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''Priyamudan'' () is a 1998 Indian
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romantic thriller film directed by
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. The film stars Vijay and
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, with Sujith Sagar,
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and Nassar in supporting roles. It focuses on a young businessman, who is of a hyper-possessive nature and therefore he tries to achieve whatever he desires using any means. ''Priyamudan'' was released on 13 June 1998 and became a commercial success, running for more than 100 days in theatres. It was remade as ''
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'' in Telugu in 1999, as Nata in
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in 2002 and as '' Deewana Main Deewana'' in
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in 2013.


Plot

Vasanth is a son of a wealthy businessman from Chennai and grows up with a possessive attitude. In a gift shop, he breaks a gift which he likes only because it had already been bought by someone else. He pays the owner to cover the damages but responds that if he cannot get it, nobody can. He happens to visit Rajasthan, where he meets Priya and it is love at first sight for Vasanth. Priya is injured in an accident, and Vasanth's friend Vasanth Kumar rescues her by donating blood. Being unconscious, Priya does not know the face of her saviour, only the name "Vasanth Kumar". After she recovers, Priya comes to Chennai to meet Vasanth Kumar and stays in her uncle's house. However, Vasanth, who needs her at any cost, pretends to be Vasanth Kumar and makes advantage of her soft corner. He also manages to hide her from Vasanth Kumar. One day, Priya and Vasanth go to Sathyam Theatre to enjoy a noon show together, but he unknowingly learns that Priya and Vasanth Kumar already know each other. He gets angry and breaks the ice creams brought for them. One day, Vasanth Kumar learns about Priya's and Vasanth's affair and greets them. Priya's father Rangarajan also learns about the affair but not about the possessive Vasanth. Vasanth and Priya go to Jaipur from Chennai to meet Rangarajan. While Priya is away from the home for a small work, Vasanth meets Rangarajan and admits the truth to him, but he refuses. Angered by his action, Vasanth kills him but later realises his mistake. CBI officers Lawrence and Gopal begin to investigate the murder case. One day, Vasanth Kumar comes to Jaipur for a music audition, which he had missed when he donated blood to Priya earlier. Vasanth arranges room for him to stay, but fears that he might find the truth. He goes to the same hospital where Priya was admitted and tears the certificate of her admission. Vasanth Kumar sees this, confronts Vasanth and they go to a nearby hill station. Vasanth Kumar starts arguing with Vasanth for misusing his name to love Priya. Vasanth apologises and admits the truth, but Vasanth Kumar abuses Priya. In anger, Vasanth accidentally beats Vasanth Kumar but tries to save him. Having no way, Vasanth Kumar sacrifices his life for his friend's sake. Shocked by this incident, Vasanth decides to transform himself into a good gentleman and thereby leaves his psychopath nature behind. Vasanth then sincerely starts to take care of Priya. Meanwhile, Lawrence and Gopal come to know that the real murderer of Rangarajan and Vasanth Kumar is none other than Vasanth himself. Priya also learns about this and runs from Jaipur. Vasanth searches for her and is finally beaten by Priya for cheating her lover's name and for killing her father. After that, she notices her earring, which was taken by Vasanth when he first visited Jaipur. He tells her all the truths and the incidents. She feels sorry for him and decides to reciprocate his love. However, the police officers shoot Vasanth, and he dies immediately, unable to bear the pain. Priya bursts in tears after realising Vasanth's true love towards her. The film ends with a sad note with Vasanth advising the audience "not to live like him, because they will realize their terrific destiny". ;Alternate climax Vasanth falls unconscious after the gun shot. Priya who realised Vasanth's love cries thinking that he died, but her tears falls on Vasanth's cheek, making him gain consciousness. Priya helps Vasanth to stand and reciprocates his love. Both run away from the police. Lawrence and Gopal who were about to pull out their guns from the holsters, do not stop or shoot Vasanth from escaping. When they ask each other the reason for not stopping them, they explained each other by saying that they know the value and pain of love. They let them go away and live together.


Cast


Production

Vijay wanted to work with a debutant director and Vincent Selva's story impressed him, prompting Lakshmi Movie Makers to make the story into a feature film, ''Priyamudan''. Vijay reduced his remuneration for the film, anticipating potential cost overruns.
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was initially approached for the film, but had to turn the offer down due to her busy schedule. The filming was held at Jaipur for one month. While working for the film, Vijay had an accident and hurt his spine. As a result, Vijay travelled to London for advanced medical treatment, where he ended up meeting his eventual wife, Sangeetha Sornalingam. An alternate climax was filmed where Vijay's character does not die, but Vincent Selva decided against using it.


Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by
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'' (1965), composed by the duo Shankar–Jaikishan. The song "Hello Maruthi" is based on
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Release and reception

The film was released on 13 June 1998. D. S. Ramanujam of ''
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'' stated that Vijay "made sincere efforts to give shape to the negative character" that "he asserts himself in the climax". Ramanujam added that Kausalya "just fills the bill, while Sujit Sagar makes "a neat essay". K. N. Vijiyan of ''
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'' also gave a positive review, comparing Vijay favourably to
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's performance in ''
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'' (1978), and also praising Milton's cinematography and Deva's music. ''
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'' gave the film a score of 41 out of 100. Ji of ''
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'' praised the performances of Vijay, Kausalya, and Pattukottai Prabhakar's dialogues but felt Nassar was wasted and panned Deva's music and the dance choreography. Stunt choreographer Jaguar Thangam won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Stunt Coordinator for his work in ''Priyamudan''.


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* * {{Improve categories, date=March 2024 1990s Indian films 1990s romantic thriller films 1990s Tamil-language films 1998 directorial debut films 1998 films 1998 psychological thriller films Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police Films directed by Vincent Selva Films scored by Deva (composer) Films set in Rajasthan Films shot in Rajasthan Indian psychological thriller films Indian romantic thriller films Tamil films remade in other languages Tamil-language Indian films Tamil-language psychological thriller films Tamil-language romantic thriller films