Cheran Chozhan Pandian

1998 Indian film
  • Ranjith
  • Anand Babu
  • Vadivelu
CinematographyI. RajendraprasadEdited byK. P. K. RavichandarMusic bySoundaryan
Production
company
K. C. R. Creations
Release date
  • 25 December 1998 (1998-12-25)
Running time
130 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Cheran Chozhan Pandian is a 1998 Indian Tamil language comedy film directed by Senthamizhan,[1] who had previously directed the film Sindhu Nathi Poo (1994). The film stars Ranjith, Anand Babu and Vadivelu. It was released on 25 December 1998.[2] Two years after release, the producers were given a ₹5 lakh (equivalent to ₹21 lakh or US$25,000 in 2023) subsidy by the Tamil Nadu government along with several other films.[3]

Plot

Cheran (Ranjith), Chozhan (Anand Babu) and Pandian (Vadivelu) are arrested for different crimes and they are immediately released by a kind-hearted police officer (Mansoor Ali Khan). The three men decide to become turn their lives around and become good men, but they cross a corrupted politician's path named Swamy (Vasu Vikram) which gives them reason to reconsider. The three friends fall in love with Gayathri (Mohini), Swamy's sister, who becomes their close friend.

Cast

  • Ranjith as Cheran
  • Anand Babu as Chozhan
  • Vadivelu as Pandian
  • Mohini as Gayathri
  • Lashmipathiraj as Krishna
  • Mansoor Ali Khan
  • Vasu Vikram as Swamy
  • Junior Balaiah
  • Oru Viral Krishna Rao as Vanagamudi
  • Madhan Bob
  • S. R. Veeraraghavan
  • Chitti Babu
  • Thavakkalai
  • Alphonsa
  • Shakeela

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Soundaryan, with lyrics written by Alamelu Muthulingam.[4][5]

Song Singer(s) Duration
"Jeans Pantukulle" Subha 4:16
"Kadalicha Ponnu" S. N. Surendar, Arunmozhi, Shahul Hameed 4:13
"Madras Electric" Mano, Swarnalatha 5:12
"Nam Vazhvile" Jayachandran, K. S. Chithra 5:12
"Thirunelveli Halwa" Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram, Krishnaraj, Harini 5:12

Reception

D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote that the director "shows a flair for working on the comedy track than on the drama, the concluding portions being cinematic". He also appreciated the background score.[6]

References

  1. ^ "A-Z Continues..." Indolink. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "cheran cholan pandian ( 1998 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  3. ^ Mass Media in India. Publications Division. 2001. p. 181. ISBN 9788123009421. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Kontattam- Cheran Chozhan Pandiyan Tamil Film Audio CD". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Cheran Chozhan Pandiyan". JioSaavn. 1 January 1997. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. ^ Ramanujam, D. S. (1 January 1999). "Film Reviews: Kaathal Kavithai/Cheran Chozhan Pandiyan/There's something About Mary". The Hindu. p. 27. Archived from the original on 6 September 2001. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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