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Release Date:
August 1, 2008
Original Title:
குசேலன்
Alternate Titles:
Chennai King
Kathanayakudu
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Kavithalayaa Productions
Seven Arts International
Production Countries:
India
Ratings / Certifications:
IN: U
Runtime: 160
Balakrishnan and Ashok are two childhood friends who lose touch with each other. One of them goes on to become a national figure and the other, a village barber.
Art Direction:
Thotta Tharani
Choreographer:
Raghava Lawrence
DKS. Babu
Brinda
Ashok Raja
Co-Director:
P. Vimal Kumar
C. K. Arul Krishnan
Costume Designer:
Nalini Sriram
P. Selvam
Dialogue:
Sreenivasan
Marudhuri Raja
P. Vasu
Director:
P. Vasu
Director of Photography:
Arvind Krishna
Editor:
Saravana
First Assistant Director:
Udaykumar Nandanavanam
Lyricist:
Vaali
Pa. Vijay
Yugabharathi
Dr. Kirutiya
Original Music Composer:
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Playback Singer:
Shankar Mahadevan
Shreya Ghoshal
Sadhana Sargam
Hariharan
Kailash Kher
K. S. Chithra
Daler Mehndi
V. V. Prassanna
Sujatha Mohan
Producer:
C. Ashwini Dutt
Pushpa Kandaswamy
G.P. Vijayakumar
Screenplay:
P. Vasu
Sound Engineer:
V Shrihari
Sound Mixer:
H Sridhar
Story:
Sreenivasan
Stunt Coordinator:
Thalapathi Dinesh
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