Gentleman
File:Gentleman dvd.jpg Official DVD Cover
Directed by	S. Shankar
Produced by	K. T. Kunjumon
Written by	S. Shankar
Starring	Arjun Madhoo Goundamani Charan Raj Subhashri Senthil Vineeth Manorama M. N. Nambiar Rajan P. Dev Prabhu Deva Gouthami Tadimalla
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Cinematography	Jeeva
Distributed by	Ayngaran
Release date(s)	30 July 1993
Running time	160 mins
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Box office	14 crore

Gentleman (Tamil: ஜென்டில்மேன்) is a 1993 Tamil film directed by S. Shankar, produced K. T. Kunjumon and with the highest budget for an Indian film in that year, became a blockbuster upon release. It stars Arjun and Madhoo in the lead roles. Shankar from then on has grown leaps and bounds to become one of the highest paid directors in India and making the highest budget films in the country.

The film's music (score and soundtrack) is composed by A. R. Rahman, and it was very well received upon release. The choreography in the film was also viewed as a highlight.

The film was later remade into a Hindi version with the same title in 1994. This version starred Chiranjeevi and Juhi Chawla in the lead roles and was directed by Mahesh Bhatt.

Plot[link]

A story of a modern day Robin Hood who takes from the corrupted rich to provide education for the poor. Krishnamoorthy alias Kicha (Arjun) is a respected person in his local community and runs a small business. But Kicha, at the same time, is also a undercover robber.

He is accompanied by his friend Mani (Goundamani). He has stolen millions of rupees from many victims. The home minister and the police are adamant to catch this mysterious robber yet are unsuccessful. Susheela (Madhoo), a simple Brahmin girl working under Kicha falls for him. Azhagar Nambi (Charan Raj) is an efficient Police officer who takes charge to nab Kicha, at one instance Azhagar Nambi challenges to really catch him and makes a plan.

But Kicha still escapes and this results in the tonsuring of Azhagar Nambi's head. Later Azhagar Nambi gets married to the cousin of Susheela, which leads him closer in identifying Kicha. But Kicha somehow finds a way and escapes. Kicha makes one final robbery as planned and once he makes it Azhagar Nambi arrests him. It was reported that Kicha spent all the theft money to build a college for the poors.

At the courtroom, he reveals the reasons of his Robinhood Avatar with a very strong flashback about a tragedy in his family resulting in the death of his mother (Manorama) and his best friend Ramesh (Vineeth).

Cast[link]

• Arjun as Krishnamoorthy (Kicha)
• Madhoo as Susheela (Susi)
• Goundamani as Mani
• Charan Raj as Azhagar Nambi
• Subhashri as Sugandhi
• Senthil as Babloo
• Vineeth as Ramesh
• Manorama as Kicha's mother
• M. N. Nambiar as Ramesh's father
• Rajan P. Dev
• Prabhu Deva in a special appearance (Chikku Bukku song)
• Gouthami Tadimalla in a special appearance (Chikku Bukku song)
• Raju Sundaram in a special appearance (Chikku Bukku song)
• Raghava Lawrence in a special appearance (Chikku Bukku song)

Soundtrack[link]

The score and soundtrack of the movie was composed by A.R.Rahman and lyrics penned by Vaali and Vairamuthu. The soundtrack became a block buster upon release and was highly acclaimed. Gentleman marked the beginning of a famed collaboration between A. R. Rahman and director S. Shankar. The film and soundtrack were dubbed and released in Telugu with the same name. The lyrics were penned by Rajashri for this version.^[1]

The choreography was done by Prabhu Deva, who also made an appearance in the song "Chikku Bukku Rayile".

The acclaimed soundtrack earned A. R. Rahman, his second Filmfare Best Music Director Award of the year 1993. He also won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director for his work. Sujatha got the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback for her soulful rendition of the track "En Veettu Thottathil".

A Gentleman instrumental adaptation album was subsequently released on Lahari and became a run away success. The track "Ottagathai Kattiko" soundtracked a BBC fashion show.

Tamil version

Telugu version

References[link]

External links[link]

• Gentleman (film) at the Internet Movie Database