‘Chella Kutty’ is a film produced by V. Manibai under the banner of Sri Chitra Pournami Film and directed by Sahayanathan. Newcomers Dr. Tito and Mahesh are playing the lead roles in the film, while newcomers Deepiksha and Simran are playing the lead roles. Along with them, Sams, Jangiri Madhumitha, Thidiyan, Chaplin Balu, Mani, Lakshmi, Pushpada have played important roles.
Muralitharan has composed the music for the songs of the film. Renowned music composer Chilipi Pagham has composed the background music. Cinematography by Paul Livingstone and Bala Palaniappan. Omprakash designed the stunts while Bobby Antony designed the dance sequences.
The song and preview launch of the movie ‘Chella Kutty’, which is slated to hit the theaters on October 4, was held on September 30 at Prasad Lab., Chennai. Director’s Association President RV Udayakumar, Secretary Perarasu Distributors’ Association President K.Rajan, Producers’ Association Executive Committee Member and PRO Association President Vijayamurali, Actor and Journalist Bailwan Ranganathan, Distributor Jenis attended as special guests.
Speaking at the event, K. Rajan said, “I congratulate the special guests who have appeared on the stage and you who have come to congratulate me with a full heart for this film to win. The producer of this film Manibai is a wonderful brother. Sakayanathan, who directed the film, should become the best director. All the artists involved should win. Schilip who has composed the background music is a great composer.
Last week 7 movies released but none of the movies stood up to the hype. Now some small films are becoming huge hits. Let’s take pictures like banana and garuda for example. The film ‘Lapan Bandhu’ released two weeks ago has become a huge success. There are so many stories in villages. Every house has a story, and the people of Tamil Nadu are ready to accept it if it is told wonderfully without distorting our diversity. In that way, ‘Chella Kutti’ should be a good film and sweet to the people. Producer Moneyboy should win and get back the money he put in.
Crores of money given to big actors goes somewhere and never comes back to the cinema. But if small producers succeed, they make films again. So many workers’ families live. That way, producer Manibai will make the film again and again if this film succeeds. Therefore, I wish you to succeed as a producer of Moneyboy and make a film again, if Chellakutti film is like molasses for the people. Thank you.” He said.
Vijaya Murali, member of the Executive Committee of the Producers’ Association and president of the PRO Association, said, “The film industry will be good only if films like Chellakutty are successful. The first round of applause goes to directors RV Udayakumar and Pramesh, who have the ambition to attend and congratulate the shows of such films. Similarly, the media should also be appreciated for supporting such small films. Only if such films are successful, 200 films will be released every year, job opportunities will be available and new producers will come to the film industry. A request has been made on behalf of the Producers Association to the Distributors Association headed by K.Rajan sir. Accordingly, action has been taken to release small films in 9 areas including Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu. Incidents are happening where some people are giving wrong advice to the small producers during the release of the film and causing more and more losses to them. Measures have been taken to prevent them. Small film makers should take advantage of this. Chell Kutty is a huge hit and producer Moneyboy should succeed as a producer. I congratulate the artists who have participated in the film to reach great heights. Thank you.” He said.
Director’s Association president RV Udayakumar said, “Everyone says that small films should run, but if you get a theatre, it will run itself. Who is giving the theatre?, in whose hands is it?, Rajan sir has said, theater is not in the hands of the distributors, I kindly request you to appeal to whoever decides and decide. Producers’ association has defined that if it takes up to 6 crore rupees, it is a small investment film. Business is not clean for those acting in such films, what to do with a product that has no business?, to sell a product, there should be at least one shop, but if you don’t even have a shop here, how can you do business. This is the state of cinema. Present
The truth is that addictive cinema is not good.
The songs of Chell Kutty are excellent. Na Muthukumar’s lines are excellent. The song “Ponal Meke Uti..” is also excellent. Music composer Chilipi has composed background music. It is a good thing that the sculptor has traveled in this for good. Thanks to the director Yehumalai who has supported the completion of this film. Apart from that there are some other problems, some things cannot be discussed here due to culture. Producer Manibai is a good man, his timing is not right, but the film he has made is good. All the actors in the film are good and acted well. Both the heroes have acted well.
In those days, all films would run, not just small films or big films. If ten films are released on Diwali, four of them will be huge hits. Other films run for 75, 50 days. Then no film will suffer any loss. People will dissect all the images. At that time, when Shivaji films were released, films of many actors including Gemini, Jaishankar would be released, on one side Sami films would be released, fans would go there, many types of films would be released and all would be successful, such was the cinema in a special way. But the truth is that it is not at present. When I was a little boy, they used to watch a movie and then tell a story, explain the whole story of that movie, and they filmed as much as they could tell. But, can you tell the story of a film now? Even the film reviewers can’t tell the story of the film. They themselves don’t understand the story and don’t know how to tell it, they like it, they like it, see it and tell yourself. They must also be appreciated. They only think of how much they can take out of people’s pockets in the name of grandeur. They show that film in all the theaters and force people to watch only that film without letting them watch any other film.
There are so many stories, without telling it all, they watch English films and bring here the big guns used in them. Have you ever seen such weapons in our town? They decide that if they put an actor here, they can collect 400 crore rupees, they can collect 50 crore rupees, they make the film. Such films have no aesthetics, no culture. They have started deceiving people without knowing the details. Cinema does not deceive anyone, it is the cinematographers who deceive cinema. There are only a percentage of films that we are happy to say are good films. Good films are coming in Telugu and they have started making good films in Kannada cinema. Needless to say about Malayalam. Times have changed when Tamil films were the example of all language films. Tamil films do not sell dubbing rights. Telugu films dubbed in Tamil are released and become successful. No one thinks about this. Journalists in particular need to think. If the film is not good, say it is not good, if it is good, say it is good. Write why that film is not good. Only then will they not take back such films. For true artists and directors, the brain is the first to be affected. They acted so hard that day. MGR gave his life in each of his films, but today they act very casually without any difficulty. The directors are having fun directing the film. A director must know the industry completely, and in those days they directed the film by knowing that. But, today they know about the field to direct the film. When there was film, there was a restriction that only so many steps could be taken, only then would we get so much film. Because every step is money. But after the arrival of digital, they shoot the scenes as they like, shoot the scenes as seen through more than one camera and edit without seeing it completely. If this is the case, how can you get great films? So, if the actors and directors plan everything right from the beginning of the story, the producers can definitely be saved and the losses can be avoided to some extent. Apart from that, in the best story, the greatest success is sure to come when you tell the best story. It is not right to make a film without these 3 things and blame others for not getting a theater, associations not cooperating, etc.
‘Chellah Kutty’ is a simple yet brilliant film. Manibai who produced the film should be successful with this film. I wish the director, the actors and actresses who acted in the film to get it. Thank you.” He said.
Perarasu said, “The songs and the preview of the film Zella Kutty were excellent. The heroines are homely good and the heroes are good. The songs were good and the visuals of the songs were enjoyable. It’s been a long time since I saw such a romantic movie, romantic movies are always enjoyable and this cute movie is also enjoyable. Fast shooting is not a film, people need to feel what the director is trying to say. The audience should be riveted by the sad scenes, and that’s the movement. This film had that character. Director Sahayanathan directed well. The songs are special, especially the song ‘Mendhi Vidhi Ponal’, which takes me to the place of “Aval Parandhu Ponale..”, my compliments to the music composer. Congratulations to Annan Sirpi who composed the background music for the film. Vishal’s first film Chellame was a huge hit and this Chellakutty film should be a huge hit as well.
Many people here have shown a lot of fear by talking about small films, not so, small films will run. Congratulations to Udhayanidhi Stalin who will be the Deputy Chief Minister. Although he comes from an artist family, we know him first as an actor, so I congratulate him on becoming the deputy chief minister from our film industry. In the producers association, they are calling each association and as far as I am concerned, I have to talk to the deputy chief minister from the film industry about this. All cinema fans will feel pain while listening to Udayakumar sir who spoke here. In MGR’s time and in Rajini’s time, cinema was for the poor. The theater was a place where all the laborers could relieve their fatigue. On that day, the rich took pictures and the poor watched. Today only rich people go to the theater and watch movies. Theaters are not places for the poor. The prices of the goods sold there are very high. We want theaters for the poor. We should request this to the Deputy Chief Minister. Just like Jayalalitha Amma brought a restaurant for the poor to eat, the government should build a theater for the poor to watch movies. Unless this can be done, reducing ticket prices and tax cannot be done. So, I bid farewell with the request that the theater should become a place for the poor, and the government should do it, thank you.” said.,
Actor Bailwan Ranganathan said, “Two directors talked and both of them did not know some things. Kamala theater gives tickets for 100 rupees, Khasi theater sells them for 100 rupees once a week. Why not sell this every day?, think about it, talk about it. Sun Pictures, Red Giant are the companies that buy big films. Talk to the Producers Guild, Directors Guild, call the Deputy Chief Minister for that meeting, talk to them. The solution will come in three days. What is the problem here, there is a fight within. Bring on the strike, there is no need for it. There is no need for a strike, they are ready to make a film here. Actors don’t raise their salaries, producers do. Rajinikanth was getting a salary of Rs 35 thousand and then the producer increased his salary to over Rs 1 lakh. As a YouTuber, I will speak the truth, journalists do not say that a film is not good, even if they say so, the moviegoers should appreciate it, it is good for you, don’t criticize those who do it. Therefore, the allegations leveled by RV Udayakumar against journalists should be taken back. Journalists know how to critique a film, stop giving us advice and try making good films. The problem here can be resolved through dialogue. But, you don’t try to do that, because here the producers are divided into several teams. Forget division and everyone should come together and talk to the government. Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s home is cinema, he was first known as an actor by Tamil people, so invite him for talks and he will surely come.
Chell Kutty film songs and trailer are good. The protagonists are well acted. The heroines are beautiful, I think they need some training. I wish the film success, thank you.” He said.
Music composer Chilpi said, “Producer Manibai met me three months ago and asked me to compose background music. Then I saw the film and when I saw the double positive the film was good. A story has been shot very beautifully. Senthamilhan sir story and screenplay was good. More than that, this film is carried by the producer Manibai. I have watched this movie over and over again while the soundtrack was being composed, I have watched it five times in full, one for me.
The film is not boring even once, and the film has become better. Making a movie today is a big thing and in this era Moneyboy who has boldly made a film with new faces in the first film should be a huge success. I congratulate him by saying that if he wins, he will definitely do another film.” He said.
Nayagan Dr. Ritho said, “Thank you to everyone who came to congratulate us regardless of whether it was a small film or a big film. Thanks to the important producer Manibai, thanks to the director who chose me. Everyone has got a great song in the lyrics of Na. Muthukumar sir. The love song has come to be loved by people. Although this film is a love story, it has been told in a way that brings us back to our memories as a love story that takes place in the 90s. There are many good things in the film. If a woman or a man is not willing, they should be left. Love is what brings two people together in a very beautiful way in this film. I’m sure the fans will like the film, thank you.” He said.
Mahesh, another hero of the film, said, “Producer Manibai sir has made it with hard earned money. It is a great thing that we gave a chance to newcomers like us in this film. He has a great heart to put on a show for that film and put us on stage. As it is said in the movie Anbe Shivam, the mind is God. But, the film did not run for that mind. But the story of this film will be good and people will definitely like it, thank you.” He said.
The film’s heroine Simo Advani said, “We hope everyone will like the songs of Chell Kutty. Mainly thanks to producer Manibhai sir for giving me this opportunity. This movie has a great message. I am sure people will like this movie which can be watched with family.” He said.
At the end, V. Manibai, the producer of the film gave a vote of thanks and said, “Thank you to all the special guests who came to live the film and the crew. Just like you, I have come to this cinema after a lot of hard work. I started my life by carrying bundles in the Coimbatore market. I am not a very rich family boy, I have come to this place by working hard, I request you to take the little film to the people and keep me alive. Thank you.” He said.
The film ‘Chella Kutty’, which depicts the school, college life, friendship and love of the 90s born with interesting twists, will hit the theaters on October 4.