Aravindhan
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Aravindhan is a 1997 Indian
Tamil film written and directed by newcomer T. Nagarajan, starring Sarath Kumar
, Parthiban, Nagma
, Oorvasi
, Prakash Raj
and Visu in lead and pivotal roles. The film marks the debut of noted music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja
, musician
Ilaiyaraaja's
youngest son, and the debut of cinematographer R. Rathnavelu
. The film flopped miserably at the box-office.
, in which 44 people were burnt alive.
youngest son, Yuvan Shankar Raja
, who made his debut in this film. The soundtrack, released in 1997, features 7 tracks with lyrics written by Pazhani Bharathi, Kaathal Mathi and Parthi Bhaskar.
Cinema of India
The cinema of India consists of films produced across India, which includes the cinematic culture of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Indian films came to be followed throughout South Asia and...
Tamil film written and directed by newcomer T. Nagarajan, starring Sarath Kumar
Sarath Kumar
Sarathkumar Ramanathan is an Indian journalist, film actor, politician, body builder and the current president of the South Indian Film Artistes' Association. He started his career in Tamil cinema playing negative roles, and later played minor roles in other movies. He was first chosen for the...
, Parthiban, Nagma
Nagma
Nandita Morarji better known as Nagma . At her peak in the 1990s, The Hindu stated that she "dominated Telugu and Tamil cinema" with her movies Killer, Gharana Mogudu, Kadhalan, Baashha and many others...
, Oorvasi
Urvashi (actress)
Kavitha Ranjini, better known by her stage name Urvashi , is an Indian film actress and producer. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s and 1990s in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films. She has dubbed in her own voice in all these languages. And she produced the film Pidakkozhi...
, Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to...
and Visu in lead and pivotal roles. The film marks the debut of noted music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
, musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
Ilaiyaraaja's
Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer, singer, and lyricist mainly in the Tamil film Industry. He is regarded as one of the finest music composers in India. Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, and a songwriter...
youngest son, and the debut of cinematographer R. Rathnavelu
R. Rathnavelu
Randy Rathnavelu is an Indian cinematographer who has worked in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films including Thirumalai , Vaaranam Aayiram, and Enthiran....
. The film flopped miserably at the box-office.
Cast
- Sarath KumarSarath KumarSarathkumar Ramanathan is an Indian journalist, film actor, politician, body builder and the current president of the South Indian Film Artistes' Association. He started his career in Tamil cinema playing negative roles, and later played minor roles in other movies. He was first chosen for the...
as Aravindhan - Parthiban as Thamizhvannan
- NagmaNagmaNandita Morarji better known as Nagma . At her peak in the 1990s, The Hindu stated that she "dominated Telugu and Tamil cinema" with her movies Killer, Gharana Mogudu, Kadhalan, Baashha and many others...
as Anu - OorvasiUrvashi (actress)Kavitha Ranjini, better known by her stage name Urvashi , is an Indian film actress and producer. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s and 1990s in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films. She has dubbed in her own voice in all these languages. And she produced the film Pidakkozhi...
as Gayathri - Prakash RajPrakash RajPrakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to...
- VisuVisuVisu , born 1941 is a Tamil writer, director, stage, film and television actor and talk show host from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Visu fine tuned his directorial skills under the mentor-ship of legendary K. Balachander until becoming a full fledged director...
- Anand Raj as Ramanathan
- ThilakanThilakanSurendranatha Thilakan , known mononymously as Thilakan, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema and theatre. He was awarded Padma Shri on 25 January 2009.- Theatre:...
as Gopalakrishnan Naidu - Thalaivasal VijayThalaivasal VijayThalaivasal Vijay is a Tamil film actor. He is noted for his character roles, especially in R. Sukumaran's 2010 Malayalam film Yugapurushan as Narayana Guru...
as Muthukrishnan - Ponnambalam
- Liaqath Ali Khan
- Delhi GaneshDelhi GaneshDelhi Ganesh born in Tirunelveli as a veteran Tamil film actor, who mostly acts in supporting roles and is perhaps best known for his role in Kamal Hassan comedies and films like Nayagan and Michael Madana Kama Rajan. He has acted in more than 400 films from 1980 to present...
Crew
- Story, Screenplay, Direction: T. Nagarajan
- Production: T. Siva
- Music: Yuvan Shankar RajaYuvan Shankar RajaYuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
- Cinematography: R. RathnaveluR. RathnaveluRandy Rathnavelu is an Indian cinematographer who has worked in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films including Thirumalai , Vaaranam Aayiram, and Enthiran....
- Dialogue: Liaqath Ali Khan
- Lyrics: Pazhani Bharathi, Kaathal Mathi & Parthi Bhaskar
- Banner: Amma Creations
Plot
The film is based on the 1968 Kizhavenmani massacreKizhavenmani
Kizhavenmani is a village in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu state in India. The Village made headlines in 1967 when 44 Devendrakula vellar were burnt alive by local feudal lords after being locked in a hut.-Location:...
, in which 44 people were burnt alive.
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Ilaiyaraaja'sIlaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer, singer, and lyricist mainly in the Tamil film Industry. He is regarded as one of the finest music composers in India. Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, and a songwriter...
youngest son, Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
, who made his debut in this film. The soundtrack, released in 1997, features 7 tracks with lyrics written by Pazhani Bharathi, Kaathal Mathi and Parthi Bhaskar.
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'All The Best' | Hariharan Hariharan (singer) Hariharan , born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback singer in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bhojpuri and Telugu movies, an established ghazal singer, and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. His melody is strongly appreciated by the film fraternity... , Bhavatharini Bhavatharini Bhavatharani is an Indian Tamil singer and music director. She is the daughter of film composer Ilaiyaraaja and her brothers are the noted film composers Karthik Raja and Yuvan Shankar Raja and has mostly sung songs under her father and her brothers' direction... |
5:40 | |
| 2 | 'Hey Hey' | Mano Mano (singer) Mano is an Indian playback singer. He sings in Telugu, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi.-Biography:Mano was born in a Muslim family and his original name is Nagoor Babu; he was rechristened Mano by Ilayaraja... , Sumangali, Yogi B, Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan... |
4:58 | |
| 3 | 'Thanga Sooriyan' | Mano Mano (singer) Mano is an Indian playback singer. He sings in Telugu, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi.-Biography:Mano was born in a Muslim family and his original name is Nagoor Babu; he was rechristened Mano by Ilayaraja... , Swarnalatha Swarnalatha Swarnalatha was a Indian playback singer. From 1987 onward, she rendered nearly 7000 songs in many languages including Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Urdu, Bengali, Oriya, Punjabi and Badaga.... |
4:15 | |
| 4 | 'Sutrum Bhoomi' | Jayachandran Jayachandran Paliyath Jayachandran, popularly known as P. Jayachandran is an Indian playback singer. He has won one National Award, four Kerala State Awards and four Tamil Nadu State Awards. He has recorded songs in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi languages... & Chorus Choir A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus... |
2:52 | |
| 5 | 'Pothum Idhu Pothum' | Unnikrishnan | 2:35 | |
| 6 | 'Poovattam' | T. L. Maharajan, Swarnalatha Swarnalatha Swarnalatha was a Indian playback singer. From 1987 onward, she rendered nearly 7000 songs in many languages including Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, Urdu, Bengali, Oriya, Punjabi and Badaga.... |
4:48 | |
| 7 | 'Eera Nila' | S. P. Balasubramaniam, 'Mahanadhi' Shobana | 4:53 |