Sri is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Pushpavasagan. The film stars Suriya in the main lead role alongside Shrutika and Gayatri Jayaraman.
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| Directed by | Pushpavasagan |
| Story by | Pushpavasagan Rajmathi |
| Produced by | V. Sumankumar |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | S. R. Ganesan |
| Edited by | Vinod |
| Music by | T. S. Muralidharan |
Production company | Venkateswaralayam |
Release date |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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Sri is a mercenary, longing for his father Sankara Iyer's love. He has been ostracized from his family because his father felt he had a hand in the death of his younger sister, and for refusing to stay silent about it. He is still in love with Meenakshi from his old "Agraharam" and she in love with him, but their union is derided by Sankara Iyer.
Cast
edit- Suriya as Sri
- Shrutika as Meenakshi
- Gayatri Jayaraman as Stella
- Vijayakumar as Sankara Iyer
- Srividya as Shree's mother
- Vadivelu as "Maruvesham" Marimuthu
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Shree's henchman
- Sriman as Sivakumar
- Riyaz Khan as Velayudham
- Mahanadi Shankar as Santhanam
- Kavithalaya Krishnan as Shree’s uncle
- Ilavarasu as Pasupathy
- Sashikumar Subramani as Sasi
- Kumaresan as Government employee
- Vincent Roy as Police inspector
- Sundaramoorthy as District collector
- Sonia as Velayudham's wife
- Tinky as Gayathri
- Jawahar as Siva
- Kalyani as Meenakshi's friend
- Ramki as Ganesh
- Singamuthu
- Halwa Vasu
- Chelladurai as Prabha Wine Shop owner
- Nesan Napolean as Rowdy
- Sregajesh as Rowdy
- Cool Suresh as Rowdy
- Vijay Ganesh as Police constable
- Citizen Mani as Auto rickshaw driver
- Minnal Deepa as Woman in nightclub
- S. Ramana Girivasan
- S. S. Rajendran as Judge (guest appearance)
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Police inspector (guest appearance)
- Thyagu as Head constable (guest appearance)
- Peeli Sivam as Advocate Thyagarajan (guest appearance)
- Alphonsa in a special appearance
Production
editThe film marked the directorial debut of Pushpavasagan, who earlier assisted R. V. Udayakumar and also directed ad films and music videos. The first schedule was filmed in Chennai and the remaining filming was done at Pollachi and Gobichettipalayam.[1]
Music
editSoundtrack was composed by debutant T. S. Muralidharan.[2] R. V. Udayakumar wrote lyrics for some of the songs.[3][4]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Yaamirukka Bayamein" | Pushpavasagan | Vikram, Shankar Mahadevan, Tippu | 05:18 |
| 2. | "Karthigai Thirunaal" | Jayapal | Bhavatharini | 02:35 |
| 3. | "Kannae Mozhi Vendam" | Pushpavasagan | Tippu | 03:48 |
| 4. | "Kala Kalavena" | R. V. Udayakumar | S.P. Balasubramaniam | 01:36 |
| 5. | "Vasantha Sena" | R. V. Udayakumar | Harish Raghavendra, K.S. Chitra | 06:01 |
| 6. | "Madurai Jilla" | Pushpavasagan | Karunas, A. R. Reihana | 03:34 |
| 7. | "Anjala" | Vaali | Yugendran, Vasundhara Das, Timmy, Sriram, Ganga | 05:21 |
Release and reception
editThe Hindu opined that "The story could have been powerful and the screenplay appealing if the characters were logical in their actions and the flow had not been hampered by repulsive group dances and irrelevant sequences".[5] Chennai Online wrote "'Sri' looks like an extension of ‘Nandha' with a slight change in ambience. It’s like they had gone and shot a few more scenes for the earlier film!".[6] BizHat wrote "The `rowdy` genre, which seems to be hot among film makers and actors now is once again tested here by director Pushpagavasan. However, he seems to have been influenced by films of the same genre like the Mohanlal classic Kireedam and the recent Tamizh. The only saving grace of the film is the steel strong performance of Surya as Sri, the ‘dada’ with a golden heart".[7] Cinema Today wrote "With the story itself hanging by a weak thread, its no surprise that the screenplay and characters are just drifting in and out. Poor Fans! They have only Surya's involvement with the story and the film to console themselves with".[8]
Sri remains director Pushpavasagan's only release. In 2006, he briefly worked on a project titled Uthama Puthran with Vikranth, but the film was stalled.[9]
References
edit- ^ Mannath, Malini (7 April 2002). "Shri". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 9 June 2003. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Suriya's 'Shree' music director TS Muralidharan passes away". The Times of India. 19 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Cinebits". Nilacharal. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ "Sri- Kaalamellam Kathirupen Tamil Film Audio CD by Ilayaraaja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (26 July 2002). "Sri". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (30 July 2002). "Sri". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 11 March 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Sri". BizHat.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "35th Tamil film of the year 2002". Cinematoday2itgo.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (14 June 2007). "Proud to be Vijay's brother: Vikraanth". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 26 December 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
