| Directed by | Radha Mohan |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Prakash Raj |
| Written by | Radha Mohan |
| Starring | Prithviraj Jyothika Prakash Raj Swarnamalya |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | K. V. Guhan |
| Edited by | Kasi Viswanathan |
Production
company | |
| Distributed by | Oscar Films |
Release dates
| 23 February 2007 |
Running time
| 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | 2.5 crores |
| Box office | 10 crores |
- Prithviraj as Karthik
- Prakash Raj as Vijayakumar (Viji)
- Jyothika as Archana
- Swarnamalya as Angeline Sheela
- Vatsala Rajagopal as Archana's grandmother
- Brahmanandam as Ananthakrishnan
- M. S. Bhaskar as Professor
- Sriranjini as Ananthakrishnan's wife
- Neelima Rani as Preeti
- Geetha Ravishankar as Professor's wife
- E. V. Ganesh Babu as Pichumani
- Ramya Subramanian as Pannaiyar's daughter
Production
"As a boy, I had seen such a girl living in my colony. She looked cute and moved about cheerfully. I would wonder what `sound' meant to her. So later I felt it would be interesting to have a musician opposite this role".
Radhamohan revealed that idea of the film came from a little girl who stayed in his neighbourhood. He also told that he had Jyothika in his mind while writing down her character,[4] she initially refused to act but later agreed after hearing the script.[3]
Many actresses refused to play the character of Jyothika's friend,[3] finally Swarnamalya was selected to play the role, Swarnamalya agreed after hearing the script which gave equal importance to women characters.[5][6] Elango Kumaravel who earlier appeared in director's previous films did not acted in this film instead he worked as a dubbing artist lending his voice for Brahmanandam.[3] Prithviraj was selected after director was impressed with his performance in Paarijatham.[3]Prasanna was originally selected for the role which was eventually portrayed by Prakashraj.[7]
The film's climax was shot at the church called "Church of Our Lady of Angels" situated at Pondicherry.[11]
Music
| Mozhi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Vidyasagar | ||||
| Released | 02 February 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Varsha Vallaki Studios | |||
| Genre | Feature Film Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 26:02 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Sa Re Ga Ma | |||
| Producer | Vidyasagar | |||
| Vidyasagar chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar. Acclaimed poet Vairamuthu has penned the lyrics for all the songs. The song Kannal Pesum is a modification of the song Elamankanniloode... I am thinking of you from the Malayalam film 'Satyam Sivam Sundaram'(2000). Vidyasagar gave the music for the Malayalam movie too. All the songs were well received especially "Kaatrin Mozhi" and "Sevvanam".[12]
A segment of Harry Belafonte's version of the popular Jewish folk song Hava Nagila is played during the comedy scene between Prakash Raj and Brahmanandam.
The audio was released on February 2007 at Sathyam Cinemas.[13][14]Soundtrack received positive reviews from critics.[15][16] Indiaglitz praised the soundtrack stating that: "To put it simply, Vidyasagar has given music as much for your soul as he has done for your ears".[17]
| Song Title | Singers | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Kannal Pesum Penne | S. P. Balasubramanyam | 04:43 |
| Kaatrin Mozhi | Balram | 05:52 |
| Sevvanam Selai Katti | Jassie Gift | 04:45 |
| Mouname Unnidam | Srinivas | 01:16 |
| En Jannal Therivadhu | Karthik | 00:56 |
| Pesa Marandhaayae | Madhu Balakrishnan | 04:44 |
| Aazha Kannaal | Tippu | 01:09 |
| Kaatrin Mozhi | Sujatha | 05:53 |
