Time (1999 film) explained

Time
Director:Geetha Krishna
Producer:Vaddi Veerabadhra Rao
Starring:Prabhu Deva
Simran
Radhika Chaudhari
Editing:Suresh Urs
Cinematography:M. V. Panneerselvam
Music:Ilaiyaraaja
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Time is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Geetha Krishna. The film stars Prabhu Deva, Simran and Radhika Chaudhari. It was released on 3 December 1999.[1]

Production

The film marked the directorial debut of Geetha Krishna in Tamil, and began as a quadrilingual venture in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam. Prashanth was initially announced as the hero in the film as early as November 1997 when the film's launch took place. Prashanth started working for the film in Kodaikanal during October 1998 but later backed out, while Ajith Kumar also refused the film due to lack of time. After several delays, Prabhu Deva was subsequently selected to play the lead role and the film was shot only in Tamil.[2] [3] Two debutant actresses were announced to portray the lead female roles, Menaka Senail and Radhika Chaudhari, though the former was later replaced by Simran. Model Bobbu Poonai made his acting debut as the antagonist.[4]

Music

The songs were composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics were written by Palani Bharathi.[5] To compose the songs, Ilaiyaraaja and Geetha Krishna went on a recce to Maldives and had longlisted thirty songs for the film, before picking six.[6] [7] For the Telugu version, the lyrics were written by Veturi and Vanamali. The song "Kadhal Neethana" later used as a background score in the 2022 film Love Today.[8]

Song Singers Length
"Kadhal Neethana" 05:01
"Muthu Nilave" 05:50
"Naan Thanga Roja" 05:10
"Ninachapadi" 05:42
"Niram Pirithu" Sujatha 05:16
"Thavikkiren Thavikkiren" 05:11

Reception

Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "Two aspects of Time stand out – Ilaiyaraja's re-recording and M. V. Paneer's camera work. As for the rest, there isn't much to be said".[9] K. N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote the film has shades of Kadhal Kottai (1996), but "the story gets a little muddled in the end".[10] Chennai Online wrote "The locales are exotic, the frames beautiful and the costume colourful. But what the film lacks is cohesive narration".[11] Regarding the Telugu version, Grdiddaluru Gopalrao of Zamin Ryot wrote that this is not a typical love story and also praised the music and cinematography.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: டைம் / Time (1999) . live . https://archive.today/20231115195814/https://screen4screen.com/movies/time . 15 November 2023 . 27 July 2023 . Screen 4 Screen.
  2. Web site: Rajitha . 28 October 1998 . Prashant makes his point . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211206182255/https://m.rediff.com/movies/1998/oct/28ss.htm . 6 December 2021 . 2 December 2021 . Rediff.com.
  3. Web site: Potti Tamil Movie News (Films in Production in 1999) . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20110609010134/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/News/99/January/pnews_151836.html . 9 June 2011 . 13 November 2011 . Indolink.
  4. Web site: 4 December 1998 . On the sets . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080302001827/http://www.screenindia.com:80/old/dec4/south.htm . 2 March 2008 . 2 December 2021 . Screen.
  5. Web site: Time (1999) . https://archive.today/20230727075515/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/time-songs-T0000001 . 27 July 2023 . 2 December 2021 . Raaga.com.
  6. Web site: Rajitha . 10 November 1998 . An embarrassment of musical riches . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180325145635/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/nov/10ss.htm . 25 March 2018 . 2 December 2021 . Rediff.com.
  7. Web site: 12/14 – An embarrassment of Ilayaraja . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20000303020833/http://tamilmovies.com/news/pages/19.html . 3 March 2000 . 27 July 2023 . Tamil Movie Online.
  8. Web site: Madhu . Vignesh . 5 November 2022 . Love Today review: A rollicking new-age entertainer . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221120161324/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2022/nov/05/love-today-review-a-rollicking-new-age-entertainer-2514997.html . 20 November 2022 . 28 August 2024 . . en.
  9. News: Rangarajan . Malathi . 10 December 1999 . Cinema: Time \ Unnarugae Naanirunthal . . dead . 27 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010216174043/http://www.indiaserver.com/thehindu/1999/12/10/stories/09100222.htm . 16 February 2001.
  10. News: Vijiyan . K. N. . 18 December 1999 . Clarity missing in 'Time' . 27 July 2023 . . Reel Stuff 4 . . 27 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230727080559/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9k1OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=axQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4493,5316325 . live .
  11. Web site: Time . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030710145247/http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov11.asp . 10 July 2003 . 2 October 2024 . Chennai Online.
  12. News: Gopalrao . Griddaluru . 31 December 1999 . "టైమ్" చిత్రానికి కలిసిరాని టైమ్ . Time is an integral part of the film . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160913111231/http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1999/Dec/31-dec-1999.pdf . 13 September 2016 . 1 September 2022 . . 9 . te.

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