Lucky Man (2023 film)

Lucky Man
Lucky Man
Soundtrack album by Sean Roldan
Released	2023
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	14:06
Language	Tamil
Label	Think Music
Producer	Sean Roldan
Sean Roldan chronology

Lucky Man
Lucky Man
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Balaji Venugopal
Written by	Balaji Venugopal
Produced by	T. Kishore; Venkataswaroop Siddavarapu Reddy; Shilpa Gaddam Reddy
Starring	Yogi Babu; Veera; Raichal Rabecca;
Cinematography	Sandeep K. Vijay
Edited by	G. Madan
Music by	Sean Roldan
Production; companies	Think Studios; SNS Movie Production LLP
Distributed by	Sakthi Film Factory
Release date	1 September 2023;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Lucky Man is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Balaji Venugopal in his directorial debut. The film stars Yogi Babu, Veera and Raichal Rabecca. It was released on 1 September 2023 and received positive reviews from critics and audience.^[1]

Plot

Murugan, a down-on-his-luck real estate agent, lives with his wife, Deivanai and their son, and is struggling financially. His life changes in a positive way when he wins a car. So he considers the car his lucky charm. His life changes drastically when his car gets stolen and he tries to find it.

Cast

Yogi Babu as Murugan
Veera as Sivakumar
Raichal Rabecca as Deivanai
Abdool Lee as Venkat
Suhasini Kumaran as Aparna, Sivakumar's fiancé
R. S. Shivaji as Formula 1 Driving School Instructor
Jayakumar as Pa. Ramanan
Gowtham Sundararajan as Motivational speaker
Hello Kandasamy as Shenbagamurthy
Rahul Thatha as Suseenthiram Subbaiyah
Pradeep K Vijayan as Kumaraguru
Amit Bhargav as Amarnath Ramachandran
Sathvick as Tamil
Vilangu Ravi as Land buyer
David Solomon Raja as Inspector Kamesh
Ajith Koshy as Police inspector
Mippu Samy as Car thief
Rudra (dog) as Kayal
Balaji Venugopal as RJ from Hello FM (special appearance)

Production

Production on the film took place around Chennai in late 2022, and the project was first announced to the media in February 2023.^[2] The project, starring Yogi Babu and Veera, marked the directorial debut of actor Balaji Venugopal.^[3] The release of the film was briefly delayed as Yogi Babu was keen to ensure that Bommai Nayagi (2023) was released first.^[4]

Music

The music was composed by Sean Roldan.^[5]

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Naamadhan Raja"	Sean Roldan	Sean Roldan	3:55
2.	"Thottu Thazhuvum Thendrale"	Balaji Venugopal	Savitha Sai	3:49
3.	"Oru Vari Kadhai"	Balaji Venugopal, Sean Roldan	Pradeep Kumar	3:14
4.	"Yedhudhaan Inga Sandhosam"	Balaji Venugopal	Sanjay Subrahmanyan	3:08
Total length:				14:06

Reception

The film was released on 1 September 2023 across theatres in Tamil Nadu. Bhuvanesh Chandar from The Hindu wrote "Yogi Babu shoulders a mildly entertaining drama",^[6] while Logesh Balachandran from The Times of India noted "Lucky Man is not very lucky enough to win our hearts completely, despite a good premise".^[7] Jayabhuvaneshwari B from Cinema Express wrote "Lucky Man is an interesting film that leaves you entertained but does not necessarily travel along with you after you leave the theatres".^[8]

References

^ "Yogi Babu's next, directed by Balaji Venugopal, titled Lucky Man". Cinema Express. 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Yogi Babu's film with Balaji Venugopal titled 'Lucky Man'". The Times of India. 7 February 2023. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Balaji Venugopal ropes in Yogi Babu as lead". The Times of India. 18 February 2023. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ Rajaraman, Kaushik (7 February 2023). "We have aimed in making Lucky Man a timeless film: Balaji Venugopal". DT Next. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Lucky Man". JioSaavn. 4 August 2023. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
^ Chandar, Bhuvanesh (1 September 2023). "'Lucky Man' movie review: Yogi Babu pillars a mildly entertaining drama". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ Balachandran, Logesh (1 September 2023). "Lucky Man Movie Review : Lucky Man runs out of luck in the second half". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ B, Jayabhuvaneshwari (1 September 2023). "Lucky Man Movie Review: A convincing Yogi Babu and great dialogue writing elevate this simple comedy". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

External links

Lucky Man at IMDb

[1] "Yogi Babu's next, directed by Balaji Venugopal, titled Lucky Man". Cinema Express. 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[2] "Yogi Babu's film with Balaji Venugopal titled 'Lucky Man'". The Times of India. 7 February 2023. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[3] "Balaji Venugopal ropes in Yogi Babu as lead". The Times of India. 18 February 2023. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[4] Rajaraman, Kaushik (7 February 2023). "We have aimed in making Lucky Man a timeless film: Balaji Venugopal". DT Next. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[5] "Lucky Man". JioSaavn. 4 August 2023. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

[6] Chandar, Bhuvanesh (1 September 2023). "'Lucky Man' movie review: Yogi Babu pillars a mildly entertaining drama". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[7] Balachandran, Logesh (1 September 2023). "Lucky Man Movie Review : Lucky Man runs out of luck in the second half". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[8] B, Jayabhuvaneshwari (1 September 2023). "Lucky Man Movie Review: A convincing Yogi Babu and great dialogue writing elevate this simple comedy". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

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