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{{Infobox film
| name = Pazhani
| caption =
| image = Palani movie poster.jpg
| director = [[Perarasu]]
| producer = [[Sakthi Chidambaram]]
| writer = Perarasu
| starring = [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]]<br>[[Kajal Aggarwal]]<br>[[Khushbu Sundar]]
| music = [[Srikanth Deva]]
| cinematography = [[Vijay Milton]]
| editing = V. Jayshankar
| studio = Cinema Paradise
| distributor = Cinema Paradise
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2008|01|14}}
| runtime = 154 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}

'''''Pazhani''''' is a 2008 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] written and directed by [[Perarasu]]. It stars [[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]] in the main lead role with [[Kajal Aggarwal]] playing Bharath's ladylove and [[Khushbu Sundar]] playing his elder sister. It is Bharath's first film as an action hero with a new mass image. The film, produced by director [[Sakthi Chidambaram]] under the banner Cinema Paradise, had musical score by [[Srikanth Deva]]. The film was formally launched on 10 June 2007 and was released on 14 January 2008 which coincided with the [[Thai Pongal]] festival and become an average success.It was later dubbed into [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Bhargava'' and into [[Hindi]] as ''Shaktishali Shiva''. It was also remade into Oriya as ''[[Gud Boy]]'' (2012).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/4202/tamil/pazhani/1478/review.htm | title=Pazhani review from nowrunning.com | accessdate=11 February 2012}}</ref>

==Plot==
Pazhanivel ([[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]]) gets released from jail after 15 years and accidentally saves Jeevanandham ([[Biju Menon]]) from a few goons, following which he gets appointed as Jeevanandham's car driver. Karpagambal ([[Khushbu Sundar]]) is Jeevanandham's wife and also Pazhani's sister, which he comes to know later. Pazhani hides his identity from Karpagambal and reveals his name as Vellaiyan, as she has a hatred towards her brother from childhood. Meanwhile, Pazhani falls in love with Deepti ([[Kajal Aggarwal]]). Pazhani suddenly finds out that Jeevanandham has a concubine named Durga ([[Aishwarya (actress)|Aishwarya]]), who is always money minded.

Karpagambal finds out that Pazhani (Vellaiyan) is her brother and gets furious. She also sends him out of his job. Now, Karpagambal finds out the real truth about her brother. A flashback is shown where Karpagambal and Pazhanivel's father, Meiyappan ([[Yaar Kannan]]), had a concubine and Pazhani killed her at the age of 10. He is then arrested and jailed for the well-being of his mother. As Karapagambal was unaware of the reason behind the murder, she developed a hatred towards Pazhani right from childhood. Knowing the truth, Karpagambal understands Pazhani and she tells him not to come to her husband's house and see her again.

However, Jeevanandham has other plans now. He decides to divorce Karpagambal and marry Durga legally. Pazhani challenges Jeevanandham and tries all means to save Karpagambal. Jeevanandham stages a foul play along with Vaikundan ([[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]]), an unscrupulous moneylender. Everyone believes that Vaikundan confiscated Jeevanandham's house, following which Karpagambal is sent out of the house, but Pazhani arrives and takes Karpagambal along with him. Vaikundan cheats Jeevanandham and takes away his home for real, which shocks Jeevanandham.

Pazhani plays tricks and makes Karpagambal as the owner of the export firm owned by Jeevanandham, as the business is registered in the name of Karpagambal. Jeevanandham is left penniless, and to his surprise, Durga ditches him and joins hands with Vaikundan. Jeevanandham realizes his mistakes. Finally a fight happens where Pazhani kills both Vaikundan and Durga. Pazhani is arrested for the murders and goes to jail. Pazhani feels happy that at first he landed up in jail for the well-being of his mother, and now he is jailed for the well-being of his sister.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Bharath (actor)|Bharath]] as Pazhanivel "Pazhani" (Vellaiyan), the protagonist
*[[Kajal Aggarwal]] as Deepti, Pazhani's love interest
*[[Khushbu Sundar]] as Karpagambal, Pazhanivel's sister
*[[Biju Menon]] as Jeevanandham, Karpagambal's husband
*[[Aishwarya (actress)|Aishwarya]] as Durga, Jeevanandham's concubine
*[[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]] as Vaikundan
*[[Yaar Kannan]] as Meiyappan, Pazhanivel's father
*[[Rekha (South Indian actress)|Rekha]] as Pazhanivel's mother
*[[Ravi Mariya]] as Ekadasi
*[[Balu Anand]] as Jail Warden
*[[Anu Mohan (Tamil actor)|Anu Mohan]] as Jagadish
*[[M. S. Bhaskar]]
*[[Alex (actor)|Alex]]
*[[Chitti Babu (Tamil actor)|Chitti Babu]] as Pazhani's jail friend
* Bava Lakshmanan as Watchman
*Bobby as Inspector Kanniappan
*C. R. Saraswathi as Deepti's mother
*Priyanka as Deepti's sister
*Velmurugan as Groom
*Kovai Babu as Groom
*Swamidev
*[[M. J. Shriram]]
*[[Suja Varunee]] as an item number in the song, "Lokku Lokku"
*[[Perarasu]] as Thiruthani (director)
{{colend}}

==Production==
It was announced in 2007 that Bharath would collaborate with Perarasu.<ref>[http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/apr-07-04/23-04-07-perarasu.html Tamil movie news bharath ajith vijay perarasu pazhani sakthi chidambaram banner srikanth deva gallery images]. Behindwoods.com.</ref> The song sequence, "Thiruvaroor Therae", was shot at [[Prasad Studios]] with various chariots. More than fifty junior artists in colourful costumes and more than thousand other artists participated in this song.<ref>[http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/july-07-04/31-07-07-pazhani.html PAZHANI Ther Thiruvizha [[Prasad Studios]] Kajal Agarwal Bharath Yasin Chinna Thalapathy Tamil movie news hot picture image stills gallery]. Behindwoods.com.</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Srikanth Deva]] and released on 8 November 2007. All lyrics were written by the film's director [[Perarasu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saavn.com/s/album/tamil/Pazhani-2011/8he,lU2KWNI_|title=Pazhani - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - Saavn|date=3 October 2011}}</ref>

{{Infobox album
| name = Pazhani
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Srikanth Deva]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 8 November 2007
| recorded = 2007
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 29:38
| label = [[Think Music India|Think Music]]
| producer = [[Srikanth Deva]]
| prev_title = [[Puli Varudhu]]
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = [[Thangam]]
| next_year = 2008
}}

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 29:38
| title1 = Ellam Valla Iraiva
| extra1 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]]
| length1 = 5:08
| title2 = Yaarum Ennidam
| extra2 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]
| length2 = 4:38
| title3 = Thiruvaroor Therae
| extra3 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]
| length3 = 5:16
| title4 = Innoru Murai
| extra4 = [[Vasundhara Das]], Naveen
| length4 = 4:27
| title5 = Thaayai Polathaan
| extra5 = Mukesh
| length5 = 5:24
| title6 = Locku Locku
| extra6 = [[Perarasu]], [[Suchitra]]
| length6 = 4:45
}}

==Release==
The film was released in Pongal 2008 alongside other releases like ''[[Bheemaa]]'', ''[[Pirivom Santhippom]]'', ''[[Kaalai]]'', ''[[Vaazhthugal]]'' and ''[[Pidichirukku]]''. The film faced problems before release as the producer failed to pay the debt.<ref>[http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/dec-07-03/20-12-07-pazhani.html Tamil Movie Pazhani Bharath Kajal Agarwal Sakthi Chidambaram Perarasu Kushboo Vyabari Tamil Movie News Hot Stills Picture Image Gallery]. Behindwoods.com.</ref>

==Reception==
The movie received mixed to negative reviews. behindwoods.com gave 2.5/5 saying "Pazhani is not for an audience looking for something offbeat and inventive but for an audience craving for some old formulaic entertainment – loads of action thrown in with mother- sister sentiment" The movie has too many Silent Mass scenes, which kept the audience at the edge of their seats.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-1/pazhani-review.html | title=Pazhani movie review from behindwoods.com | accessdate=11 February 2012}}</ref> The film was an average at the box office.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|2063749|Pazhani}}

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