Meendum Savithri
| Meendum Savithri | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Visu |
| Produced by | B. Nagi Reddy |
| Written by | Visu |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Devendran |
| Cinematography | N. Balakrishnan |
| Edited by | Ganesh Kumar |
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Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Meendum Savithri is a 1996 Tamil drama film directed by Visu. The film features Revathi, Saranya Ponvannan, Nizhalgal Ravi and Raja in lead roles, with Ramesh Aravind, Visu, Nagesh, Jaiganesh, Annapoorna, Seetha and Pandu playing supporting roles. The film, produced by B. Nagi Reddy, had musical score by Devendran and was released on 9 February 1996. Despite positive reviews, the film bombed at the box-office.[1][2][3][4][5]
Plot
Manju (Revathi) is an outspoken woman and she works in a small company. She lives with her father Narayana Moorthy (Visu) who tries to reform the people as much as possible. Belonging to a middle-class family, she cannot provide a dowry for the potential grooms. One day, Manju comes across an innovative advertisement : a groom is looking for a bride without any dowries. The groom is Vasudevan (Raja) who seems to be the perfect future husband. When Manju and Narayana Moorthy meet his family, Narayana Moorthy is very shocked. Vasudevan's father Ramamoorthy (Nagesh) became mentally ill when his business failed, his sister Gayathri (Seetha) became mentally ill when someone raped her, his brother Bhaskar (Ramesh Aravind) is a drunkard and his mother (Annapoorna) is an asthma patient. Finally, Manju and Vasudevan get married. Vasudevan's family was, in fact, acting, they are perfectly all right but they are scared of something. The truth is that Vasudevan was already married to Uma (Saranya Ponvannan). What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Cast
- Revathi as Manju
- Saranya Ponvannan as Uma
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Narasimman
- Raja as Vasudevan
- Ramesh Aravind as Bhaskar
- Visu as Narayana Moorthy
- Nagesh as Ramamoorthy
- Jaiganesh as Chandramouli
- Annapoorna as Vasudevan's mother
- Seetha as Gayathri
- Pandu as Gajendran
- Kumarimuthu
- Jamuna Srinivasan as Meenatchi
- Ganga
- Suryakanth
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao
- Idichapuli Selvaraj
- Omakuchi Narasimhan
Soundtrack
| Meendum Savithri | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Devendran | |
| Released | 1996 |
| Recorded | 1996 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 28:57 |
| Producer | Devendran |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Devendran. The soundtrack, released in 1996, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Piraisoodan.[6]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Naatukulla Romba' | Mano, Chorus | 4:31 |
| 2 | 'Pethava Unnai' | K. J. Yesudas | 4:19 |
| 3 | 'Avaravar Thalai' | K. S. Chithra | 3:58 |
| 4 | 'Indha Naal' | Mano | 4:58 |
| 5 | 'Vel Murugan' | Mano | 3:48 |
References
- ↑ "Meendum Savithri (1996) Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ "Filmography of meendum savithri". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ "Find Tamil Movie Meendum Savithri". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ "The Immortal Visu". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ "Tamil cinema "Meendum Savithri"". groups.google.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ "Meendum Savithri — Saavn". saavn.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.