Suriyan
| Suriyen | |
|---|---|
 DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | Pavithran |
| Produced by | K. T. Kunjumon |
| Written by | Pavithran |
| Starring |
Sarath Kumar Roja Goundamani |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | Ashok Kumar |
| Edited by |
B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | A. R. S Film International |
Release dates | 14 August 1992 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹30 million (equivalent to ₹110 million or US$1.7 million in 2016) |
| Box office | ₹80 million (equivalent to ₹310 million or US$4.6 million in 2016) |
Suriyan (Tamil: சூரியன்: Sun) is a 1992 Tamil action thriller film written and directed by Pavithran starring Sarath Kumar and Roja in lead roles and produced by K. T. Kunjumon. The movie featured Shankar as an associate director.
This big budget production won positive reviews and became the first major success for Sarath Kumar as a hero. The film became a blockbuster and was a trendsetter for action films in Tamil . Certain scenes from the film were inspired by the 1985 Hollywood thriller Commando. It was also dubbed in Telugu as Mande Suryudu.[1]
Cast
- Sarath Kumar as Suriyan
- Roja
- Goundamani as Panikutti Ramasamy
- Manorama
- Omakuchi Narasimhan
- Rajan P. Dev
- Babu Antony
- Kitty
- Raju Sundaram in a special appearance
- Prabhu Deva and Viji in a special appearance
- Pasi Narayanan as Ottavai Narayana
Soundtrack
The film's songs and background score is composed by Deva. The lyrics for all the songs were written by Vaali.
| Tracklist[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Laalaku Dole" | Deva, Mano, Janaki | |
| 2. | "Kottungadi Kummi" | S.P.Balasubramaniam, Janaki | |
| 3. | "Pathinettu Vayadhu" | S. P. B., Janaki | |
| 4. | "Mannathi Mannargal" | S. P. B. | |
| 5. | "Thoongu Moonchi" | S. P. B. | |
Legacy
Comedy track performed by Goundamani from the film became popular. The dialogue "Arasiyalla Ithellam Satharanampa" became popular.[3] The dialogue also inspired a show of same name in Aditya TV.[4]
References
- ↑ "Sarath kumar celebrates 54th birthday". IndiaGlitz. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ↑ "Suriyan - Raaga.com". Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKgUDxEVlDA
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/show/arasiyallaithellamsaatharanamappaa