Baana Kaathadi
Baana Kaathadi | |
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Directed by | Badri Venkatesh |
Written by | Badri Venkatesh Lakshmikanth G.Radhakrishnan (dialogues) |
Produced by | Sendhil Thyagarajan T. Arjun |
Starring | Atharvaa Samantha Ruth Prabhu |
Cinematography | Richard M. Nathan |
Edited by | Suresh Urs |
Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
Production company | |
Release date | 6 August 2010 |
Running time | 146 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Baana Kaathadi (transl. Kite) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Badri Venkatesh. The film stars Aatharvaa and Samantha in lead roles. Featuring music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by Richard M. Nathan and editing by Suresh Urs, the film, which was launched in March 2010,[1] released on 6 August 2010. It is the last movie of Murali, who made a special appearance in this movie before his death in September 2010. The movie received critical acclaim and an above average success at the box office. Baana Kaathadi marked both Aatharvaa's and Samantha's lead debut film in Tamil cinema
Plot
One day, in his rush to grab hold of a falling
A few days later, while Ramesh's mother (
Ramesh is finally brought home and refuses to talk to Priya. His friends try to talk to her, but she does not listen. However, when her friend tells her how much Ramesh actually loves her, she is finally convinced. Ramesh had actually bought Priya a grain of rice with her name written on it. Priya thus realizes that she also loves Ramesh and begins trying to get him to accept her. However, he refuses to accept her as he believes that she thinks of him as lower-class.
In a subplot, Ramesh witnesses a murder committed by the local gangster "Maanja" Ravi (Prasanna). In shock, Ramesh runs away and eventually trips over an elderly man. The next day, Ravi sends Ramesh to Gujarat, as he fears for his safety. A few days later, the deceased's son appears in the commissioner's office with the elderly man, who claims that he can identify the boy who ran into him. Apparently, the deceased is an ex-MLA, and the commissioner decides to deal with the matter himself. The inspector warns Ravi and his gang, implying to them that the witness should be killed.
Meanwhile, Priya receives a call from her mother telling her that her father is going for surgery and asks her to return to the US. Priya tells Ramesh that she will be waiting at the bus stop the next day, at the same place where they first met. If he loves her, he would come. The next day, eventually being coaxed by Kumar, Ramesh goes to see her. On the way, Ravi tries to kill him, but his conscience gets the better of him. However, he also knows that there is another goon in the same bus as Priya waiting to kill Ramesh. Ramesh manages to stand in front of Priya, and they hold hands for a while. Ramesh then slips off the steps and is run over by the bus. His mother, friends, and Priya mourn his death, while the goon who was supposed to kill him slips away.
The movie ends with Priya in a car, looking at the grain of rice that has her name on it which Ramesh presented to her for her birthday.
Cast
- Atharvaa as Ramesh
- Chinmayi)
- Karunas as Kumar
- Mounikaas Ramesh's mother
- Rajendran as Gang Leader
- Manobala as Conductor
- T. P. Gajendran as Kumar's father
- Udayaraj as Ramesh's friend
- Alex
- Imman Annachi
- Prasanna as "Maanja" Ravi (cameo appearance)
- Murali as 'Idhayam' Raja (guest appearance)
- Debi Dutta in an item number
Production
On 9 March 2010, the film's launch took place at AVM Studios in Vadapalani in Chennai, which was attended by the entire cast and crew and other prominent film personalities actor Murali and producer S. A. Chandrasekhar.[2] A major portion of the film is said to have been shot at the International Kites Festival of Gujarat, which would be the first time in the history of Tamil cinema.[3]
Soundtrack
Baana Kaathadi | ||||
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Feature film soundtrack | ||||
Length | 24:32 | |||
Label | Sony Music India | |||
Producer | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |||
Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology | ||||
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Baana's soundtrack is composed by
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Thaakkuthe Kann Thaakkuthe" | Vaali | Yuvan Shankar Raja | 4:08 |
2. | "Oru Paithiyam Pidikkudhu" | Na. Muthukumar | Karthik | 5:29 |
3. | "Kuppathu Rajakkal" | Snehan | Haricharan, Rahul Nambiar, Sathyan | 4:43 |
4. | "En Nenjil" | Na. Muthukumar | Sadhana Sargam | 5:10 |
5. | "Ullara Poondhu Paaru" | Gangai Amaran | Roshini | 5:02 |
Total length: | 24:32 |
Reception
Times of India wrote "Clearly the screenplay hasn’t played out all that smoothly. The kite could have soared, but falters and dips too often".[7] Behindwoods wrote "Director Badri Venkatesh could have handled the script a lot better. With a powerful production house and lots of talent at his disposal, he could easily have given much more powerful presentation. The screenplay does not demand attention at all and hence it is hard to hide a feeling of saturation when you are watching the movie".[8][9]
References
- ^ "Events – 'Baana Kaathadi' Exclusive Song Promo". IndiaGlitz. 2 June 2010. Archived from the original on 4 June 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "'Baana' Movie Launch". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
- ^ "A kite festival on screen – Tamil Movie News – Baana Kaathadi | Atharva | Samantha | Prasanna | Karunaas". Behindwoods.com. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "Bana Kaathadi audio launched". Sify. Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ ""Aathadi Pavada" song in Baana!". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ "BAANA KAATHADI MUSIC REVIEW". Behindwoods.
- ^ "Baana Kaathadi Movie Review {2.5./5}". Times of India.
- ^ "BAANA KAATHADI MOVIE REVIEW". Behindwoods.
- ^ "Movie Review:Baana Kaathadi". sify.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
External links
- Baana Kaathadi at IMDb