Charlie Chaplin (film)
| Charlie Chaplin | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sakthi Chidambaram |
| Starring | Prabhu Ganesan Prabhu Deva Abhirami Gayathri Raghuraman |
| Music by | Bharani |
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Release dates
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15 February 2002 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Charlie Chaplin is a 2002 Tamil comedy film directed by Sakthi Chidambaram,This is the remake of telugu movie "Mee Aaayana Jagartha". starring Prabhu Ganesan and Prabhu Deva.[1] The film's commercial success led to remakes into Telugu (Pellam Oorelithe), Hindi (No Entry), Malayalam (Happy Husbands) , Kannada (Kalla Malla Sulla).[2][3] and Marathi (No Entry Pudhe Dhoka Aahey).[4] Prabhu won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for his performance in the film.[5]
Plot
Ramakrishnan (Prabhu Ganesan) has a suspicious-minded wife, Mythili (Abhirami), who thinks he is always having an affair with another woman, even though he is extremely faithful to her and wouldn't dream of betraying her in any way. Vishva (Livingston) has been married to a trusting Amudha (Vindhya) for several years. Seemingly unknown to Amudha, he has been having several affairs with numerous gorgeous women, but in the end she reveals that she knew all along and thought that he would change ("I want you to be my husband in all my births"). There is also Ramakrishnan's friend Thiru (Prabhu Deva) who falls accidentally in love with Susi (Gayatri Raguram). Ramakrishnan meets Tilotama (Monal) who is a call girl (She is set up by Vishva and he goes abroad). Mythili goes to her relatives house for two days, at which point Thilothama arrives to meet Ramakrishnan. Ramakrishnan considers sleeping with her but determines not to have the affair. But his wife, having forgotten something, comes back just in time to see her husband with Thilothama. Then some fun and twists come and they all get caught including Ramakrishnan. At the court Ramakrishnan's wife wants divorce. Ramakrishnan manages to convince his wife that he is true to her, and they live happily ever after. Thiru settles down as well, after Ramakrishnan discovers that his wife is pregnant.
Cast
- Prabhu Ganesan as Ramakrishnan
- Prabhu Deva as Thiru
- Abhirami as Mythili Ramakrishnan
- Gayathri Raghuraman as Susi
- Pyramid Natarajan as susi's father
- Livingston as Vishva
- Vindhya as Amudha
- Monal as Thilothama
- Chinni Jayanth
Production
Sakthi Chidambaram revealed that the story was based on a real life incident that had happened to his friend, but altered the happenings to present it in a comedy format. The film was initially called Uthama Purushan, but was later changed to Charlie Chaplin.[6] The initial choices for the two leading female roles had been Gayatri Jayaraman and Sanghavi, but the two were replaced due to date issues.[7]
Soundtrack
There are the 7 songs in this film composed by Bharani.
- Ava Kannapaatha - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Harish Raghavendra
- Kannadi Selai Katti - Krishnaraj, Swarnalatha, Karthik, Harini
- Mammu Mammu - Tippu
- Mudhalaam Sandhippil - Unnikrishnan, Swarnalatha
- Ponnu Oruthi Summa - Tippu, Anuradha Sriram
- Shansha Shalpashaa - Tippu, Harini
- Vaarthai Thavari Ponathanaley - Harish Raghavendra
Remakes
| Year | Film | Language | Cast | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Pellam Oorelithe | Telugu | Srikanth, Venu | S. V. Krishna Reddy | |
| 2005 | No Entry | Hindi | Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, Fardeen Khan | Anees Bazmee | |
| 2010 | Happy Husbands | Malayalam | Jayaram, Indrajith, Jayasuriya | Saji Surendran | |
| 2011 | Kalla Malla Sulla | Kannada | Ramesh Aravind, V Ravichandran | ||
| 2012 | No Entry Pudhe Dhoka Aahey | Marathi | Bharat Jadhav, Sai Lokur, Sai Tamhankar | Ankush chowdary |
References
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External links
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