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Album (2002 film)

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Album
Directed byVasanthabalan
Written byS. Ramakrishnan (Dialogues)
Screenplay byVasanthabalan
Story byVasanthabalan
Produced byRajam Balachander
Pushpa Kandaswamy
StarringAryan Rajesh
Shrutika
CinematographyBharani K. Dharan
Edited byV. T. Vijayan
Music byKarthik Raja
Production
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Release date
  • 4 October 2002 (2002-10-04)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Album is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Vasanthabalan making his directorial debut, starring newcomer Rajesh and Shrutika.[1] The story portrays the love and affection between two families. The film, produced by Kavithalayaa Productions, was Vasanthabalan's directorial debut and became an average success.[2] It is however best known for featuring the popular chartbuster track "Chellame Chellam" from Karthik Raja's soundtrack to the film, which was award-winning playback singer Shreya Ghoshal's first song in Tamil language.

Plot

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The film revolves around Jeeva and Viji's families, who are neighbors to each other. Viji falls in love with Jeeva, and they both start loving each other. How they over come their hurdles and unite forms the story.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The soundtrack, featuring seven tracks, was composed by Karthik Raja. The song "Chellame Chellam" became very popular and emerged a chartbuster.[3] It was notably the first Tamil song rendered by acclaimed singer Shreya Ghoshal for a Tamil film soundtrack. Karthik Raja's father, Ilaiyaraaja, and his sister, Bhavatharini, had performed each one song as well.

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Thathalikudhey"Paarthi BhaskarKarthik, Sadhana Sargam, Tippu5:12
2."Chellame Chellam"Na. MuthukumarHariharan, Shreya Ghoshal5:13
3."Kadhal Vanoli"Na. MuthukumarHarish Raghavendra, Sujatha6:18
4."Muttaikull"Na. MuthukumarBhavatharini, Chorus2:03
5."Pillai Thamarai"KabilanMadhu Balakrishnan5:18
6."Thaazhampoo"Na. MuthukumarIlaiyaraaja, Sadhana Sargam4:47
7."Nilave Nilave"ThamaraiTippu, Shankar Mahadevan, Chorus5:19

Release and reception

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The satellite rights of the film were sold to Jaya TV.

Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu opined that "Acting to avoid a contrived storyline and melodrama is fine. But then, in a film, something has to keep happening for the tempo to be sustained".[4] Chennai Online wrote "It's a bland affair, where you wait for something to happen. Like, a twist or a turn, or some conflict. And then you keep waiting and waiting, till you realise that there's no more wait since the film has come to an end".[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Album". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022.
  2. ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (31 July 2011). "Peep into the past". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023 – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. ^ "Sruthika". Sify. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009.
  4. ^ Ranagarajan, Malathi (11 October 2002). "Album". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007.
  5. ^ "Album". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
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