Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy (transl. An Appasamy from Chidambaram) is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language satirical film directed by Thangar Bachan, who also stars with Navya Nair. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala (1998).
| Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy | |
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| Directed by | Thangar Bachan |
| Screenplay by | Thangar Bachan |
| Story by | Sreenivasan |
| Produced by | Thangar Bachan |
| Starring | Thangar Bachan Navya Nair |
| Cinematography | B. Kannan |
| Edited by | S. Sathish J. N. Harsha |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Thangar Thiraikalam |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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Elangovan is a school teacher in Chidambaram who is a jack of all trades but master of none. He spends time with friends boozing, gambling, and trying out new businesses that always fail. His wife is Thenmozhi, and they have two daughters. Elangovan's father and father-in-law try to make him responsible towards his family, but he refuses to take up anything serious in life. On everyone's advice, Elangovan goes to Sabarimala after taking Vrath but returns to continue as Sanyasi without being the least bothered about his duties towards his family. Fearing his wife and relatives, he decides to join a mutt, but there also he is unable to sustain. In the meantime, Thenmozhi works hard to educate her children. She is mentally prepared to live without her husband when he returns and pleads with her as usual. This time, she is not willing to pardon him and ignores him. What happens then forms the climax and message of the film.
Cast
edit- Thangar Bachan as Elangovan
- Navya Nair as Thenmozhi
- Pyramid Natarajan as Elangovan's father
- R. Sundarrajan as Elangovan's father-in-law
- Ganja Karuppu
- Jagan
- Ponnambalam
- George Maryan
- Pandu
- Venba as Kani, Elangovan's daughter
- Prabhu Solomon as Elangovan's friend
- Saranya Nag as Thenmozhi's sister
Production
editChidambarathil Oru Appasamy is a remake of the Malayalam film Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala (1998).[1] Director Thangar Bachan made his acting debut as lead actor with this film. He stated he had to do the role as no actor was willing to portray the father of two children.[2]
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3] The audio launch was held in Chennai on 12 August 2005. The audio was released by director Bharathiraja and was received by Balu Mahendra.[4]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Nalla Vaazhvu" | Manjari, Karthik, Chorus | Vaali |
| "Ayya Enna" | Manjari, Tippu | Gangai Amaran |
| "Pudhusa Nenachikittu" | Tippu, Ranjith | Muthulingam |
| "Ponna Porandha" | Manjari | Mu. Metha |
| "Anaithu Vidungal" | Febi Mani, Ranjith, Naveen | Palani Bharathi |
Release and reception
editThe film's television rights were sold to Jaya TV, and it premiered there on Diwali while still playing in theatres.[5] S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu wrote, "Thankar Bachan passes muster in the lead role. But it is Navya Nair as the beleaguered wife who steals the show".[6] Sify wrote, "The goodness of COA lies in the simple story, an outstanding performance by Navya Nair and soulful music of Ilaiyaraaja. The film with its cute message seeped in real life situations will keep you engrossed".[7] Lajjavathi of Kalki praised the acting of Navya Nair and Ilaiyaraaja's music but criticised the director for adding item number and felt most of the scenes feel predictable.[8]
References
edit- ^ Warrier, Shobha (12 July 2005). "Remaking Srinivasan's Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "நடிகர்கள் கோழைகள்!" [Actors are cowards!] (PDF). Kalki (in Tamil). 19 June 2005. pp. 4–7. Retrieved 27 June 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy (2005)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Audio release of Appasamy". Behindwoods. 10 August 2005. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Starry Diwali ahead on Tamil entertainment channels". Exchange4Media. 26 October 2005. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (30 September 2005). "Treatment simply not taut". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 November 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy". Sify. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ லஜ்ஜாவதி (9 October 2005). "சிதம்பரத்தில் ஒரு அப்பாசாமி!". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 96. Archived from the original on 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.
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