Pattathu Raani
Pattathu Raani is a 1992 Tamil comedy film directed by Manivasagam. The film features Vijayakumar and Gouthami in lead roles with an ensemble supporting cast including Manorama, Goundamani, Janagaraj, Senthil, Delhi Ganesh and Manivasagam. The film, produced by Rajeswari Manivasagam and P.S. Mani, had musical score by Deva and was released on 14 August 1992.[1][2]
Pattathu Raani | |
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Directed by | Manivasagam |
Produced by | Rajeswari Manivasagam P.S. Mani |
Written by | Manivasagam K. C. Thangam (dialogues) |
Starring | |
Music by | Deva |
Cinematography | R. H. Ashok |
Edited by | L. Kesavan |
Production company | Raja Pushpa Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Plot
Jalagandeswaran (Goundamani) and Rayappan (Senthil) are brothers and house owners of a small colony. The tenants refused to pay up their rents, knowing that the houses were built on State land. Rayappan has the idea to rent a vacant house to Usha (Gouthami), a beautiful company manageress. Usha is married to a middle-aged man Sundaram (Vijayakumar). The couple moves into their new house and befriends the neighbours. The married neighbours Jalagandeswaran, Viswanathan (Janagaraj), Ganesan (Delhi Ganesh) and Coimbatore (Manivasagam) fall in love with the beautiful Usha. They begin to woo the young woman. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Cast
- Vijayakumar as Sundaram
- Gouthami as Usha
- Manorama as Muniamma
- Goundamani as Jalagandeswaran
- Janagaraj as Viswanathan
- Senthil as Rayappan
- Delhi Ganesh as Ganesan
- Manivasagam as Coimbatore
- Sethu Vinayagam
- Vijayaraj as Nagaraj
- Vadivukkarasi as Yamuna
- Kovai Sarala as Savitri
- Deepa
- Mahesh as Ramakrishnan
- Mythili as Shanthi
- Idichapuli Selvaraj
- Karuppu Subbiah
- Vellai Subbaiah
- Thideer Kannaiah
- Pasi Sathya
- Vasuki
- R. Sundarrajan in a guest appearance
Soundtrack
Pattathu Raani | |
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Soundtrack album by Deva | |
Released | 1992 |
Recorded | 1992 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 24:30 |
Producer | Deva |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1992, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Kalidasan.[3]
Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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1 | 'Ada Thotta' | Mano, K. S. Chithra | 4:37 |
2 | 'Devathi' | K. S. Chithra | 6:20 |
3 | 'Muthu Muthu' | S. Janaki | 4:28 |
4 | 'Pennaga Piranthore' | Mano, S. Janaki | 4:41 |
5 | 'Sound Kodu' | Krishnachandran, Mano, Radhika | 4:24 |
Reception
K. Vijayan of New Straits Times gave the film a mixed review citing "See it with your wife and you probably enjoy it yourself" and described the film as "comedy loses steam midway".[4] The Indian Express praised the artiste's performances and dialogues.[5]
References
- "Filmography of pattathu rani". cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- "Pattathu Rani (1992) Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- "Pattathu Rani Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- K. Vijiyan (9 January 1993). "Comedy loses steam midway". New Straits Times: 25. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920814&printsec=frontpage&hl=en