Time is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Geetha Krishna. The film stars Prabhu Deva, Simran and Radhika Chaudhari. It was released on 3 December 1999.[1]
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| Directed by | Geetha Krishna |
| Written by | Geetha Krishna Gokula Krishnan (dialogues) |
| Produced by | Vaddi Veerabadhra Rao |
| Starring | Prabhu Deva Simran Radhika Chaudhari |
| Cinematography | M. V. Panneerselvam |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (July 2023) |
Cast
edit- Prabhu Deva as Srinivasa Murthy
- Simran as Thulasi
- Radhika Chaudhari as Priya
- Babloo Prithiveeraj as Dhilip
- Charle as Chittappa, Srinivasa Murthy's friend
- Manivannan as Appasamy
- Nassar as Govindarajan, Thulasi's father
- Moulee as Natarajan
- Devan as Seetharaman, Dhilip's father
- Bobby Poonia as David
- Pandu as Priya's father
- Vaiyapuri as Servant
- Thadi Balaji as Srinivasa Murthy's friend
- Ambika as Srinivasa Murthy's mother
- Kovai Sarala as Natarajan's wife
- Sabitha Anand as Dhilip's mother
- Chandra Mohan as Car driver
- J. V. Ramana Murthi as Shop owner
- Raviraj as Govindarajan's friend
- Kallu Chidambaram as Postman
- Sharmili as Priya's mother
- Radhabhai as Dhilip's grandmother
- Bhanusri as Servant
- Lekhasri
- Manga Reddy as Lakshmi, Thulasi's mother
- Dubbing Janaki as Chittappa's mother
- Baby Jennifer as Priya's sister
- Master Bharathkumar as Thulasi's brother
- Sahadevan as Postman
- Mahadevan as Postman
- Harikumar as Srinivasa Murthy's friend
- Gopi as Srinivasa Murthy's friend
- Johnny as Srinivasa Murthy's friend
- Ajay as Srinivasa Murthy's friend
- Krishna as Srinivasa Murthy's friend
- Anandaraj as Local don (guest appearance)
Production
editThe film marked the directorial debut of Geetha Krishna in Tamil, and began as a quadrilingual venture in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam. Prashanth was initially announced as the hero in the film as early as November 1997 when the film's launch took place. Prashanth started working for the film in Kodaikanal during October 1998 but later backed out, while Ajith Kumar also refused the film due to lack of time. After several delays, Prabhu Deva was subsequently selected to play the lead role and the film was shot only in Tamil.[2][3] Two debutant actresses were announced to portray the lead female roles, Menaka Senail and Radhika Chaudhari, though the former was later replaced by Simran. Model Bobbu Poonai made his acting debut as the antagonist.[4]
Music
editThe songs were composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics were written by Palani Bharathi.[5] To compose the songs, Ilaiyaraaja and Geetha Krishna went on a recce to Maldives and had longlisted thirty songs for the film, before picking six.[6][7] For the Telugu version, the lyrics were written by Veturi and Vanamali.[8] The song "Kadhal Neethana" later used as a background score in the 2022 film Love Today.[9]
| Song | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Kadhal Neethana" | Unni Krishnan, Sujatha | 05:01 |
| "Muthu Nilave" | Karthik Raja, Gopika Poornima | 05:50 |
| "Naan Thanga Roja" | Swarnalatha, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 05:10 |
| "Ninachapadi" | Unni Menon, Devan, Malgudi Subha | 05:42 |
| "Niram Pirithu" | Sujatha | 05:16 |
| "Thavikkiren Thavikkiren" | Bhavatharini, Hariharan | 05:11 |
Reception
editMalathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "Two aspects of Time stand out – Ilaiyaraja's re-recording and M. V. Paneer's camera work. As for the rest, there isn't much to be said".[10] K. N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote the film has shades of Kadhal Kottai (1996), but "the story gets a little muddled in the end".[11] Chennai Online wrote "The locales are exotic, the frames beautiful and the costume colourful. But what the film lacks is cohesive narration".[12] Regarding the Telugu version, Grdiddaluru Gopalrao of Zamin Ryot wrote that this is not a typical love story and also praised the music and cinematography.[8]
References
edit- ^ "டைம் / Time (1999)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ Rajitha (28 October 1998). "Prashant makes his point". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Potti Tamil Movie News (Films in Production in 1999)". Indolink. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "On the sets". Screen. 4 December 1998. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Time (1999)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Rajitha (10 November 1998). "An embarrassment of musical riches". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "12/14 – An embarrassment of Ilayaraja". Tamil Movie Online. Archived from the original on 3 March 2000. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ a b Gopalrao, Griddaluru (31 December 1999). ""టైమ్" చిత్రానికి కలిసిరాని టైమ్" [Time is an integral part of the film] (PDF). Zamin Ryot (in Telugu). p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Madhu, Vignesh (5 November 2022). "Love Today review: A rollicking new-age entertainer". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (10 December 1999). "Cinema: Time \ Unnarugae Naanirunthal". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 February 2001. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ Vijiyan, K. N. (18 December 1999). "Clarity missing in 'Time'". New Straits Times. pp. Reel Stuff 4. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Time". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 10 July 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
