Harichandra is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Cheyyar Ravi. The film stars Karthik and Meena, while Priya Raman, Chinni Jayanth, Vivek, Delhi Ganesh, and Sathyapriya play supporting roles. It was released on 15 May 1998.[1] The film was remade in Telugu as Harischandra (1999).[2]
| Harichandra | |
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| Directed by | Cheyyar Ravi |
| Screenplay by | Cheyyar Ravi G. Thyagarajan K. Jeevakumaaran |
| Story by | K. Jeevakumaaran |
| Produced by | G. Thyagarajan G. Saravanan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ravi Yadav |
| Edited by | G. R. Anilmalnad |
| Music by | Agosh |
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Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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Harichandra, an ad filmmaker, has a habit of telling spontaneous lies for the Good for men around him, but have no intent to cheat. Only his three friends knows this. Hari gained good name in the society.
Hari meets a school principal Nandhini in a shooting spot, who happen to be a relative of his friend. Later, he falls in love with her; he hides his true nature and lies to impress her.
Unfortunately for him, Nandhini was clever enough to identify all his lies, but no matter what, they still reunite again after every quarrel and fight. Quarrels and fights lasted until their wedding moment.
Eventually at the end, everyone knew that even though Hari lies and cheats people, he is still a good human being. Thus, Hari and Nandhini got married and lived happily.
Cast
edit- Karthik as Harichandra
- Meena as Nandhini
- Priya Raman as Chitra
- Chinni Jayanth as Sundaram
- Vivek as Gopal
- Vaiyapuri as Muthu
- Delhi Ganesh as Harichandra's father
- Sathyapriya as Harichandra's mother
- Anand as Joseph
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Raghu, Chitra's brother
- Janagaraj as Doctor
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Anthony
- Thyagu as General Manager
- Kaka Radhakrishnan
- Mohan Raman
- Vichithra
- Kavithalaya Krishnan
- T. S. Raghavendra
- K. R. Vatsala
Production
editThe film's title is an ironic reference to Harishchandra, a legendary king known for being truthful.[3] Two of the songs were shot at Switzerland.[4]
Soundtrack
editMusic is composed by a band named Agosh, consisting of three artists R. Anand, Gopal Rao and Shaleen.[5][6]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Harichandran Varraan" | Gopal Rao | |
| 2. | "Mundhaanai Saelai" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | |
| 3. | "Kaadhal Enbadhu" | Swarnalatha | |
| 4. | "Naadodi Paattu Paada" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 5. | "Enna Idhu Kanavaa" | Mano, Sujatha |
Reception
editD. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu praised Ravi's direction and said Karthik, "with his inimitable style of halting delivery, makes fine use of the part, his evasive tactics and lies being rich like his costume".[7] Ji of Kalki praised Karthik's performance, climax humour, songs but panned the background score and felt the director who tried to surprise by hinting towards a different end falls into routine logicless pit.[8] K. N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times praised Karthik's performance, Ravi's direction, the cinematography and art direction.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Harichandra ( 1998 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Rajitha (1 December 1998). "More of the clones". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ Prabhu, N (15 May 2024). "நவரச நாயகனின் "அரிச்சந்திரா": ஆகோஷ் டீமின் மேஜிக்கல் மியூசிக்!". Minnambalam (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "கவர் ஸ்டோரிகள்". Kalki (in Tamil). 17 May 1998. pp. 88–89. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Harichandra". JioSaavn. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Harichandra – Poomazhai Tamil Film Audio CD". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Ramanujam, D. S. (22 May 1998). "Film Reviews: Iniyavalae / Harichandra / Jolly". The Hindu. p. 27. Archived from the original on 23 October 1999. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ ஜி (31 May 1998). "அரிச்சந்திரா". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 77. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Vijiyan, K. N. (6 June 1998). "Entertaining flick with Karthik at his best". New Straits Times. pp. Arts 4. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2023 – via Google News Archive.
External links
edit- Harichandra at IMDb