''Sindhu Nathi Poo'' () is a 1994 Indian

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-language film directed by Senthamizhan in his debut. It stars

Ranjith Ranjit or Renjith may refer to: Religion * Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam (born 1966), Sri Lankan Tamil Catholic priest, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Colombo * Malcolm Ranjith (born 1947), Sri Lankan Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, C ...

, newcomers Rajakumari, Ravi Shankar and Sanjeev Kumar. The film, produced by

K. T. Kunjumon K. T. Kunjumon (born 15 November 1953) is an Indian film producer and writer, politician active in Tamil and Malayalam films. He began his career co-producing several Malayalam films, often working with director P. G. Viswambharan. His first Ko ...

, was released on 14 January 1994.

Plot

The film begins with a young man Sakthivel coming back to his village. At his return, he is respected and treated as God by the villagers, they call him Thirukkaval. Thirukkaval still hates his father Chettiar, stepmother Azhamu, stepbrother and stepsister. The kind-hearted Thirukkaval quickly makes enemies including Munnumunuthan, Kodumudi and his father Chettiar. Meanwhile, Pasupathy (Ravi Shankar) and Chinna Pulla (Rajakumari) fall in love with each other. The affair is soon exposed, so Thirukkaval arranges their wedding. Shortly after, Pasupathy dies in an accident and the villagers blame the innocent Thirukkaval. In the past, Thirukkaval lived happily with his father Chettiar, his mother Shenbaga Valli and his baby sister Chittu. Chettiar had an affair with Shenbaga Valli's sister Azhamu, who became pregnant. Unable to bear the situation, Shenbaga Valli killed her baby daughter and committed suicide. The angry Thirukkaval injured his father's foot and run away. He then became a child labourer to make a living. Meanwhile, Chinna Pulla's mother Appayi passes away. Thereafter, Thirukkaval is accused of having an affair with the widow Chinna Pulla. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

as Thirukkaval (Sakthivel) *Rajakumari as Chinna Pulla *Ravi Shankar as Pasupathy *Sanjeev Kumar *

Jaishankar Jaishankar (12 July 1938 – 3 June 2000) was an Indian actor known for his work in Tamil cinema. He was a very popular lead actor in the 1960s and 70s. He was credited onscreen with title of ''Makkal Kalaingnar'' (people's artiste) or '' ...

as Chettiar * Manorama as Appayi * Kavitha as Azhamu * Kalpana as Shenbaga Valli (guest appearance) *

Vadivelu Kumaravadivel Natarajan (born 12 September 1960), known professionally as Vadivelu, is an Indian actor, comedian and playback singer, having acted in supporting and lead roles in Tamil cinema. He gained widespread acclaim in Kollywood in the ...

as Nadesan *

Vasu Vikram Vasu Vikram is an Indian actor and stage director who has worked on Tamil-language films and in television dramas. Career Vasu Vikram is the son of actor M. R. R. Vasu, and the grandson of M. R. Radha. Several other members of his family are al ...

as Munnumunuthan *

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as Kodumudi *

Idichapuli Selvaraj Idichapuli Selvaraj ( – 30 January 2012) was a veteran Tamil comedy actor. He acted in more than five hundred films. He acted along with lot of actors. He also worked as an assistant director for the M. G. Ramachandran films like ''Idhayakk ...

as Kuberan * Dhamu as Soori *

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* Loose Mohan *Swamikannu *

Pasi Narayanan Narayanan, better known as Pasi Narayanan, was an Indian stage and film actor known for performing comedic roles alongside actor Goundamani. Narayanan acted in over 500 Tamil-language films and is known for the catchphrase, Early life Naraya ...

Karuppu Subbiah Karuppu Subbiah was an Indian actor who had acted over 300 Tamil language films in comedy roles and minor roles. He also has another name 'Mottai' Subbiah. He is notable for his comedian roles along with actor Goundamani. And also he acted alo ...

*Rajathi *Yuvasri *Kavithasri *

Pasi Sathya Pasi Sathya is an Indian actress who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema and television. She has worked in popular movies like ''Veedu'', '' Magalir Mattum'', ''Pudhupettai''. She made her debut in the National award-winning Tamil film, ' ...

* Peeli Sivam *Amar *Baby Swathi as Chittu

Production

''Sindhu Nathi Poo'' is the directorial debut of Senthamizhan.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

Soundaryan Soundaryan is an Indian music composer. A former ad-jingles composer, he made his debut in the Tamil film '' Cheran Pandiyan'' (1991) and then made a breakthrough with his work in ''Sindhu Nathi Poo'' (1994). Career Soundaryan began his career ...

, with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The song "Aathadi Enna Odambu" attained popularity in 2018 due to a comical sequence performed by comedian KPY Ramar in a Tamil television show which became a hit on social media platforms. This re-emergence of popularity for the song led to it being remixed by

Hiphop Tamizha Hiphop Tamizha () is an Indian musical duo based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The duo consists of Adhithya "Adhi" Venkatapathy and R. Jeeva. Their commercial break-through came with the song "Club le Mabbu le" in 2011. In 2012, Hiphop Tamizha rel ...

for the film ''

Natpe Thunai ''Natpe Thunai'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language sports film directed by D. Parthiban Desingu in his directorial debut, while Sreekanth Vasrp and Devesh Jeyachandran have written the film's story, screenplay and dialogues. Produced by Sundar ...

'' (2019).

Release and reception

''Sindhu Nathi Poo'' was released on 14 January 1994. Malini Mannath of ''

The Indian Express ''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split be ...

'' gave the film a negative review, criticising the "jerky" narration, underdeveloped characters and the cast performances. Thulasi of ''

Kalki Kalki ( sa, कल्कि), also called Kalkin or Karki, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is described to appear in order to end the Kali Yuga, one of the four periods in the endless cycle of exist ...

'' criticised the story for lack of originality.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 16751612 1990s Tamil-language films 1994 directorial debut films 1994 films