Soundarya
What it is about…
The audio of ABC Dreams Entertainers’ Soundarya was released recently by R. Pannerselvam, general secretary, Tamil Nadu Theatre Owners Association. The first copy was received by Tiruchi S. Sridhar, joint secretary of the association, in the presence of director K. Bhagyaraj.
Govind, Rithusan, Killer Kasim, Sarathy, Santhosh, Vinith Vinu, and FMS Nataraj play important roles in the film. Ajmal Azeez has scored the music.
Soundarya is about a young girl who dies after she is molested by four young men. But she returns in the form of a spirit to take revenge on her assailants — an interesting plot that has all it takes to make it a box office success.
Music highlights
There are just three songs in the album, all of which are repeated in karaoke version too. ‘Penpavaye Unai Polave’, based on raga Shanmughapriya and sung by Manoj Krishnan and Gayathri, is pleasing to the ear. While ‘Twenty Agele’, sung by Shanker and Sudarsan is based on raga Gowrimanohari, ‘Kitta Varava’ is a mix of ragas Bahudari and Jog. It is rendered by Manoj and Gayathri.
What they say…
Producer Kuruvanna Basheer: Cinema is not something new to me, as my family owns four theatres in Kerala. Besides the construction industry, I am involved in other business ventures as well. My interest in cinema was kindled in my childhood when I acted in school dramas. I learnt a lot about production after working with my relative, director Kamal. When director Chandramohan, my friend for over 16 years, wanted to do a film all the three of us (Ajmal Azeez, Chandramohan and I) decided to work together. The film has a social message, and our biggest reward will be if it transforms the life of even one individual for the better.
Director Chandramohan: I passed out from the Adyar Film Institute in 1997. I got an award for ‘Best Short Film’ from Kerala Doordarshan in 1998. I worked as an associate with several filmmakers (documentaries and serials). I made more than 50 commercials and my first feature film was Sundara Kalyanam . Soundarya is my first film in Tamil. I am happy to have directed a film that has a message for the younger generation.
Hero Govind: I’ve all along been a cine dancer. Playing the hero’s role was a long-cherished dream. As a dancer, I worked as an assistant to Prabhu Deva as well as other popular dance masters such as Brinda, Dheena and Poppy. One of my friends asked me to meet director Chandramohan, who selected me for the lead role in his Soundarya .
Music director Ajmal Azeez: Born into a musical family, I am the son of late T. A. Moidheen, a former principal of the Government Music College, Palakkad. I started learning music at a tender age and passed the Sangeetha Vidwaan course offered by the Government Music College in Chennai with flying colours, winning a gold medal. I was awarded ‘Best Junior Violinist’ thrice by The Music Academy. I have played violin for renowned Carnatic artistes T.N. Seshagopalan, T.V. Sankaranarayanan, T.K. Govindrao, Mandolin Shrinivas and Kadri Gopalnath. Besides bringing out music albums, I have composed for television programmes and for the Malayalam feature films Aala and Sundara Kalyanam . Whenever I met my friends Chandramohan and Kuruvanna Basheer, we’d discuss films. Soundarya is our collaborative effort — the film is directed by Chandramohan, produced by Basheer, while I have scored the music. I understand that public response to the music is good.
