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{{Short description|1993 film directed by Selva}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Amaravathi
| image = Amaravathi 1993 poster.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Selva (director)|Selva]]
| producer = Chozha Ponnurangam
| writer = Selva<br />J. Ramesh (dialogues)
| starring = [[Ajith Kumar]]<br />[[Sanghavi]]
| music = Bala Bharathi
| cinematography = B. Balamurugan
| editing = Rajoo
| studio = Chozha Creations
| released = {{film date|df=y|1993|6|4}}
| runtime = 146 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Amaravathi''''' is a 1993 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romance film]] directed by [[Selva (director)|Selva]]. The film stars newcomers [[Ajith Kumar]] and [[Sanghavi]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ajit-and-asin-are-back-news-tamil-kkfvk4dhbdd.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021191605/http://www.sify.com/movies/ajit-and-asin-are-back-news-tamil-kkfvk4dhbdd.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2012 |title=Ajit and Asin are back! |website=Sify |access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref> It was released on 4 June 1993 to a positive response at the box office.

== Plot ==
An old couple are heartbroken because their only daughter runs away with her lover.At that time they see Amravathi ([[Sanghavi]]) who is a really naive and beautiful girl who runs away from home but does not remember anything else. They decide to take to the police but instead want to raise her as their own daughter. she finds shelter in their house where she is well taken care of. Her life takes a turn when Arjun ([[Ajith Kumar]]) son of a rich business man falls in love with her. Arjun finds excuses to meet her in her house and gets well known with the family.One day with the help of Amravati's friend he manages to lure her into his house without her parents knowing and expresses his love to her and starts taking her to places and they start having the most happiest days of their life. But her foster father fears she will elope too so forbids her to see Arjun but her father understands that they are deeply in love with each other. Just then a newspaper shows there is a missing girl called Angeline and she bears resemblance to Amravati. Arjun sees this and thinks it is Amravati. Just then a doctor comes and recognises Amravati as Angeline and tells Arjun and her foster parents she is Angeline the daughter of a rich businessman. She and her father both never got over the loss of her mother and her uncle tortures them to give him the wealth and Angeline's hand in marriage and makes sure they tell nobody about him., Her father and her decide to kill themselves so the can escape the torture. Her father dies but Angel survives and has amnesia and has forgotten everything. Then the uncle kidnaps Amravati to force her into marriage and also tries to misbehave with her just then Arjun fights him and rescues her. Arjun and Amravati live happy and also it is shown nobody ever told Amravati about her past because they did not want to upset her.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Ajith Kumar]] as Arjun
* [[Sanghavi]] as Amaravathi (Angelin)
* [[Kalyan Kumar]] as Balasubramaniam
* [[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]] as Raji, Balasubramaniam's wife
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Frank, Angelin's father
* [[Thalaivasal Vijay]] as Dr. Charle
* [[Charle]] as Seethapathy, Saloon shop owner
* Bhanu Prakash as Gowtham, Arjun's friend
* Murali Kumar as Arjun's friend
* [[Sabitha Anand]] as Arjun's aunty
* [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Rathnavel, Police
* [[Mounika (actress)|Mounika]] as Geetha, Balasubramaniam's daughter
* [[Vichithra]] special appearance in "Adi Soku Sundari" song
* [[Junior Balaiah]] as Rickshaw driver
* [[Ra. Sankaran]] as Church Father
* Kumaresan as Vegetable seller
* C. R. Saraswathy as Doctor
* Seenu Mohan as Bus conductor
{{colend}}

== Production ==
After the success of ''[[Thalaivasal (film)|Thalaivasal]]'', Selva began a love story featuring newcomers. The producers were unhappy with the work of the newcomers and they soon approached [[Ajith Kumar]] to play the lead role after singer [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] had recommended him, after seeing parts of ''[[Prema Pusthakam]]''. The original lead actor was later demoted to play Ajith Kumar's friend in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb7eqsOkRCk |title=YouTube |publisher=YouTube |date= |access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref> Ajith signed the film on 3 August 1992, making his debut in Tamil as a lead actor.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/thala-ajith-5-reasons-why-vivegam-star-25-years-in-tamil-cinema-4780607/ |title=Thala Ajith's silver jubilee: 5 reasons why Vivegam star will dominate next 25 years in Tamil cinema |date=3 August 2017 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=6 October 2017}}</ref> Similarly, the lead actress [[Sanghavi]] was just 16 when the film started production.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article51339.ece |title=Grill Mill – Sangavi |date=19 November 2009 |work=The Hindu |access-date=1 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026013014/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article51339.ece |archive-date=26 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As the film went into post production, Ajith was bed-ridden due to a racing injury and remained in treatment for twenty months.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jul/06aji.htm |title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: An interview with Ajith Kumar |date=6 July 1999 |website=Rediff.com |access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref> Subsequently, another actor [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] had to dub scenes for Ajith.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/09/28/stories/2007092850320900.htm |title=Questions & Answers |last=Ramanan |first=V. V. |date=28 September 2007 |access-date=1 December 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140713114556/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/09/28/stories/2007092850320900.htm |archive-date=13 July 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/interview/vikram-irumugan-and-new-projects.html |title=അജിത്തിനും അബ്ബാസിനും ശബ്ദം നൽകിയ വിക്രം |date=31 August 2016 |work=Manorama Online |access-date=7 December 2016 |language=Malayalam}}</ref>

== Music ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Amaravathi
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Bala Bharathi]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1993
| recorded = 1993
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 31:06
| label =
| producer = Bala Bharathi
| prev_title = [[Thalaivasal (film)|Thalaivasal]]
| prev_year =1992
| next_title = [[Poranthalum Ambalaiya Porakka Koodathu]]
| next_year =1993
}}
The music is composed by Bala Bharathi and the lyrics written by [[Vairamuthu]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_free_download.asp?MovieId=558 |title=Amaravathi Songs |website=starmusiq |access-date=20 August 2014}}</ref>{{tracklist|headline=Track List|extra_column=Singer(s)|total_length=31:06|title1=Adi Soku Sundari|writer1=[[Vairamuthu]]|extra1=[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Malgudi Subha]]|length1=4:58|title2=Ha Ha Kanaveh Thana|writer2=Vairamuthu|extra2=S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|length2=4:34|title3=Poo Malaranthethu|writer3=Vairamuthu|extra3=[[Minmini]]|length3=4:13|title4=Putham Pudhu Malare|writer4=Vairamuthu|extra4=S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|length4=5:02|all_writing=|title5=Tajumahal Thevailla|length5=4:09|title6=Udal Enna Uyir Enna|length6=4:40|title7=|length|writer5=Vairamuthu|extra5= S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. Janaki]]|writer6=Vairamuthu|extra6=Ashok}}

== Release and reception ==
''Amaravathi'' was released on 4 June 1993.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930604&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Amaravathy |date=June 4, 1993 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=4}}</ref> Malini Mannath wrote for ''[[The Indian Express]]'', "Producer Chozha Ponnurangan and writer-director Chelvaa [...] come together again in [''Amaravathi''], which despite its flaws, is a fairly engaging entertainer that has romance, suspense and sentiments in the proper proportions."<ref name="MaliniMannathReview">{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930611&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Fair source of entertainment |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=11 June 1993 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=6 October 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171006145242/https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/72YcapGjQTsr98r-yv6JX3GvyDbtHDRYwQuoXSSvVmYmcUgiAvthFYbGfCsk0giq3A8yQlWe7bHjZUo=w1440-h791 |archive-date=6 October 2017 |url-status=live |page=6}}</ref>

The film was profitable and the success was partly credited to the chart-topping soundtracks composed by Bala Bharathi.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/apr/04ajit.htm |title=Rediff On The Net, Movies:Ajith.. the south hero signed for ABCL's film |date=4 April 1997 |website=Rediff.com |access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref> The film also gained media attention for its lead actor, Ajith, who was approached with several modelling assignments.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/sep/15ajit.htm |title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: The Ajit-Shalini romance |date=15 September 1999 |website=Rediff.com |access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|2373600}}

{{Selva (director)}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1993 films]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
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[[Category:Films directed by Selva (director)]]
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