Taxi Driver (1978 film)

Taxi Driver
Theatrical release poster
Directed byN. S. Manian
Screenplay byN. S. Manian
Produced byT. R. Seenivasan
StarringJaishankar
Sridevi
CinematographyN. Balakrishnan
Edited byG. Radha Krishnan
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Charu Chitra Films
Release date
  • 18 August 1978 (1978-08-18)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Taxi Driver is a 1978 Indian film directed and written by N. S. Manian. The film stars Jaishankar, S. A. Ashokan, M. R. Radha and Sridevi. It was released on 18 August 1978,[1][2] and emerged a success.[3]

Plot

Cast

Production

Taxi Driver is Jaishankar's 150th film as an actor.[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[5] The song "Santhi My Holy Angel" sung by Vani Jairam and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam attained popularity.[6][7] The song "Idhu Raja Gopura Deepam Alla" is set in the Carnatic raga known as Revati,[8] and "Sugamana Sindhanyil" is set in Bowli.[9]

All lyrics are written by Kannadasan

Tracklist
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Sugamana Sindhanaiyil"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
2."Santhi My Holy Angel"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam 
3."Ragasiyasurangathil"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, L. R. Eswari 
4."Edhu Raaja Gopura Deepam"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, M. S. Viswanathan 

Reception

Anna newspaper wrote despite having a cliched plot and scenes, the direction and cinematography make it a watchable film.[10]

References

  1. ^ "டாக்ஸி டிரைவர்". Anna (in Tamil). 17 August 1978. p. 4. Retrieved 4 June 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
  2. ^ "Taxi Driver ( 1978 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 30 August 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  3. ^ Piousji (29 July 1979). "Khaas Baat". Sunday. Vol. 7. p. 45. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ "78ல் ஜெய்சங்கர் 13 படங்கள்; வெள்ளிக்கிழமை ஹீரோவின் சாதனை". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 1 November 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Taxi Driver Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  6. ^ Saravanan. "Vani Jayaram — Tamil Film Songs Chronology". Vanijairam.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  7. ^ Nayak 2019, p. 34.
  8. ^ Sundararaman 2007, p. 132.
  9. ^ Sundararaman 2007, p. 159.
  10. ^ "டாக்சி டிரைவர்". Anna (in Tamil). 27 August 1978. p. 4. Retrieved 4 June 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.

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