Indhu

Indhu is a 1994 Tamil language film directed by Pavithran and produced by N. A. Sudhakar and K. P. Unnikrishnan. The film featured Prabhu Deva, appearing in his first leading role, alongside Roja, while Sarathkumar and Kushboo play supporting roles. The film opened in April 1994 and became a commercial success. Owing to the success, the film was dubbed and released in Hindi as Aaj Ka Romeo.^[1]

Cast

• Prabhu Deva as Pattasu
• Roja as Indhu
• Sarath Kumar as Kaasi (guest appearance)
• Sukran as Antony Felix Peter
• Jawahar as Sottai
• Rajkumar as Pazhani
• Ponnambalam as Veeraiyan
• Sandhya as Jameela
• Kumarimuthu
• Oru Viral Krishna Rao
• Mannangatti Subramaniam
• Ennatha Kannaiya
• Kalidoss
• Kushboo in a Special appearance

Production

The film marked Prabhu Deva's debut as an actor in the leading role, after he appeared in several films in the early 1990s as a dancer.

Release

The film received mixed reviews from critics but became a commercially successful venture at the box office. It was reported that Pavithran was considering making a film titled Mookkuthi Kaasi featuring Sarath Kumar's character from Indhu, and the project started in 1996.^[2] However Sarath Kumar was ousted from the project soon after and replaced by Bhaskar Raj, who had appeared in Nethaji. The film, which also featured Kushboo and Roja, was later shelved and unreleased.^[3]

The film's release in Malaysia was marred by heavy censorship, with several fight scenes omitted.^[4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film composed by Deva, was well received by the audience. During the audio release of Mattuthavani (2010), Deva paid tribute to director Pavithran for giving him the opportunity to score the music for his earlier films like Indhu.^[5] The lyrics written by Vaali.

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