Moscowin Kavery Explained

Moscowin Kavery
Director:Ravi Varman
Producer:D. Ramesh Babu
Starring:Rahul Ravindran
Samantha
Music:S. Thaman
Cinematography:Ravi Varman
Editing:Anthony
Studio:R Films
Distributor:Aascar Films
Runtime:120 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Moscowin Kavery [1] is a 2010 Tamil romantic drama film written and directed by cinematographer Ravi Varman, making his directorial debut,[2] besides handling the cinematography. The film, which has lyrics written by Vairamuthu and music scored by Thaman, stars debutante Rahul Ravindran and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead roles with Harsha Vardhan, Santhanam and Seeman playing supporting roles. This movie was released on 27 August 2010, after nearly three years of production, the film was panned by critics and was a disaster commercially.

Plot

Moscow (Rahul Ravindran) and Kaveri (Samantha Ruth Prabhu) are two IT professionals working in Chennai. Kaveri has abandoned her family in her hometown due to family disputes and the violence that followed. Moscow is an orphan who has ancestral properties in his native village. Both fall in love, buy a house and live together. Soon, they have differences of opinions and plan to part ways. Then comes Azhagan (Harsha Vardhan), a most feared criminal on the police's wanted list. Azhagan comes across the couple's house and plans to murder them. But due to the timely intervention of the police, Azhagan is arrested and Moscow and Kaveri reunite. Kaveri also reconciles up with her estranged father (K. Selva Bharathy) and family members.

Production

The film began production in 2007.[3] Ravi saw some modelling photos of Samantha and quickly said that she would be the heroine of the movie. He also signed Rahul Ravindran as hero of the film.[4]

Soundtrack

Moscowin Kavery
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Thaman
Released:15 May 2009
Recorded:2007–2008
Genre:Soundtrack
Length:31:37
Label:Sony Music
Producer:Thaman
Prev Title:Kick
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:Anjaneyulu
Next Year:2009

Film score and the soundtrack are composed by Thaman. Despite being Thaman's first Tamil assignment as a composer, several of his later films had released prior to the release of Moscowin Kavery.[5] The album was released in May 2009.[6] The tune of the song "Gore Gore" was reused in the 2009 Telugu movie Kick.[7]

All lyrics written by Vairamuthu.

Reception

A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Moscowin Kaveri looks good. But that's about all that can be said about it".[8] A critic from Behindwoods wrote that "The major plus point in the film is its short duration (100 minutes) and thankfully the ordeal comes to an end soon".[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ravi Varman on his Tamil directorial film, Moscowin Kaveri – Rediff.com Movies. 2010-08-26. Movies.rediff.com. 2012-08-04.
  2. Web site: Ravivarman ready for 'Moscowin Kaveri'. https://web.archive.org/web/20100806032352/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/59150.html . dead . 6 August 2010 . IndiaGlitz . 2010-08-05 . 2012-08-04.
  3. Web site: Samantha's first co-star was Rahul Ravindran!. 6 February 2015. The Times of India.
  4. Web site: MOSCOWIN KAVERI IS STILL FRESH AND CHARMING. 11 August 2010. Behindwoods.
  5. Web site: Thaman's first film as composer was Moscowin Kavery. 30 September 2014.
  6. Web site: Moscowin Kaveri : Making his mark'¦. 22 May 2009. Bangalore Mirror.
  7. Web site: Moscowin Kaveri is beautiful nonsense. Rediff. Srinivasan. Pavithra. 27 August 2010.
  8. Web site: Moscowin Kaveri is beautiful nonsense. Rediff.com. 27 August 2010.
  9. Web site: MOSCOWIN KAVERI MOVIE REVIEW. Behindwoods.