Payanangal Mudivathillai

Payanangal Mudivathillai
DVD Cover
Directed by R. Sundarrajan
Produced by
  • R. Elanchelian
  • 'Pollachi' M. V. Rathinam
  • P. Muthusamy
Written by R. Sundarrajan
Starring
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography Kasthuri
Edited by R. Bhaskaran
Production
company
Motherland Pictures
Release date
  • 26 February 1982 (1982-02-26)
Country India
Language Tamil

Payanangal Mudivathillai (lit. Journeys Never End) is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by R. Sundarrajan in his directorial debut. The film stars Mohan, Poornima Bhagyaraj in the lead roles. It was released on 26 February 1982, and ran for over 365 days in theatres. Music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Both the lead actors won Filmfare Awards in their respective categories.[1]

Plot

The film showcases the true love of Mohan to Poornima in that he didn't want her or her father (Poornam Vishwanathan) to know about his terminal illness (leukamia/blood cancer at the final stage) and his counting days. With this intent, he was planning to create a gap from Poornima. However, Poornima and her father intrepreted him badly as if he had changed his mentality after becoming rich. They were depressed because he became rich from a pauper stage only because of Poornima and her fathers opportunity to him to give a lot of singing opportunities to him. Poornima and her father realise the real cause of change of Mohan's mind only after Rajesh (the doctor who attends Mohan) tells about his sickness. Rajesh believes that Mohan does not know but Mohan has eavesdropped the report while Rajesh was discussing in his clinic. The story reaches climax with the suicide of Poornima and Mohan in that their journey through music continues even after their worldly life.

Cast

Production

Payanangal Mudivathillai marked the directorial debut of R. Sundarrajan.[2][3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, while the lyricists were Vairamuthu, Gangai Amaran and Muthulingam.[4][5] The song "Ilaya Nila" was originally intended for Moodu Pani (1980), but that film's director Balu Mahendra rejected it.[6] Ilaiyaraaja had over 20 retakes to get the song's guitarist Chandrasekhar play its Flamenco notes to his complete satisfaction.[7] The instruments used in the song were an acoustic guitar and a flute.[8] Gangai Amaran described "Yeh Aatha" as a song that "sounds like a folk music but it has the classical touch."[9] The song "Vaigaraiyil" is set in the carnatic raga known as Shubhapantuvarali,[10][11] "Mani Osai" is set in Sindhu Bhairavi,[12] and "Thogai Ila Mayil Adi Varugudhu" is set in Latangi.[13] "Ilaya Nila" was later adapted by Kalyanji–Anandji in Hindi as "Neele Neele Ambar Par" for Kalakar (1983),[14][15] and "Yeh Aatha" was remixed by Mani Sharma for Malaikottai (2007).[16]

No.SongSingersLyricsLength
1Yeh AathaS. P. BalasubrahmanyamGangai Amaran04:34
2Ilaya NilaS. P. BalasubrahmanyamVairamuthu04:40
3Mani OsaiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. JanakiMuthulingam04:38
4Mudhal Mudhal Raaga DeepamS. P. Balasubrahmanyam04:25
5SalaiyoramS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. JanakiVairamuthu04:32
6Thogai IlamayilS. P. Balasubrahmanyam03:39
7Vaigaraiyil VaigaikaraiyilS. P. BalasubrahmanyamGangai Amaran04:30

Marketing

According to The Illustrated Weekly of India, Payanangal Mudivathillai was the first Indian film to have "larger-than-life cut-outs" of its music director.[17]

Release and reception

Payanangal Mudivathillai was released on 26 February 1982.[3] The film ran for over 365 days in theatres,[18] thereby becoming a silver jubilee film.[19] In a review dated 21 March 1982, the Tamil magazine Ananda Vikatan rated it 48 out of 100.[20] Mohan won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil,[21] and Poornima Jayaram won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 1984. p. 234.
  2. ↑ "Exclusive ! How Thala Ajith replaced Kamal Haasan – Director R Sundarajan explains". IndiaGlitz.com. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 "டைரக்டராக ஆர்.சுந்தர்ராஜன் அறிமுகம்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 1 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Ilaiyaraaja (1982). "Payanangal Mudivathillai". Echo. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Payanangal Mudivathillai Songs". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  6. ↑ Vincent, Rohan Ashley (25 August 2012). "Magic in the Air". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  7. ↑ Gopalakrishnan, P.V. (3 July 2017). "Filmy Ripples- Exotic Instruments in Film music – Part 1". The Cinema Resource Centre. India. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  8. ↑ Vandhana (20 June 2016). "Composer K Picks His Favourite Songs: Ilaya Nila Pozhigirathe". Silverscreen.in. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  9. ↑ Saravanan, T. (5 November 2015). "Music for the masses". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  10. ↑ Mani, Charulatha (17 February 2012). "A Raga's Journey – Sorrowful Subhapantuvarali". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  11. ↑ Sundararaman 2007, p. 165.
  12. ↑ Sundararaman 2007, p. 142.
  13. ↑ Sundararaman 2007, p. 162.
  14. ↑ Saraswathi, S. (9 December 2014). "The Top 10 songs of S P Balasubrahmanyam". Rediff.com. slide 2. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  15. ↑ Gopalakrishnan, P V (15 May 2017). "FIlmy Ripples- Inspired plagiarism in early music". The Cinema Resource Centre. India. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  16. ↑ Jeshi, K. (2 November 2007). "Mix and match". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 November 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  17. ↑ The Illustrated Weekly of India. 108. 1987. p. 57.
  18. ↑ Selvaraj, N. (20 March 2017). "வெள்ளி விழா கண்ட தமிழ் திரைப்படங்கள்". Thinnai. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  19. ↑ Jeshi, K. (14 February 2011). "Screen presence". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "சினிமா விமர்சனம் : பயணங்கள் முடிவதில்லை". Ananda Vikatan. 21 March 1982.
  21. ↑ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (28 December 2007). "Back to acting, again!". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

Bibliography

  • Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Chennai: Pichhamal Chintamani. OCLC 295034757.
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