Kuruvi (,
English:
Courier) is a
2008 Tamil comedy film. Directed and co-written by
Dharani and produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin, it stars
Joseph Vijay,
Trisha Krishnan and
Suman in the lead roles.
Vivek,
Ashish Vidyarthi,
Manivannan and
Malavika played other roles in the movie.
The film revolves around a son who declares revenge on the villain, who betrayed and caused the mysterious disappearance of his father by stealing a diamond. The son in his attempt to recover his dues ends up stealing the villain’s precious diamond and also wins the heart of his sister, who runs away with him to Chennai to avoid a marriage with her brother’s henchman.
The film opened to Indian audiences after several delays, on 3 May 2008.
Plot
Vetrivel (
Joseph Vijay) is a brave young man who lives with his large family in Chennai. His father is out of station on business and he comes to know that a gentleman named Koccha (
Suman) owes his father a huge sum of money. Finding that Koccha is based in Malaysia, Vetrivel and vivek fly to
Malaysia, as 'Kuruvi' (courier), the trade jargon for low-level contraband carriers. He steps into the group at a time when internal rivalry and problems are surfacing in Koccha's family. Koccha's darling sister Devi (
Trisha Krishnan) has refused to marry her cousin, the boy approved by her family members. Irritated and preoccupied, nobody wants to devote any time or attention to resolve Vetrivel's problem. Vetrivel is abused, harassed, suffers more ill-treatment and is thrown out of Koccha's place without any help rendered. These callous actions enrage the young man. Totally enraged, with a do-or-die attitude, deciding to get his work done no matter who gets hurt, Vetri becomes a veritable suicide machine and launches into a terrific scuffle with the dangerous gang. Determined to return only after the issue is solved to his satisfaction, motivated by an urge to reveal the truth, Vetrivel conceals himself in Koccha's palace-like residence. He returns to India after stealing a large diamond that was in Koccha's possession.
Trisha follows Vijay and comes to India too. Knowing that Vijay has taken his diamond Koccha and his gang visit Vijay's house and threaten his family. After confronting Koccha Vijay comes to know that his father Manivannan is held as bonded labor along with many innocent people in Kadapa.
The rest of the film is how Kuruvi goes to Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh and discovers a slave camp run by Kocha and his associate Konda Reddy (Ashish Vidyarthi), at the collieries and also finds his long lost father. Kuruvi single handedly takes on the mining mafia and finally annihilates them.
Cast
Joseph Vijay as Vetrivel
Trisha Krishnan as Devi
Vivek as Ops, Vetrivel's sidekick
Suman as Koccha
Manivannan as Singamuthu.
Ashish Vidyarthi as Konda Reddy
Nassar as Raj, the general of the police encounter squad targeting businesses
Malavika in a cameo appearance in the song "Dandaana Darna"
Saranya Ponvannan as Koccha's wife and Devi's sister-in-law.
Production
The film was the first production for
Udhayanidhi Stalin.
Release and Reception
This film did a average business in the box office. It got mixed reviews from the major review generators. But the opening of the film was really big because of the
Ghilli team. Behindwoods.com gave a 2.5 on 5 and said "If you go to see Kuruvi with lowered expectations, you may end up liking it. But those who are looking for big build-up sequences and large Ghilli-like payoffs - stay away."
Soundtrack
Track listing
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No. ||
Song ||
Singers ||
Length (min:sec)
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| 1|| "Happy New Year" || Yogi B, Dr. Burn, Mc.jazz,
Sunidhi Chauhan || 04:05
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| 2|| "Dandaana Darna" || Sangeeth Althipur || 03:40
|-
| 3|| "Thaen Thaen Thaen" ||
Udit Narayan,
Shreya Ghoshal || 03:38
|-
| 4|| "Palaanadhu Palaanadhu" ||
Vidyasagar and
Rajalakshmi || 04:05
|-
| 5|| "Theme Music" || Praveen Mani, Dr. Burn, Ranina, Suvi || 02:00
|-
| 6|| "Mozha Mozhannu" ||
KK,
Anuradha Sriram || 03:55
|}
References
Category:Tamil-language films
Category:Indian films
Category:2008 films
