Paandi Nattu Thangam is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by T. P. Gajendran. The film stars Karthik and Nirosha. It was released on 19 May 1989, and was one of the biggest hits of Karthik in the 1980s.[1]
| Paandi Nattu Thangam | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | T. P. Gajendran |
| Screenplay by | Sangili Murugan |
| Story by | Rajavarman |
| Produced by | Kalyani Murugan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | N. K. Viswanathan |
| Edited by | Ganesh–Kumar |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Meenakshi Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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Thangapandian, an honest forest officer, is transferred to a village. The village chief illegally cuts the sandalwood trees. Radha is brought up by her adoptive family. When she was young, her father, a famous singer, died in a car accident. Thangapandian falls in love with Radha.
Cast
edit- Karthik as Thangapandian
- Nirosha as Radha
- M. N. Nambiar as Captain Raghu
- Senthamarai as the village chief
- Babloo Prithiveeraj as Ravi
- S. S. Chandran as Senthil Brother
- Senthil as Vinayagam
- Kovai Sarala as Venkatasubbama (Chuppu)
- Sangili Murugan as Munsif
- V Gopalakrishnan as Inspector
- Sattam Pillai Venkatraman
- Usilai Mani
- Peeli Sivam
- Kullamani
- Baby Manju as Durga
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Gangai Amaran.[2][3]
| Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| "Elalam Kuyiley Elemara Veyiley" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Uma Ramanan | 5:39 |
| "Ilam Vayasu Ponna" | Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra | 4:34 |
| "Mayilaadum" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:32 |
| "Paandi Naattu Thangam" | Ilaiyaraaja | 3:10 |
| "Siru Koottile Ulla" | K. S. Chithra, Mano | 4:11 |
| "Unn Manasile Paattuthaan" (happy) | Mano, K. S. Chithra | 4:24 |
| "Unn Manasile Paattuthaan" (sad) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:33 |
Reception
editP. S. S. of Kalki felt Karthik looked disinterested and panned Senthamarai's villainy as repetitive, S. S. Chandran's comedy as vulgar but praised the performances of Nambiar, Nirosha, Sarala's comedy and Ilaiyaraaja's music and concluded instead of agonising over how things will turn out, if they decide that this is the way it will be, the people who watch the film will turn away with indifference.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Pandinattu Thangam ( 1989 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 12 June 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Pandi Naatu Thangam (1989)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Paandi Nattu Thangam Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ பி. எஸ். எஸ். (4 June 1989). "பாண்டிநாட்டு தங்கம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 16. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.