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Periya Marudhu (film)

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Periya Marudhu
Poster
Directed byN. K. Viswanathan
Screenplay bySangili Murugan
Story byK. Ayya
Produced byKalyani Murugan
Starring
CinematographyN. K. Viswanathan
Edited byGanesh Kumar
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Release date
  • 2 November 1994 (1994-11-02)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Periya Marudhu is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by N. K. Viswanathan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Ranjitha and Pragathi. It was released on 2 November 1994.[1]

Plot

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Periya Marudhu amputated Marimuthu for grabbing his land and he is sent to jail. After spending two years behind bars, Periya Marudhu is back to his village.

In the past, Periya Marudhu became orphan at a very early age and tried hard to live through. Impressed by Periya Marudhu's strength, Sivasankaran brought him at his home. Since then, Periya Marudhu considers Sivasankaran as his best friend and works as his faithful henchman while Sivasankaran considers him as his common henchman. Sivasankaran is involved in land grabbing, in women kidnapping and raping. The villagers hate Sivasankaran and Periya Marudhu.

After losing her sister, Kaveri decides to live with Periya Marudhu, her last relative. Kaveri loves Periya Marudhu and tries to change his behaviour. Sivasankaran, who fears to lose his faithful henchman, kills Kaveri.

Periya Marudhu decides to take revenge and becomes a good man.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[2][3]

Song Singer(s) lyricist Duration
"Aalamara Vehru" T. L. Maharajan, S. N. Surendar Vaali 3:46
"Elaarukkum Nalla" Jayachandran 1:54
"Ponnu Velayara" Mano, K. S. Chithra Pulamaipithan 4:22
"Poonthearil Yeri" T. L. Maharajan, S. N. Surendar Muthulingam 5:20
"Raasavukku" Mano, K. S. Chithra Vaali 3:24
"Sinagarama Nalla" Uma Ramanan Ponnadiyan 4:57
"Vidala Pulla" Swarnalatha Muthulingam 5:09

Critical reception

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The Indian Express wrote, "The screenplay is loosely etched and treatment leaves much to be desired".[4] Thulasi of Kalki called comedy and dialogues as okay while calling music and cinematography as enjoyable and concluded that if one was an action lover, this film is for them.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல்". Cinema Express (in Tamil). 1 December 2002. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Periya Maruthu (1994)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Periya Marudhu Tamil Film Audio Cassette by Ilaiyaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Periya Marudu". The Indian Express. 4 November 1994. p. 6. Retrieved 7 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ துளசி (13 November 1994). "பெரிய மருது". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 62. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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