Senthamizh Paattu
| Senthamizh Paattu | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | P. Vasu |
| Produced by | M. S. V. Gopi |
| Written by | P. Vasu |
| Starring | Prabhu Sukanya |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Jayanan Vincent |
| Edited by | P. Mohanraj |
Production company | Janaki Films |
Release date | 25 October 1992 |
Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Senthamizh Paattu (transl. Pure Tamil song) is a 1992 Indian Tamil language film, written and directed by P. Vasu. The film features Prabhu and Sukanya in the lead roles, while Salim Ghouse plays a supporting role. The film, which has music composed by M. S. Viswanathan and Ilaiyaraaja was a Deepavali release of 1992. The film was remade in Telugu as Amma Koduku, with Rajasekhar, and in Kannada as Rasika under the direction of Dwarakish in 1994.
Cast[edit]
- Prabhu as Bala/Balasubramaniyan
- Sukanya as Durga/Durgadevi
- Kasthuri as Shanmathi
- Sujatha as Kalaivani (Bala's Mother)
- Vijayakumar as Rangasamy (College Principal, Shanmathi's Father)
- Manjula as Meenakshi (Shanmathi's Mother)
- Salim Ghouse as Rajarathnam (M.P, Durga's Father, Enemy role)
- Kavitha as Rajeswari (Durga's Step Mother)
- Kazan Khan as Boopathy (Enemy role)
- Goundamani as Murugesan (Bala's Friend)
- Ravikumar as Ravi (Bala's Father)
- V. Gopalakrishnan as (Ravi's Father)
- Mayilsamy
- Sakthi as (Young Bala)
- LIC Narasimhan as (College Professor)
- Ponnambalam as Fighter
Production[edit]
The success of P. Vasu's family drama En Thangachi Padichava (1988) starring Prabhu prompted further collaborations in the same genre between the pair with Chinna Thambi (1991) and Senthamizh Pattu (1992) being released soon after.[1][2]
Soundtrack[edit]
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and Ilaiyaraaja.[3][4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | "Vanna Vanna" | Jikki | 05:01 | |
| 2 | "Adi Komadha" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Vaali | 05:08 |
| 3 | "Chinna Chinna Thooral" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Anuradha | 05:09 | |
| 4 | "Indha" | Mano | 05:09 | |
| 5 | "Kuttukoru" | Mano | 04:54 | |
| 6 | "Kalayil Kethattu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha | 05:12 | |
| 7 | "Solli Solli" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sunanda | 05:11 |
Release and reception[edit]
Senthamizh Paattu was released on 25 October 1992 on the eve of Diwali, Despite facing competition from other Diwali releases such as Pandiyan and Thevar Magan, the film was average hit at box-office.[5] The Indian Express called it "rather a crude imitation" of Vasu's earlier film Chinna Thambi.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Google Groups". Groups.google.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ Pradeep, K. (30 November 2006). "From the playback world to classical". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Senthamizh Paattu Songs". raaga. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "Senthamizh Paattu Songs". starmusiq. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19921030&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19921025&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
External links[edit]
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