Jump to content

Dhuruva Natchathiram: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
No edit summary
 
(38 intermediate revisions by 7 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{for|the upcoming film|Dhruva Natchathiram}}
{{for|the upcoming film|Dhruva Natchathiram}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}}
{{More citations needed|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Dhuruva Natchathiram
| image = Dhuruva Natchathiram.jpg
| image =
| caption = Title card
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[L. Raja]]
| director = [[L. Raja]]
| producer = A. M. Varadarajan
| writer = [[V. C. Guhanathan]]
| writer = [[V. C. Guhanathan]]
| screenplay = V. C. Guhanathan
| producer = A. M. Varadarajan
⚫
| starring = {{ubl|[[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]|[[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]]}}
| story = V. C. Guhanathan
⚫
| starring = [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]<br />[[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]]
⚫
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = K. S. Selvaraj
| cinematography = K. S. Selvaraj
| editing = Lancy-Mohan
| editing = Lancy-Mohan
⚫
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| distributor = Premier Productions
| studio = Premier Productions
| studio = Premier Productions
| released = 15 October 1993
| released = {{Film date|1993|10|15|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
}}


'''''Dhuruva Natchathiram''''' ({{translation|Pole star}}) is a 1993 [[Tamil language]] [[drama film]] directed by [[L. Raja]] and produced by A. M. Varadarajan. The film stars [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] and [[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBo4oPGW8as|title=Dhuruva Natchathiram|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> The film had a musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and was released on 15 October 1993 after several delays.
'''''Dhuruva Natchathiram''''' ({{translation|[[Pole star]]}})<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 May 2013 |title=Suriya & Gautham's Dhuruva Natchathiram |url=https://www.moviecrow.com/News/2197/suriya--gauthams-dhuruva-natchathiram |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605012206/http://www.moviecrow.com/News/2197/suriya--gauthams-dhuruva-natchathiram |archive-date=5 June 2013 |access-date=15 July 2023 |website=MovieCrow}}</ref> is a 1993 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[L. Raja]] and written by [[V. C. Guhanathan]]. The film stars [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] and [[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]]. It was released on 15 October 1993, after being delayed for three years.


==Cast==
== Plot ==
{{No plot|date=June 2023}}
⚫
*[[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
⚫
*[[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] as Suriyadevan
*[[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]]
*[[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]]
*[[Jaishankar]]
*[[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]]
*[[Jai Ganesh]] as Ratna Sabapathy
*[[Jaiganesh]]
*[[Goundamani]]
*[[Goundamani]]
*[[Senthil]]
*[[Senthil]]
*[[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]]
*[[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]] as Sarada
*[[Kovai Sarala]]
*[[Kovai Sarala]]
*Uma Maheswari
*Uma Maheswari
Line 42: Line 37:
*[[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]]
*[[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]]
*[[Typist Gopu]]
*[[Typist Gopu]]
⚫
}}


==Production==
== Production ==
The film completed production and was cleared by the [[Central Board of Film Certification|censor board]] in August 1990, though it remained unreleased for over three years.<ref name="nst">{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. N. |date=30 October 1993 |title=A movie without direction |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sJgWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6BMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5825%2C4097497 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523061900/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sJgWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6BMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5825%2C4097497 |archive-date=23 May 2024 |access-date=28 June 2023 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |pages=28 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Dhuruva Natchathiram |type=motion picture |language=ta |publisher=Premier Productions |year=1993 |time=0:00 to 0:07 |time-caption=From}}</ref> It is the last film to feature Senthamarai, and was released over a year after his death.<ref>{{Cite web |last=S |first=Bala |date=11 September 2023 |title='தங்கப்பதக்கம்' முதல் 'துருவ நட்சத்திரம்' வரை.. நடிகர் செந்தாமரையின் திரையுலக பயணம்..! |url=https://tamilminutes.com/actor-senthamarai-movies-in-tamil-cinema/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912131512/https://tamilminutes.com/actor-senthamarai-movies-in-tamil-cinema/ |archive-date=12 September 2023 |access-date=12 September 2023 |website=Tamil Minutes |language=Ta}}</ref>
The film completed production and was censored by August 1990, though financial problems meant that it was only released in October 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0X1wIQANP4|title=Dhuruva Natchathiram Full Movie Part 1|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 January 1993 |title=Dhuruva Natchathiram (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)&nbsp;– EP |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dhuruva-natchathiram-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1604519155 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628080349/https://music.apple.com/us/album/dhuruva-natchathiram-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1604519155 |archive-date=28 June 2023 |access-date=28 June 2023 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Thuruva Natchathiram Tamil film Audio cassette by Ilayaraaja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/thuruva-natchathiram-tamil-film-audio-cassette-by-ilayaraaja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628081425/https://mossymart.com/product/thuruva-natchathiram-tamil-film-audio-cassette-by-ilayaraaja/ |archive-date=28 June 2023 |access-date=28 June 2023 |website=Mossymart}}</ref>


{{Track listing
{{Infobox album
| headline = Track listing
| name = Dhuruva Natchathiram
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| title1 = Poovendru
⚫
| artist = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| lyrics1 = [[Gangai Amaran]]
| cover =
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| alt =
⚫
| title2 = Chinna Ponney
| released = 1993
| lyrics2 = Gangai Amaran
| recorded = 1993
| extra2 = [[Malaysia Vasudevan]]
| venue =
⚫
| title3 = Thaali Enbathinge
| studio =Prasad Studios
⚫
| lyrics3 = Ilaiyaraaja
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| extra3 = Ilaiyaraaja
| length =
⚫
| title4 = Marangal Tharum
| label =
| lyrics4 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| producer =
| title5 = Petthu Pottadhaaro
| prev_title =
| lyrics5 = Ilaiyaraaja
| prev_year =
| extra5 = Ilaiyaraaja
| next_title =
| title6 = Poovendru
| next_year =
| lyrics6 = Gangai Amaran
| extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[K. S. Chithra]]
⚫
| title7 = Theysathi Theysamellam
| lyrics7 = Vaali
| extra7 = Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra, Sai Baba, Sundarrajan
}}
}}


== Release and reception ==
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. The soundtrack, released in 1993, features 6 tracks.
''Dhuruva Natchathiram'' was released on 15 October 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |title=துருவ நட்சத்திரம் / Dhuruva Natchathiram (1993) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/dhuruva-natchathiram |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231115202013/https://screen4screen.com/movies/dhuruva-natchathiram |archive-date=15 November 2023 |access-date=28 June 2023 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref> 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.<ref name="nst" />


⚫
== References ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration
|-
|1 || "Poovendru" ||S.P.B. ||
|-
⚫
|2 || "Chinna Ponney" || ||
|-
⚫
|3 || "Marangal Tharum" || ||
|-
|4 || "Pettu Potaaley" ||Ilaiyaraaja ||
|-
⚫
|5 || "Thaali Enbathinge" ||Ilaiyaraaja ||
|-
⚫
|6 || "Theysathi Theysamellam" || ||
⚫
|}

⚫
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|tt0317386}}
{{L. Raja}}
{{L. Raja}}


⚫
[[Category:1990s Indian films]]
⚫
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1993 films]]
[[Category:1993 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by L. Raja]]
⚫
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
⚫
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by V. C. Guhanathan]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by V. C. Guhanathan]]
[[Category:Films directed by L. Raja]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
[[Category:1993 drama films]]


{{1990s-Tamil-film-stub}}

Latest revision as of 10:49, 7 July 2024

For the upcoming film, see Dhruva Natchathiram.

Dhuruva Natchathiram
Title card
Directed byL. Raja
Written byV. C. Guhanathan
Produced byA. M. Varadarajan
Starring
CinematographyK. S. Selvaraj
Edited byLancy-Mohan
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Premier Productions
Release date
  • 15 October 1993 (1993-10-15)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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

[edit]

Cast

[edit]

Production

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]
  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.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dhuruva_Natchathiram&oldid=1233119227"