Koothan
{{Short description|2018 Tamil film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Koothan
| image = Koothan.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Venky AL
| writer = Chitraa Venky
Venky AL
Suki Murthy
| producer = Nilgiris Murugan
| starring = Raj Kumar
Nagendra Prasad
| music = Balz_G
| cinematography = T. Madasamy
| editing = Peter Bapiah
| country = India
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2018|10|11}}
| language = Tamil
}}
Koothan ({{Translation|Dancer}}) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language musical film written and directed by Venky AL. The film stars newcomers Raj Kumar and Srijita Ghosh while Nagendra Prasad plays the antagonist.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/jul/04/nagendra-prasad-turns-villain-for-koothan-1837695.html|title=Nagendra Prasad turns villain for 'Koothan'|website=The New Indian Express}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/oct/10/koothan-is-certainly-my-comeback-in-tamil-cinema-nagendra-prasad-1883341.html|title=Koothan is certainly my comeback in Tamil cinema: Nagendra Prasad|website=The New Indian Express}} Koothan released to negative reviews.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2018/oct/12/koothan-movie-review-this-dance-film-disappoints-without-missing-a-beat-1884614.html|title='Koothan' movie review: This dance film disappoints without missing a beat|work=The New Indian Express}}
Plot
Raana (Raj Kumar) is a dancer who earns his living by doing several shows. His mother (Urvashi), a junior artiste in films, is a nightmare for filmmakers, thanks to her terrible acting skills. He once happens to meet Srilakshmi (Srijita Ghosh), another dancer, at a competition held in the city, where the latter makes her presence only to settle some personal scores with Krishna (Nagendra Prasad). Raana and Srilakshmi become close eventually after meeting a couple of times.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Raj Kumar as Raana, head of the Battery Boys dance team
- Nagendra Prasad as Krishna
- Kira Narayanan as Devi, Srilakshmi's sister
- Sonal Singh as Dimple, a member of the Battery Boys dance team
- K. Bhagyaraj
- Urvashi as Kalairasi, Raana's mother
- Ashmini Balakrishnan as Apoorva, Srilakshmi's friend
- Sriranjani as Bharatanatyam teacher
- Renuka
- Manobala as Film Director
- Badava Gopi as Asian Dance Competition Host
- Junior Balaiah
- Mullai
- Kothandam
- Ramki as Judge (guest appearance)
- Kala Master as Judge (guest appearance)
}}
Music
The music for the film was composed by Balz_G.
{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Monkistha Kinkistha
| length1 = 3:54
| lyrics1 = Rokesh
| extra1 = T. Rajendar, Shenbagaraj, Shajani
| title2 = Theeradha Theedalgal
| length2 = 3:38
| lyrics2 = M. K. Balaji
| extra2 = Padmalatha, Kamalaja, M. K. Balaji
| title3 = Kadhal Kattu Merandi
| length3 = 4:00
| lyrics3 = Viveka
| extra3 = Remya Nambeesan, Hariharasudhan, Vidya Lakshmi
| title4 = Solladha Solladha
| length4 = 5:27
| lyrics4 = Viveka
| extra4 = Aishwarya, Jyothi Krishna, M. K. Balaji
| title5 = Koothanamma Koothan
| length5 = 3:30
| lyrics5 = Kabilan
| extra5 = Velmurugan
| total_length = 20:29
}}
Reception
A critic from The Times of India gave the film one-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "The film, except for a few dance movements and the performances of Rajkumar and Nagendra Prasad, is a tiresome watch".{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/koothan/movie-review/66158857.cms|title = Koothan Movie Review {1.5/5}: The film is a tiresome watch|website = The Times of India}}