https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Gopura_Vasalile
Gopura Vasalile - Revision history
2026-08-24T13:38:00Z
Revision history for this page on the wiki
MediaWiki 1.43.6
https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gopura_Vasalile&diff=475736&oldid=prev
TabathaLea97053: expanded layout for clarity
2026-03-03T04:52:26Z
<p>expanded layout for clarity</p>
<a href="//en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gopura_Vasalile&diff=475736&oldid=119012">Show changes</a>
TabathaLea97053
https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gopura_Vasalile&diff=119012&oldid=prev
>Agastya17: /* Soundtrack */
2021-07-04T05:02:38Z
<p><span class="autocomment">Soundtrack</span></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|1991 film by Priyadarshan}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}<br />
{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Gopura Vasalile<br />
| producer = [[M. K. Thamizharasu]]<br />
| image = Gopura Vasalile dvd.jpg<br />
| caption = DVD cover<br />
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|ta|கோபுர வாசலிலே}}<br />
| director = [[Priyadarshan]]<br />
| screenplay = Priyadarshan<br />[[Gokula Krishnan]] {{small|(Dialogues)}}<br />
| story = [[Sreenivasan (actor)|Sreenivasan]]<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]]<br />[[Bhanupriya]]<br />
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| cinematography = [[P. C. Sreeram]]<br />
| editing = N. Gopalakrishnan<br />
| studio = Arul Nithi Films<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = 22 March 1991<br />
| runtime =<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget =<br />
| gross =<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''''Gopura Vasalile''''' ({{trans|At the doorstep of the [[gopuram]]}}){{efn|A gopuram is a temple [[steeple]].}} is a 1991 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[black comedy]] film directed by [[Priyadarshan]]. A remake of the Malayalam film ''[[Pavam Pavam Rajakumaran]]'' (1990), it stars [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] and [[Bhanupriya]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Malani |first=Gaurav |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Itamp39s-raining-remakes-in-Bollywood-in-2012/articleshow/11255854.cms |title=It's raining remakes in Bollywood in 2012 |date=27 December 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=27 February 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200227034630/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Itamp39s-raining-remakes-in-Bollywood-in-2012/articleshow/11255854.cms |archive-date=27 February 2020}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Cast==<br />
{{Colbegin}}<br />
* [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] as Manohar<br />
* [[Bhanupriya]] as Kalyani<br />
* [[Suchitra Murali|Suchitra]] as Kasthuri<br />
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Manohar's friend<br />
* [[Janagaraj]] as Pethaperumal<br />
* [[Charle]] as Manohar's friend<br />
* [[Junior Balaiah]] as Manohar's friend<br />
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Kalyani's father<br />
* [[Nagesh]]<br />
* [[Sukumari]] as Manohar's mother<br />
* [[Poornam Vishwanathan]]<br />
* [[Mohanlal]] as the [[Accordion]]ist in the song "Keladee En" ([[Cameo appearance]])<br />
{{Colend}}<br />
<br />
==Production==<br />
Malayalam director [[Priyadarshan]] was to have made his Tamil debut with the film ''[[Chinnamanikkuyile]]'', which never saw a theatrical release. As a result, ''Gopura Vasalile'' became his Tamil debut.<ref>http://www.virakesari.lk/article/11624</ref><br />
<br />
==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Gopura Vasalile<br />
| type = soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Ilaiyaraja]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released =<br />
| recorded =<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 26:32<br />
| label = Echo<br />
| producer =<br />
| prev_title =<br />
| prev_year =<br />
| next_title =<br />
| next_year =<br />
}}<br />
<br />
The original score and six original songs for the movie were composed by [[Ilayaraja]] and the lyrics by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] and [[Piraisoodan]].<ref>http://www.starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_free_download.asp?MovieId=194</ref><ref>http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Gopura-Vasalilae-songs-T0000054</ref><br />
<br />
{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"<br />
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCF" align="center"<br />
| '''No.''' || '''Song''' || '''Singers''' ||'''Lyrics'''<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Kadhal Kavithaigal" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || rowspan=3|[[Piraisoodan]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Keladi En" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Naatham" || [[S. Janaki]], [[K. J. Yesudas]]<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Priyasakhi" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], S. Janaki || rowspan=3|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Dhevadhai Pol" || [[Deepan Chakravarthy]], [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[S. N. Surendar]]<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Thalattum Poongkaatru" || S. Janaki<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
{{notelist}}<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0255200}}<br />
* [https://archive.today/20130626021054/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-13/news-interviews/28305093_1_arulnidhi-vamsam-film]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130224110215/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-27/news-interviews/30559342_1_agneepath-ravi-teja-s-telugu-chashme-buddoor]<br />
<br />
{{Priyadarshan}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:1991 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Priyadarshan]]<br />
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Malayalam films]]<br />
[[Category:1990s black comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:1991 romantic comedy films]]</div>
>Agastya17