Moscowin Kavery
| Moscowin Kavery | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ravi Varman |
| Written by | Ravi Varman |
| Produced by | D. Ramesh Babu |
| Starring | Rahul Samantha |
| Cinematography | Ravi Varman |
| Edited by | Anthony |
| Music by | S. Thaman |
Production company | R Films |
| Distributed by | Aascar Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Moscowin Kavery (transl. Moscow's Kaveri) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by cinematographer Ravi Varman, making his directorial debut, besides handling the cinematography.[1] The film, which has lyrics written by Vairamuthu and music scored by Thaman, stars debutante Rahul and Samantha in the titular roles with Y. G. Harsha, Manikandan and Santhanam playing supporting roles. The film was released on 27 August 2010, after nearly three years of production.
Plot
[edit]Moscow and Kaveri are two IT professionals working in Chennai. Kaveri has abandoned her family in her hometown due to family disputes and the violence that followed. Moscow is an orphan who has ancestral properties in his native village. Both fall in love, buy a house and live together. Soon, they have differences of opinions and plan to part ways. Then comes Azhagan, a feared criminal on the police's wanted list. Azhagan comes across the couple's house and plans to murder them. But due to the timely intervention of the police, Azhagan is arrested and Moscow and Kaveri reunite. Kaveri also reconciles up with her estranged father and family members.
Cast
[edit]- Rahul as Moscow
- Samantha as Kaveri Thangavelu (Voice dubbed by Renuka Kathir)
- Y. G. Harsha as Azhagan
- Manikandan as Moscow's friend
- Santhanam as Devaraj
- Bava Lakshmanan as Constable
- Rohini as Dance Teacher
- Suja as an item number in "Gramam Thedi Vaada"
- Kanal Kannan as Azhagan's right hand
- Cool Suresh as Passenger
- Seeman in a guest appearance
- K. Selva Bharathy as Kaveri's father
- Saravana Subbiah as Police inspector
- Uncredited
- Deepika Parthiban as Moscow's coworker
- Minnal Deepa as Mrs. Devaraj
- Rupa Manjari special appearance in the song "Gramam Thedi Vaada"
- Ravi Varman special appearance in the song "Gramam Thedi Vaada"
- Baba Bhaskar special appearance in the "Gramam Thedi Vaada"
- R. Parthiban as narrator
Production
[edit]The film began production in 2007.[2][3] It is the film debut of Rahul Ravindran.[4] Ravi saw a modelling assignment of Samantha and quickly decided that she would be the heroine.[5]
Soundtrack
[edit]Film score and the soundtrack are composed by Thaman. Despite being Thaman's first Tamil assignment as a composer, several of his later films had released prior to Moscowin Kavery.[6] The album was released in May 2009.[7] The song "Gore Gore" was not entirely featured in the film. The tune of the song was reused in the 2009 Telugu film Kick.[8]
All lyrics are written by Vairamuthu.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nee Ondrum Azhagi" | Naveen Madhav, Rahul Nambiar | 6:28 |
| 2. | "Then Muttham" | Naresh Iyer, Suchitra | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Adhigalai Pookal" | Vardhani, Shankar Mahadevan | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Gramam Thedi Vaada" | Tippu, Ranjith, Rita | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Gore Gore" | Karthik, Suchitra | 5:13 |
| 6. | "Aanum Pennum" | Malathy Lakshman, Sayanora Philip, Priya Himesh | 5:08 |
| Total length: | 31:37 | ||
Critical reception
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A critic from Rediff.com wrote that "Moscowin Kaveri looks good. But that's about all that can be said about it".[8] The film was also reviewed by Mythily Ramachandran for Nowrunning,[9] and Sify.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ravi Varman on his Tamil directorial film, Moscowin Kaveri". Rediff.com. 26 August 2010. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "Samantha's first co-star was Rahul Ravindran!". The Times of India. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Ravi Varman directs an Oscar Films production". Cinesouth. 27 August 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ Sangeetha, P (8 September 2010). "I'm glad my work was appreciated: Rahul". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "I was the only cinematographer Kamal contacted for Dasavatharam and the rest are rumours". Behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Thaman's first film as composer was Moscowin Kavery". The Times of India. 30 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Moscowin Kaveri : Making his mark'¦". Bangalore Mirror. 22 May 2009. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ a b Srinivasan, Pavithra (27 August 2010). "Moscowin Kaveri is beautiful nonsense". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ Ramachandran, Mythily (30 August 2010). "Moscowin Kaviri Movie Review". Nowrunning. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "Moscowin Kaveri". Sify. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
