Sudesi
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| Directed by | Jeppy A. Y |
| Written by | Shekhar Astitva |
| Produced by | L. K. Sudhish |
| Starring | Vijayakanth Ashima Bhalla |
| Cinematography | Kichas |
| Edited by | K. R. Gowrishankar |
| Music by | Srikanth Deva |
Production company | Captain Cine Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sudesi is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language political action film directed by Jeppy A. Y. It stars Vijayakanth and Ashima Bhalla.[1]
Plot
After the death of the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Ganapathy (V. S. Raghavan), the ruling party chooses Narayanan (Sayaji Shinde), a corrupt politician and ex-rowdy, as their new party leader and the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Ponnusamy (Alex), a party member who wants to become the chief minister, tries to stop it but Narayanan plants a bomb in his car and Ponnusamy dies. Narayanan's right-hand man is Ragavachari (Krishna) and advises him on all matters whereas the minister Ramasamy hates Ragavachari and wants to become Narayanan's right-hand man.
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One day, a beggar steals the handbag of Shruti (Shruti Malhotra) who is Ragavachari's mistress on the street and Sudesi goes after him. Ragavachari then kills Shruti for her inadvertence while Sudesi brings the handbag to his house. With his henchmen, Ragavachari meets Sudesi in his house and plants a bomb to destroy all the evidence. The bomb explodes killing his mother and an injured Sudesi is admitted to the hospital. At the hospital, Selvi brings him the handbag she had taken with her that day and he finds a CD inside. Sudesi then absconds. The private detective Thilak (Manoj K. Jayan) is assigned by Raghavachari to find Sudesi and the CD.
Thilak eventually finds him and Sudesi shows him the video in the CD. The video shows Narayanan killing the chief minister Ganapathy in the hospital and it was Ragavachari who recorded it with a hidden camera to blackmail Narayanan later. Thilak surprisingly decides to support Sudesi. Sudesi and Thilak then kidnap Raghavachari. Sudesi starts to blackmail Narayanan using the CD and uses him effectively for the betterment of society. Narayanan gets praised by the public for his good work and he wins the Legislative Assembly election hands down. Narayanan then thanks Sudesi for changing him into a good politician and he will continue his work under Sudesi's guidance.
Cast
- Vijayakanth as Sudesi
- Ashima Bhalla as Selvi
- M. N. Nambiar as Sudesi's grandfather
- Sayaji Shinde as Narayanan
- Karunas as Ramesh
- Livingston as Ramasamy
- Mansoor Ali Khan as Police inspector
- Manoj K. Jayan as Thilak
- Krishna as Raghavachari
- Shruti Malhotra as Shruti
- Thalaivasal Vijayas Teacher
- Alex as Ponnusamy
- Ilavarasu as Parotta master
- Sangeethaas Sudesi's mother
- Kalairani as Kamala
- Srilatha as Professor's wife
- Vijay Krishnaraj as Collector
- Srikanth as Judge
- V. S. Raghavan as Ganapathy
- Besant Ravi as Naga
- Amjad Khan as Rowdy
- Halwa Vasu as Vasu
- Madhan Bob as Dr. Kannadasan
- Mayilsamy as Drunkard
- Muthukaalai as Beggar
- Nellai Siva as Pharmacist
- Bava Lakshmanan
- Krishnamoorthy as Villager
- Kottai Perumal as Swamy
- Master Karthik as Ganesh
- Baby Uma Rani as Professor's daughter
- Ajay Rathnam as Government officer
- Vijay Easwaran as Eswaran
- Achamillai Gopi as Dr. Gopi
- Velmurugan as Villager
- Brinda Parekh in a special appearance
Soundtrack
Music was composed by Srikanth Deva.[2]
| Song Name | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Nooru Kodi Minnal" | Vijay Yesudas, Shobana Sharmila | Neela Megam |
| "Kalyaana Kanavu" | P. Jayachandran, Swarnalatha | Nandalala |
| "Senthamil Naadu" | Saindhavi, Priya, Vidya | Neela Megam |
| "Raaviniley" | Ganga | Aasai Thambi |
| "Kaaya Pazamaa" | Malathy Lakshman | Viveka |
| "Karpooram Kaatti" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Muthu Vijayan |
Reception
Indiaglitz said, "Though the movie is aimed at taking to masses the political agenda of Vijayakanth, debutant director Jeppy A Y deserves some credit for making it interesting with mix of commercial elements like item numbers and stunt sequences. The likes of Ashima, playing his ladylove, and Shayaji Shinde have done a decent job. Vijayakanth as usual excels in stunt sequences. Srikanth Deva's musical score fails to impress. Without hurting anybody's sentiments, Vijayakanth seems to have sent a strong political message. Though Sudesi resembles Mudhalvan (1999) at few places, Vijayakanth seems to have got his first act right, but still has a lot of work to do with elections around".[3] Lajjavathi of Kalki wrote the film is not structured, they seemed to have shot bit by bit and stuck all the scenes casually at end therefore its not easy to find where the story is attached.[4]
References
- ^ "Only Captain's Sudesi is shaping up". Behindwoods.com. 6 December 2005. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Sudesi (2005)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Sudesi Review". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ லஜ்ஜாவதி (9 April 2006). "சுதேசி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 32. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
External links
- Sudesi at IMDb
