Senthamizh Paattu
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 Viswanathan-Ilaiyaraaja was a Deepavali release of 1992. The film was remade in Telugu as Amma Koduku, with Rajasekhar, and in Kannada as Rasika starring V. Ravichandran under the direction of Dwarakish in 1994.
| Senthamizh Paattu | |
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| Directed by | P. Vasu |
| Produced by | M. S. V. Gopi |
| Written by | P. Vasu |
| Starring | Prabhu Sukanya |
| Music by | 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 |
Cast
- Prabhu as Balasubramaniyan/Bala
- Sukanya as Durgadevi/Durga
- Kasthuri as Shanmathi
- Sujatha as Kalaivani (Bala's mother)
- Ravikumar as Ravi Balakrishnan (Bala's father)
- Salim Ghouse as Rajarathnam (Durga's father, MP, enemy role)
- Kazan Khan as Boopathy (enemy role)
- Vijayakumar as Rangasamy (Shanmathi's father, college principal)
- Manjula as Meenakshi (Shanmathi's mother)
- Kavitha as Rajeswari (Durga's stepmother)
- Goundamani as Murugesan (Bala's friend)
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Balakrishnan (Ravi's father, Bala Grandfather)
- LIC Narasimhan as College Professor
- Ponnambalam as Fighter
- Sakthi as Young Bala
- Mayilsamy
- Apple as Durga Stamak Catch Jumbing
Production
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
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and Ilaiyaraaja.[3][4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Vanna Vanna" | Jikki | Vaali | 05:01 |
| 2 | "Adi Komadha" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 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
Senthamizh Paattu was released on 25 October 1992 on the eve of Diwali.[5] The Indian Express called it "rather a crude imitation" of Vasu's earlier film Chinna Thambi.[6]
References
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- 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