 Tamil Nominations: Suriya, Dhanush, Kamal Haasan Feature in Best Actor Category [List]". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2023.