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The film was launched as Balachander's 100the film at his office in [[Chennai]]. The original cast announced on the day also included noted singer [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], however he was replaced by prominent poet [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] before the shoot started.<ref>http://archives.chennaionline.com/entertainment/filmplus/paravasam.asp</ref> |
The film was launched as Balachander's 100the film at his office in [[Chennai]]. The original cast announced on the day also included noted singer [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], however he was replaced by prominent poet [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] before the shoot started.<ref>http://archives.chennaionline.com/entertainment/filmplus/paravasam.asp</ref> |
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A song for the film was shot in Malaysia featuring [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]] and Sneha.<ref>http://www.hinduonnet.com/fr/2001/11/09/stories/2001110901220800.htm</ref> Another was shot at Bekal Fort, Kannur, in Kerala with Madhavan and Simran.<ref>http://movies.bizhat.com/review_paarthalae_paravasam.php</ref> |
A song for the film was shot in Malaysia featuring [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]] and Sneha.<ref>http://www.hinduonnet.com/fr/2001/11/09/stories/2001110901220800.htm</ref> Another was shot at [[Bekal Fort]], Kannur, in Kerala with Madhavan and Simran.<ref>http://movies.bizhat.com/review_paarthalae_paravasam.php</ref> |
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| Paarthale Paravasam | |
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| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Written by | K. Balachander Gopu Babu |
| Produced by | Pushpa Kandaswamy |
| Starring | Madhavan Simran Lawrence Raghavendra Sneha Vivek Vaali |
| Cinematography | A. Venkatesh |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
Production company | |
Release date | November 14, 2001 |
| Country | Template:Film India |
| Language | Tamil |
Paarthale Paravasam is a 2001 Tamil drama film directed by K. Balachander, who with the project completed one hundred feature films.[1] The film produced by Balachander's home banner Kavithalayaa Productions featured Madhavan and Simran in the leading roles with Lawrence Raghavendra and Sneha playing other key roles. The film's music is composed by A. R. Rahman whilst A. Venkatesh was cinematographer.[2]
The film tells the story of a couple going through a break up after the husband is exposed for having a child from a juvenile relationship. Furthermore the introduction of love interests for the couple and if they reconcile forms the crux of the plot. The film released on November 14, 2001 to mixed reviews and became a commercial failure.[3]
Plot
Madhava (Madhavan) is a doctor but a single appearance as hero in a film has also made him the heartthrob of thousands of girls. He marries Simi (Simran) but a revelation about his past separates them and takes them as far as divorce. They remain friends though, even going so far as to fix up each other's second marriages. Simi decides to get Madhava married to Chella (Sneha), a nurse at his hospital while he tries to fix up her marriage with a dancer Azhagu (Lawrence Raghavendra).In the end ,Madhava's and chella's wedding and Simi's and Azhagu's wedding are fixed on the same date. Unfortunately Azhagu then marries his house maid due to his fathers greed for wealth .Chella's parents then find out Madhava's passed revelation and call of the wedding.In the end Madhava and Simi remarry and Chella marries Vivek, Madava's colleague ,who was interested in her ever since he became Madhava's desciple in the hospital. Sneha attracted many directors and producers and her acting career went to the next level. The movie ended up receiving mixed reactions from the public.
Cast
- Madhavan as Dr. Madhava
- Simran as Simi
- Lawrence Raghavendra as Azhagu
- Sneha as Chella
- Vaali as Bala
- Cochin Hanifa
- Thalaivasal Vijay
- Vivek as Dr. Putham
- Dhamu
- Manivannan as Nellai Amaran
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Mr. Muddaliar
- Radhika Choudary as Rekha
- Kamal Haasan in a guest appearance
- Ramya Krishnan in a guest appearance
Production
The film was launched as Balachander's 100the film at his office in Chennai. The original cast announced on the day also included noted singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, however he was replaced by prominent poet Vaali before the shoot started.[4]
A song for the film was shot in Malaysia featuring Madhavan and Sneha.[5] Another was shot at Bekal Fort, Kannur, in Kerala with Madhavan and Simran.[6]
Release
The film upon release garnered mixed reviews with critics citing the film as a "disappointment". A critic claimed that the dialogues was "insipid", the narration "lacklustre" and the film was "a monotonous journey for the audience".[7] Similiarly the reviewer from Sify.com labelled the film as "insufferable" and drew criticism to the director and the lead actors, labelling that only Vivek's position was the "silver lining".[8]
After the commercial failure of the film, Balachander felt that the star cast was the reason for the failure and claimed that had the film been made with newcomers it would have been successful.[9]
Music
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The soundtrack for the film was composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics by Vaali, Vairamuthu and Na. Muthukumar. The soundtrack featured nine songs with most of them remained chart-toppers for many months. Guitarist Rashid Ali had his debut as a vocalist through this film. Nithyasree Mahadevan told about the making one of the songs, "We did not have any lyrics except the words "Manmadha Masam", when Shankar Mahadevan, Rahman Sir and I started it. So we worked on improvisations with those two words and sent the meter to poet Vaali. Vaali Sir was so overwhelmed with the tune that he said he did not want to pollute it with more words. So the song has a very unique presentation with minimum lyrics."[10] The track "Love Check" was a fusion number that had just two words "Love Check" along with Sivamani's drums.[11] The songs were choreographed by Lawrence Raghavendra and one of the song was picturised from Malaysia.[1]
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Duration | Lyrics |
| 1 | "Nee Thaan En Desiya Geetham" | K. S. Chithra, Balram | 6:15 | Vaali |
| 2 | "Adhisaya Thirumanam" | Sujatha, Sriram Parthasarathy, Kalyani Menon, Sriram Narayan | 6:17 | Vaali |
| 3 | "Moondrezhuthu" | Harini, Karthik | 4:51 | Vaali |
| 4 | "Parthale Paravasam" | Ganga, A. R. Reihana, Febi Mani , Kanchana | 5:32 | Na. Muthukumar |
| 5 | "Azhagae Sugama" | Srinivas, Sadhana Sargam | 5:05 | Vairamuthu |
| 6 | "Anbae Sugama" | Srinivas | 5:30 | Vairamuthu |
| 7 | "Love Check" | Palghat Sriram | 3:38 | Vaali |
| 8 | "Manmadha Masam" | Shankar Mahadevan, Nithyasree Mahadevan | 4:48 | Vaali |
| 9 | "Naadhir Thinna" | Rashid Ali, Thubara | 5:48 | Vaali |
References
- ^ a b A feast of films . The Hindu. Retrieved 9 November 2001
- ^ http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/dec/04paar.htm
- ^ http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/02/24/stories/2006022403630100.htm
- ^ http://archives.chennaionline.com/entertainment/filmplus/paravasam.asp
- ^ http://www.hinduonnet.com/fr/2001/11/09/stories/2001110901220800.htm
- ^ http://movies.bizhat.com/review_paarthalae_paravasam.php
- ^ http://archives.chennaionline.com/moviereviews/tammov155.asp
- ^ http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=8700289&ctid=5&cid=2429
- ^ http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/02/24/stories/2006022403630100.htm
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/07/31/stories/2009073151190200.htm
- ^ http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2007/09/08/stories/2007090851230300.htm