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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Priyam<br />
|image = Priyam (1996 film).jpg<br />
| caption = Title card<br />
| director = N. Pandian<br />
| producer = Ashok Samraj<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Arun Vijay|Arunkumar]]|[[Raasi (actress)|Manthra]]|[[Prakash Raj]]}}<br />
| cinematography = Ganesh Ram<br />
| editing = Lancy-Mohan<br />
| music = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]<br />
| studio = Kasthuri Film International<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1996|9|9|ref1=}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Priyam''''' ({{translation|Affection}}) is a 1996 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic action film]] directed by N. Pandian and produced by Kasthuri Film International. The film stars [[Arun Vijay]] (credited as Arunkumar) alongside [[Raasi (actress)|Manthra]], while [[Prakash Raj]] plays a supporting role.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A-Z Continued... |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-2.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128025921/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-2.htm |archive-date=28 January 2015 |access-date=27 February 2015 |website=Indolink}}</ref> It was released on 9 September 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |title=பிரியம் / Priyam (1996) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/priyam |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306045709/https://screen4screen.com/movies/priyam |archive-date=6 March 2024 |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
*[[Arun Vijay|Arunkumar]] as Arimath<br />
*[[Raasi (actress)|Manthra]] as Preetha<br />
*[[Prakash Raj]] as Dharma<br />
*[[Vadivelu]]<br />
*Vittal Prasad<br />
*Costumes Krishna<br />
*[[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]]<br />
*[[Oru Viral Krishna Rao]]<br />
*[[Madhan Bob]]<br />
*Rekha<br />
*[[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]]<br />
*[[S. N. Lakshmi]]<br />
}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The soundtrack was composed by [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]. Lyricists [[Vairamuthu]] and ilakkiyan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Priyam (1996) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/priyam-songs-T0000144 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522175312/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/priyam-songs-T0000144 |archive-date=22 May 2022 |access-date=13 May 2023 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
!number!! Song !! Lyricist !! Singers<br />
|-<br />
| 1.||"Adaam Evaal" ||[[Vairamuthu]] || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Devie Neithiyar]]<br />
|-<br />
|2.|| "Dilruba Dilruba" || Vairamuthu || [[Gopal Rao (singer)|Gopal Rao]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]<br />
|-<br />
|3.|| "Kadhal Valai" || Ilakkiyan || Gopal Rao, [[Sindhu (singer)|Sindhu]]<br />
|-<br />
|4.|| "Oru Kelvi" || Vairamuthu || [[P. Unnikrishnan]], [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]]<br />
|-<br />
|5.|| "Thulli Varum" || Vairamuthu || Mano, [[Swarnalatha]]<br />
|-<br />
|6.|| "Udaiyatha Vennila" || Vairamuthu || [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
The film was a moderate hit at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 August 2000 |title=Masala! |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/23082000/news02.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010515042211/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/23082000/news02.shtml |archive-date=15 May 2001 |access-date=12 January 2022 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref> R. P. R. of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised the music, cinematography and Prakash Raj's acting and added the film's first fifteen minutes feels dragged but the pace picks up after the arrival of Prakash Raj.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஆர். பி. ஆர் |date=1 September 1996 |title=பிரியம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1996-09-01/page/24/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230513160236/https://archive.org/details/kalki1996-09-01/page/24/mode/2up |archive-date=13 May 2023 |access-date=13 May 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=25 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> D. S. Ramanujam of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "Arun Kumar and newcomer Manthra make a pleasing pair, romancing without any inhibition, Ganeshram's camera making the best use of the seashore fort and its ramparts in the song and dance portions. Prakashraj displays a lot of dash in his approach, the wolf in sheep's clothing effect being brought about without much sweat".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=D. S. |date=23 August 1996 |title=Enokkoru Magan Pirappan/Priyam/Delhi Diary/Viswanath/Khamoshi |url=http://www.webpage.com/hindu/960824/03/2326a.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010424045903/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/960824/03/2326a.html |archive-date=24 April 2001 |access-date=6 July 2023 |work=[[The Hindu]] |pages=26}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|tt15165832}}<br />
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[[Category:1996 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1996 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1996 films]]<br />
[[Category:1996 romantic drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Vidyasagar (composer)]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]</div>SabinaGuffey