Julieum 4 Perum (transl. Julie and Four People) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by R. V. Satheesh. The film features Amudhavanan, George Vijay Nelson, R. V. Satheesh, Yoganand, and Alya Manasa in the lead roles, while Mahanadi Shankar and Jaguar Thangam play supporting roles. The music was composed by Raghu Sravan Kumar with cinematography by K. A. Rowin Bhaskar. The film began production during early 2016 and was released on 7 April 2017.[1]
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| Directed by | R. V. Satheesh |
| Starring | Amudhavanan George Vijay Nelson R. V. Satheesh Yoganand Alya Manasa |
| Cinematography | K. A. Rowin Baskar |
| Edited by | Sharan Shanmugam V.A. Mazhai Dassan |
| Music by | Raghu Sravan Kumar |
Production companies | Kaaviya Cinemas Reach Media Solutions |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
edit- Julie as Julie
- Amudhavanan as Muthu
- George Vijay Nelson
- R. V. Satheesh as David
- Yoganand as Pandi
- Alya Manasa as Manisha
- Reena
- Mahanadi Shankar as Ediyamen
- Youdish Shivan
- Jaguar Thangam
- Billy Murali
- Ghilli Maran
- Homaay
- Vengal Rao as Inspector Thiagarajan
- Baby Dhaksini
- Krishna Kumar
- Sivaranjini
- S. Kamal Kumar
- Sandy as Dimple Raj
- Durai Sudhakar as Unmai Selvan
Production
editR. V. Satheesh left his corporate job in the USA to attempt to make it as a film maker in Tamil cinema and trained under R. Parthiepan. The director revealed that the film would revolve around a "dognapping" and would focus on the situational comedy of the incident, with his dog named Lucky playing a pivotal role.[2] The idea for the film was based upon the widespread dognapping which hard occurred in California during 2014.[3] Television actor Amudhavanan was selected to play a leading role, while George Vijay Nelson, previously seen in Mani Ratnam's Kadal (2013) and Balaji Mohan's Maari (2015), was also picked for a lead role.[4]
Soundtrack
edit| Julieum 4 Perum | |||||
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| Soundtrack album by Raghu Sravan Kumar | |||||
| Released | 5 September 2016[5] | ||||
| Recorded | 2016 | ||||
| Language | Tamil | ||||
| Label | Trend Music South | ||||
| Producer | Raghu Sravan Kumar | ||||
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The film's music was composed by Raghu Sravan Kumar, while the audio rights of the film was acquired by Trend Music South. The album released on 5 September 2016 and featured five songs.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Chennaivaasi" | G. G. Ganesh | Madhan Rapking, Raghu Sravan Kumar | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Naalukaalu" | G. G. Ganesh | Gana Bala | 3:02 |
| 3. | "Haikoo" | Madhan Raj | Akshaya Ramnath | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Noothukku Noor" | G. G. Ganesh | Madhan Rapking | 0:58 |
| 5. | "CMBT Comingu" | Madhan Raj | Baby Dakshini, SSB, Madhan Rapking, Raghu Sravan Kumar | 3:16 |
Release
editThe film opened on 7 April 2017 across Tamil Nadu alongside Mani Ratnam's Kaatru Veliyidai. The Times of India wrote "right from the writing to the filmmaking, this film has amateurishness written all over it" and that "every scene is so silly, infantile and preposterous (all in a bad way) that we keep wondering how someone felt that this could be a movie".[6] A critic from The New Indian Express wrote "a small budgeted film, the production values are low and this is evident throughout" but added it is "mildly amusing, what the film needed was a screenplay that had more punch and fizz in it" and "at the most, Julieum… is a promising effort by a debutant maker".[7]
References
edit- ^ "Friday Fury- April 7". sify.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ tabloid!, Mythily Ramachandran, Special to (7 September 2016). "'Julieum 4 Perum' is a dog's tale in Tamil". gulfnews.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ M, Ramakrishnan (March 2017). "Canine tales". thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Suganth, M. "From social worker to actor". indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Julieum 4 Perum (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Julieum 4 Perum Review {1.5/5}: Right from the writing to the filmmaking, this film has amateurishness written all over it". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Julieum 4 Perum Review: A mildy amusing shaggy dog story". newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.