Periyanna

Periyanna
Directed by	S. A. Chandrasekhar
Produced by	Jaya S. K. Subbiah
Written by	S. A. Chandrasekhar
Starring	Vijayakanth Suriya Meena Manasa
Music by	Deva
Cinematography	R. Selva
Editing by	Saleem-Vasu
Studio	Jayasubshri Productions
Release date(s)	14 April 1999
Running time	148 min
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Periyanna is a 1999 Tamil film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar featuring Vijaykanth and Suriya in the lead roles. Meena and Manasa play other supporting roles, while Deva composed the score and soundtrack for the film. The film released on 14 April 1999 to negative reviews and performed poor commercially.

Plot

Suriya, the main character, killed the villains who murdered his family and has been sent to jail. During his time in jail a well-respected collector celebrates his daughter's birthday in the prison. The collector's daughter is impressed by Surya's talent in singing and convinces her father to grant her special permission to learn music from him. During this time, they fall in love with each other and as opposition grows from both the girl's parents and the police department they elope. They come to a remote town where they witness the murder of a collector in the railway station during broad daylight but no one seems to care. They then see that the man who murdered the collector is the chief of the village so they try to oppose him. In their time at the village, they learn about his past and change their mind about him. He promises them to get them married. The movie moves towards the climax as whether the village chief is successful in getting those two lovers married or the girl's father successful in separating them using the legal system against them.

Cast

• Vijayakanth
• Suriya
• Meena
• Manasa
• Manorama
• Anandaraj
• Manivannan
• Vaiyapuri
• R. Sundarrajan
• S. S. Chandran

Production

S. A. Chandrasekhar had initially planned to make the film with Vijayakanth and Vijay in the lead roles, but the project failed to materialize. The film re-emerged in 1998 with Vijay's busy schedules prompting Chandrasekhar to select Suriya to appear in a lead role alongside Vijayakanth. Roja was initially approached to play a leading role in the film, though the role was later handed to Meena after she demanded less remuneration. Another leading female role was handed to Manasa, sister of actress Easwari Rao, with the director changing her stage name to Manasa from Ganga as she was known in Kaakai Chiraginile.

The film was launched in late 1998 with Vijayakanth, Suriya, director S. A. Chandrasekhar and veteran producers A. L. Azhagappan and Ibrahim Rowther in attendance.

Release

The film became a commercial failure at the box office.