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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Pandithurai<br />
| image = Pandithurai poster.jpg<br />
| image_size = <br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Manoj Kumar (film director)|Manoj Kumar]]<br />
| producer = K. Balu<br />
| writer = Manoj Kumar<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]|[[Khushbu]]|[[Radha Ravi]]|[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]|[[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]]|[[Silk Smitha]]|[[Goundamani]]|[[Senthil]]|Mansoor Ali Khan|[[Major Sundarrajan]]|[[Ajay Rathnam]]}}<br />
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| cinematography = Rajarajan<br />
| editing = P. Mohanraj<br />
| distributor = K. B. Films<br />
| studio = K. B. Films<br />
| released = 15 January 1992<br />
| runtime = 150 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget =<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Pandithurai''''' is a [[Tamil films of 1992|1992]] [[Tamil language]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Manoj Kumar (Tamil film director)|Manoj Kumar]]. The film features [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] and [[Khushbu]] in lead roles. The film had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and was released on 15 January 1992. The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Bava Bavamaridi]]'' (1993) with [[Suman (actor)|Suman]], Hindi as ''[[Bandhan (1998 film)|Bandhan]]'' (1998) with [[Salman Khan]] and in Kannada as ''[[Baava Baamaida]]'' (2001) with [[Shivrajkumar]]. The film completed a 100-day run.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930101&printsec=frontpage |title=Run-of-the-mill fare |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=1993-01-01 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=7}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
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Pandithurai ([[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]) left his mother ([[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]) and his father to live with his newlywed sister ([[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]]) and his rich brother-in-law Malaisamy ([[Radha Ravi]]).<br />
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A few years later, Pandithurai becomes an uneducated angry youth but respects Malaisamy more than anything. Malaisamy's daughter Muthulakshmi ([[Khushbu]]) who studied in the city comes back to her village. She then falls in love with Pandithurai. Malaisamy, who is respected among the villagers, has a secret relationship with Sindamani ([[Silk Smitha]]), a stage dancer. Pandithurai tries to stop their relationship but he fails and Malaisamy evicts him from his house.<br />
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The rest of the story is how Pandithurai punished his brother-in-law and married Muthulakshmi.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] as Pandithurai<br />
*[[Khushbu]] as Muthulakshmi<br />
*[[Radha Ravi]] as Malaisamy<br />
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Pandithurai's mother<br />
*[[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]] as Pandithurai's sister<br />
*[[Silk Smitha]] as Chinthamani<br />
*[[Goundamani]] as Mayilsamy<br />
*[[Senthil]] as Chola<br />
*[[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]] as Narasimma, Sindamani's brother<br />
*[[Major Sundarrajan]]<br />
*[[Ajay Rathnam]] as Rudramani<br />
*[[Singamuthu]]<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
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{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Pandithurai<br />
| type = [[soundtrack]]<br />
| artist = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 1992<br />
| recorded = 1992<br />
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 29:54<br />
| label = [[Pyramid Saimira|Pyramid]]<br>[[Sa Re Ga Ma]]<br>[[Aditya Music]]<br />
| producer = Ilaiyaraaja<br />
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. The soundtrack, released in 1992, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]], [[Gangai Amaran]] and [[Piraisoodan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thiraipaadal.com/album.php?ALBID=ALBIRR00460&lang=en|title=Paandithoorai - Illayaraja|accessdate=2012-04-30|publisher=thiraipaadal.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Pandithurai/9921#songs|title=Find Tamil Movie Pandithurai|accessdate=2012-04-30|publisher=jointscene.com}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration<br />
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|1 || "Aana Solli Kodutha" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]] || Vaali || 4:59<br />
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|2 || "Enna Marantha" || [[K. S. Chithra]], Mano || Gangai Amaran || 5:03<br />
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|3 || "Ennaipaarthu" || K. S. Chithra || Piraisoodan || 5:12<br />
|-<br />
|4 || "Kaana Karunkuyil" || [[S. P. Balasubramaniam]], [[Swarnalatha]] || Vaali || 4:48<br />
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|5 || "Maalaiyitta Ponn" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] || Piraisoodan || 4:38<br />
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|6 || "Malliye Chinna Mullaiyae" || Mano, Swarnalatha || Gangai Amaran || 5:14<br />
|}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
''The Indian Express'' wrote "The script [..] and dialogues [..] exploit the poignant turns that are likely to be faced by a tradition-bound family in a village".<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920207&printsec=frontpage&hl=en</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:1992 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]</div>imported>EdwardUK