Sendhoorapandi
Senthoorapandi is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language action romance film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars his son Vijay, Yuvarani and Gouthami in the lead roles with Vijayakanth in a cameo role. The movie was a successful venture. The film was later dubbed into Hindi as Thakur Bhavani Singh in 2007.
| Senthoorapandi | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
| Produced by | B. Vimal |
| Screenplay by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
| Story by | Shoba Chandrasekhar |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | Ravishankar |
| Edited by | P. R. Gautham Raj |
Production company | B. V. combines |
| Distributed by | B. V. combines |
Release date | 24 December 1993 |
Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Vijay (Vijay), a college student, comes back after finishing his studies. He meets the village headman's daughter Meena (Yuvarani), and both of them fall in love with each other. Meena's brother Ponnambalam (Ponnambalam) opposes their marriage. Meanwhile, Vijay's elder brother Sendhoorapandi (Vijayakanth) returns from jail. The story carries a flashback of Sendhoorapandi, where Marikozhundhu (Gouthami) was in love with him while he was jailed. Whether Vijay and Meena win in their love forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Vijay as Vijayaraj "Vijay"
- Yuvarani as Meena
- Gauthami as Marikozhundhu
- Vijayakumar as Senthoorapandi's father
- Manorama as Maruthaayi, Senthoorapandi's mother
- Ponnambalam as Ponnambalam, Meena's brother
- S. S. Chandran as Sundaralingam
- S. A. Chandrasekhar as Village Man
- Tiruppur Ramasamy as Postman
- Chaplin Balu as Vijay's friend
- O. A. K. Sundar as Meena's suitor
- Meesai Murugesan as Meena's suitor's father
- Vijayakanth as Sendhoorapandian (cameo appearance)
Production
After his debut film Naalaiya Theerpu (1992) became a commercial failure at the box-office, Chandrasekhar felt "it would be best for his son to pair up with an established hero for his next film" and he decided to cast Vijayakanth alongside his son Vijay to which he agreed to do for free.[1]
Soundtrack
| Sendhoorapandi | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 23:09 | |||
| Label | Pyramid | |||
| Producer | Deva | |||
| Deva chronology | ||||
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There are 5 songs composed by Deva and lyrics were written by Vaali and P. R. C. Balu.[2]
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aadadhada Aadadhada" | Deva, Chorus | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Chinna Chinna" | Mano, Swarnalatha | 4:53 |
| 3. | "Mane Nane" | S. N. Surendar, Swarnalatha | 5:06 |
| 4. | "Pillayare Pillayare" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Sendhoora Pandikku" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 5:08 |
| Total length: | 23:09 | ||
Reception
The Indian Express wrote it "turns out to be fairly engaging film".[3] New Straits Times wrote "It is amazing Chandrasegaran went into production without a proper story. Rajarajan's cinematography is the saving grace in this movie which seems to have nothing new to say".[4]
References
- "When Vijayakanth helped Ilayathalapathy Vijay". Behindwoods. 14 December 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "Senthoora Pandi (1993) Tamil Movie Songs Download". starmusiq.fun. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- Mannath, Malini (17 December 1993). "Few dull moments". The Indian Express. p. 6.
- "Tired old village love plot in Chandrasegaran's latest". New Straits Times. 19 February 1994. p. 12. Retrieved 21 August 2019.