Veera Thalattu

Veera Thalattu
Title card
Directed byKasthuri Raja
Written byKasthuri Raja
Produced byVijayalakshmi Kasthoori Raja
Starring
CinematographyA. Venkatesan
Edited byHari-Palani
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Kasthoori Manga Creations
Release date
  • 10 April 1998 (1998-04-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Veera Thalattu (transl. Lullaby of Bravery) is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Kasthuri Raja. The film stars Murali, Vineetha and Khushbu, while Rajkiran, Radhika and Lakshmi play other supporting roles. It was released on 10 April 1998.[1]

Pandi, a villager, loves his mother beyond words. However, Pandi gets shocked when his uncle reveals that she is not the one who gave birth to him.

Plot

Cast

Production

The film experienced production delays, taking over a year-and-a-half to complete.[2]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, all songs were written by Kasthuri Raja.[3][4]

Song Singers
"Vaadipatti" Gangai Amaran, S. P. Sailaja
"Saanthu Pottu" Arunmozhi, Swarnalatha
"Pattapagal" Malaysia Vasudevan, Swarnalatha
"Padikattuma" S. Janaki
"Kumbhabhisekham" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
"Kiliiyapola" S. P. Sailaja, Gangai Amaran
"Katha Pola Thonum" Ilaiyaraaja
"Amman Kovil" Gangai Amaran, S. P. Sailaja
"Aararo" Swarnalatha
"Aalapirandha Maharasa" K. S. Chithra, Ilaiyaraaja

Reception

Ji of Kalki praised Rajkiran's acting and Ilaiyaraaja's music but felt Khushbu was wasted and despite Lakshmi's good acting she felt ill-suited for villager's role.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Veera Thalattu (1998)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. ^ "A-Z Continues..." Indolink. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Jeans / Veera Thalattu / Naatupura Pattu". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Veera Thalattu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 1 January 1995. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  5. ^ ஜி. (17 May 1998). "வீரத் தாலாட்டு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 33. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.