Vandicholai Chinraasu

Vandicholai Chinraasu
Directed by	Manoj Kumar
Produced by	Thirupur Mani
Written by	Manoj Kumar Sivaram Gandhi (dialogues)
Starring	Sathyaraj Sukanya Goundamani
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Cinematography	Lakshmi Balan
Edited by	M. N. Raja
Production company	Vivekananda Films
Distributed by	Vivekananda Films
Release dates	15 April 1994 (1994-04-15)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Vandicholai Chinraasu is a 1994 Tamil film directed by Manoj Kumar. This remains the only Sathyaraj movie as hero where A. R. Rahman composed the music. It was released on Tamil New Year Day. The film received mixed reviews from the box office.

Cast

• Sathyaraj
• Sukanya
• Sivaranjani
• Goundamani

Story

The title of the story is the name of the hero Sathyaraj (Chinnrasu) and Vandicholai is the name of the town where he lives with his father (Delhi Ganesh) and sister. Delhi Ganesh works in the forest office as a driver. Chinnrasu has an aim to become a district forest officer. Due to some problem Delhi Ganesh gets a transfer order and the family shifts in Vandicholai town. The first plot of the movie Showcases the current situation of Chinnrasu. The movie starts from a scene where Chinnrasu is in the jail and will be hanged till death in a couple of month. Hearing this Sathyaraj remembers his past life and how he gets such a punishment.

Critical Reception

The film received mixed reviews from the critics and had a below average run at the box office. The soundtrack however was praised and fetched good reviews. The song - Barota became very popular in all the military hotels.

Soundtrack

Vandicholai Chinraasu
Film score by A. R. Rahman
Released	1994
Recorded	Panchathan Record Inn
Genre	Film soundtrack
Label	AVM Audio Pyramid Aditya Music
A. R. Rahman chronology
Thiruda Thiruda (1993)Thiruda Thiruda1993 Vandicholai Chinraasu (1994) Super Police (1994)Super Police1994

All music composed by A. R. Rahman.

Tamil Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Senthamizh Naatu Thamizhachiye"	Vairamuthu	Shahul Hameed	4:17
2.	"Chitthirai Nilavu"	Vairamuthu	Jayachandran, Minmini	4:51
3.	"Kaatu Panamaram Pola"	Vairamuthu	Swarnalatha & Malgudi Subha	5:01
4.	"Idhu Sugam"	Vairamuthu	Vani Jayaram & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:31
5.	"Barota Barota"	N. A. Kamarasan	S. Janaki & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:34

Telugu (Bobili Paparayudu)

The soundtrack was also released in Telugu as Bobili Paparayudu. Lyrics were by Vennelekanti.

All music composed by A. R. Rahman.

Telugu Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Achu Telugu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:17
2.	"Sukham Sukham"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujata	4:51
3.	"Oh Mudhu Mama"	Swarnalatha, Malgudi Subha	5:01
4.	"Tharaka Cheluvu"	Swarnalatha, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:31
5.	"Singaraaya Konda"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Malgudi Subha	4:34

External links

• Vandicholai Chinraasu at IMDb