{{Short description|2004 Indian film by Ramana}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Sullan | image = Sullan poster.jpg | caption = Poster | director = Ramana | writer = Ramana | starring = Dhanush<br />Sindhu Tolani<br />Manivannan<br />Pasupathy | producer = Salem Chandrasekharan | music = Vidyasagar | editing = Suresh Urs | cinematography = N. Raghav | studio = Sri Saravanaa Creations | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2004|07|23}} | runtime = 140 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil }}
'''''Sullan''''' (spelt '''''Sulaan''''' onscreen)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9DmIv-cBkI|title=Manivannan visits to Dhanush’s Class Room | Sulaan Movie Scene | Pasupathy | KTV|date=22 December 2024|via=YouTube}}</ref> is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Ramana. The film stars Dhanush in the main lead role along with Sindhu Tolani, Manivannan, Pasupathy and Easwari Rao among others. It was released on 23 July 2004 and became a commercial failure.
==Plot== Subramani, known as Sullan among his friends, is the son of Mani, a corporation garbage lorry driver. A first-year college student, his only objective in life is to have fun with his friends. He falls in love with Kavya. Soori is a moneylender who charges atrocious rates and then goes after those who fail to pay him back. When Soori's actions start to affect his family and friends, Sullan strikes back.
==Cast== {{Cast listing| *Dhanush as Subramani (Sullan) *Sindhu Tolani as Kavya *Manivannan as Mani, Sullan's father *Pasupathy as Soori *Easwari Rao as Karpagam, Sullan’s elder sister *Delhi Ganesh *Bava Lakshmanan *Vasu Vikram *Kalairani *Thennavan *Muthukaalai *Besant Ravi *Sanghavi as Lakshmi Mani (special appearance) }}
==Production== This was the first film produced by Salem A. Chandrasekhar who previously worked as distributor.<ref name="sul" /> The song "Yaaro Nee" was shot at Christ Church Gardens at Australia while the song "Kavithai Iravu" was shot at Auckland.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 June 2004 |title=Sullan songs in Australia, New Zealand. |url=http://www.tamilstar.com/news/publish/realtalk.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040605223703/http://www.tamilstar.com/news/publish/realtalk.shtml |archive-date=5 June 2004 |access-date=20 February 2024 |website=Tamil Star}}</ref> A fight scene featuring Dhanush and Pasupathi fighting by hanging upside down was shot at Campa Cola Grounds.<ref name="sul">{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=5 June 2004 |title=Sullan |url=http://chennaionline.com/film/onlocation/sullan.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041205012400/http://chennaionline.com/film/onlocation/sullan.asp |archive-date=5 December 2004 |access-date=12 July 2024 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref>
==Soundtrack== The soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sullan (2004) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/sullan-songs-T0000628 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240220060922/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/sullan-songs-T0000628 |archive-date=20 February 2024 |access-date=20 February 2024 |website=Raaga.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sullan (2004) |url=https://mio.to/album/Sullan+%282004%29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101185448/http://mio.to/album/Sullan+%282004%29 |archive-date=1 January 2015 |access-date=10 March 2019 |website=MusicIndiaOnline}}</ref> The song "Kavidhai Iravu" is partially based a keyboard interlude from the song "Nuvve Naa Swasa" from ''Okariki Okaru''.
{|class="wikitable" width="50%" ! Song title !! Singers !! Lyrics |- | "Kavidhai Iravu" || K. S. Chitra, Karthik || Yugabharathi |- | "Sandakozhi" || Shankar Mahadevan, Tippu || Na. Muthukumar |- | "Yaaro Nee" || Hariharan, Sujatha Mohan || Kabilan |- | "Adho Varaa" || Harini, Pushpavanam Kuppusamy || Pa. Vijay |- | "Kilu Kiluppana" || Adnan Sami, Premji Amaran, Pop Shalini || Pa. Vijay |- | "Siragu Mulaitha || Madhu Balakrishnan ||Arivumathi |- |"Kilu Kiluppana 2" |Karthik, Premji Amaran, Pop Shalini |Pa. Vijay |}
==Critical reception== ''Sify'' wrote "Ramana's narrative and script are absurd and his attempt to make Dhanush a superstar material has failed miserably. Sullan is all sound and no fury".<ref name="sify">{{Cite web |date=24 July 2004 |title=An attempt by Dhanush to do a superstar act |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/sullan-review-tamil-pclv4Piijhgif.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612150506/http://www.sify.com/movies/sullan-review-tamil-pclv4Piijhgif.html |archive-date=12 June 2018 |access-date=28 March 2021 |website=Sify}}</ref> Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' wrote "Director Ramana, who gave a success with his debut film 'Thirumalai', seems to lose control over his script, characters and artistes from the early scenes itself. The whole scenario being crass and loud, subtlety seems to be the last thing on the director's mind."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=6 Aug 2004 |title=Sullan |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/tammov357.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051203131057/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/tammov357.asp |archive-date=3 December 2005 |access-date=12 January 2022 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref> A critic from ''The Hindu'' wrote that "Just because the role of a college goer from a lower middle class family suits Dhanush to a T, he should not be made to repeat the socio-economic scenario in film after film".<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 July 2004 |title=Sullaan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/sullaan/article28576835.ece |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220034856/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/sullaan/article28576835.ece |archive-date=20 December 2019 |access-date=22 April 2022 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> Visual Dasan of ''Kalki'' criticised the characters of hero, heroine and villain behaving like hyper active patients, concluding the film had no story or whatsoever.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=தாசன் |first=விஷுவல் |date=8 August 2004 |title=சுள்ளான் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2004-08-08/page/16/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240220060613/https://archive.org/details/kalki2004-08-08/page/16/mode/2up |archive-date=2024-02-20 |access-date=17 January 2023 |magazine=Kalki |page=16 |language=Ta |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> ''Deccan Herald'' wrote "The director tries to project Dhanush as a super-man but with movies like Spider-man hitting the screen, Sullan pales in comparison".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/aug012004/mr4.asp|date=1 August 2004|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=22 March 2025|title=Sullan|first=G.|last=Ulaganathan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041231152859/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/aug012004/mr4.asp|archive-date=31 December 2004}}</ref>
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Category:2004 Indian films Category:2000s masala films Category:2004 Tamil-language films Category:2004 action films Category:2004 films Category:Films scored by Vidyasagar (composer) Category:Indian action films Category:Tamil films remade in other languages