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| Directed by | Vietnam Veedu Sundaram |
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| Written by | Vietnam Veedu Sundaram |
| Produced by | R. Dhanaphalan |
| Starring | Template:Unbulleted list |
| Cinematography | A. Vincent |
| Edited by | Gowtham Raj |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil
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Gnana Paravai (Template:Lang-en) is a 1991 Tamil language supernatural thriller film, directed by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram. The film features Sivaji Ganesan, Harish Kumar, Sasikala and Manorama in lead roles. The film, produced by R. Dhanaphalan, had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan and was released on 11 January 1991.[1][2][3]
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) 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 (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
- Sivaji Ganesan as Sivaji
- Harish Kumar as Giri
- Sasikala as Rajeswari
- Manorama
- Rajasekar as Dinesh
- 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
- Thillai Rajan
- Haja Shareef
- Kumaran
- Sakthi Thamu
- Muthukumar
- Dr. Rajendran
- M. S. Bhaskar
- Prahasam as Lecturer Prahasam
- Master Saran as Annachi's son
Soundtrack
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, Valampuri John and Kamakodiyan.[4]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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| 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
- ↑ Gnana Paravai (1991) Tamil Movie. spicyonion.com.
- ↑ Filmography of gnana paravai. cinesouth.com.
- ↑ Gnana Paravai. entertainment.oneindia.in.
- ↑ TMS to sing for film again. indiaglitz.com(2010-02-22).