Kurukshetram (2006 film)

{{More plot|date=February 2025}}

Bharath and his wife Vaishnavi live in Western America with their children Subash and Sindu. Riots break out in the part of America where Bharath and his family live, during which their daughter Sindu dies in a bomb blast. After Sindu's death, Vaishnavi falls ill, so Bharath decides to shift to Chennai along with his family. Even after going to Chennai, Bharath and his family are not living happily because Bharath's friend Jack is torturing Bharath's family by blackmailing Vaishnavi. The flashback in the film reveals why Jack threatens Vaishnavi.

{{cast listing|

• Sathyaraj as Bharath
• Roja as Vaishnavi
• Vadivelu as Nondippuli
• K. M. Rajendra as Jack
• Nizhalgal Ravi as Kailash
• Thalaivasal Vijay as Westerner
• Bharathi Mani as Tambu
• Master Sachin as Subash, Bharath's son
• Hemalatha as Sindhu, Bharath's daughter
• Vennira Aadai Moorthy as a booth and restaurant owner
• S. N. Parvathy as Nondippuli's mother
• Singamuthu as Share autorickshaw driver
• Thambi Ramaiah as Head constable
• Vijay Ganesh as Police constable
• Vengal Rao as Man in a temple
• Bava Lakshmanan as Moneylender
• Halwa Vasu as Hotel waiter
• Citizen Mani as Restaurant customer
• Amirthalingam as Pandi, restaurant customer
• Bonda Mani as the owner of "Hotel Doobakoor" restaurant
• Telephone Raj as the owner of "Hotel Doobakoor" restaurant
• Ramya in a special appearance

}}

The music is composed by Isaac Thomas Kottukapally.{{Cite web |date=7 January 2021 |title=Kurukshetram |url=https://masstamilan.in/kurukshetram/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426130014/https://masstamilan.in/kurukshetram/ |archive-date=26 April 2023 |access-date=29 August 2023 |website=Masstamilan}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Track listing

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Kathadicha

| length1 =

| lyrics1 =

| extra1 =

| title2 = Kattipudi Kattipudi

| length2 =

| lyrics2 =

| extra2 =

| title3 = Maname

| length3 =

| lyrics3 =

| extra3 =

| title4 = Panipookkam

| length4 =

| lyrics4 =

| extra4 =

| title5 = Priya Priyathamma

| length5 =

| lyrics5 =

| extra5 =

}}

Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "In an effort to appease the masses and the minuscule class that craves for meaningful cinema, Jayabharathy's film ends up being neither here nor there".{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=August 18, 2006 |title=Traversing the middle path -- Kurukshetram. |url=http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/18/stories/2006081800120200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014152350/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/08/18/stories/2006081800120200.htm |archive-date=14 October 2007 |access-date=29 August 2023 |work=The Hindu}} Chennai Online wrote, "The story begins in an interesting manner but then deteriorates".{{Cite web |title=Tamil Movie Reviews |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/moviereviews/index.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060917175803/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/moviereviews/index.asp |archive-date=17 September 2006 |access-date=29 August 2023 |website=Chennai Online}} Tamil Star wrote, "Kurukshethram ends up neither as meaningful cinema nor as a commercial entertainer. It is just another opportunity lost".{{Cite web |date=Aug 28, 2006 |title=Kurukshethram. |url=http://www.tamilstar.com/news/publish/article_1957.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20061119020800/http://www.tamilstar.com/news/publish/article_1957.shtml |archive-date=2006-11-19 |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=Tamil Star}}

{{Reflist}}

• {{IMDb title}}

Category:2000s Indian films

Category:2000s Tamil-language films

Category:2006 films

Category:Films directed by Jayabharathi (director)

Category:Tamil-language Indian films

{{Improve categories|date=January 2024}}