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''Paritchaikku Neramaachu'' () is a 1982 Indian
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, directed by
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and produced by
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. The film stars
Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram. Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001), better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, was an Indian actor and film producer. He was mainly active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th centur ...
, Sujatha,
Thengai Srinivasan Thengai Srinivasan (21 October 1937 – 9 November 1987) was an Indian actor who appeared in Tamil-language films and plays from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was given the prefix ''Thengai'' (coconut) after his role as a coconut-seller in th ...
and Y. G. Mahendran. It is based on Mahendran's play of the same name. The film was released on 14 November 1982.


Plot

Narashimaachari is an honest, Brahmin government servant who is highly respected by others for his virtues and discipline. He has a dimwit son, Varadhukutty who is considered an idiot on account of his inability to get a job after passing his SSLC. He is constantly requesting his manager to somehow get his son a government job. The manager says that if Varadukkutty can clear the Public Service Commission exams, he will fetch a job in the same office where Narashimaachaari is working. After questioning Varadhukutty, the manager says that Varadukkutty can't clear the exam and sarcastically says that maybe he can pass only if the question paper is leaked. Narashimaachari has rented out a part of his house to Ragothama Rao's family, where Varathikutty falls in love with Rao's daughter, Jayanthi. She too reciprocates due to the innocence and good-heartedness of Varadhukutty. Narashimaachari goes to the extent of buying the leaked question papers from his corrupt office colleague, Anantharaman ahead of time leaving his principles and self-respect in an attempt to get his son through but Narashimaachari gets caught redhanded before the Manager and his office colleagues. He takes a six-month leave from work, vowing to make his son a top student through his efforts and prepare him for the exam somehow honestly. He and Jayanthi work together to make Varadhu study for the exam and succeed in the endeavour. While leaving for the examination hall, he dies in a sudden, high-speed run car accident. The car driver could not be identified as there was no number plate on the car, but the bystanders around identify the one sitting next to the car driver was wearing a white scarf with a blue cross on it. Narashimaachari was looking and waiting to kill the person who killed his son by car. His wife, Vedha becomes mentally ill due to it. One year later, Anand, a look-alike of Varadhukutty and a thief cum rowdy is chased by a group of people who coincidentally hide in the house of Narashimaachari. His wife Varadhu, immediately recognises Anand as her son, and hence, Narashimaachari requests him to play as his son to cure his wife. Anand reluctantly agrees as he is temporarily on the run from the police. The love from Narashimaachari eventually makes Anand turn into a good guy and also quit drinking and smoking. A few days later, Anand's friend Samuel visits him to inform him about the new theft. But, Anand rejects and tells Samuel that he is now a new person and not involved in any such activities. In a conversation with Ragothama Rao and Samuel, Anand realises that it was he who ran the car over Varadhukutty, which is overheard by Vedha. Vedha reveals that she already knew that Anand was not her son. Anand now feeling guilty, says that he would tell the truth to Narashimaachari and accept whatever punishment given by him. Narashimaachari is not able to harm Anand, as his face reminds him of Varadhukutty. Both, Narashimaachari and Vedha adopt as well as accept Anand as their son. Anand wants to fulfill his father's dream of clearing the exam and getting a job. While leaving for the examination hall, in a twist of fate, Anand dies in an overcrowded bus accident, leaving Narashimaachari and Vedha devastated.


Cast


Production

Y. G. Mahendran wrote and staged the play ''Paritchaikku Neramaachu'' in 1978. After watching the play, Muktha Srinivasan expressed interest in a film adaptation which he eventually directed. In order to portray the
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character Narasimhachari accurately, Sivaji Ganesan observed the demeanours of real Iyengar people at the Parthasarathy Temple in
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. At other times, he would help Mahendran with his acting.


Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Vaali.


Release and reception

''Paritchaikku Neramaachu'' was released on 14 November 1982
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day alongside other releases such as '' Darling, Darling, Darling'', '' Valibamey Vaa Vaa'', '' Agni Sakshi'', '' Kanmani Poonga'' and '' Adhisayappiravigal''. Thiraignani of ''
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'' appreciated the acting of actors and Sundaram's dialogues and concluded saying people like Muktha Srinivasan who secure lot of marks can arrive few hours late but audience should leave in time. Balumani of ''Anna'' praised the acting of cast, Viswanathan's music, Srinivasan's direction for moving the film without any lag and found both the dialogues and the film to be just okay.


Dropped remake

In 2012, Mahendran confirmed that a remake of ''Paritchaikku Neramaachu'' starring Santhanam was in development. The project was later dropped.


References


External links

* {{Muktha Srinivasan 1980s Indian films 1980s Tamil-language films 1982 drama films 1982 films Films directed by Muktha Srinivasan Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Films with screenplays by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram Indian drama films Indian films based on plays Tamil-language Indian films