Kolangal (1995 film)
Kolangal | |
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Directed by | I. V. Sasi |
Produced by | Henry |
Written by | R. N. R. Manohar (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | I. V. Sasi |
Story by | Henry |
Starring | |
Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Cinematography | V. Jayaram |
Edited by | K. Narayanan |
Production company |
Carolina Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Kolangal is a 1995 Tamil drama film directed by I. V. Sasi. The film features Jayaram and Kushboo in lead roles. The film, produced by Henry, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 15 September 1995.[1][2]
Plot
Ganga (Kushboo), a Tamil girl who doesn't know Hindi, looks for her friend Malini in Mumbai. She then meets Bairavan (Raghuvaran), a Tamil man, who says that he knows Malini and then Bairavan sells Ganga to a brothel. The Tamil Nadu Police raids at the brothel for rescuing Tamil women and they save most of the women including the innocent Ganga.
Anand (Jayaram), a police officer, is worried about Ganga and she tells him her past. After Ganga's father died, Ganga still in her sister's house but her brother-in-law (Nizhalgal Ravi) tried to rape her. She left the house and decided to go in Mumbai. So, Anand drops Ganga in her sister's house, her angry brother-in-law beat her and Anand saves her. Anand decides to marry her and gets married with her without saying it to his family.
Anand's family is a traditional Hindu joint family and lives in a bungalow. He has a widow mother Karpagam (K. R. Vijaya), a bachelor uncle Sundarapandi (R. Sundarrajan), a elder brother Shankar (Sarath Babu) and a sister-in-law Archana (Vaishnavi) who have two children, a little brother Vijay (Sanjay) who loves Sangeetha (Sanghavi) and a little sister Uma (Kasthuri) who loves Rajesh (Raja). Everybody blesses the young couple except Archana who wanted that Anand gets married with her sister Anjali (Vasuki). Soon, Bairavan surfaces and begins to blackmail Anand. Anand manages it intelligently but his family finds out that Ganga was in a brothel. It leads the entire family into a trauma.
What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Cast
- Jayaram as Anand
- Kushboo as Ganga
- Raghuvaran as Bairavan
- Raja as Rajesh
- Kasthuri as Uma
- Sarath Babu as Shankar
- Vaishnavi as Archana
- Sanjay as Vijay
- Sanghavi as Sangeetha
- K. R. Vijaya as Karpagam
- R. Sundarrajan as Sundarapandi
- Senthil as Muruga
- Vasuki as Anjali
- Nassar
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Ganga's brother-in-law
- Delhi Ganesh as Raghunatha Sethupathi, Rajesh's father
- Vijaya Chandrika as Rajesh's mother
- Sharmili as Saroja
- Kumari Muthu
- R. N. R. Manohar as Madhavan, a journalist
Production
The film was initially set to be directed by Bharathan, who was later replaced by I. V. Sasi. During production, reports emerged that Sasi was to be replaced by Pratap Pothan and that Arvind Swamy was set to join the cast, but eventually no changes were made.[3]
Awards
1995 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
- Won – Best Film (second prize)
- Won – Best Actress - Kushboo
Soundtrack
Kolangal | |
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Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja | |
Released | 1995 |
Recorded | 1995 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 33:12 |
Producer | Ilaiyaraaja |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack, released in 1995, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali.[4][5]
Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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1 | 'Mouna Raagam' | S. Janaki | 5:16 |
2 | 'Nethu Paathaale' | Mano, S. Janaki | 7:01 |
3 | 'Oru Koottil' | Mano, Lekha | 5:10 |
4 | 'Tamizhan Padaichu' | Mano, K. S. Chithra | 5:04 |
5 | 'Therke Veesum' | Arunmozhi, Lekha | 5:47 |
6 | 'Ullaasa Poongathre' | K. S. Chithra | 4:54 |
References
- ↑ "Kolangal (1995) Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ↑ "Filmography of kolangal". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ↑ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/soc.culture.tamil/sandya$20sitaraman/soc.culture.tamil/ji-Dgf1DoZ8/khKSU6YfU1kJ
- ↑ "Kolangal Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ↑ "Download Kolangal by Ilaiyaraaja on Nokia Music". music.ovi.com. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
External links
- Kolangal at the Internet Movie Database