Parvathi Ennai Paradi
| Parvathi Ennai Paradi | |
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| Directed by | V. Sekhar |
| Written by | V. Sekhar |
| Produced by | K. R. Gangadharan |
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| Cinematography | M. C. Sekar |
| Edited by | K. Shankar V. Jayapal |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Parvathi Ennai Paradi (transl. Parvathi, look at me) is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by V. Sekhar. The film stars Saravanan and Sri Parvathi with Janagaraj, Vijayakumar, Srividya, Lalitha Kumari, Charle and Vasu Vikram playing supporting roles. It was released on 23 July 1993.[1][2] This is the first Tamil film of Kannada actress Shivaranjini, who has appeared in S. P. Sangliyana Part 2 and is credited as Sri Parvathi in the film.
Plot[edit]
Rajadurai (Vijayakumar) is a wealthy man and highly respected figure in his village. He has a spoiled daughter named Parvathi (Sri Parvathi). Venkatraman (Janagaraj) is a newly appointed Tamil teacher of a college in Rajadurai's village. Unlike other teachers, students like his way of teaching and friendly approach. Parvathi really appreciates Venkatraman and she has private tuitions with the teacher. Venkatraman is married to Gayathri (Srividya), they have a son named Siva.
Siva is a short-tempered person who cannot tolerate injustice. While studying in college, he beat up the minister's son who raped his classmate and was later expelled from the college. Afterwards, his father found him a job in a newspaper company. One day, the company owner cut the finger of a poor labourer in front of Siva. Siva, in turn, cut the owner's finger and was sent to jail.
Siva comes back from jail and goes back to his parents. At his arrival, Parvathi clashes with Siva, their bickering continues every time they meet. Siva later becomes the manager company of Rajadurai's company. Siva and Parvathi slowly fall in love with each other. Ramesh (Vasu Vikram), Rajadurai's nephew, is a wicked womaniser and he wants to appropriate Rajadurai's company. So Ramesh decides to marry Parvathi at all costs. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.
Cast[edit]
- Saravanan as Siva
- Sri Parvathi as Parvathi
- Janagaraj as Venkatraman
- Vijayakumar as Rajadurai
- Srividya as Gayathri
- Lalitha Kumari
- Charle as Pattinathar
- Vasu Vikram as Ramesh
- Ganeshkar
- Haja Shareef
- Kovai Babu
- Idichapuli Selvaraj as Iyer
- LIC Narasimhan as College principal
- Pasi Narayanan as Munuswamy
- MLA Thangaraj as the company owner
- Singamuthu
Soundtrack[edit]
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Vaali, Gangai Amaran and Piraisoodan.[3][4] The song "Muthu There" is set in Pahadi raga.[5]
| Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Chinna Poongili" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | Vaali | 5:01 |
| "Kaadhalil Maataamal" | Malaysia Vasudevan | Piraisoodan | 2:28 |
| "Kombugal Illa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra, Chorus | 4:41 | |
| "Maanukkum" | S. Janaki, Chorus | Gangai Amaran | 5:04 |
| "Muthu Therey" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:28 | |
| "Parvathi Ennai Paradi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Vaali | 5:04 |
| "Sooriyana Kandavudan" | S. Janaki | 5:05 | |
| "Valibare" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Chorus | 4:45 |
Reception[edit]
Malini Mannath of The Indian Express gave a negative review and labelled the film "cliched".[6] R. P. R. of Kalki said Ilaiyaraaja was the only saving grace of the film.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "பார்வதி என்னை பாரடி / Parvathi Ennai Paradi (1993)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "parvathi ennai paradi ( 1993 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 13 December 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Parvathi Ennai Paradi". JioSaavn. 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Parvathi Ennai Paradi / Vaa Vaa Vasanthame". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "தமிழ்த்திரை இசையில் ராகங்கள் : [ 19 ] : T.சௌந்தர்". Inioru (in Tamil). 1 June 2014. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (30 July 1993). "Cliched". The Indian Express. p. 6. Retrieved 4 November 2016 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ ஆர். பி. ஆர். (8 August 1993). "பார்வதி என்னைப் பாரடி". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 28–29. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2022 – via Internet Archive.
