Campus (film)

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Campus
Directed bySharvi
Written bySharvi
Ariff
Surya Balan (dialogues)
Produced byPeeran
Ariff
Starring
  • Sajith Raj
  • Nitesh
  • Divya Dwivedi
  • Sheetal Shah
CinematographyR. Selva
Edited byB. S. Vasu
Saleem
Music byRajneesh
Production
company
Dreamland Movies
Release date
  • 27 February 2004 (2004-02-27)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Campus is a 2004 Tamil language teen film directed by Sharvi, who had previously directed the Malayalam film Gaandhiyan (1999). The film stars newcomers Sajith Raj, Nitesh, Divya Dwivedi and Sheetal Shah, with Sukanya, Anandaraj, Rajan P. Dev, Devan, Manobala, Babu Antony and Vijayan playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Peeran and Ariff, was released on 27 February 2004.

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Plot

The storyline revolves around the campus of Model Arts College who had a good reputation in the past. Now, mob violence, eve teasing, vandalism and scantily dressed girls are the norm in the campus as inter-gang rivalry finds expression. Sathya and Rockey are the college leaders, they hate each other.

The college administrator R. K. Devaraj and the corrupt minister Sathyaseelan are planning to demolish the college. Sathyaseelan wants to build a powerhouse at that place and makes a profit, but the students have a different opinion and want to save the college. The professor Priya, with a couple of good students, tries to bring back a good reputation to the college. The college student Sheetal has even beaten a college record in an inter-college sports competition. The reputation of the college then has gradually changed, even Sajith Raj and Nitesh have become friends.

Thereafter, Sathyaseelan sends the police and the goons to kick out the students from the college. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

The college scenes were shot at Church Park School. [1]

Soundtrack

Campus
Soundtrack album by
Rajneesh
Released2004
Recorded2004
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length29:02
Producer Rajneesh

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Rajneesh. The soundtrack, released in 2004, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by P. Vijay, Snehan, Kalaikumar and Viveka. [2] [3] Two songs were shot in Seoul. [4]

TrackSongSinger(s)Duration
1"Cola Cola" Yugendran, Srilekha Parthasarathy 5:03
2"Kunguma Poove"Yugendran5:17
3"Ini Oru Vidhi" Tippu, Timmy3:50
4"Orange Poove" Karthik, Mathangi Jagdish 5:55
5"Ahimsaidhaan"Tippu3:52
6"Thodaa Thodaa"Tippu5:05

Reception

Sify said, "The film directed by Sharvi is a fluffy entertainer with routine song ‘n’ dance sequences with a wafer-thin plot that is predictable and targeted at the youth". [4] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online opined that "It's Sharvi's (he's directed some Malayalam films) debut film in Tamil, and he would have done better to concentrate on his script, focusing on what exactly he wanted to convey". [5]

Sajith Raj later signed on to play the lead role in Kalakkal, but the film eventually did not release. [6]

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