Muthu (1995) on Netflix
Muthu is a charioteer and loyal servant to the zamindar Raja Malayasimman. Both men fall for Ranganayaki, an actress, while Raja's uncle Ambalathar schemes to take control of the family property.
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Plot summary
The movie is about a loyal servant, Muthu (Rajni), working for Zamindar Malayasimman (Sarath Babu) and the cunning plans by the uncle of Malasimman to capture the whole wealth which uncovers some mystery about Muthu.
The movie is about a loyal servant, Muthu (Rajni), working for Zamindar Malayasimman (Sarath Babu), and their triangular love with a stage artist, Ranganayaki (Meena) and the cunning plans by the uncle of Malasimman which uncovers some mystery about Muthu.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Muthu (1995)
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- Rajinikanth's Muthu was released in Japan in 1998 as Muthu Odoru Maharaja and became the highest-grossing Indian film there, a record it held for 24 years; it sparked a short-lived boom of Indian films released in Japan.
- Rajinikanth told K. S. Ravikumar not to watch Thenmavin Kombath while writing the remake so he would not get "inspired"; after three-fourths of the script was done, Ravikumar watched it and was shocked at how little it resembled his screenplay.
- Arvind Swamy was approached to play the zamindar Raja but was hesitant about the scene where his character slaps Rajinikanth, being a fan; Jayaram was later approached but hesitated for the same reason, and Ravikumar refused to change the scene.
- Urvashi was initially signed to play Padmini, but Rajinikanth advised her against taking the small part given her popularity at the time; the role went to Subhashri.
- While filming the song "Oruvan Oruvan", the team brought two horses by lorry to each location; not wanting to set aside four or five days, Ravikumar shot the song in 20–30 minute stretches each day.
- A blue skirt Meena wore for some scenes faded after she sat under scorching sunlight for so long that an identical skirt had to be prepared before she filmed the "Kuluvalile" song.
- A 100-second fight sequence from Muthu was reused in the French film I Do (2006), with permission from Kavithalayaa Productions.
- On 14 December 2006, then Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made special note of Muthu's reach in Japan during a speech at the National Diet of Japan.
