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Banner | Sharmasha Productions |
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Director | Bala |
Writer | Bala |
Producer | A. Kandasamy |
Production executive | |
Production Company | Sharmasha Productions |
Music Director | Ilaiyaraja |
Cinematography | R. Rathnavelu |
Film Editing | Raghu Baabu |
Art Director | |
Camera Operator | |
Assistant Cameramen | |
Playback Singers | Ilaiyaraja , Sujatha , Unni Krishnan , Arun Mozhi, Swarnalatha, Kovai Kamala, Surendar |
Character | Actor / Actress |
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Sethu | Vikram |
Abitha | Abitha |
Sethu's Brother | Sivakumar |
Sethu's Friend | Sriman |
Sethu's sister-in-law | Bharathi |
Abitha's Fiancee | Mohan Vaidya |
Rasheed Ummer |
Plot |
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The main character Sethu (Vikram) is a rough and macho college student and also The Students Union Chairman of the college, who uses violence as the only way to deal with people. He lives with his brother, a Magistrate(Sivakumar), and his sister-in-law, who is the only person who seems to understand him properly. The movie opens with Sethu winning the elections to the office bearers of the college's Students Union followed by celebrations and in-campus fight between the rival candidates. Sethu is called as Chiyaan (the meaning of this word was unknown until the director Bala in an annual function of the Tamil Department of The American College, Madurai told to the audience that Chiyaan means a street-smart rogue), a pet name given to him by his friends. Sethu has a staple diet of yes-sir friends surrounding him. He comes across a timid girl, Abitha, who is the daughter of a poor temple priest, and starts to woo her. When she initially rejects him, he kidnaps her and forces her to fall in love with him. When the girl falls in love with him, Sethu becomes a victim of brothel-goons and ends up in a mental institution with brain damage. With Sethu with no memory of his past and his unusual behaviour he starts to recollect memories. At one point, he is completely back to his normal self and in an attempt to escape, he climbs over the gates. Unfortuntely, he fails and ends up with serious injuries. Whilst sleeping with his injury, Abitha makes a surprise visit. However Sethu is asleep and she leaves with this woeful memory of him. As she is about to leave the institution, he wakes up and realises that she had come to see him. As he calls out, she leaves unable to hear him. Persistent to meet her he makes another attempt to leave the institution and this time he is successful. When he arrives at her house he is presented with his love unfortuately dead. He realises that she had killed herself. Distraught after what he saw, he just walks out and at that point he is met with the mental institution wardens who came chasing after him. The ending shows him leaving with them as he has nothing to live for after his true love's death. |
Release date | 10-Dec-99 |
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Budget | |
Revenue |
Filmfare Awards South 2000 Filmfare Award - Tamil Film Industry Best Director Bala Special Jury Award 'Chiyaan' Vikram National Film Awards, India 2000 Silver Lotus Award Best Feature Film in Tamil Bala |
Soundtrack
Lyrics: Arivumathi, M. Metha, Pazhani Bharathi, Ponnadiyan | Music: Ilaiyaraja
1. Enge Sellum Intha | எங்கே செல்லும் இந்த
Voice: Ilaiyaraja
2. Saranam Bhava | சரணம் பாவ
Voice: Sujatha
3. Sikaadha Sitrondru | சிக்காத சிற்றோன்று
Voice: Unni Krishnan , Arun Mozhi
4. Kadhalenna Kadhalenna | காதலென்ன காதலென்ன
Voice: Swarnalatha
5. Videya Videya | விடய விடய
Voice: Unni Krishnan
6. Gaana Karunkuyiley | கான கருங்குயிலே
Voice: Kovai Kamala
7. Vaarthai Thavari Vittai | வார்த்தை தவறி விட்டாய்
Voice: Ilaiyaraja
8. Sethuvukku Sethuvukku | சேதுவுக்கு சேதுவுக்கு
Voice: Arun Mozhi
9. Malai Yen Vethana | மலை ஏன் வேதன
Voice: Arun Mozhi, Unni Krishnan , Surendar
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