Housefull (1999 film)

Housefull is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written and directed by R. Parthiepan. The film stars himself along with Vikram, Roja and Suvalakshmi. The film was produced by Parthiban's children under Bioscope Film Framers. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[1] The film has won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil at 46th National Film Awards[2]

Housefull
Directed byR. Parthiban
Written byR. Parthiban
Produced by
StarringR. Parthiban
Vikram
Roja
Suvalakshmi
Aishwarya
CinematographyM. V. Panneerselvam
Edited byM. N. Raja
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Release date
  • 15 January 1999 (1999-01-15)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Parthiban plays Ayya, a respected man who runs a cinema theatre. The story begins when bombs are placed inside the theatre during a movie. Surya and Rattan play police officers who want to defuse the bombs without letting the audience know. Vikram plays a man inside the theatre, and Suvalakshmi the woman outside who loves him.

Ayya's ex-wife (played by Jayanti) does not help when she makes a tear-filled request to him to evacuate the theatre, against the police's advice. By the time Ayya makes a decision, however, Suvalakshmi has snuck in and warned Vikram; others, hearing her words, begin to run out of the theatre. Panic ensues as everyone makes a mad dash for the door.

Ayya helps the audience to get out of the theatre without caring for his own life. Finally when everyone is evacuated, Ayya also comes out of the theatre. Suddenly, the sound of a baby cry is heard inside the theatre. Ayya rushes into the theatre with the hope of saving the baby but the sound is just a scene in the movie that was actually getting played. The bomb explodes and Ayya is dead.

Cast

Production

Parthiban revealed that he made this film without written script. Every thing from dialogues, shots, etc., are done on the day of the shooting at shooting site. He said this during an interview with Baradwaj Rangan.[3]

Soundtrack

1. En Guruvum - Chorus

2. Gypsey Song - Chorus

3. Indru Engal - Chorus

4. Unnai Thedi - Bhavatharini

Reception

K. N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times opined that "Catch this film if you are looking for a story with a difference".[4] A critic from Deccan Herald wrote "Housefull is awfully silly, and seems to serve no other purpose than to show Parthiban, as being capable of political authority".[5] Kalki praised Parthiban for attempting a Speed kind of thriller in Tamil.[6]

References
  1. "Jointscene : Tamil Movie House Full, Parthepan (Hero), Roja (Heroine), Suvalakshmi (Heroine)". Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  2. "46th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. Rangan, Baradwaj (25 June 2019). R. Parthiban Interview With Baradwaj Rangan | Face 2 Face (in Tamil). Film Companion South. Event occurs at 11:16. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. Vijiyan, K.N. (20 February 1999). "Not your typical masala-type fare". New Straits Times. p. 36. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  5. Lavanya (28 February 1999). "Housefull". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  6. "ஹவுஸ்ஃபுல்". Kalki (in Tamil). 31 January 1999. pp. 64–65. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
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