Kodeeswaran - A Poor Li'l Rich Man

When I talked in my profile box about "mostly unimportant things on my mind", this post is kinda what I was talking about :-)

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[Pic Courtesy Dinakaran]

The above picture is from a movie titled Kaadhalar Kondaattam and the guy there is Ebi Kunjumon, the son of producer Kunjumon, quite probably the man with most-punned name in Tamil cinema. Ebi was actually supposed to debut a long time ago in a movie titled Kodeeswaran and seeing this pic reminded me of that movie. That movie never saw the light of day and to this day, I'm not sure why.

Consider these facts... The movie's heroine was Simran, the most sought-after heroine of the day. The movie had a much-hyped one-song appearance by Karisma Kapoor, a top Bollywood heroine at that time. The movie's soundtrack, filled with catchy numbers appealing to the youth, was successfully released and was a hit. The movie's producer was, naturally, Kunjumon, the man behind movies like Gentleman, who would've had the money and clout to bring it to the screen.

I still remember my friend SS, who was big a movie buff as me, and me enjoying the songs and waiting for the movie's release. But the day never came. But knowing Tamil cinema, if Kaadhalar Kondaattam is a hit, Kodeeswaran will probably be dusted off the shelves and released with Ebi's name prominently displayed!