49-O (film)
| 49-O | |
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| Directed by | P. Arokiyadoss |
| Produced by | Dr. L. Sivabalan |
| Written by | P. Arokiyadoss |
| Starring |
Goundamani Thirumurugan Guru Somasundaram Balasingh Munnar Ramesh |
| Music by | K |
| Cinematography | Aadhi karuppiah |
| Edited by | Paramesh Krishna |
Production company |
Zero rules Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 128 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | 1.2 crores |
49-O is a Tamil political satire film directed by debutante P. Arokiyadoss, who previously worked as an assistant to Gautham Vasudev Menon. It stars legendary actor Goundamani in the lead role. Production began in December 2013.[1][2][3] The film released on 17 September 2015 on Vinayagar Chaturthi along with Maya and Trisha Illana Nayanthara and received mixed reviews from critics.
Cast
- Goundamani as Savuri
- Thirumurugan as Karikalan
- Guru Somasundaram as Broker Arumugam
- Balasingh as Dheenadhyalan
- Munnar Ramesh
- Rajendran as advertisement director (guest appearance)
- Chaams as Chaams (guest appearance)
- V. I. S. Jayapalan as M.L.A. Boominathan
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Krishna Kumar. And the lyrics were written by Yugabharathi.
| Tracklist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Amma Pole" | Jayamurthy | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Aruvava Kannu Rendum" | Abhay Jodhpurkar | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Innum Ethanai Kaalam Varai" | Thenisai Chellappa | 4:02 |
| 4. | "Votu Podunga" | Hariharasudhan | 3:25 |
Release
The satellite rights of the film were sold to Jaya TV.
Critical reception
Silverscreen noted that "Thematically similar to Kaththi, this film will go down as another laudable attempt at taking on social corruption, and trying to empower the downtrodden".[4] Behindwoods rated it 2.25 out of 5 and noted that "The film doesn't offer anything unique within this genre but when Gounder is the face of such political attacks and mild preaching, it can get enjoyable!"[5] New Indian Express stated that "The film is a fairly delightful take on the avariciousness of humans, the unscrupulousness of corporates and politicians, and the gullibility of the downtrodden, who are easily taken for a ride by unscrupulous elements. 49-0 could definitely have done with some polish and finesse. But substance over form is far better than gloss and style over a very weak content".[6] Times of India rated 2 out of 5 and wrote "In the end, 49-O ends up as ineffective as the rule it criticizes — you can admire the intention and you can really take it seriously".[7]
References
- ↑ "Goundamani is back as Hero with 49 O". Indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ↑ "Goundamani - a farmer?". Behindwoods. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ↑ Lakshmi, Venketeswaran (16 December 2013). "Goundamani starts shooting for 49-O". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ↑ http://silverscreen.in/tamil/reviews/49-o-review-good-but-not-great/
- ↑ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/49-o/49-o-review.html
- ↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Sans-Big-Cast-Goundamani-Ferries-Crew-49-O-to-Shore/2015/09/19/article3035078.ece
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/49-O/movie-review/49033351.cms