Villu Pattukaran

Villu Pattukaran
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Directed by	Gangai Amaran
Written by	Gangai Amaran
Produced by	Karumari Kandasamy J. Durai
Starring	Ramarajan Rani Chandrasekhar
Cinematography	A. Sabapathy
Edited by	B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Vijaya Movies
Release date	27 November 1992 (1992-11-27)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Villu Pattukaran (pronounced [ʋillu paːʈʈukaːɾan] transl. The Villu Paatu singer) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Gangai Amaran. The film stars Ramarajan, Rani and Chandrasekhar. It was released on 27 November 1992.[1][2]

Plot

Kalimuthu is the lead singer of a group performing Villu Paatu. The village head decides to reconstruct the tumbledown village temple and gives Kalimuthu the funding responsibility. Finally, the music composer Ilaiyaraaja helps them financially. Then, Kalimuthu approaches a reputed sculptor from another village. The sculptor and his daughter Abhirami come to their village. Later, Kalimuthu and Abhirami fall in love with each other. Abhirami's father wants to marry Abhirami to his nephew Rajasekharan while the village head's son Chelladurai (Vikas Rishi), a womaniser, has his eyes on Abhirami. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

• Ramarajan as Kalimuthu
• Rani as Abhirami
• Chandrasekhar as Inspector Rajasekharan
• M. N. Nambiar as Abhirami Grandfather
• Vikas Rishi as Chelladurai
• Goundamani as Appakannu
• Senthil as Thangappan
• Kuladeivam Rajagopal
• Shanmugasundaram
• S. N. Lakshmi as Kalimuthu's mother
• Vaani as Kamachi
• Vijayadurga
• Karuppu Subbiah
• Thirupur Ramasamy
• Kullamani
• R. K. as Inspector
• Ilaiyaraaja in a cameo appearance
• Gangai Amaran in a cameo appearance
• Rajkiran in a cameo appearance

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3] The song "Ponnil Vaanam" is set to the raga Khamas.[4]

Song	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Duration
"Kalaivaniyo Raniyo"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Vaali	5:04
"Ponnil Vaanam"	S. Janaki	Gangai Amaran	4:29
"Sakthi Bhagavati"	Mano, 'Kuladeivam' Rajagopal		2:31
"Solai Malai Ooram"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki		4:52
"Thandhen Thandhen"	Malaysia Vasudevan	Vaali	4:33
"Vaanam Ennum"	K. S. Chithra	Gangai Amaran	4:57

Reception

Ayyappa Prasad of The Indian Express stated "the film has a very weak storyline" but praised the film's songs.[5]

References

1. "வில்லு பாட்டுக்காரன் / Villu Pattukaran (1992)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
2. "villu pattukkaran ( 1992 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
3. "Villu Pattukaran (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 1992. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
4. Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Pichhamal Chintamani. p. 153. OCLC 295034757.
5. Prasad, Ayyappa (4 December 1992). "Another patu". The Indian Express. p. 7. Retrieved 17 April 2014 – via Google News Archive.

External links

• Villu Pattukaran at IMDb 
• Villu Pattukaran at Rotten Tomatoes