David Uncle Explained

David Uncle
Director:Guna
Producer:L. Vasu
K. Rajpreeth
Cinematography:K. Rajpreeth
Editing:M. N. Raja
Music:Adithyan
Studio:Aarthi International
Runtime:130 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

David Uncle is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language film directed Guna. The film stars Anandaraj, Siva, Sivaranjani, Rekha and Sridevi Vijaykumar. It was released on 25 September 1992.[1]

Plot

The story begins with the minister Deivanayagam and his son who debated. Deivanayagam's son came with his wife Malathi and new-born daughter Devi, he believed that his father changed. On the other hand, Deivanayagam wanted his son back, leaving his wife and daughter but his son refused. Meanwhile, Deivanayagam's assistant Arumugam killed Deivanayagam in front of his son and Arumugam put the blame on him. Deivanayagam's son was arrested and then the new-born daughter was handed over to a beggar by Arumugam.

A few years later, Arumugam becomes a corrupt minister. He has a daughter Selvi who is in love with the poor man Raja. Regarding Malathi, she takes up a job as a teacher while Devi, who was forced to beg, is saved by the pickpocket David. In the past, the same Arumugam killed David's father Anthony and mother, he was separated from his sister Mary. Later, David becomes a good man and works hard to feed Devi. Finally, Malathi finds her daughter Devi and David finds his sister Mary who is in fact Selvi. Arumugam is determined to separate Raja and Selvi. David rescues the young lovers against the heartless Arumugam.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Adithyan.[2] [3]

Song Singer(s) Lyrics Duration
"Azhage Poovil Seithano" Kalidasan 5:16
"Devan Sabaiyinil" Piraisoodan4:45
"Neeyum Thirudan" Kalidasan 3:59
"Thattungadi" Piraisoodan 4:38
"Thottutta" Kadhal Mathi 4:15
"Vayya Soodu Yerudhu"Piraisoodan 4:25

Reception

Malini Mannath of The Indian Express said the film "never really takes off", criticising the screenplay as "loosely structured" and felt Rajeev was wasted; only Sridevi "steals the show".[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: david uncle (1992) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061029135813/http://cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=david%20uncle . 29 October 2006 . 2014-03-17 . Cinesouth.
  2. Web site: David Uncle (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP . live . https://archive.today/20240221061158/https://music.apple.com/us/album/david-uncle-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1491462089 . 21 February 2024 . 21 February 2024 . Apple Music.
  3. Web site: David Uncle – Oru Vazhi Paathai Tamil Film Audio cd . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240221063046/https://banumass.com/product/tamil-audio-cds/tamil-audio-cd-tamil-audio-cd/david-uncle-oru-vazhi-paathai-tamil-film-audio-cd/ . 21 February 2024 . 21 February 2024 . Banumass . en-US.
  4. News: Mannath . Malini . 1992-09-25 . Grounded inaction . 2014-03-17 . . 7 . Google News Archive.