Lucky Man | |
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Directed by | Balaji Venugopal |
Written by | Balaji Venugopal |
Produced by | T. Kishore Venkataswaroop Siddavarapu Reddy Shilpa Gaddam Reddy |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Sandeep K. Vijay |
Edited by | G. Madan |
Music by | Sean Roldan |
Production companies | Think Studios SNS Movie Production LLP |
Distributed by | Sakthi Film Factory |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Lucky Man is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Balaji Venugopal in his directorial debut. The film stars Yogi Babu, Veera and Raichal Rabecca. It was released on 1 September 2023 and received positive reviews from critics and audience. [1]
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Murugan, a down-on-his-luck real estate agent, lives with his wife, Deivanai and their son, and is struggling financially. His life changes in a positive way when he wins a car. So he considers the car his lucky charm. His life changes drastically when his car gets stolen and he tries to find it.
Production on the film took place around Chennai in late 2022, and the project was first announced to the media in February 2023. [2] The project, starring Yogi Babu and Veera, marked the directorial debut of actor Balaji Venugopal. [3] The release of the film was briefly delayed as Yogi Babu was keen to ensure that Bommai Nayagi (2023) was released first. [4]
The music was composed by Sean Roldan. [5]
Lucky Man | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 2023 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 14:06 | |||
Language | Tamil | |||
Label | Think Music | |||
Producer | Sean Roldan | |||
Sean Roldan chronology | ||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Naamadhan Raja" | Sean Roldan | Sean Roldan | 3:55 |
2. | "Thottu Thazhuvum Thendrale" | Balaji Venugopal | Savitha Sai | 3:49 |
3. | "Oru Vari Kadhai" | Balaji Venugopal, Sean Roldan | Pradeep Kumar | 3:14 |
4. | "Yedhudhaan Inga Sandhosam" | Balaji Venugopal | Sanjay Subrahmanyan | 3:08 |
Total length: | 14:06 |
The film was released on 1 September 2023 across theatres in Tamil Nadu. Bhuvanesh Chandar from The Hindu wrote "Yogi Babu shoulders a mildly entertaining drama", [6] while Logesh Balachandran from The Times of India noted "Lucky Man is not very lucky enough to win our hearts completely, despite a good premise". [7] Jayabhuvaneshwari B from Cinema Express wrote "Lucky Man is an interesting film that leaves you entertained but does not necessarily travel along with you after you leave the theatres". [8]
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