Time
Directed byGeetha Krishna
Written byGeetha Krishna
Gokula Krishnan (dialogues)
Produced byVaddi Veerabadhra Rao
StarringPrabhu Deva
Simran
Radhika Chaudhry
CinematographyM. V. Panneerselvam
Edited bySuresh Urs
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Release date
  • 3 December 1999 (1999-12-03)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Time is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Geetha Krishna. The film stars Prabhu Deva, Simran and Radhika Chaudhry. It was released on 3 December 1999.[1]

Cast

Production

The film marked the directorial debut of Geetha Krishna in Tamil, and began as a quadrilingual venture in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam. Prashanth was initially announced as the hero in the film as early as November 1997 when the film's launch took place. Prashanth started working for the film in Kodaikanal during October 1998 but later backed out, while Ajith Kumar also refused the film due to lack of time. After several delays, Prabhu Deva was subsequently selected to play the lead role and the film was shot only in Tamil,[2][3] though a dubbed Telugu version was made.[4] Two debutant actresses were announced to portray the lead female roles, Menaka Senail and Radhika Chaudhari, though the former was later replaced by Simran. Model Bobbu Poonai made his acting debut as the antagonist.[5]

Music

The songs were composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics were written by Palani Bharathi.[6] To compose the songs, Ilaiyaraaja and Geetha Krishna went on a recce to Maldives and had longlisted thirty songs for the film, before picking six.[7][8]

SongSingersLength
"Kadhal Neethana"Unni Krishnan, Sujatha05:01
"Muthu Nilave"Karthik Raja, Gopika Poornima05:50
"Naan Thanga Roja"Swarnalatha, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam05:10
"Ninachapadi"Unni Menon, Devan, Malgudi Subha05:42
"Niram Pirithu"Sujatha05:16
"Thavikkiren Thavikkiren"Bhavatharini, Hariharan05:11

Reception

Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "TWO ASPECTS of Time stand out – Ilaiyaraja's re-recording and M. V. Paneer's camera work. As for the rest, there isn't much to be said".[9] K. N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote the film has shades of Kadhal Kottai (1996), but "the story gets a little muddled in the end".[10]

References

  1. ↑ "டைம் / Time (1999)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Rajitha (28 October 1998). "Prashant makes his point". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Potti Tamil Movie News (Films in Production in 1999)". Indolink. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). 31 December 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ "On the sets". Screen. 4 December 1998. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Time (1999)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  7. ↑ Rajitha (10 November 1998). "An embarrassment of musical riches". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "12/14 – An embarrassment of Ilayaraja". Tamil Movie Online. Archived from the original on 3 March 2000. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (10 December 1999). "Cinema: Time \ Unnarugae Naanirunthal". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 February 2001. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  10. ↑ Vijiyan, K. N. (18 December 1999). "Clarity missing in 'Time'". New Straits Times. pp. Reel Stuff 4. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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