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| Directed by | Pandiarajan |
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| Written by | Pandiarajan |
| Produced by | Easwari Subramaniam |
| Starring | Pandiyan Pandiarajan Seetha Revathi |
| Cinematography | Ashok Kumar |
| Edited by | V. Rajagopal |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil
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Aan Paavam (Template:Translation) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language comedy film[1] directed by Pandiarajan. It was his second directorial venture and first as actor. This blockbuster movie of 1985 became the best comedy movie in the career of actor-director Pandiarajan. The film was remade into Telugu as Naku Pellam Kavali (1987), in Kannada as Rama Krishna and in Marathi as Chal Lavkar.
Plot
Pandian and Pandiarajan are two notorious sons of the village cinema theatre owner V. K. Ramasamy. Pandian goes to a neighbouring village to see a girl as arranged by his father towards his marriage and ends up in the wrong house. Coincidentally, those in the wrong house are also expecting a lad to see their daughter on the same time and the same day. Contrary to real time arranged marriages, Pandian goes to see the girl totally un-aided by parents, relatives and friends. Nevertheless, he takes a liking to the girl, Seetha and decides to marry her. Seetha likes the lad and decides to accept the proposal.
Meanwhile, Seetha's marriage broker shows up and clarifies that Pandian was supposed to have gone to see some other girl but ended up in the wrong house. Hearing this, Pandian, Seetha and Seetha's parents seem disappointed. Pandian's father fixes dates for his marriage to the girl originally chosen for him — Revathi, a school teacher's daughter. Pandian's adamance to marry Seetha causes a strange turn of events. Pandiyarajan, the younger brother, finally marries Revathi while Pandian ties the knot with his love Seetha.
Cast
- Pandiyan as Periya Paandi
- Pandiarajan as Chinna Pandi
- Revathi as Revathi
- Seetha as Seetha
- Meesai Murugesan as Murugesan
- V. K. Ramasamy as Ramasamy
- Poornam Vishwanathan as Viswanathan Vathiyar
- Janagaraj as Kanagaraj
- Kollangudi Karuppayee
- Ramesh Khanna as Kalyana Tharagar
- Nellai Siva as Villager
- Super Subburayan in guest appearance
Production
Aan Paavam was Pandiarajan's second film as director and his debut film as an actor.[2] Seetha who was studying 12th at that time was selected to play the lead actress after director saw her in a video at a marriage.[3]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4] The song "Kadhal Kasakkudayya" is based on Shanmukhapriya raga,[5][6] The song "Kuyile Kuyile" is based on Madhyamavati.[7]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Enna Pada" | S. Janaki | Vaali | 04:18 |
| 2 | "Indiran Vanthathum" | Ilaiyaraaja | Vairamuthu | 03:41 |
| 3 | "Kadhal Kasakkuthaiya" | Ilaiyaraaja | Vaali | 04:23 |
| 4 | "Kuyile Kuyile Poonguyile" | Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra | Kuruvikkarambai Shanmugam | 04:22 |
| 5 | "Otti Vandha Singa Kutty" | Kollangudi Karuppayee | Kuruvikkarambai Shanmugam | 05:33 |
Legacy
The film was included by Behindwoods in their list "of All Time Top Ten comedy movies".[8] A television series of the same name was aired in Sun TV in 2012.[9]
References
- ↑ Eight Classic Tamil Comedies From The 80s And The 90s To Binge On, Keramalu, Karthik. Film Companion(24 April 2021). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ↑ The laughter continues.... The Hindu(9 January 2011). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ↑ I take each day as it comes: actor Seetha. The Hindu(28 July 2006). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ↑ Aan Paavam (1985). Raaga.com. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ↑ A Raga's Journey — Sacred Shanmukhapriya. The Hindu(2 September 2011). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ↑ Ragas hit a high. The Hindu(20 September 2013). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ↑ Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music{{#if:Sundararaman|, Sundararaman}. Pichhamal Chintamani(2007)
- ↑ Aan pavam (1986). Behindwoods.
- ↑ Channels. The Hindu(3 February 2012). Retrieved 28 May 2021.