Veera Thalattu

Veera Thalattu
Veera Thalattu
	Title card
Directed by	Kasthuri Raja
Written by	Kasthuri Raja
Produced by	Vijayalakshmi Kasthoori Raja
Starring	Murali; Rajkiran; Vineetha; Khushbu;
Cinematography	A. Venkatesan
Edited by	Hari-Palani
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production; company	Kasthoori Manga Creations
Release date	10 April 1998;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Veera Thalattu (transl. Lullaby of Bravery) is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Kasthuri Raja. The film stars Murali, Vineetha and Khushbu, while Rajkiran, Radhika and Lakshmi play other supporting roles. It was released on 10 April 1998.^[1]

Plot

Pandi, a villager, loves his mother beyond words. However, Pandi gets shocked when his uncle reveals that she is not the one who gave birth to him.

Cast

Murali as Pandian
Rajkiran as Pandian's father
Vineetha as Eswari
Khushbu as Village Girl
Radhika as Pandian's mother
Lakshmi as Nagalakshmi
Santhana Bharathi
Manivannan
Y. Vijaya
R. Sundarrajan
Shakeela

Production

The film experienced production delays, taking over a year-and-a-half to complete.^[2]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, all songs were written by Kasthuri Raja.^[3]^[4]

Song	Singers
"Vaadipatti"	Gangai Amaran, S. P. Sailaja
"Saanthu Pottu"	Arunmozhi, Swarnalatha
"Pattapagal"	Malaysia Vasudevan, Swarnalatha
"Padikattuma"	S. Janaki
"Kumbhabhisekham"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
"Kiliiyapola"	S. P. Sailaja, Gangai Amaran
"Katha Pola Thonum"	Ilaiyaraaja
"Amman Kovil"	Gangai Amaran, S. P. Sailaja
"Aararo"	Swarnalatha
"Aalapirandha Maharasa"	K. S. Chithra, Ilaiyaraaja

Reception

Ji of Kalki praised Rajkiran's acting and Ilaiyaraaja's music but felt Khushbu was wasted and despite Lakshmi's good acting she felt ill-suited for villager's role.^[5]

References

^ "Veera Thalattu (1998)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
^ "A-Z Continues..." Indolink. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
^ "Jeans / Veera Thalattu / Naatupura Pattu". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "Veera Thalattu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 1 January 1995. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ ஜி. (17 May 1998). "வீரத் தாலாட்டு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 33. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.

External links

Veera Thalattu at IMDb
Veera Thalattu at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] "Veera Thalattu (1998)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

[2] "A-Z Continues..." Indolink. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2012.

[3] "Jeans / Veera Thalattu / Naatupura Pattu". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[4] "Veera Thalattu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 1 January 1995. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[5] ஜி. (17 May 1998). "வீரத் தாலாட்டு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 33. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.

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