Thoothukudi
Directed bySanjay Ram
Written bySanjay Ram
Produced bySunitha Hari
Starring
CinematographyM. Jeevan
Edited byP. Sai Suresh
Music byPravin Mani
Release date
  • 14 July 2006 (2006-07-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Thoothukudi is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language gangster film set in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu directed by Sanjay Ram. The film starred Harikumar, a prominent dance choreographer in Tamil films, in the lead role alongside Karthika and Rahman.

Cast

Production

The film marked the acting debut of dance choreographer Harikumar and actress Karthika in leading roles.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Karthika was cast in the film after the makers had spotted her in a commercial.[7] The relative success of the film prompted Karthika to be labelled as 'Thootukudi' Karthika or 'Karuvappaiya' Karthika by the media.[8][9] Harikumar and Karthika worked together again in Madurai Sambavam (2009).[10]

Music

Pravin Mani composed the songs and scored the background music.[11] The song "Karuvappaiya" from the song garnered popularity prior to release, with actress Karthika's display in the song noted.[12][13][14] Following the album, Pravin and Harikumar came together again for their next venture, Thirutham.[15]

Track list[16]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Sollamal"Haricharan 
2."Yethipodu"Manicka Vinayagam, Malathy Lakshman 
3."Ka Viduvom"Pushpavanam Kuppusamy 
4."Karuvappaiya"K. S. Chithra, Tippu 
5."Kozhukkatta"Sujatha Mohan, Karthik 
6."Pulam Pulam"Srinivas 

Reception

Sify gave the film a negative review and wrote that "On the whole, the script is wafer thin, there is no logic and is too dark and morbid".[17][18] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online noted that "Though it's a predictable storyline, the director has attempted to bring in slight variations and the film does have its interesting moments and elements".[19] A critic from Cine South wrote that "'Thoothukudi' is a decent action thriller".[20]

The film performed well at the box office, with director Sanjay Ram receiving more offers to work on films.[21][22] The film's positive response prompted director Sanjay Ram to work on a sequel titled Kiliyanthattu Thoothukudi 2 during 2013.[23][24]

References

  1. ↑ "Rowdy romance: Kadhal Agathee". The Hindu. 22 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (30 July 2011). "One-minute review: Bodinayakanur Ganesan". The Hindu.
  3. ↑ Raghavan, Nikhil (16 February 2013). "Etcetera - A new role". The Hindu.
  4. ↑ Raghavan, Nikhil (11 December 2010). "Itsy-bitsy". The Hindu.
  5. ↑ "Madurai Sambavam 4". Sify.
  6. ↑ "Anuya turns encounter specialist". The New Indian Express.
  7. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: அந்த மீம் பார்த்துட்டுதான் திரும்ப நடிக்கணும்னு முடிவு எடுத்தேன்! - கருவாப்பையா 'கார்த்திகா' கம்பேக். YouTube.
  8. ↑ காந்தி, உ சுதர்சன் (20 April 2019). "'என் ரசிகர்களுக்காக மீண்டும் நடிக்க வந்துட்டேன்!' - 'கருவாப்பையா' கார்த்திகா!". Vikatan (in Tamil).
  9. ↑ "BALA NAAN KADAVUL Karthika bhavana arya Meenakshi Karuppasamy Kuthagaitharar parvathi Thoothukudi tamil movie news hot stills picture image gallery". www.behindwoods.com.
  10. ↑ "Ayngaran International". www.ayngaran.com.
  11. ↑ "Thoothukudi Preview from Indiaglitz". Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "'தூத்துக்குடி' கார்த்திகாவுக்கு ரகசிய திருமணமா?". Filmibeat (in Tamil). 20 February 2012.
  13. ↑ "Ayngaran International". www.ayngaran.com.
  14. ↑ "சினிமாவுக்கு குட்பை சொன்ன தூத்துக்குடி நாயகி கார்த்திகா". Filmibeat (in Tamil). 14 August 2011.
  15. ↑ "Thirutham has average music". Rediff.
  16. ↑ Hungama. "Thoothukudi". Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  17. ↑ "Thoothukudi". Sify.
  18. ↑ "BizHat.com - Thoothukudi Review. Hari Kumar (debut), Rahman, Karthika (debut)". movies.bizhat.com.
  19. ↑ Mannath, Malini (24 July 2006). "Thoothukudi". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007.
  20. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20060721165122/http://cinesouth.com/scopes/reviews/new/thoothukudi.shtml
  21. ↑ "Shantanu gets another break - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 19 March 2007.
  22. ↑ "Director Sanjay Ram on Iyakkam - News". IndiaGlitz.com. 6 December 2006.
  23. ↑ "Kiliyanthattu Thoothukudi 2 review. Kiliyanthattu Thoothukudi 2 Tamil movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com.
  24. ↑ "தூத்துக்குடி-2 படத்தில் நடிகரான சஞ்சய்ராம்! | Sanjay ram in Thoothukudi-2". தினமலர் - சினிமா. 5 February 2015.
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