King(2002)
'King' is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Prabhu Solomon. The film stars Vikram as Raja Krishnamoorthy and Sneha as Tamil. Nassar plays Shanmugam, Raja's father, with Vadivelu providing comic relief as a Hollywood director. The story follows Raja, a young magician living in Hong Kong, who learns he has a fatal disease. He hides the truth from his father and pretends his father is the sick one. The film explores themes of sacrifice, family reconciliation, and the burden of secrets. Critics praised Vikram's performance and the emotional screenplay. The film was noted for its clean family entertainment without violence. It released on 6 September 2002 and had a soundtrack composed by Dhina with lyrics by Vairamuthu.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Disney+ Hotstar, Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 6 September 2002
- Director
- Prabu Solomon
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 50m
- Rating
- 3.7/10
Storyline
Raja lives in Hong Kong with his father Shanmugam. After a car accident, Raja learns he has a deadly disease. To protect his father, he pretends his father is the sick one. Raja takes his father to India to reunite with his estranged family. He must keep his secret while trying to make his father's final days happy.
“A son's love is the greatest magic”
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Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for King
Cast reunions in this film: Sneha & Dhina (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's original title was 'Raja', but it was changed to 'King' to appeal to a wider audience.
- Director Prabhu Solomon made his directorial debut with this film after working as an assistant director.
- The movie was shot extensively in Hong Kong, which was rare for Tamil films at that time.
- Actor Vikram, who plays Raja, performed many of the magic tricks himself after training for the role.
- The film's soundtrack by Deva became popular, especially the song 'Oru Pournami'.
- It was one of the early Tamil films to depict a father-son relationship as its central emotional core.
- The plot involving multiple sclerosis was noted for bringing awareness to the disease in Tamil cinema.