Dancer | |
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Directed by | Keyaar |
Written by | Keyaar |
Produced by | Yogesh KR |
Starring | J. Kutty Robert Kaniha |
Cinematography | J. A. Robert |
Edited by | R. T. Annadurai |
Music by | Pravin Mani |
Production company | KR Infotainment Pvt. Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Dancer is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language dance film written and directed by Keyaar. The film was produced by Yogesh KR under KR Infotainment Pvt. Ltd. The film which revolves around a handicapped dancer with one leg was released on 12 January 2005.
Keyaar was inspired to direct the film with Kutty, a one legged handicapped dancer after seeing him dancing at a concert at Kamarajar auditorium.[2][3] Kutty did not appear in further films aside from By the People (2005) and Lee (2007) as he died by falling down stairs in 2007.[4]
Soundtrack was composed by Pravin Mani and lyrics were written by Pa. Vijay and Na. Muthukumar.[5]
IndiaGlitz wrote "Though Keyar has taken up a message in the movie, he seems to have made the movie interesting by adding commercial elements at right mix".[6] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "Despite a logical story line, a docu-feel does crop up now and then [...] The ideal is lofty. But the insensitivity in execution (for the most part) is disconcerting".[7] Malini Mannath wrote for Chennai Online, "Though Dancer is predictable story-telling, it's a film you would not regret watching".[8]