Sandhitha Velai
| Sandhitha Velai | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ravichandran |
| Written by | Ravichandran |
| Produced by | Kaja Mohideen |
| Starring | Karthik Roja Kausalya |
| Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent |
| Edited by | B. Lenin, V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Roja Combines |
Release date | 14 April 2000 |
Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sandhitha Velai (English: 'Time we met') is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Ravichandran, his second film after Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998). The film stars Karthik in two roles. Roja and Kausalya play the female leads, while Vijayakumar, Sujatha, Moulee, Chinni Jayanth, Vivek, Manivannan, and Nassar play supporting roles alongside an ensemble cast. The film was released on 14 April 2000 during Tamil New Year. It received mixed reviews. The Telugu film Gentleman (2016) starring Nani was loosely inspired by this film.[1]
Plot[]
Aadalarasu (Karthik) is an unemployed youth looking for a job. He is constantly mocked for this by his father, Gurumoorthy (Vijayakumar), while his mother (Sujatha) comes to his support. While in Madras for a job interview, he stays with his father's friend Sivaraman (Moulee). Aadalarasu has run-ins with Sivaraman's daughter Thilaka (Roja) and she develops a dislike for him. However, she bows to her father's wishes and weds Aadalarasu. Just when she starts liking him, he has to travel again. In the train, he meets Thirunaavukkarasu (Karthik again), who asks him for a favour. Instead of the usual comedy, the mistaken identity is then played for sentiment. With Thirunaavukkarasu dying and being mistaken for Aadalarasu, Aadalarasu's family think that he is dead while he takes Thirunaavukkarasu's place and helps them, but he has to do so without arousing the suspicions of his wife Akalya (Kausalya) and the rest of his family.
Cast[]
- Karthik as Nadarajan (or) Aadalarasu and Thirunaavukkarasu
- Roja as Thilaka
- Kausalya as Akalya
- Vijayakumar as Gurumoorthy, Aadalarasu's father
- Sujatha as Aadalarasu's mother
- T. S. B. K. Moulee as Sivaraman, Thilaka's father
- Chinni Jayanth as Jeeva
- Vivek
- Manivannan
- Nassar
- Sonu Sood as Sandeep
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Vasu
- Ramji
- Anu Mohan
- Madhan Bob
- Thyagu
- Pandu
- Bala Singh
- Thalapathy Dinesh
- Lavanya
- Raju Sundaram as Special appearance
Production[]
The filming began in 1998 and was the second directorial work by Ravichandran. It was briefly delayed due to the selection of heroines. Isha Koppikar and then Suvalakshmi were selected for a role, but their refusal meant that Roja was signed. For another lead role, Simran was selected but due to date clashes, she too was replaced by Kausalya.[2] There were rumours that the film was delayed because of Karthik experiencing trouble due to his health.[3]
Soundtrack[]
The music was composed by Deva.[4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ceylon Singala Penne | Sukhwinder Singh, Sabesh | K. Subash |
| 2 | Chinna Ponnu | T. K. Kala | Vairamuthu |
| 3 | Kobapadathe Muniamma | Sabesh | Ponniyin Selvan |
| 4 | Pennkiliye | P. Unnikrishnan, Sujatha | Vairamuthu |
| 5 | Vaa Vaa En Thalaiva | Harini, P. Unnikrishnan, 'Mahanadi' Shobana |
References[]
- ^ Balaji Balasubramaniam. "Sandhitha Velai". Retrieved 2 December 2020.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "Simran replaced by Suvalaxmi". Tamil Star. Archived from the original on 18 August 2000. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Tamil New Year Special 2000". Indolink Tamil. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- "Karthik teams with Simran and Isha Gopigar in a new film". Dinakaran. Archived from the original on November 2004. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- "It's Kausalya Now!". Dinakaran. Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2020. - ^ "Sandhitha Vellai Songs". Raaga. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- Tamil-language films
- 2000 films
- Indian films
- 2000s Tamil-language films
- Films scored by Deva (composer)
- Tamil films remade in other languages