Album (2002 film)
| Album | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Vasanthabalan |
| Written by | S. Ramakrishnan (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Vasanthabalan |
| Story by | Vasanthabalan |
| Produced by | Rajam Balachander Pushpa Kandaswamy |
| Starring | Aryan Rajesh Shrutika |
| Cinematography | Bharani K. Dharan |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Karthik Raja |
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Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Album is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Vasanthabalan making his directorial debut, starring newcomer Rajesh and Shrutika.[1] The story portrays the love and affection between two families. The film, produced by Kavithalayaa Productions, was Vasanthabalan's directorial debut and became an average success.[2] It is however best known for featuring the popular chartbuster track "Chellame Chellam" from Karthik Raja's soundtrack to the film, which was award-winning playback singer Shreya Ghoshal's first song in Tamil language.
Plot
[edit]The film revolves around Jeeva and Viji's families, who are neighbors. Viji falls in love with Jeeva. How they overcome their hurdles and unite forms the story.
Cast
[edit]- Rajesh as Jeeva (voice dubbed by Deepak Dinkar)
- Shrutika as Viji (voice dubbed by Renuka Kathir)
- Saritha as Shantha, Jeeva's mother
- Prakash Raj as Jamun fruit seller
- Vijayakumar as Somu, Viji's father
- Balachandra Menon as Ranganathan, Jeeva's father
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Viji's uncle
- Karunas as Paal Pandi
- Stun Siva as Karikkol
- Hemalatha as Geetha, Jeeva's sister
- Reshmi as Viji's sister
- Neelima Rani as Viji's sister
- Kovai Senthil
- Muthukaalai as Ganesa
Soundtrack
[edit]The soundtrack, featuring seven tracks, was composed by Karthik Raja. The song "Chellame Chellam" became very popular and emerged a chartbuster.[3] It was notably the first Tamil song rendered by acclaimed singer Shreya Ghoshal for a Tamil film soundtrack. Karthik Raja's father, Ilaiyaraaja, and his sister, Bhavatharini, had performed each one song as well.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thathalikudhey" | Paarthi Bhaskar | Karthik, Sadhana Sargam, Tippu | 5:12 |
| 2. | "Chellame Chellam" | Na. Muthukumar | Hariharan, Shreya Ghoshal | 5:13 |
| 3. | "Kadhal Vanoli" | Na. Muthukumar | Harish Raghavendra, Sujatha | 6:18 |
| 4. | "Muttaikull" | Na. Muthukumar | Bhavatharini, Chorus | 2:03 |
| 5. | "Pillai Thamarai" | Kabilan | Madhu Balakrishnan | 5:18 |
| 6. | "Thaazhampoo" | Na. Muthukumar | Ilaiyaraaja, Sadhana Sargam | 4:47 |
| 7. | "Nilave Nilave" | Thamarai | Tippu, Shankar Mahadevan, Chorus | 5:19 |
Reception
[edit]Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu opined that "Acting to avoid a contrived storyline and melodrama is fine. But then, in a film, something has to keep happening for the tempo to be sustained".[4] Chennai Online wrote "It's a bland affair, where you wait for something to happen. Like, a twist or a turn, or some conflict. And then you keep waiting and waiting, till you realise that there's no more wait since the film has come to an end".[5] Cinesouth wrote "The crawling pace that the film maintains from the beginning till the very end irritates the viewer. For such a simple story, the screenplay shouldnt have been so simple too. For that very reason, you could say that 'Album' has nothing more to offer except that one song and some realistic scenes".[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Album". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022.
- ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (31 July 2011). "Peep into the past". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Sruthika". Sify. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009.
- ^ Ranagarajan, Malathi (11 October 2002). "Album". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007.
- ^ "Album". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Album". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 5 June 2003. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
