Kadhal Parisu
| Kadhal Parisu | |
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| Directed by | A. Jagannathan |
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| Cinematography | B. S. Lokanath |
| Edited by | K. R. Krishnan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Sathya Movies |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kadhal Parisu (transl. Gift of Love) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. Jagannathan, starring Kamal Haasan, Ambika and Radha. The film was released on 14 January 1987, Pongal day and became a commercial success.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]The film starts with Mohan getting released from prison after serving a sentence on a rape charge. Malini and Chitra are sisters and heirs to a wealthy business. Malini looks after the business after their parents died while Chitra is a student. Mohan meets Chitra and soon they fall in love, while Malini has sworn off all men. Malini and Chithra’s uncle is after their wealth.
When Chitra brings Mohan home to meet her sister, Mohan and Malini have a big fight which ends in Malini forbidding Chitra from seeing Mohan. Malini then reveals the reason behind the fight. Years earlier, Mohan and Malini were classmates and lovers. While on a class trip, Malini gives a note to Mohan that asks him to meet her in his room. Malini claims that, that night, Mohan entered her room and they had consensual sex, but Mohan denied it and refused to marry her. So she bought up rape charges against him and sent him to prison.
The truth comes out. During the class trip, Mohan never received the note which fell on Kailash's brother, Anand, who was their classmate. Anand, lusting after Malini, uses this opportunity to enter Malini's room on the pretext of being Mohan and has sex with her. Since Anand disconnected the electricity in her room and the room was very dark, Malini didn't know the difference as she was drugged by Anand because he mixed a pill in her softdrink at the party. Malini shoots Anand for his act and also herself as she cannot live the rest of her life with the guilt. Mohan forgives Malini and Malini gives her sister as her gift (really?) to Mohan and she dies in Mohan's arms.
Cast
[edit]- Kamal Haasan as Mohan
- Ambika as Malini
- Radha as Chitra
- Poornam Viswanathan as Malini's father
- Rajkumar Sethupathi as Anand
- Jaishankar as Kailash
- Janagaraj as Malini's uncle
- Delhi Ganesh as Inspector
- Ravi Raghavendra as K. K. Bahadur
- Sivaraman
- Jeevan
- Kovai Sarala as Kanmani
- Disco Shanti
- Baby Sujitha
- T. K. S. Natarajan[3]
Soundtrack
[edit]The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4][5] The song "Purakkale Purakkale" was originally composed and picturised for Bharathiraja's shelved film Top Tucker.[6]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hey Unnai Thaane Nee Endha" | Vairamuthu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Jaathi Illai" | Gangai Amaran | Malaysia Vasudevan | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Kaadhal Maharaani Kavidhai" | Muthulingam | S. P. Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Kanalukkul Meen Pidithen" | Na. Kamarasan | P. Susheela | 4:33 |
| 5. | "Koo Koo Endru Kuyil Koovaadho" | Pulamaipithan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Puraakale Puraakale" | Vairamuthu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:11 |
| Total length: | 26:37 | |||
The movie was dubbed into Telugu as Kedi
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Jaathi Eandhi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 2. | "Kanule Palikene" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | |
| 3. | "Koo Koo Koyile" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja | |
| 4. | "Hey Ninne Ninee" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | |
| 5. | "Amavasa Nisilo" | S. Janaki |
Reception
[edit]Jayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote that though the film had Haasan, Ambika, Radha, songs, dance, fights and chasing among others, it lacked completion.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "ஜனவரி 14ம் தேதியில் வெளியான படங்கள்..." Screen 4 Screen (in Tamil). 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ தீனதயாளன், ப. (5 March 2016). "அஞ்சலி தேவி: 5. சத்ய சாயீ!". Dinamani (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "'என்னடி முனியம்மா' பாடல் மூலம் பிரபலமான நடிகர் டி.கே.எஸ். நடராஜன் காலமானார்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 5 May 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Kadhal Parisu (1987)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Kaadhal Parisu (1987)Tamil Super Hit Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Disco Music Center. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ மக்கள் திலகம் எம்.ஜி.ஆரின் பெருந்தண்மை - Bhagyaraj | Life History of Bharathiraja: Ep 61 (in Tamil). En Iniya Tamil Makkale. 18 November 2020. From 7:20 to 8:00. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (8 February 1987). "காதல் பரிசு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 38. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
