Karuvelam Pookkal

Karuvelam Pookkal (Oak Flowers) is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Poomani. It was jointly produced by National Film Development Corporation of India, and Doordarshan. The film stars Nasser, Radhika, Thalaivasal Vijay and Charle among others. The film's music is composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[1]

Karuvelam Pookkal
Title card
Directed by	Poomani
Written by	Poomani
Starring	Nasser Radhika Thalaivasal Vijay Charle
Cinematography	Thangar Bachan
Edited by	B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production companies	National Film Development Corporation of India Doordarshan
Release date	22 September 2000 (2000-09-22)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Nasser as Nallamuthu
• Radhika as Vadivu
• Charle as Mariappan
• Thalaivasal Vijay as Teacher
• Gandhi Mohan (aka) Shakthi as Thangavelu
• Soniya as Dhanalakshmi

Soundtrack

The music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[2]

Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length
Hey Poothathadi	Uma Ramanan	Pulamaipithan	05:02
Kaalayila Kan	Sujatha		05:06
Nalla Kaalam	M. S. Viswanathan	Ilaiyaraaja	04:49
Pallakku Vanthirukku	Bhavatharini	Pulamaipithan	05:11
Yeale Ada	Ilaiyaraaja	Ilaiyaraaja	04:26

Reception

Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "The fragrance of Karuvelam Pookkal is bound to last in the minds of the discerning audience. A film that makes you think".^[3]

Awards and screenings

The film won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize in 1996.^[4]

The film was screened at the Zanzibar International Film Festival in 1998.^[5]