Karuvarai Pookkal
| Karuvarai Pookkal | |
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| Directed by | IPS Xavier |
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| Starring |
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| Music by | Thomas Rathnam |
| Cinematography | Vijay |
| Edited by | Keerthy Mohan |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Karuvari Pookkal (Tamil: KARUVARAI POOKKAL, Karuvarai Pookkal ?; English: FLOWERS OF WOMB) is a 2011 Tamil real-life story film co-written and directed by IPS Xavier and Music Direction by "Thomas Rathnam". The film features Smile Vidya and Julia Robert in the role of Gopi/Gopika, a transgender person, and Pallavias the widowed mother; Aswatha as sister and Haris as brother play supporting roles.[1][2][3]
Plot
Karuvarai Pookkal, the first Tamil film about transgender people, is a docu-feature film. It illustrates the difficult life and folklore of transgender people in India especially in Tamil Nadu. It portrays the critical situation of the family where a transgender child is born, discusses the difficulties and taboos of bringing up that child, and the difficulties of the child itself.
Julia Robert (alias Robert), a real Transgender person, plays the part of Gopi, a transforming transgender personfrom childhood to adulthood. Smile Vidya, also known as Saravana, (another real transgender person)[4][5][6] takes over the part of Gopi after undergoing gender reassignment surgery, and being renamed as Gopika. Many of the roles are played by real transgender people from all over India.
Music for the film was composed by Thomas Rathnam (Isai Aruvi Thomas Rathnam)[7] an upcoming music composer. from India. He has composed music for Tamil, English, Kannada, and Hindi films, serials and documentaries.
Cast
- Smile Vidya as Gopika, adult transgender person.
- Julia Robert as Gopi transgender child
- Pallavi as mother
- Haris as brother
- Aswatha as sister[8]
- Various transgender people playing transgender people
Production and development
The film was produced by Nivedhitha International. Difficulties were encountered in finding transgender actors.
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack, composed by Thomas Rathnam, was released on 16 May 2010. It coincided with a promotional event held at the Convention Centre in Puducherry,while the lyrics for all the songs were written by Ka.Chezhian ,IPS Xavier and Priyan.
| Karuvari Pookkal | |
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| Soundtrack album by Thomas Rathnam | |
| Released | 2010 |
| Language | Tamil |
| Label | JTV Multitech |
| No. | Title | Singers | Length |
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| 1. | "Thoranthu Vacha Puthagam" | Dr.Vincent Theraisnathan | |
| 2. | "Sokathai Solli Azha" | Kalyani | |
| 3. | "Grammattu Manushanga" | Jaya dev | |
| 4. | "Bharatha Devikku salam" | Abilash ,Lavanya, J.Kevin Jason | |
| 5. | "Pacha Maram onnu" | Anuradha Sriram | |
| 6. | "Thoranthu Vacha Puthagam" | Malathy, Dr.Vincent Theraisnathan |
Release and reception
Karuvarai Pookkal was released on February 4, 2011 and has received widespread critical acclaim in India.
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110222205130/http://www.runtamil.com/movie-film-Karuvarai+Pookal+DVD-113175.html. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Karuvarai Pookal - Movie Reviews, Videos, Wallpapers, Photos, Cast & Crew, Story & Synopsis on". Popcorn.oneindia.in. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ "Karuvarai Pookal-Tamil Movie-Watch Online | iMovies". Imovies.dreamvision-soft.com. 2011-02-20. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ லிவிங் ஸ்மைல். "ஸ்மைல் பக்கம்". Livingsmile.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ "I Am Vidya (9788183686433): Living Smile Vidya: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ "Life & Style / Society : A room of one's own". The Hindu. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ thomasrathnamringtones (2011-07-01). "Thomas Rathnam Ringtones - Karuvarai Pookkal Movie". Thomasrathnamringtones.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ "Aswatha - Filmography, Movies, Photos, Biography, Wallpapers, Videos, Fan Club". Popcorn.oneindia.in. Retrieved 2011-10-14.