December Pookal

December Pookal
December Pookal
	File:December Pookal.jpg Title card
Directed by	R. Bhoopathy
Produced by	K. Nagarajan
Written by	R. Bhoopathy
Starring	Mohan; Revathi; Nalini; Nizhalgal Ravi
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	Raja Rajan
Edited by	N. R. Kittu (Supervisor); Ramesh–Mohan
Production; company	Shri N. R. K. Cine Arts
Release date	14 January 1986;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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December Pookal (transl. December flowers) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language slasher film starring Mohan, Revathi, Nalini and Nizhalgal Ravi, Goundamani and Senthil. It was released on 14 January 1986.^[1]

Plot[edit]

Chandru loses his wife in an accident, then goes on a killing spree, murdering all those women who refused to donate blood to his wife when she was hospitalised. Poornima, Chandru's new girlfriend, confronts him about his state of mind, but instead of getting him help, she tells him that she feels privileged to be killed by him. The police arrive on time to shoot Chandru in the back.

Cast[edit]

Mohan as Chandru^[2]
Revathi as Poornima^[2]
Nalini as Uma
Nizhalgal Ravi as Inspector Vinoth
Goundamani as Mayilsamy
Senthil as Senthil Kumaran
Sivachandran
Ilavarasan
V. Gopalakrishnan as Poornima's father
Delhi Ganesh as Seshadri
Chinni Jayanth as Chandru's Assistant
Y. Vijaya as Manonmani
Kuyili as Sarasu
Kumarimuthu as Police constable
Omakuchi Narasimhan
Master Haja Sheriff
MLA Thangaraj

Soundtrack[edit]

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[3]^[4]

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length
1	"Azhagaka Sirithathu"	P. Jayachandran, S. Janaki	Vaali	04:44
2	"Intha Vennila"	K. S. Chithra	Muthulingam	04:31
3	"Maalaigal Idam"	K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra	Gangai Amaran	04:41
4	"Nooraandu Kaalam"	K. S. Chithra	Vaali	02:39
5	"Sambonu"	S. Janaki	Gangai Amaran	04:34

Reception[edit]

Kalki said the cinematography by Raja Rajan was the film's only high point.^[5]

References[edit]

↑ "December Pookal (1986)". Screen4screen. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Nathan, Archana (15 July 2018). "From 'Athey Kangal' to 'Imaikkaa Nodigal', Tamil cinema has always loved its serial killers". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
↑ "December Pookkal (1986)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
↑ "December Pookkal Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
↑ "டிசம்பர் பூக்கள்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). 9 February 1986. p. 10. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

External links[edit]

December Pookal on IMDb

[1] "December Pookal (1986)". Screen4screen. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

[serial_killer-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Nathan, Archana (15 July 2018). "From 'Athey Kangal' to 'Imaikkaa Nodigal', Tamil cinema has always loved its serial killers". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2020.

[3] "December Pookkal (1986)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.

[4] "December Pookkal Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

[5] "டிசம்பர் பூக்கள்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). 9 February 1986. p. 10. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

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