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Dancer (2005 film)

Dancer is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language dance film written and directed by Keyaar. The film was produced by Yogesh KR under KR Infotainment Pvt. Ltd. The film which revolves around a physically challenged dancer with one leg was released on 12 January 2005.

Cast

Production

Keyaar was inspired to direct the film with Kutty, a one legged handicapped dancer after seeing him dancing at a concert at Kamarajar auditorium.[2][3] Kutty did not appear in further films aside from By the People (2005) and Lee (2007) as he died by falling down stairs in 2007.[4]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Pravin Mani and lyrics were written by Pa. Vijay and Na. Muthukumar.[5]

Reception

Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "Despite a logical story line, a docu-feel does crop up now and then [...] The ideal is lofty. But the insensitivity in execution (for the most part) is disconcerting".[6] Malini Mannath wrote for Chennai Online, "Though Dancer is predictable story-telling, it's a film you would not regret watching".[7]

References

  1. ^ Dhananjayan 2014, p. 436.
  2. ^ "Dancer". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. ^ "உற்சாகமாய் ஒற்றை காலில்..!" (PDF). Kalki (in Tamil). 11 January 2004. pp. 4–6. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ "Tamil actor J Kutty passes away". Hindustan Times. 4 April 2007. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Dancer (2005)". MusicIndiaOnline. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  6. ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (14 January 2005). "Dancer". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 November 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  7. ^ Mannath, Malini (17 January 2005). "Dancer". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 15 October 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2023.

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