Panchalankurichi (film)
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| Panchalankurichi | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Seeman |
| Written by | Seeman |
| Produced by | K. Balu |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ilavarasu |
| Edited by | K. Pazhanivel |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | K. B. Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Panchalankurichi is a 1996 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by Seeman in his directorial debut.[1] The film stars Prabhu and Madhubala, with Chandrasekar, Vadivelu, Vijayakumar, Ilavarasi and Maheswari in supporting roles.[2] It was released on 10 November 1996.[3]
Plot[edit]
Kitaan(Prabhu), as a young child, migrates to paanchalankurichi with his mother (Ilavarasi). When they try to cross a river his mother sacrifices herself to let him live. When he is distraught at the sight of his mother dying, Maayandi Thevar (Vijayakumar), the local chieftain, arrives and takes pity on Kitaan and takes him under his wing and raises him like a son.
Kitaan grows up in Paanchalankurichi as a brave young man who is so noble in his acts that the local parents send their unmarried girls to the fairs of other villages with Kitaan as their guardian angel. Kitaan also has a brotherly relationship with Maayandi Thevar's daughter Chinnaatha (Maheswari). At a fair when a few local hooligans, brothers of Kaarisaamy (Mahanadi Shankar) misbehave with girls from Kitaan's village Kitaan fights with the goons to save their honour.
The heroine (Madhoo) upon seeing Kitaan's exploits in the fight and further in the local panchayat's inquest into the fight gets impressed with Kitaan and his qualities. Heroine is the daughter of Geedhari (Vagai Chandrasekhar), who is a close acquaintance of Maayandi Thevar in the village.
Kaarisaamy, another local big shot, has locked horns with Maayandi in the past and had incurred some financial losses due to the fact that Maayandi opposes Kaarisaami's nefarious and illegal activists. Kaarisami plots revenge and plans a long game to bring Maayandi and Kitaan down. How Kitaan foils the Kaarisaamy's plan forms the rest of the story
One of Kaarisaamy's brothers Malasaamy is a classmate of Maayandi's daughtet Chinaatha. They fight initially but fall in love. Kaarisaamy plans to use this against Maayandi.
Cast[edit]
- Prabhu as Kittan
- Madhoo as Pottu Kanni
- Vadivelu
- Vijayakumar as Mayandi
- Chandrasekhar
- Mahanadi Shankar
- Ilavarasi
- Maheswari
- King Kong
- Prasanna[4]
Soundtrack[edit]
The soundtrack was composed by Deva.[5]
| Song | Singer | Lyrics | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Ana Aavanna" | Krishnaraj, Sujatha | Vairamuthu | 4:55 |
| "Aathoram Thopukulae" | Swarnalatha | 6:13 | |
| "Chinna Chinna" | K. S. Chithra | 5:08 | |
| "Chinnavale" | S. Janaki, Krishnaraj, Bhuvana Venkatesh | 5:41 | |
| "Katrai Niruthi" | K. S. Chithra | 2:37 | |
| "Oru Pakkam Then" | Krishnaraj, Bhuvana Venkatesh | 2:23 | |
| "Un Uthattora" | Hariharan, Anuradha Sriram | 6:00 | |
| "Vanthiyala" | Suresh Peters, Anuradha Sriram | Seeman | 5:15 |
References[edit]
- ^ விஜயானந்த், ஆ. (23 March 2021). "சீமான் வளர்ந்தது எப்படி? திராவிட இயக்கப் பாசம் முதல் தமிழ் தேசியம் வரை". BBC News (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Panchalanguruchi ( 1996 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ "பாஞ்சாலங்குறிச்சி / Panchalankurichi (1996)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Daring but unconvincing". The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Panchalankurichi". JioSaavn. 8 June 2017. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
