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Sri is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Pushpavasagan. The film stars Suriya in the main lead role alongside Shrutika and Gayatri Jayaraman.

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Sri
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Directed byPushpavasagan
Story byPushpavasagan
Rajmathi
Produced byV. Sumankumar
Starring
CinematographyS. R. Ganesan
Edited byVinod
Music byT. S. Muralidharan
Production
company
Venkateswaralayam
Release date
  • 20 July 2002 (2002-07-20)
Running time
148 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
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Plot

Sri is a mercenary, longing for his father Sankara Iyer's love. He has been ostracized from his family because his father felt he had a hand in the death of his younger sister, and for refusing to stay silent about it. He is still in love with Meenakshi from his old "Agraharam" and she in love with him, but their union is derided by Sankara Iyer.

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Cast

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Production

The film marked the directorial debut of Pushpavasagan, who earlier assisted R. V. Udayakumar and also directed ad films and music videos. The first schedule was filmed in Chennai and the remaining filming was done at Pollachi and Gobichettipalayam.[1]

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Music

Soundtrack was composed by debutant T. S. Muralidharan.[2] R. V. Udayakumar wrote lyrics for some of the songs.[3][4]

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Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Yaamirukka Bayamein"PushpavasaganVikram, Shankar Mahadevan, Tippu05:18
2."Karthigai Thirunaal"JayapalBhavatharini02:35
3."Kannae Mozhi Vendam"PushpavasaganTippu03:48
4."Kala Kalavena"R. V. UdayakumarS.P. Balasubramaniam01:36
5."Vasantha Sena"R. V. UdayakumarHarish Raghavendra, K.S. Chitra06:01
6."Madurai Jilla"PushpavasaganKarunas, A. R. Reihana03:34
7."Anjala"VaaliYugendran, Vasundhara Das, Timmy, Sriram, Ganga05:21
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Release and reception

The Hindu opined that "The story could have been powerful and the screenplay appealing if the characters were logical in their actions and the flow had not been hampered by repulsive group dances and irrelevant sequences".[5] Chennai Online wrote "'Sri' looks like an extension of ‘Nandha' with a slight change in ambience. It’s like they had gone and shot a few more scenes for the earlier film!".[6] BizHat wrote "The `rowdy` genre, which seems to be hot among film makers and actors now is once again tested here by director Pushpagavasan. However, he seems to have been influenced by films of the same genre like the Mohanlal classic Kireedam and the recent Tamizh. The only saving grace of the film is the steel strong performance of Surya as Sri, the ‘dada’ with a golden heart".[7] Cinema Today wrote "With the story itself hanging by a weak thread, its no surprise that the screenplay and characters are just drifting in and out. Poor Fans! They have only Surya's involvement with the story and the film to console themselves with".[8]

Sri remains director Pushpavasagan's only release. In 2006, he briefly worked on a project titled Uthama Puthran with Vikranth, but the film was stalled.[9]

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References

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