Lucky Man (film)
| Lucky Man | |
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| Directed by | Pratap Pothen |
| Written by | Rajagopalan (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Pratap Pothen |
| Story by | S. V. Krishna Reddy |
| Produced by | K. Prashath |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Aravind Kamalanathan |
| Edited by | |
| Music by | Adithyan |
Production company | Prashath Art Films |
Release date | 14 April 1995 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Lucky Man is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language fantasy comedy film directed by Pratap Pothen. The film stars Karthik, Goundamani, Senthil, and Sanghavi, while Manjula Vijayakumar, Radha Ravi, Vinu Chakravarthy, and Thyagu play supporting roles. The music was composed by Adithyan with cinematography by Aravind Kamalanathan. The film released on 14 April 1995. It is a remake of the 1994 Telugu film Yamaleela.[1]
Plot[]
Film start in heaven, Where Chitragupta, Yama Rajan's assistant lose brahma suvadi book written by Lord Shiva, Vishnu and Bramha to administrate Human Birth, death, after death punishment and rebirth. The brahma suvadi falls into a city in Tamil Nadu and Gopi, a young man, gets a hold of the book and get rich using the same book. At the same time, Lord Brahma come to know that book is lose, he orders Yama Rajan and her assistant to locate the book within one month. Chitragupta fears that if the book is seen by the human beings, chaos will happen. However, Yama assures him that only the details of the person who is viewing the same will be shown by the book. Meanwhile, Yama Rajan and Chitragupta come to Tamil Nadu to search the book. One day, Gopi learns about the date of death of his mother through that book. Now, Gopi wants to save his mother and win his lover. Gopi's opponent Sivaraman a ruthless don wanted to know Gopi's secret of success, and he plans to steal the book from Gopi by abducting his mother and lover. At climax, Yama Raja help gopi and secure book from sivaram and kill him. And also Yama Rajan spare Gopi mother life for his help.
Cast[]
- Karthik as Gopi[1]
- Goundamani as Yama[2]
- Senthil as Chitragupta[2]
- Sanghavi as Gopi's lover[1]
- Manjula Vijayakumar as Gopi's mother[1]
- Radha Ravi as "Cheating" Sivaraman[3]
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Inspector Ranjith Kumar
- Thyagu as Gopi's friend
- Jayamani as Police Constable
- Silk Smitha as Jillu
- Besant Ravi
- Vijayakumar in a guest appearance
Soundtrack[]
The music composed by Adithyan and lyrics written by Piraisoodan.[4]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ammama 1000" | Adithyan, Mano | |
| 2. | "Akum Bakum" | Suresh Peters, Sujatha | |
| 3. | "Ammamma Anandham" | Adityan, K. S. Chithra | |
| 4. | "Yama Dharmaraja" | SPB, Chithra | |
| 5. | "Pallana party" | Adithyan, | |
| 6. | "Yaar Seidha Mayam" | SPB, |
Reception[]
New Straits Times wrote, "Lucky Man stands out as a story with a difference. It has enough laughs to make a pleasant 2 1/2 hours".[1] Indolink wrote, "this Pratap Pothen directed comedy manages to hold your interest for a while, before turning into a predictable chaotic mess from which there is no escape".[3] The film failed commercially.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Vijiyin, K. (6 May 1995). "When the gods tangle with mortals". New Straits Times. p. 28.
- ^ a b Mohan, Ashutosh (24 March 2020). "Top 10 Tamil Films Where Senthil Got The Better Of Goundamani". Film Companion. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b T.K., Balaji. "Lucky Man". Indolink. Archived from the original on 7 June 1997. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Lucky Man". JioSaavn. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Sundaram, Nandhu (1 December 2020). "'Baasha' to 'Sathi Leelavathi': Why 1995 is an unforgettable year for Tamil cinema fans". The News Minute. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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External links[]
- Tamil-language films
- Indian films
- 1995 films
- Tamil remakes of Telugu films
- 1990s Tamil-language films
- 1990s fantasy-comedy films
- Indian fantasy-comedy films
- Films directed by Pratap Pothen
- 1995 comedy films