''Paravaigal Palavitham'' () is a 1988 Indian
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
-language
masala film
Masala films of Indian cinema are those that blend multiple genres into one work. Masala films emerged in the 1970s and are still being created as of the 2020s. Typically these films freely blend action, comedy, romance, and drama, or melod ...
directed by
Robert–Rajasekar. The film stars
Ramki
Ramakrishnan (born 31 March 1962), better known by his stage name Ramki, is an Indian actor best known for his work in Tamil films. He made his debut in '' Chinna Poove Mella Pesu'' (1987). He was a lead actor from 1987 to 2004. He is well kn ...
and
Nirosha. It was released on 2 December 1988. The film was remade in Telugu as ''
Chinnari Sneham''.
Plot
A group of friends in college dream of achieving success in life. However, each one of them faces a different set of problems with employment, family or finance. This results in most of them leading an unhappy and tragic life showing the idealistic and dreamy college life is nowhere in touch with cruel and cold day-to-day reality with Janaki becoming a prostitute, Sekar becoming a gangster, Shiva becoming a marriage broker where he gets to make no use of his education, Rekha unable to find a groom due to her outspoken nature and high education, and Raja being thrown out of job constantly due to his straightforwardness. Sekar and Janaki user their connections with the dark underbelly of life and fix the problem of all others and dying in the end, as a couple.
Cast
Production
Besides directing, Robert–Rajasekar also handled the cinematography.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
S. A. Rajkumar, who also wrote the lyrics.
Release and reception
''Paravaigal Palavitham'' was released on 2 December 1988. The following week, ''
The Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932 by P. Varadarajulu Naidu. It is headquartered in Noida, owned by the ''Indian Express Group''. It was later taken over by Ramnath Goenka. In 1999, eight y ...
'' panned the film and said, "It's only Janagaraj's excellent histrionics that comes as a saving grace".
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, id=10226848
1980s Indian films
1980s masala films
1980s Tamil-language films
1988 films
Films directed by Robert–Rajasekar
Films scored by Vidyasagar (composer)
Tamil-language Indian films