Gopala Gopala (1996 film)
Gopala Gopala is a 1996 Tamil comedy film written and directed by Pandiarajan. The film features himself and Kushboo in lead roles with a musical score by Deva. The film was named after a song from the film Kadhalan.
| Gopala Gopala | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Pandiarajan |
| Produced by | M. Kajamydeen V. Gnanavelu V. Jaya Prakash |
| Written by | Pandiarajan |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | K. Nithya |
| Edited by | V. Rajagopal S. Govindaswamy |
Production company | Roja Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
The film ran for 100 days.[1] The film was remade in Malayalam as Mister Butler with Dileep and in Telugu as Suprabhatam with Srikanth.
Plot
Gopalakrishnan (Pandiarajan), a clever cook from Coimbatore, moves to an apartment in Chennai. He becomes quickly popular and appreciated among the apartment's women, however, their husbands get jealous of Gopalakrishnan. Meanwhile, he falls in love with Usha (Kushboo). He decides to marry her with the support of his neighbours. After the marriage, Usha has just learned that Gopalakrishnan was already married. Gopalakrishnan got married with a girl (Sindhu) but she was already pregnant and she eloped with her lover that very evening. Usha is upset and refuses to live with him. Later, Gopalakrishnan finds a forsaken baby (by his ex-wife) in a dustbin and leaves the baby to an orphanage. Gopalakrishnan's father (Manivannan), an army officer, comes to live with his son and he helps his son to win back Usha's heart.
Cast
- Pandiarajan as Gopalakrishnan and Usha's grandfather
- Kushboo as Usha
- Manivannan as Gopalakrishnan's father
- Janagaraj as Kuzhanthaivel
- Chithra as Meenakshi, Kuzhanthaivel's wife
- Venniradai Moorthy as Sundaram
- Jyothi Meena as Annakili, Sundaram's wife
- Charle as Chettiar
- Kovai Sarala as Valliammai, Chettiar's wife
- Malaysia Vasudevan as Usha's father
- Jayanthi as Usha's mother
- Sindhu
- Anju as Fathima
- Loose Mohan
- Kollangudi Karuppayee as Usha's grandmother
- Paandu as Chinna
- Sempuli Jegan
- Kumarimuthu
- Jaguar Thangam as Gold
- Pandiyan (guest appearance)
Soundtrack
| Gopala Gopala | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 22:12 | |||
| Label | Lahari Music | |||
| Producer | Deva | |||
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1996, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.[2]
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Enna Annaikki" | Deva, Chorus | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Kanna Nee Varuvai" | Anuradha Sriram, Ishrath, Meera Krishnan | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Mister India" | Mano | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Thenkasi Mamanukku" | Shahul Hameed, Swarnalatha | 3:51 |
| 5. | "Yuddhathil" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:27 |
| Total length: | 22:12 | ||
References
- S.R. Ashok Kumar (13 July 2006). "Forget unpleasantness, move on: Pandiarajan". hindu.com. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- "Gopala Gopala - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - Saavn". Saavn. 1 August 2014.