Pazhani (2008 film)

Pazhani
Directed by	Perarasu
Produced by	Sakthi Chidambaram
Written by	Perarasu
Starring	Bharath Kajal Aggarwal Kushboo
Music by	Srikanth Deva
Cinematography	Vijay Milton
Edited by	V. Jayshankar
Production company	Cinema Paradise
Distributed by	Cinema Paradise
Release date	14 January 2008 (2008-01-14)
Running time	154 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Pazhani is a 2008 Indian Tamil action film directed by Perarasu, with Bharath in the lead role and Kajal Aggarwal makes her debut in Tamil language film playing the lead actress. The film, produced by director Shakthi Chidambaram under the banner Cinema paradise, had musical score by Srikanth Deva. The film was formally launched on 10 June 2007 and was released on 14 January 2008 which coincided with the Thai Pongal festival. It was later dubbed into Telugu as Bhargava and into Hindi as Shaktishali Shiva. It is also remade into Oriya as Gud boy (2012).^[1]

Plot

The film opens and ends with jail sequences. In both scenes, hero Pazhanivel (Bharath) is seen behind bars. The happenings from his release and his reentry to the jail make the whole film. Pazhanivel, who comes out of prison, puts his sister Karpagambal’s (Kushboo) life on track through his heroics, and goes back to jail as a martyr.

Pazhanivel was put behind bars when he was 10 years old. He killed his father's (Yaar Kannan) "keep" who made his mother’s (Rekha) life a hell by exploiting her to cajole his "keep". He went to jail and his father turned an aimless vagabond. Karpagambal, who disowned him when he was sent to jail, grew up and got married to businessman Jeevanandham (Biju Menon). Karpagambal is living in a fool’s paradise, believing the man, who is actually an antisocial element.

However, she need not worry about anything. Pazhanivel, who is now 25, has come out of jail. He gets a job in his sister’s house without revealing his identity, unearths the shady deals of Jeevanandham, reforms him, and puts his sister’s life on track. Meanwhile, he finds his lady love Deepti (Kajal Aggarwal).

Cast

Production

It was announced in 2007 that Bharath would collaborate with Perarasu.^[2] The song sequence was shot at Prasad Studios with various chariots, more than fifty junior artists in colourful costumes and more than thousand other artists participated in this song. The song, "Yaarum Ennidam" was shot at places in Andhra Pradesh like Golkonda Fort. The song, "Innoru Murai", was shot at Binny Mills.^[3]

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Srikanth Deva. The soundtrack, released in 14 December 2007, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by the film director Perarasu.^[4][5]

Release

The satellite rights of the film were secured by Sun TV. The film was given a "U" certificate by the Indian Censor Board. The film faced problems before release as the producer failed to pay the debt.^[6]

Reception

The movie got moderate review. behindwoods.com gave 2.5/5 saying "Pazhani is not for an audience looking for something offbeat and inventive but for an audience craving for some old formulaic entertainment – loads of action thrown in with mother- sister sentiment" The movie has too many Silent Mass scenes, which kept the audience at the edge of their seats.^[7]

References

External links

• Pazhani on IMDb