Chennai 600028 is a
2007 Indian
Tamil sports
comedy feature film written and
directed by
Venkat Prabhu, making his directorial debut.
The film stars 11 actors, namely
Shiva,
Premji
Amaran,
Aravind Akash,
Jai,
Nithin Sathya
and newcomers Ajay Raj, Ranjith, Vijay Vasanth, Prasanna, Karthik
and Arun in lead roles along with
Vijayalakshmi Agathiyan, daughter of
National Film Award-winning
director Agathiyan, and
Christine
Zedek, playing the female lead artists, making their acting
debut as well. The film was produced by Venkat Prabhu's best friend
and son of singing legend
S.
P. Balasubramanyam,
S. P.
B. Charan along with J. K.
Saravana, a Singapore
-based award-winning producer. The film's
score and soundtrack were composed by
Premji Amaran and
Yuvan Shankar Raja, respectively. The
film, based on
street cricket played
in India and focussing on various themes as
friendship,
love and
rivalry in a
suburban area, released on 27 April 2007 and
went on to become one of the biggest blockbusters of the year. The
film's title is derived from the
pin
code of "R. A.
Puram", a suburb of Chennai
, where the
story plays. The success of the film gained the relatively
unknown lead actors as Shiva, Premji Amaren, Jai and Nithin Sathya
and also newcomers Vijayalakshmi, Vijay Vasanth and the director
Venkat Prabhu himself fame, making them very popular and a
household name in Kollywood.Upon release, the
film was dubbed into
Telugu and
released as
Kodithe Kottalira.
Cast and crew
Cast
Crew
Soundtrack
The film score of the film was scored by Venkat Prabhu's brother,
Premji Amaren, whilst Venkat Prabhu's
cousin,
Yuvan Shankar Raja
composed the soundtrack, which also featured two tracks that were
rearranged by Premji Amaren.
The soundtrack, featuring 9 tracks overall,
was released on 22 February 2007 in India and three days later in
Singapore and Malaysia
. The
audio was launched at the radio station
Radio Mirchi, broadcasting all the songs live,
which was said to be the first time in India. The lyrics were
written by
'Kavignar' Vaali and
Gangai Amaran, father of Venkat
Prabhu. Also composer
Yuvan Shankar
Raja turned lyricist, penning the lyrics for the song
"Natpukullae", besides singing it himself. 19 singers had rendered
their voices for the songs, including DJ Funky Sathiya and
SilveStar, two Singaporean rappers, actor
Karunas, director Venkat Prabhu and producer S. P.
B. Charan.
The album was both critically acclaimed and gained immense
popularity upon its release, being described as, "excellent", a
"rocking album" and one of the "aesthetic highlights" of the film.
Also the songs were said to be a big hit as reportedly 25000 CD's
were sold out on the very first day, "ruling the charts" worldwide,
whilst the "Jalsa" and "Saroja Saman Nikalo" songs were "rocking
the dance floors"
| Track |
Song |
Singer(s) |
Duration (min:sec) |
Lyricist |
Notes |
| 1 |
"Ulle Vaa" |
Yuvan Shankar Raja, DJ Funky
Sathiya, SILVEstar |
3:51 |
'Kavignar' Vaali |
|
| 2 |
"Un Parvai" |
Vijay Yesudas |
4:09 |
Vaali |
|
| 3 |
"Natpukkullae" |
Yuvan Shankar Raja |
2:36 |
Yuvan Shankar Raja |
|
| 4 |
"Yaaro (Love)" |
S. P. Balasubramanyam, K. S. Chithra |
5:15 |
Vaali |
|
| 5 |
"Jalsa" |
Ranjith, Tippu, Premji
Amaren, Haricharan, Karthik |
3:57 |
Gangai Amaran |
|
| 6 |
"Oh! Oh! Ennanamo" |
Anoushka |
4:06 |
Vaali |
|
| 7 |
"Yaaro (Friendship)" |
S. P. B.
Charan, Venkat Prabhu |
5:01 |
Vaali |
Composed by Premji Amaren |
| 8 |
"Jalsa (Remix)" |
Sabesh, Gana Ulaganathan, Gana
Pazhani, Karunas, Premji Amaren |
4:08 |
Gangai Amaran |
Remixed by Premji Amaren |
| 9 |
"Saroja Saman Nikalo" |
Shankar Mahadevan, Premji Amaren |
4:15 |
Gangai Amaran |
|
Box Office
- The film was a surprise hit grossing $2 million at the box
office.
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