''Desiya Paravai'' () is a 2006 Indian

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directed by

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starring himself, Suresh,

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, and

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Cast

Production

The film began production in 1996 as ''Naan Oru Indian'' (). The film is about the

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, and reportedly ten percent of the audio cassette sales were donated to the war victims in 2003. The nine getups of

's character were publicized by the makers prior to the film's release.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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. The lyrics are written by Ilayaraaja,

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and Vaali. *"Chittuk Kuruvi Kuruvi" -

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*"Yemarathe Yematra" - S. N. Surendar, Selvakumar, chorus *"Deepavali Innikki" -

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, Arunmozhi, chorus *"Priya Priya" -

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*"Chinna Chinna" - Ilayaraaja, chorus *"Chengal Pattu Chinnachittu" - Mano, chorus

Reception

Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' wrote that "Not much expectation from this film, so not much disappointment either".

References

External links

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