Gnana Paravai
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| Directed by | Vietnam Veedu Sundaram |
| Written by | Vietnam Veedu Sundaram |
| Produced by | R. Dhanaphalan |
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| Cinematography | A. Vincent |
| Edited by | Gowtham Raj |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Yaghava Productions |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Gnana Paravai is a 1991 Tamil supernatural 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 know the character and the future of a person by just looking in eyes. Giri (Harish Kumar) is a rich student who spends lot of money for 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 anymore spend money for self-interest. Later, Giri and Aandavar plan to humiliated 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
- Rajasekhar as Dinesh
- V. K. Ramasamy as Annachi
- Ganthimathi as Annachi's wife
- Rajvi as Aruna
- Charle as Kanni
- Chinni Jayanth as Sachidhanandam
- K. S. 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
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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. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "Filmography of gnana paravai". cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "Gnana Paravai". entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "TMS to sing for film again". indiaglitz.com. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
