''Lucky Man'' is a 1995 Indian

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film directed by

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. The film stars Karthik,

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, while

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, and Thyagu play supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1994

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film ''

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''. The film was released on 14 April 1995 and failed at the box office.

Plot

The film starts in heaven where

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's assistant

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loses the Brahma Suvadi book written by

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, and

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to administrate human birth, death, post-death punishment, and rebirth. The Brahma Suvadi falls into a city in Tamil Nadu, and Gopi, a young man, gets hold of the book and becomes rich using it. At the same time, Brahma come to know that the book is lost and orders Yama and Chitragupta to locate the book within one month. Chitragupta fears that if the book is seen by humans, chaos will happen. However, Yama assures him that only the details of the person who is viewing the same will be shown by the book. Meanwhile, Yama and Chitragupta come to Tamil Nadu to search for the book. One day, Gopi learns about his mother's death date through that book. Now, Gopi wants to save his mother and win his lover. Gopi's opponent Sivaraman, a ruthless don, wants to know Gopi's secret of success, and he plans to steal the book from Gopi by abducting his mother and lover. In the climax, Yama helps Gopi secure the book from Sivaraman and kill him. Yama also spares Gopi's mother's life for his help.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music composed by

Adithyan Adithyan (birth name Titus; 9 April 1954 – 5 December 2017) was an Indian film score and soundtrack composer. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil films apart from working in Telugu and Malayalam films. He sang several songs for his o ...

and lyrics written by

Piraisoodan Piraisoodan (6 February 1956 – 8 October 2021) was a Tamil poet and lyricist. He won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist for his songs in movies like '' Thayagam'', '' En Rasavin Manasile'' and ''Neeyum Naanum'' in 1996, 1991 a ...

. The song "Yaar Seidha Maayam" is based on " She's Always a Woman" by

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Release and reception

''Lucky Man'' was released on 14 April 1995. K. Vijiyan of ''

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'' wrote, "''Lucky Man'' stands out as a story with a difference. It has enough laughs to make a pleasant 2 1/2 hours". R. P. R. of ''

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'' wrote that, in contrast to the film's title, those going to watch the film were "unlucky men". The film failed commercially.

References

External links

* {{Pratap Pothen 1990s fantasy comedy films 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1995 films Films directed by Pratap Pothen Films scored by Adithyan Indian fantasy comedy films Tamil remakes of Telugu films Tamil-language Indian films Yama in popular culture