Ganam Courtar Avargale

Ganam Courtar Avargale is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Manivannan. The film stars Sathyaraj and Ambika in the lead roles. It was released on 20 May 1988.

Ganam Courtar Avargale
Poster
Directed byManivannan
Produced bySengamalam Manivannan
Written byManivannan
StarringSathyaraj
Ambika
Music byDevendran
CinematographyA. Sabapathy
Edited byGowthaman
Production
company
Kamala Jothi Combines
Release date
  • 20 May 1988 (1988-05-20)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Jayabhaskar "Bhaski", an aspiring lawyer, works under veteran lawyer Desikachari as assistant and becomes close to his family. Things change when Desikachari becomes involved in a murder case.

Cast

Production

Ganam Courtar Avargale was written and directed by Manivannan, and produced by his wife Sengamalam under Kamala Jothi Combines. Cinematography was handled by A. Sabapathy, and editing by A. Gowthaman.[2] While filming a court scene, Sathyaraj played 13 different roles, taking inspiration from Sivaji Ganesan playing nine roles in Navarathri (1964).[3][4] The final length of the film was 3,929.21 metres (12,891.1 ft).[5]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Devendran.[6][7] The song "Yaaritta Sattam" has an instrumental version, with R. Chandrasekar playing the guitar.[8][9]

Track list[8]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Patta Patippu"VairamuthuS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chorus5:51
2."Motta"VairamuthuK. S. Chithra4:25
3."Yaaritta Sattam"VairamuthuMalaysia Vasudevan4:11
4."Kadal Kavidai"VairamuthuS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra4:48
5."Aasaikku Pooja"JevabharathiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra4:17
6."Yaaritta Sattam" (Instrumental)— 4:10

Release and reception

Ganam Courtar Avargale was released on 20 May 1988.[10] N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express positively reviewed the film for Manivannan's "stylish" direction and Sathyaraj's performance.[1] The film was commercially successful.[11]

References
  1. Krishnaswamy, N. (27 May 1988). "Ganam Kortaar Avargale". The Indian Express. p. 5.
  2. Ganam Courtar Avargale... (motion picture) (in Tamil). Kamala Jothi Combines. 1988. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 1:23.
  3. Ashok Kumar, S. R. (13 April 2007). "Sathyaraj and his 10 roles". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  4. "கனம் கோர்ட்டார் அவர்களே படத்தில் 13 தோற்றங்களில் அசத்தினார், சத்யராஜ்" [Sathyaraj rocked with his 13-role performance in Ganam Courtar Avargale]. Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  5. "Ganam Courtar Avargale (Celluloid)". Central Board of Film Certification. 17 May 1988. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  6. "இளையராஜாவை விட இசையை பற்றி அதிகம் தெரிந்தவர் தேவேந்திரன்: பாரதிராஜா!" [Deventhiran knows more about music than Ilaiyaraaja: Bharathiraja!]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  7. "Ganam Kortaar Avargale". JioSaavn. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  8. Devendran (1988). Ganam Korttar Avargale (liner notes) (in Tamil). Geetham.
  9. "Ganam Kortaar Avargale". Music India Online. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  10. "கனம் கோர்ட்டார் அவர்களே". Vellitthirai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  11. "Successive hits – Who gave the most in Tamil cinema? | Manivannan". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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