Album is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Vasanthabalan making his directorial debut, starring newcomer Rajesh and Shrutika.[1] The story portrays the love and affection between two families. The film, produced by Kavithalayaa Productions, was Vasanthabalan's directorial debut and became an average success.[2] It is however best known for featuring the popular chartbuster track "Chellame Chellam" from Karthik Raja's soundtrack to the film, which was award-winning playback singer Shreya Ghoshal's first song in Tamil language.
| Album | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Vasanthabalan |
| Written by | S. Ramakrishnan (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Vasanthabalan |
| Story by | Vasanthabalan |
| Produced by | Rajam Balachander Pushpa Kandaswamy |
| Starring | Aryan Rajesh Shrutika |
| Cinematography | Bharani K. Dharan |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Karthik Raja |
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Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThe film revolves around Jeeva and Viji's families, who are neighbors. Viji falls in love with Jeeva. How they overcome their hurdles and unite forms the story.
Cast
edit- Rajesh as Jeeva (voice dubbed by Deepak Dinkar)
- Shrutika as Viji (voice dubbed by Renuka Kathir)
- Saritha as Shantha, Jeeva's mother
- Prakash Raj as Jamun fruit seller
- Vijayakumar as Somu, Viji's father
- Balachandra Menon as Ranganathan, Jeeva's father
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Viji's uncle
- Karunas as Paal Pandi
- Stun Siva as Karikkol
- Hemalatha as Geetha, Jeeva's sister
- Reshmi as Viji's sister
- Neelima Rani as Viji's sister
- Kovai Senthil
- Muthukaalai as Ganesa
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack, featuring seven tracks, was composed by Karthik Raja. The song "Chellame Chellam" became very popular and emerged a chartbuster.[3] It was notably the first Tamil song rendered by acclaimed singer Shreya Ghoshal for a Tamil film soundtrack. Karthik Raja's father, Ilaiyaraaja, and his sister, Bhavatharini, had performed each one song as well.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thathalikudhey" | Paarthi Bhaskar | Karthik, Sadhana Sargam, Tippu | 5:12 |
| 2. | "Chellame Chellam" | Na. Muthukumar | Hariharan, Shreya Ghoshal | 5:13 |
| 3. | "Kadhal Vanoli" | Na. Muthukumar | Harish Raghavendra, Sujatha | 6:18 |
| 4. | "Muttaikull" | Na. Muthukumar | Bhavatharini, Chorus | 2:03 |
| 5. | "Pillai Thamarai" | Kabilan | Madhu Balakrishnan | 5:18 |
| 6. | "Thaazhampoo" | Na. Muthukumar | Ilaiyaraaja, Sadhana Sargam | 4:47 |
| 7. | "Nilave Nilave" | Thamarai | Tippu, Shankar Mahadevan, Chorus | 5:19 |
Release and reception
editThe satellite rights of the film were sold to Jaya TV.
Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu opined that "Acting to avoid a contrived storyline and melodrama is fine. But then, in a film, something has to keep happening for the tempo to be sustained".[4] Chennai Online wrote "It's a bland affair, where you wait for something to happen. Like, a twist or a turn, or some conflict. And then you keep waiting and waiting, till you realise that there's no more wait since the film has come to an end".[5]
References
edit- ^ "Album". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022.
- ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (31 July 2011). "Peep into the past". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Sruthika". Sify. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009.
- ^ Ranagarajan, Malathi (11 October 2002). "Album". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007.
- ^ "Album". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
