Avatharam (1995 film)

Avatharam (English: Incarnation) is a 1995 Tamil musical film written and directed by Nassar, making his directorial debut. The film features Nassar and Revathi in lead roles. The film, produced by Vaidyanathan, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 9 June 1995 to critical acclaim.[1][2][3]

Avatharam
Directed by	Nassar
Produced by	Vaithyanathan
Written by	Nassar
Starring	Nassar Revathi
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	P. S. Dharan
Edited by	M. N. Raja
Production company	Kamalam Movies
Release date	9 June 1995
Running time	125 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Kuppusamy (Nassar), an innocent man, dreams to perform in Pandi's (Delhi Ganesh) troupe, which performs in Hindu festivals. Baasi (Bala Singh) is expelled from the troupe for his bad behavior. Finally, Pandi accepts Kuppusamy into his troupe. The blind girl Ponnamma (Revathi), Pandi's daughter, falls in love with Kuppusamy. For some time, the festival's organizers prefer female dancers. Thereafter, Pandi dies during a stage performance, and the troupe splits up. Kuppusamy leaves the village with Ponnamma to become a cinema actor. There, they meet Baasi, and he accommodates them. Baasi then rapes and kills Ponnamma. Later, Kuppusamy is sent to a mental hospital, but he manages to escape. Kuppusamy is determined to take revenge on Baasi. Baasi, fearing for his life ,seeks protection from the police in order to catch Kuppusamy. Kuppusamy first kills the policemen. A terrific and gruesome fight ensues between Kuppusamy and Baasi , in which Kuppusamy kills Baasi.

Cast

• Nassar as Kuppusamy
• Revathi as Ponnamma
• Bala Singh as Baasi
• Srividya as an advocate
• Delhi Ganesh as Pandi
• Venniradai Moorthy as Singaram
• Sachu as Singaram's wife
• Kaka Radhakrishnan
• Junior Balaiah as Krishna
• Murali Kumar as Pungavanam
• Shanmugasundari as Marudhayi
• Vincent Roy as a police officer
• Thyagu

Soundtrack

Avatharam
Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja
Released	1995
Recorded	1995
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	30:52
Producer	Ilaiyaraaja

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack, released in 1995, features 6 tracks.[4][5][6][7] The song "Thendral Vanthu Theendumbothu" is set in Jaunpuri raga.[8]

All lyrics are written by Vaali, except where noted.

Track list

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Arithaaratha Poosikolla Aasai"	Ilaiyaraaja, S. Janaki	5:53
2.	"Chandirarum Sooriyarum"	Ilaiyaraaja	6:09
3.	"Kanni Randil Etri Vaikkum"	Chorus	2:53
4.	"Oru Gundu Mani Kulunguthadi"	Ilaiyaraaja	5:01
5.	"Thendral Vanthu Theendumbothu"	Ilaiyaraaja, S. Janaki Ganesh Manivannan	5:24
6.	"Thondru Thottu Indru Varai" (Muthu Koothan)	Malaysia Vasudevan	5:32
Total length:			30:52

Reception

The film received critical acclaim,[9] but bombed at the box office.[10][11]

References

1. "Filmography of avadharam". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
2. Sandya Krishna. "People". indolink.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
3. U. Bharat (21 March 2001). "India4u - Tamil Cinema - Feature on Actor Nassar". india4u.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
4. "Avatharam Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
5. "Avatharam - Illayaraja". thiraipaadal.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
6. "Avatharam audio songs online". musicmazaa.com. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
7. "Avatharam : Tamil Movie". hummaa.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
8. Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Chennai: Pichhamal Chintamani. p. 162. OCLC 295034757.
9. Vijiyin, K. (26 June 1995). "Actor Nazer makes mark as director with Avathaaram". New Straits Times. p. 29.
10. Rajitha (1 September 1997). "'Direction is challenging, acting is soul-satisfying'". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
11. "Movie Review : Pop-carn". Sify. Retrieved 2 September 2012.

External links

• Avatharam at IMDb