Koothan

Koothan
Poster
Directed byVenky AL
Written byChitraa Venky
Venky AL
Suki Murthy
Produced byNilgiris Murugan
StarringRaj Kumar
Nagendra Prasad
CinematographyT. Madasamy
Edited byPeter Bapiah
Music byBalz_G
Release date
  • 11 October 2018 (2018-10-11)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Koothan (transl.Dancer) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language musical film written and directed by Venky AL. The film stars newcomers Raj Kumar and Srijita Ghosh while Nagendra Prasad plays the antagonist.[1][2] Koothan released to negative reviews.[3]

Plot

Raana (Raj Kumar) is a dancer who earns his living by doing several shows. 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, at a competition held in the city, where the latter makes her presence only to settle some personal scores with Krishna (Nagendra Prasad). Raana and Srilakshmi become close eventually after meeting a couple of times.

Cast

Music

The music for the film was composed by Balz_G.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Monkistha Kinkistha"RokeshT. Rajendar, Shenbagaraj, Shajani3:54
2."Theeradha Theedalgal"M. K. BalajiPadmalatha, Kamalaja, M. K. Balaji3:38
3."Kadhal Kattu Merandi"VivekaRemya Nambeesan, Hariharasudhan, Vidya Lakshmi4:00
4."Solladha Solladha"VivekaAishwarya, Jyothi Krishna, M. K. Balaji5:27
5."Koothanamma Koothan"KabilanVelmurugan3:30
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

  1. ^ "Nagendra Prasad turns villain for 'Koothan'". The New Indian Express.
  2. ^ "Koothan is certainly my comeback in Tamil cinema: Nagendra Prasad". The New Indian Express.
  3. ^ "'Koothan' movie review: This dance film disappoints without missing a beat". The New Indian Express.
  4. ^ "Koothan Movie Review {1.5/5}: The film is a tiresome watch". The Times of India.