''Pandithurai'' is a 1992 Indian

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-language film directed by

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. The film stars

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and

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. The film had musical score by

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one o ...

and was released on 15 January 1992. It was remade in Telugu as ''

Bava Bavamaridi ''Bava Bavamaridi'' is a 1993 Telugu-language drama film directed by Sarath. It stars Krishnam Raju, Suman, Jayasudha and Malashri, with music composed by Raj–Koti. The film is produced by Editor Mohan, and C. M. Krishna under the M. M. Movie ...

'' (1993), in Hindi as '' Bandhan'' (1998) and in Kannada as ''

Baava Baamaida ''Baava Baamaida'' is a 2001 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film starring Shiva Rajkumar and Rambha. The film is directed by Kishore Sarja and based on the Tamil language film ''Pandithurai'' (1992) directed by Manoj Kumar. In an i ...

'' (2001). The film completed a 100-day run.

Plot

Pandithurai left his mother and his father to live with his newlywed sister and his rich brother-in-law Malaisamy. A few years later, Pandithurai becomes an uneducated angry youth but respects Malaisamy more than anything. Malaisamy's daughter Muthulakshmi who studied in the city comes back to her village. She then falls in love with Pandithurai. Malaisamy, who is respected among the villagers, has a secret relationship with Sindamani, a stage dancer. Pandithurai tries to stop their relationship but he fails and Malaisamy evicts him from his house. The rest of the story is how Pandithurai punished his brother-in-law and married Muthulakshmi.

Cast

as Pandithurai *

as Muthulakshmi *

Radha Ravi Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan Ravi (born 29 July 1952) is an Indian actor and politician who played supporting roles throughout his career. He is the son of actor M. R. Radha and the uncle of Vasu Vikram and half-brother of Raadhika. He i ...

as Malaisamy * Manorama as Pandithurai's mother *

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as Pandithurai's sister *

Silk Smitha Vijayalakshmi Vadlapati (2 December 1960 – 23 September 1996), better known by her stage name Silk Smitha, was an Indian actress and dancer who worked predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. Smitha was part of se ...

as Chinthamani *

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as Mayilsamy *

Senthil Senthil (born 23 March 1951) is an Indian comedy actor who works in Tamil cinema. He is famous for his comedian roles along with fellow actor Goundamani. The pair dominated the Tamil industry as comedians in the 1980s and 90s.Mansoor Ali Khan as Narasimma, Sindamani's brother *

Major Sundarrajan Srinivasan Sundarrajan (17 March 1925 – 28 February 2003), popularly known as Major Sundarrajan, was an Indian actor and director who performed predominantly in Tamil language films and plays. He was well known for his sophisticated and ...

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as Rudramani *

Singamuthu Singamuthu (born 8 December 1958) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films as a comedian. Career Singamuthu has primarily appeared in comedy roles in films as a supporting actor debuting in ''Neram Nalla Irukku'' (1987). He ...

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by

. The soundtrack, released in 1992, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali,

Gangai Amaran Gangai Amaran is an Indian music composer, singer, lyricist, writer, film director and actor in Tamil films. Personal life Gangai Amaran was born in Pannaipuram in Theni district, Tamil Nadu in December 1947, as the youngest son of Daniel R ...

and

Piraisoodan Piraisoodan (6 February 1956 – 8 October 2021) was a Tamil poet and lyricist. He won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist for his songs in movies like '' Thayagam'', '' En Rasavin Manasile'' and ''Neeyum Naanum'' in 1996, 1991 ...

Reception

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'' wrote, "The script .and dialogues .exploit the poignant turns that are likely to be faced by a tradition-bound family in a village". C. R. K. 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 exis ...

'' wrote even actors could not rescue this film because of outdated plot and direction.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0318531 1990s Tamil-language films 1992 films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Tamil films remade in other languages