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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 = Amaravathy
| image = Amaravathi 1993 poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Selvaa (director)|Selvaa]]
| producer = Chozha Ponnurangam
| writer = Selvaa<br />J. Ramesh (dialogues)
| starring = [[Ajith Kumar]]<br />[[Sanghavi]]
| music = Bala Bharathi
| cinematography = B. Balamurugan
| editing = Raju KN
| studio = Chozha Creations
| released = {{film date|df=y|1993|6|4}}
| runtime = 146 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Amaravathy''''' ({{IPAc-en|@|m|@|'|r|ɑː|v|@|θ|ɪ}} {{respell|ə|muh|rah|vuh|thi}}) is a 1993 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romance film]] directed by [[Selvaa (director)|Selvaa]]. The film stars newcomers [[Ajith Kumar]] and [[Sanghavi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 May 2006 |title=Ajit and Asin are back! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/ajit-and-asin-are-back-news-tamil-kkfvk4dhbdd.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021191605/http://www.sify.com/movies/ajit-and-asin-are-back-news-tamil-kkfvk4dhbdd.html |archive-date=21 October 2012 |access-date=1 December 2016 |website=[[Sify]]}}</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 Amaravathy who is a 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 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 Amaravathy's friend he manages to lure her into his house without her parents knowing and expresses his love for her and starts taking her to places and they start having the 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 Amaravathy. Arjun sees this and thinks it is Amaravathy. Just then a doctor comes and recognises Amaravathy as Angeline and tells Arjun and her foster parents she is Angeline the daughter of a rich businessman. She and her father 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 they can escape the torture. Her father dies but Angel survives and has amnesia and has forgotten everything. Then the uncle kidnaps Amaravathy to force her into marriage and also tries to misbehave with her and just then Arjun fights him and rescues her. Arjun and Amaravathy live happily and also it is shown that nobody ever told Amaravathy about her past because they did not want to upset her.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Ajith Kumar]] as Arjun (dubbed by [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]])
* [[Sanghavi]] as Amaravathy (Angelin)
* [[Kalyan Kumar]] as Balasubramaniam
* [[Thalaivasal Vijay]] as Dr. Charle (credited as Vijay)
* [[Ra. Sankaran]] as Church Father
* [[Charle]] as Seethapathy, Saloon shop owner
* [[Junior Balaiah]] as Rickshaw driver
* Murali Kumar as Arjun's friend
* Kumaresan as Vegetable seller
* [[Cheenu Mohan]] as Bus conductor
* [[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]] as Raji, Balasubramaniam's wife
* [[Sabitha Anand|Sabitha]] as Arjun's aunty
* [[Mounika (actress)|Mounika]] as Geetha, Balasubramaniam's daughter
* [[Vichithra]] (special appearance in the song "Adi Soku Sundari")
* C. R. Saraswathy as Doctor

* [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Rathnavel, Police officer
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Frank, Angelin's father
* Bhanu Prakash as Gowtham, Arjun's friend (credited as Bharathan)
}}

== Production ==
After the success of ''[[Thalaivaasal]]'', Selvaa 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 [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] had recommended him, after seeing parts of ''[[Prema Pusthakam]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 August 2012 |title=How Ajith landed Amaravathi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/how-ajith-landed-amaravathi/articleshow/15387630.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=15 November 2021 |archive-date=24 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224200332/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/How-Ajith-landed-Amaravathi/articleshow/15387630.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Ajith signed the film on 3 August 1992, making his debut in Tamil as a lead actor.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 August 2017 |title=Thala Ajith's silver jubilee: 5 reasons why Vivegam star will dominate next 25 years in Tamil cinema |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/thala-ajith-5-reasons-why-vivegam-star-25-years-in-tamil-cinema-4780607/ |url-status=live |access-date=6 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006152114/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/thala-ajith-5-reasons-why-vivegam-star-25-years-in-tamil-cinema-4780607/ |archive-date=6 October 2017}}</ref> Similarly, the lead actress [[Sanghavi]] was 16 years old when the film started production.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 November 2009 |title=Grill Mill – Sangavi |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article51339.ece |url-status=dead |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}}</ref> After the success of "Unnai Thottu" from ''Thalaivaasal'', Selvaa signed Bala Bharathi to compose the music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/tamil/articles/cgkdzvp1rn3o|title=ராஜாவின் காலம் தான் ஆனால், ராஜா பாட்டு இல்லை - இளையராஜா சாயலில் ஹிட் கொடுத்த 10 இசையமைப்பாளர்கள்|trans-title=In Raja's time, but not his song - 10 composers who gave hits in his style|work=[[BBC]]|language=ta|date=28 May 2025|first=சேவியர்|last=செல்வகுமார்|access-date=20 March 2026}}</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 |date=6 July 1999 |title=Bad back, great future |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jul/06aji.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224200334/https://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jul/06aji.htm |archive-date=24 December 2018 |access-date=1 December 2016 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</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 |date=31 August 2016 |title=അജിത്തിനും അബ്ബാസിനും ശബ്ദം നൽകിയ വിക്രം |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/interview/vikram-irumugan-and-new-projects.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161210015115/http://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/interview/vikram-irumugan-and-new-projects.html |archive-date=10 December 2016 |access-date=7 December 2016 |work=[[Manorama Online]] |language=Malayalam}}</ref>

== Music ==
The music is composed by Bala Bharathi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amaravathi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1993) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/amaravathi-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-songs-T0005326 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222142844/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/amaravathi-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-songs-T0005326 |archive-date=22 February 2024 |access-date=22 February 2024 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Amaravathi Tamil Audio Cassette |url=https://banumass.com/product/tamil-audio-cassette/tamil-audio-cassettes/amaravathi-tamil-audio-cassette/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225125214/https://banumass.com/product/tamil-audio-cassette/tamil-audio-cassettes/amaravathi-tamil-audio-cassette/ |archive-date=25 February 2024 |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Banumass |language=en}}</ref>

{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 31:06
| all_lyrics = [[Vairamuthu]]
| title1 = Adi Soku Sundari
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Malgudi Subha]]
| length1 = 4:58
| title2 = Ha Ha Kanaveh Thana
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length2 = 4:34
| title3 = Poo Malaranthethu
| extra3 = [[Minmini]]
| length3 = 4:13
| title4 = Putham Pudhu Malare
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length4 = 5:02
| all_writing =
| title5 = Tajumahal Thevailla
| length5 = 4:09
| title6 = Udal Enna Uyir Enna
| length6 = 4:40
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. Janaki]]
| extra6 = Ashok
}}

== Release and reception ==
''Amaravathy'' was released on 4 June 1993.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 4, 1993 |title=Amaravathy |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930604&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=6 October 2017 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=4 |via=[[Google News Archive]] |archive-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625035853/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930604&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |url-status=live }}</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 |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=11 June 1993 |title=Fair source of entertainment |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930611&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171006145242/https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/72YcapGjQTsr98r-yv6JX3GvyDbtHDRYwQuoXSSvVmYmcUgiAvthFYbGfCsk0giq3A8yQlWe7bHjZUo=w1440-h791 |archive-date=6 October 2017 |access-date=6 October 2017 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=6 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref>

The film was profitable and the success was partly credited to the chart-topping soundtracks composed by Bala Bharathi.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 April 1997 |title=The Star Next Door |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/apr/04ajit.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074534/http://www.rediff.com/movies/apr/04ajit.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=1 December 2016 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> The film also gained media attention for its lead actor, Ajith, who was approached with several modelling assignments.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 September 1999 |title=Pyar to hona hi tha |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/sep/15ajit.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090458/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/sep/15ajit.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=1 December 2016 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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

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[[Category:1993 romance films]]
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