Gnana Paravai

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{{Infobox film
| name = Gnana Paravai
| image = Gnana Paravai poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Vietnam Veedu Sundaram]]
| producer = R. Dhanaphalan
| writer = Vietnam Veedu Sundaram
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Sivaji Ganesan]]|[[Harish Kumar (actor)|Harish Kumar]]|[[Rajani (actress)|Sasikala]]|[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]|[[Rajasekar]]|[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]|[[Ganthimathi]]|Rajvi|[[Charle]]|[[Chinni Jayanth]]|K. S. Raghuram}}
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = [[A. Vincent]]
| editing = Gowtham Raj
| distributor =
| studio = Yaghava Productions
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1991|01|11}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Gnana Paravai''''' ({{lang-en|Bird of Wisdom}}) is a [[Tamil films of 1991|1991]] [[Tamil language]] [[supernatural thriller]] film, directed by [[Vietnam Veedu Sundaram]]. The film features [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Harish Kumar (actor)|Harish Kumar]], [[Rajani (actress)|Sasikala]] and [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] in lead roles. The film, produced by R. Dhanaphalan, had musical score by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] and was released on 11 January 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/gnana-paravai/|title=Gnana Paravai (1991) Tamil Movie|accessdate=2014-07-16|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=gnana%20paravai|title=Filmography of gnana paravai|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815073739/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=gnana%20paravai|archive-date=2007-08-15|accessdate=2014-07-16|publisher=cinesouth.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/movies/gnana-paravai.html|title=Gnana Paravai|accessdate=2014-07-16|publisher=entertainment.oneindia.in}}</ref>

==Plot==

The film is about an old man Sivaji ([[Sivaji Ganesan]]), who can tell the character and the future of a person by just looking in his eyes. Giri ([[Harish Kumar (actor)|Harish Kumar]]) is a rich student who spends a lot of money on his friends. He falls in love with Sivaji's daughter Aruna, but Aruna rejects him and humiliates him. Giri decides to not give up. Later, Aruna and her friend Rajeswari ([[Rajani (actress)|Sasikala]]) go to a picnic with their classmates. Giri's friend Aandavar (K. S. Raghuram) doesn't want to see Giri and Aruna together, for fear that Giri won't spend any more money on his friends. Later, Giri and Aandavar plan to humiliate Aruna. Aruna is blamed to be a nymphomaniac, to prove the contrary the innocent girl commits suicide. The hatred intensifies between Giri and Rajeswari. In the meantime, Rajeswari's brother-in-law Dinesh (Rajasekhar) burns Rajeswari's sister and wants to marry Rajeswari. Finally, Sivaji and Giri come to her rescue.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Sivaji
*[[Harish Kumar (actor)|Harish Kumar]] as Giri
*[[Rajani (actress)|Sasikala]] as Rajeswari
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]
*[[Rajasekar]] as Dinesh
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Annachi
*[[Ganthimathi]] as Annachi's wife
*Rajvi as Aruna
*[[Charle]] as Kanni
*[[Chinni Jayanth]] as Sachidhanandam
*[[Raghuram]] as Aandavar
*Sudha
*[[Priya (actress)|Priya]]
*Thillai Rajan
*Haja Shareef
*Kumaran
*Sakthi Thamu
*Muthukumar
*Dr. Rajendran
*[[M. S. Bhaskar]]
*Prahasam as Lecturer Prahasam
*Master Saran as Annachi's son
{{Colend}}

==Soundtrack==

{{Infobox album
| name = Gnana Paravai
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1991
| recorded = 1990
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 23:26
| label =
| producer = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| prev_title =
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}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. The soundtrack, released in 1991, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]], [[Valampuri John]] and Kamakodiyan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/tms-to-sing-for-film-again-tamil-news-54648|title=TMS to sing for film again|date=2010-02-22|accessdate=2012-06-04|publisher=indiaglitz.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration
|-
|1 || "Aanavam" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 5:03
|-
|2 || "Chinna Chinna" || [[L. R. Eswari]] || 3:34
|-
|3 || "Kaalai Maalai" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || 4:04
|-
|4 || "Maakku Maakku" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. P. Sailaja]] || 5:39
|-
|5 || "Sollithara Nanirukke" ||[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Vani Jairam]] || 5:06
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|1440179|Gnana Paravai}}

[[Category:1991 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]

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