''Siddhu +2'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj, starring his son Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj and newcomer

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in lead roles. The film released on 10 December 2010 and performed averagely at the box office.

Plot

Siddharth ( Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj), the son of a school principal, runs away from his home due to failing in his higher secondary exams. He meets Pavithra (

), who has likewise failed, and the two travel to Chennai, with Siddu planning to commit suicide. They eventually fall in love and decide to start a new life. After a host of misadventures, including one where Siddu crosses paths with a brutal policeman, they discover that Pavithra has passed her exams. When she realizes that Siddu had initially tried to hide this fact from her, she runs back to her house and joins a medical course. Siddu attempts to get her back, staying in a barbershop owned by a local (

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). There, he has to contend with Pavithra's murderous father, her eccentric uncle who is determined to marry her and a Gujarati woman who falls in love with him. These elements, along with the policeman attempting to kill him in an encounter, come together in the final act to threaten Siddu and his love life. How Siddu triumphs forms the rest of story.

Cast

* Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj as Siddharth (Siddhu) *

as Pavithra * Kausha Rach as Kausha *

as Barbershop Owner * Seetha as Siddhu's mother *

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* Pragathi *

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as Siddhu's father * Anu Mohan *

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as Pavithra's father *

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as Police officer *

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as Police officer * Nellai Siva as Police officer *

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* Muthukaalai as Beggar / Godman *

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* K. Bhagyaraj (Cameo appearance) *

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Production

The film was initially titled ''Puthiya Vaarpugal'' (), but later changed to avoid the misconception that it was a remake of the 1979 film of the same name.

Soundtrack

Music is composed by Dharan, teaming up with K. Bhagyaraj for the second time following a successful collaboration in '' Parijatham'' (2006). The soundtrack album, which released on 31 October 2010, features six songs, with two of them being composed by Dharan and Babu Shankar, and another two being a remix from Bhagyaraj's ''Idhu Namma Aalu'' (1988) and "En Sogakathaiyai" from ''Thooral Ninnu Pochu''. Notably, music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja and film director Venkat Prabhu's had lent their voices for each a song. "Poove Poove" in particular became popular and a chartbuster. Lyrics were penned by Na. Muthukumar, Babu Shankar and Amudhamani.

Release

The film remained unreleased for one year, it was initially slated to release in January 2011 but eventually got preponed and released in December 2010. The film was made simultaneously in

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as ''Love in Hyderabad'', starring Kannada actress Aindrita Ray as the female lead and was directed by Mahesh Chandra. However the film did not face a theatrical release, owing to the failure of the original version.

Critical reception

''Behindwoods'' wrote:"‘Siddu +2, 1st attempt’ has a neat story icbut the heart and soul of this concept remains unexplored throughout the show". ''Sify'' wrote "the film is painfully predictable, and offers nothing original in its writing or treatment. It just doesn't work because it's hard to empathize with any of the characters and the actors fail to rise above the flawed script".

References

External links

* {{K. Bhagyaraj 2010 films 2010s Tamil-language films Films directed by K. Bhagyaraj Indian multilingual films Films scored by Dharan Kumar