Pasanga

Pasanga (Tamil: பசங்க; transl. Kids}}) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language children's comedy film directed by Pandiraj. It stars debutant child actors such as Kishore DS, Sree Raam and Pandian, along with newcomer Vimal and Saroja star Vega Tamotia in supporting roles. The film is produced by Sasikumar and scored by James Vasanthan; they rose to fame after their 2008 hit film Subramaniyapuram that was released on 1 May 2009 to much critical acclaim, winning three National Film Awards and several other awards at international film festivals.[2]

Pasanga
Directed byPandiraj
Produced bySasikumar
Written byPandiraj
StarringKishore DS
Sree Raam
Pandian
Vimal
Vega Tamotia
Jayaprakash
Music byJames Vasanthan
CinematographyPremkumar
Edited byYoga Baskar
Production
company
Company Production
Release date
  • 1 May 2009 (2009-05-01)
Running time
151 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box office₹11 crore[1]

Plot

The story unfolds in a dry and barren village. Protagonist Anbukkarasu (Kishore) wants to excel in life as a collector and is a precocious child. He meets Jeevanandam (Sree Raam), the son of the school teacher Chokkalingam (Jayaprakash). The meeting occurs on the first day of school. In the long run, Jeeva develops instant dislike for Anbu. Besides, the good-hearted Anbu tries to befriend Jeeva. However, Jeeva continues to hate Anbu with a passion. Enter Manonmani (Dharini), Jeeva's cousin, who develops an affinity towards Anbu. This makes Jeeva detest Anbu further. Anbu excels academically and in extracurricular activities, which contributes to widening the rift between the two. Anbu's parents have different opinions on life, resulting in a fight between them that Jeeva uses as a means to hurt Anbu further.

A fight between Anbu and Jeeva escalates to involve their parents, and this divides their families. The elders smooth out their differences when Jeeva's father speaks to Anbu's father about forgiveness, leading Anbu's father to get along better with his wife. In a twist, Meenakshi Sundaram (Vimal), Anbu's uncle falls in love with Soppikannu (Vega), the sister of Jeeva. The families unite when they agree to the marriage of Meenakshi Sundaram and Soppikannu, much to the chagrin of Jeeva and Anbu, whose rift deepens.

At the end of their sixth grade, Jeeva's father asks the class to a write a letter about good and bad events in their past year, and this causes Anbu and Jeeva to share their feelings about one another. Anbu expresses his liking of Jeeva, while Jeeva continues to express his dislike of Anbu. However, Manonmani helps Jeeva understand that Anbu has changed his life for the better. When Anbu meets with a sudden accident, Jeeva's encouragement helps Anbu recover. Jeeva apologizes, they become friends, and the film ends with Meenakshi Sundaram's marriage to Soppikannu.

Cast

Production
Pandiraj at the presentation of the film, during the 40th International Film Festival (IFFI-2009), at Panaji, Goa on 27 November 2009.

Ramakrishnan was initially offered a lead role by Pandiraj, who was Ramakrishnan's colleague when they were assistants to director Cheran. As Ramakrishnan was busy with the shoot of Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum (2009), Vemal was cast in the role instead.[3]

Accolades

57th National Film Awards

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

57th Filmfare Awards South

4th Vijay Awards

Other awards
  • Anandha Vikatan Award for Best Director - Pandiraj
  • Anandha Vikatan Award for Best Film
  • Chennai International Film Festival for Second Best Feature Film
  • International Children's Film Festival Golden Elephant Award for Best Director - Pandiraj
  • Pondicherry Government Sankaradas Swamigal Award for Best Indian Film
  • South Scope Cine Awards for Best Film
  • World Malayali Council's Essar Award for Best Director - Pandiraj

International Film Festival
  • 19th Golden Rooster And Hundred Flowers Film Festival (Jiangyin,China)
  • Chinese Festival Of India 2010 (China)
  • 6th International Children Film Festival 2010 (Bangalore, India)
  • 40th International Film Festival Of India 2009 (Goa)
  • 2nd International Children Film Festival Bangladesh
  • Pune International Children Film Festival
  • Lucknow International Film Festival - Best Film (Nominee) and Best Director (Nominee)
  • SILPIX Children's Film Festival in America, Chicago 2011
  • Norway International Film Festival 2010
  • Children's Film Festival, Singapore - 2011

Music
Pasanga
Soundtrack album by
James Vasanthan
Released25 March 2009 (2009-03-25)
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length19:40
LabelThink Music
Sony Music
James Vasanthan chronology
Naanayam
(2009)		 Pasanga
(2009)		 Police Quarters
(2009)

Music and soundtracks were composed by Subramaniyapuram composer James Vasanthan. The soundtrack features four songs, the lyrics for which are written by Thamarai, Yugabharathi and James Vasanthan himself.

TrackSongSinger(s)DurationLyricsNotes
1"Naandhaan Goppanda"Sathyanarayanan, Larson Cyril4:32Yugabharathi
2"Oru Vetkam Varudhe"Naresh Iyer, Shreya Ghoshal6:00Thamarai
3"Who's that Guy"Benny Dayal2:02James Vasanthan
4"Anbaale Azhagaagum"M. Balamurali Krishna, Baby K. Sivaangi6:06Yugabharathi

Release

The satellite rights of the film were sold to Kalaignar TV.[5]

Remake

The film was remade in Sri Lanka by Sinhala-language under the title Daruwane in 2012.

References
  1. Archived 28 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "'Pasanga' screening in China - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  3. "Ramakrishanan earns Pandiraj praise". 12 January 2018.
  4. "2009-14 Tamil Nadu film awards announced". www.deccanchronicle.com/. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  5. "Pasanga Movie on Kalaignar TV". The Times of India. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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