Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren
Unnai Vaazhthi Paadukiren (transl. I will wish and sing for you) is a 1992 Tamil-language romance film directed by Shridev. The film stars Parthiban, Suman Ranganathan and Mohini. The film, produced by T. P. Kovai Thampi, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 7 February 1992.
| Unnai Vaazhthi Paadukiren | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sridev |
| Written by | Sridev |
| Produced by | Kovaithambi |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | M. V. Paneer Selvam |
| Edited by | M. N. Raja |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Motherland Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Ravi (Parthiban), a poor mechanic who works in the garage of and lives with his mother. He is deeply in love with Priya (Suman Ranganathan), a rich girl. Priya hates him and flashback reveals that Ravi and Priya are married and had marital breakdown because he lied to her that his mother is dead. Priya stays with her parents who resent that she is staying with them instead of taking responsibility of her love marriage. In the meantime, Asha (Mohini), another rich girl, falls in love with Ravi and she proposes to him. Ravi tells her that he is, in fact, Priya's husband and is working to convince Priya to live with him. The rest of the story is what happens to Ravi, Priya and Asha.
Cast
- Parthiban as Ravi
- Suman Ranganathan as Priya
- Mohini as Asha
- V. K. Ramasamy
- Nassar as Asha's father
- Manorama as Ravi's mother
- Sangeeta as Priya's mother
- Senthil
- Kumarimuthu
- MRK
- Typist Gopu
- Vasu
- Prabhu Deva (special appearance)
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Vaali, Gangai Amaran, Na. Kamarasan, Muthulingam, Piraisoodan and Mu. Metha.[2][3] The song "Oh Oh Oh Kaalai" uses the anupallavi of the Hindi song "Khoya Khoya Chand Khula Aasman" from Kala Bazar (1960).[4]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ippodhum Nippen" | Mano | Vaali | 4:57 |
| 2 | "Oh Oh Oh Kaalai" | S. Janaki | Muthulingam | 4:46 |
| 3 | "Oru Maalai Chandiran" | Minmini, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Na. Kamarasan | 4:52 |
| 4 | "Oru Raagam" | K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki | Piraisoodan | 5:00 |
| 5 | "Kurukkanikuthu" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Uma Ramanan | Vaali | 4:12 |
| 6 | "Kathukaruppu" | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki | 5:00 | |
| 7 | "Unnai Vaazhthi" | K. J. Yesudas | Gangai Amaran | 4:50 |
Reception
S. Chidambaram of The Indian Express wrote, "Debutant director Shridev, who has also penned the story, screenplay and dialogue, is able to keep your interest intact till the interval through a suspense [..] So you feel bored when the second part drags on" and called Ilayaraja's music "redeeming feature of this movie".[5]
References
- "உன்னை வாழ்த்தி பாடுகிறேன் / Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren (1992)". Screen4Screen. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- "Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren – Thalattu Ketkuthamma". IsaiShop. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- "Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren". Gaana. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- Shekar, Anjana (5 March 2021). "Tamil film music and plagiarism: What fans feel about recurring issue". The News Minute. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- Chidambaram, S. (21 February 1992). "Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren". The Indian Express. p. 7.