Periya Manushan

Periya Manushan
Poster
Directed byGuru Dhanapal
Written byGuru Dhanapal
Produced byG. Seethalaxmi
Starring
CinematographyD. Shankar
Edited byP. Sai Suresh
Music byDeva
Production
company
Guru Film International
Release date
  • 30 October 1997 (1997-10-30)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Periya Manushan (transl. Respectable Man) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Guru Dhanapal. The film stars Sathyaraj and Ravali. It was released on 30 October 1997.[1]

Plot

Ramakrishnan (Sathyaraj) has two wives. Sivagami (Ambika), his first wife, is sterile while Parvathi (Kovai Sarala), his second wife, has a daughter, Indhu (Ravali). Indhu falls in love with, Ramakrishnan's nephew, Subramani (Sathyaraj).

Cast

Production

Ravali replaced Shruti in the lead role of the film.[2][3] A song sequence with two hundred boats carrying light of thousands of lamps with actors and hundred junior artists was shot at forest of Chalakudy.[4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack were composed by Deva.[5]

Song Singer(s) Lyrics Duration
"Arabia Eecham Pazhame" Mano, K. S. Chithra Kalidasan 5:25
"Vaalapaari Chinna" Anuradha Sriram, Mano Palani Bharathi 5:00
"Thuli Thuli Pani Thuli" Hariharan, K. S. Chithra Kalidasan 4:53
"Oh Mama" K. S. Chithra, Mano 4:55
"Thrissur Ther Azhage" K. J. Yesudas, Deva Vaali 5:23

Release and reception

Periya Manushan was released on 30 October 1997 on the eve of Diwali.[6] The film did not perform well at the box office.[7] Manivannan won the Cinema Express Award for Best Comedian.[8]

References

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  2. ^ "Gokul's Cinema News". geocities.ws. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  3. ^ "A-Z Continued..." Indolink.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "ஸ்ட்ரைக்கை மீறி வெளியாகும் படங்கள்!" (PDF). Kalki (in Tamil). 2 November 1997. pp. 4–6. Retrieved 10 January 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ "Periya Manushan". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  6. ^ Sandya. "Deepavali Releases". Indolink. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "GOKUL'S CINEMA NEWS". reocities.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  8. ^ "Cinema Express awards presented". The Indian Express. 24 August 1998. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2024.