Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren
Unnai Vaazhthi Paadukiren (transl. I'll wish and sing for you) is a 1992 Tamil romance film directed by Shridev. The film features Parthiban, Suman Ranganathan and Mohini in lead roles. The film, produced by T. P. Kovai Thampi, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 14 February 1992.[1][2]
| Unnai Vaazhthi Paadukiren | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sridev |
| Produced by | Kovaithambi |
| Written by | Sridev |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | M. V. Paneer Selvam |
| Edited by | M. N. Raja |
Production company | Motherland Pictures |
| Distributed by | 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
| Unnai Vaazhthi Paadukiren | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1992 |
| Recorded | 1991 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 25:51 |
| Producer | Ilaiyaraaja |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack, released in 1992, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali, Gangai Amaran, Na. Kamarasan, Muthulingam, Piraisoodan and Muhammed Metha.
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Ippodhum Nippen' | Mano | 4:57 |
| 2 | 'Oh Oh Oh Kaalai' | S. Janaki | 4:46 |
| 3 | 'Oru Maalai Chandiran' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Minmini | 4:52 |
| 4 | 'Oru Raagam' | K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki | 5:00 |
| 5 | 'Thalattu Sonnavalo' | Arunmozhi | 1:26 |
| 6 | 'Unnai Vaazhthi' | K. J. Yesudas | 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".[3]
References
- "Filmography of unnai vazhthi padugiren". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Unnai Vaalthi Paadukiren (1992) Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- Chidambaram, S. (21 February 1992). "Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren". The Indian Express. p. 7.