Dhuruva Natchathiram

1993 Indian film
  • Arjun
  • Pallavi
CinematographyK. S. SelvarajEdited byLancy-MohanMusic byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Premier Productions
Release date
  • 15 October 1993 (1993-10-15)
CountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Dhuruva Natchathiram (transl. Pole star)[1] is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language film directed by L. Raja and written by V. C. Guhanathan. The film stars Arjun and Pallavi. It was released on 15 October 1993, after being delayed for three years.

Plot

Cast

  • Arjun as Suriyadevan
  • Pallavi
  • Jaishankar
  • Jai Ganesh as Ratna Sabapathy
  • Goundamani
  • Senthil
  • Sumithra as Sarada
  • Kovai Sarala
  • Uma Maheswari
  • Kumarimuthu
  • Senthamarai
  • Typist Gopu

Production

The film completed production and was cleared by the censor board in August 1990, though it remained unreleased for over three years.[2][3] It is the last film to feature Senthamarai, and was released over a year after his death.[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[5][6]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Poovendru"Gangai AmaranS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
2."Chinna Ponney"Gangai AmaranMalaysia Vasudevan 
3."Thaali Enbathinge"IlaiyaraajaIlaiyaraaja 
4."Marangal Tharum"Vaali  
5."Petthu Pottadhaaro"IlaiyaraajaIlaiyaraaja 
6."Poovendru"Gangai AmaranS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 
7."Theysathi Theysamellam"VaaliMalaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra, Sai Baba, Sundarrajan 

Release and reception

Dhuruva Natchathiram was released on 15 October 1993.[7] K. N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times criticised Raja's direction and Ilaiyaraaja's music, saying the comedy by Goundamani and Senthil was the film's only positive.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Suriya & Gautham's Dhuruva Natchathiram". MovieCrow. 2 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b Vijiyan, K. N. (30 October 1993). "A movie without direction". New Straits Times. p. 28. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ Dhuruva Natchathiram (motion picture) (in Tamil). Premier Productions. 1993. From 0:00 to 0:07.
  4. ^ S, Bala (11 September 2023). "'தங்கப்பதக்கம்' முதல் 'துருவ நட்சத்திரம்' வரை.. நடிகர் செந்தாமரையின் திரையுலக பயணம்..!". Tamil Minutes (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Dhuruva Natchathiram (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 11 January 1993. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Thuruva Natchathiram Tamil film Audio cassette by Ilayaraaja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  7. ^ "துருவ நட்சத்திரம் / Dhuruva Natchathiram (1993)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

External links

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