Lucky Man (2023 film)
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| Directed by | Balaji Venugopal |
| Written by | Balaji Venugopal |
| Produced by | T. Kishore Venkataswaroop Siddavarapu Reddy Shilpa Gaddam Reddy |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Sandeep K. Vijay |
| Edited by | G. Madan |
| Music by | Sean Roldan |
Production companies | Think Studios SNS Movie Production LLP |
| Distributed by | Sakthi Film Factory |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Lucky Man is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Balaji Venugopal in his directorial debut. The film stars Yogi Babu, Veera and Raichal Rabecca. It was released on 1 September 2023 and received positive reviews from critics and audience.[1]
Plot
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Murugan, a down-on-his-luck real estate agent, lives with his wife, Deivanai and their son, and is struggling financially. His life changes in a positive way when he wins a car. So he considers the car his lucky charm. His life changes drastically when his car gets stolen and he tries to find it.
Cast
[edit]- Yogi Babu as Murugan
- Veera as Sivakumar
- Raichal Rabecca as Deivanai
- Abdool Lee as Venkat
- Suhasini Kumaran as Aparna, Sivakumar's fiancé
- R. S. Shivaji as Formula 1 Driving School Instructor
- Jayakumar as Pa. Ramanan
- Gowtham Sundararajan as Motivational speaker
- Hello Kandasamy as Shenbagamurthy
- Rahul Thatha as Suseenthiram Subbaiyah
- Pradeep K. Vijayan as Kumaraguri
- Amit Bhargav as Amarnath Ramachandran
- Sathvick as Tamil
- Vilangu Ravi as Land buyer
- David Solomon Raja as Inspector Kamesh
- Ajith Koshy as Police inspector
- Mippu Samy as Car thief
- Rudra (dog) as Kayal
- Balaji Venugopal as RJ from Hello FM (special appearance)
Production
[edit]Production on the film took place around Chennai in late 2022, and the project was first announced to the media in February 2023.[2] The project, starring Yogi Babu and Veera, marked the directorial debut of actor Balaji Venugopal.[3] The release of the film was briefly delayed as Yogi Babu was keen to ensure that Bommai Nayagi (2023) was released first.[4]
Music
[edit]The music was composed by Sean Roldan.[5]
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| Released | 2023 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 14:06 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Think Music | |||
| Producer | Sean Roldan | |||
| Sean Roldan chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Naamadhan Raja" | Sean Roldan | Sean Roldan | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Thottu Thazhuvum Thendrale" | Balaji Venugopal | Savitha Sai | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Oru Vari Kadhai" | Balaji Venugopal, Sean Roldan | Pradeep Kumar | 3:14 |
| 4. | "Yedhudhaan Inga Sandhosam" | Balaji Venugopal | Sanjay Subrahmanyan | 3:08 |
| Total length: | 14:06 | |||
Reception
[edit]The film was released on 1 September 2023 across theatres in Tamil Nadu. Bhuvanesh Chandar from The Hindu wrote "Yogi Babu shoulders a mildly entertaining drama",[6] while Logesh Balachandran from The Times of India noted "Lucky Man is not very lucky enough to win our hearts completely, despite a good premise".[7] Jayabhuvaneshwari B from Cinema Express wrote "Lucky Man is an interesting film that leaves you entertained but does not necessarily travel along with you after you leave the theatres".[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Yogi Babu's next, directed by Balaji Venugopal, titled Lucky Man". Cinema Express. 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Yogi Babu's film with Balaji Venugopal titled 'Lucky Man'". The Times of India. 7 February 2023. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Balaji Venugopal ropes in Yogi Babu as lead". The Times of India. 18 February 2023. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Rajaraman, Kaushik (7 February 2023). "We have aimed in making Lucky Man a timeless film: Balaji Venugopal". DT Next. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Lucky Man". JioSaavn. 4 August 2023. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ Chandar, Bhuvanesh (1 September 2023). "'Lucky Man' movie review: Yogi Babu pillars a mildly entertaining drama". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Balachandran, Logesh (1 September 2023). "Lucky Man Movie Review : Lucky Man runs out of luck in the second half". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ B, Jayabhuvaneshwari (1 September 2023). "Lucky Man Movie Review: A convincing Yogi Babu and great dialogue writing elevate this simple comedy". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.