Lucky Man (film)

Lucky Man is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language fantasy comedy film directed by Pratap Pothen. The film stars Karthik, Goundamani, Senthil, and Sanghavi, while Manjula Vijayakumar, Radha Ravi, Vinu Chakravarthy, and Thyagu play supporting roles. The music was composed by Adithyan with cinematography by Aravind Kamalanathan. The film released on 14 April 1995. It is a remake of the 1994 Telugu film Yamaleela.[1]

This article is about the 1995 Indian film. For the 1930 American film, see A Lucky Man.

Lucky Man
Directed byPratap Pothen
Written byRajagopalan (dialogues)
Screenplay byPratap Pothen
Story byS. V. Krishna Reddy
Produced byK. Prashath
Starring
CinematographyAravind Kamalanathan
Edited by
Music byAdithyan
Production
company
Prashath Art Films
Release date
14 April 1995
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Film start in heaven, Where Chitragupta, Yama Rajan's assistant lose brahma suvadi book written by Lord Shiva, Vishnu and Bramha to administrate Human Birth, death, after death punishment and rebirth. The brahma suvadi falls into a city in Tamil Nadu and Gopi, a young man, gets a hold of the book and get rich using the same book. At the same time, Lord Brahma come to know that book is lose, he orders Yama Rajan and her assistant to locate the book within one month. Chitragupta fears that if the book is seen by the human beings, chaos will happen. However, Yama assures him that only the details of the person who is viewing the same will be shown by the book. Meanwhile, Yama Rajan and Chitragupta come to Tamil Nadu to search the book. One day, Gopi learns about the date of death of his mother through that book. Now, Gopi wants to save his mother and win his lover. Gopi's opponent Sivaraman a ruthless don wanted to know Gopi's secret of success, and he plans to steal the book from Gopi by abducting his mother and lover. At climax, Yama Raja help gopi and secure book from sivaram and kill him. And also Yama Rajan spare Gopi mother life for his help.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music composed by Adithyan and lyrics written by Piraisoodan.[4]

Track list
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ammama 1000"Adithyan, Mano 
2."Akum Bakum"Suresh Peters, Sujatha 
3."Ammamma Anandham"Adityan, K. S. Chithra 
4."Yama Dharmaraja"SPB, Chithra 
5."Pallana party"Adithyan, Sangeethaa-Sangeetha Sajith 
6."Yaar Seidha Mayam"SPB, Sangeethaa-Sangeetha Sajith 

Reception

K. Vijiyin of New Straits Times wrote, "Lucky Man stands out as a story with a difference. It has enough laughs to make a pleasant 2 1/2 hours".[1] T. K. Balaji of Indolink wrote, "this Pratap Pothen directed comedy manages to hold your interest for a while, before turning into a predictable chaotic mess from which there is no escape".[3] RPR of Kalki wrote that, in contrast to the film's title, those going to watch the film were "unlucky men".[5] The film failed commercially.[6]

References
  1. Vijiyin, K. (6 May 1995). "When the gods tangle with mortals". New Straits Times. p. 28. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. Mohan, Ashutosh (24 March 2020). "Top 10 Tamil Films Where Senthil Got The Better Of Goundamani". Film Companion. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  3. "Lucky Man". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ஆர்.பி.ஆர். (30 April 1995). "லக்கிமேன்". Kalki (in Tamil). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  5. Sundaram, Nandhu (1 December 2020). "'Baasha' to 'Sathi Leelavathi': Why 1995 is an unforgettable year for Tamil cinema fans". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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