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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Paarthal Pasu
| image          = Paarthal Pasu.jpg
| image          =
| caption        = DVD cover
| image_size    =
| caption        =
| director      = [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]
| director      = [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]
| producer      = G. Chinnadurai<br>G. Ravikumar
| producer      = G. Chinnadurai<br />G. Ravikumar
| writer        = [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]
| writer        = K. S. Gopalakrishnan
| screenplay    =
| starring      = [[Ramarajan]]<br />[[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]]<br />[[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]]<br />[[Sri Bharathi]]
| starring      = [[Ramarajan]]<br>[[Chandrasekhar (Tamil actor)|Chandrasekhar]]<br>[[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]]<br>Sri Bharathi
| music          = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| music          = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = Suresh
| cinematography = Suresh
| editing        = R. Devarajan
| editing        = R. Devarajan
| studio        = C. R. Production
| studio        = C. R. Production
| distributor    = C. R. Production
| released      = {{Film date|1988|06|10|df=y}}
| released      = {{Film date|1988|06|10|df=y}}
| country        = [[India]]
| country        = India
| language      = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| language      = Tamil
}}
}}


'''''Paarthal Pasu''''' is a 1988 [[India]]n [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language thriller film, directed by [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]] and produced by G. Chinnadurai and G. Ravikumar. The film stars [[Ramarajan]], [[Chandrasekhar (Tamil actor)|Chandrasekhar]], [[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]] and Sri Bharathi. The film had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/paarthal-pasu/|title=Paarthal Pasu|accessdate=2014-08-03|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1yqJda5bhY|title=Paarthal Pasu|accessdate=2014-08-03|publisher=youtube.com}}</ref>
'''''Paarthal Pasu''''' is a 1988 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Mystery film|mystery]] [[thriller film]], written and directed by [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]. The film stars [[Ramarajan]], [[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]], [[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]] and Sri Bharathi. It was released on 10 June 1988,<ref>{{Cite web |title=பார்த்தால் பசு / Paarthal Pasu (1988) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/paarthal-pasu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119075048/https://screen4screen.com/movies/paarthal-pasu |archive-date=19 November 2023 |access-date=10 June 2023 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref> and failed at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |last=V |first=Sankaran |date=25 December 2023 |title=விஜயகாந்துடன் 25 முறை மோதிய ராமராஜன் படங்கள்... ஜெயித்தது யார் தெரியுமா? |url=https://cinereporters.com/vijayakanth-vs-ramarajan-movies/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217042632/https://cinereporters.com/vijayakanth-vs-ramarajan-movies/ |archive-date=17 December 2024 |access-date=5 January 2025 |website=Cinereporters.com |language=ta}}</ref>


==Cast==
== Plot ==
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{{More plot|date=January 2025}}
Shankar, a lawyer, gets entangled in a complex case involving deceit and murder when his fiancée, Ratna, a policewoman, learns about an illicit operation where a police officer is involved in helping a criminal run a brothel. Determined to bring the corrupt officer to justice, Ratna enlists the help of her fiancé, Shankar. Together, they navigate through a dangerous web of crime and corruption to expose the truth and seek justice.
 
== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
*[[Ramarajan]] as Lawyer Shankar
*[[Ramarajan]] as Lawyer Shankar
*[[Chandrasekhar (Tamil actor)|Chandrasekhar]]
*[[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]]
*[[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]]
*[[Pallavi (actress)|Pallavi]] as Rathna
*Sri Bharathi
*[[Sri Bharathi]] as Mynaa
*Thaarani
*Thaarani
*[[S. S. Chandran]]
*[[S. S. Chandran]]
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*[[Poornam Viswanathan]] in Guest Appearance
*[[Poornam Viswanathan]] in Guest Appearance
*Veera Raghavan in Guest Appearance
*Veera Raghavan in Guest Appearance
{{colend}}
}}


==Soundtrack==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0002856|title=Paarthaal Pasu Songs|accessdate=2014-08-03|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref>
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Paarthaal Pasu (1988) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/paarthaal-pasu-songs-T0002856 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230610050138/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/paarthaal-pasu-songs-T0002856 |archive-date=10 June 2023 |access-date=10 June 2023 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
|-
| 1 || "En Rasa Yaro" || [[K. S. Chitra]] || || 04:43
| "En Rasa Yaro" || [[K. S. Chithra]] || [[Pulamaipithan]] || 04:43
|-
|-
| 2 || "Sinnamani Ponnumani" || [[S. P. Sailaja]] || || 04:37
| "Sinnamani Ponnumani" || [[S. P. Sailaja]] || rowspan=2|[[Gangai Amaran]] || 04:37
|-
|-
| 3 || "Aadai Maatra" || K. S. Chitra ||  || 03:39
| "Aadai Maatra" || K. S. Chithra || 03:39
|}
|}


==Reception==
== Reception ==
''The Indian Express'' wrote that film "means to exploit audience's weaknesses to the hilt".<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19880701&printsec=frontpage&hl=en</ref>
''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote that the film "means to exploit audience's weaknesses to the hilt".<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 July 1988 |title=Paarthaal Pasu |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19880701&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=24 February 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=5 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> This movie turned out to be a flop movie.


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0216070}}
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* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}
{{K. S. Gopalakrishnan}}
{{K. S. Gopalakrishnan}}


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[[Category:Films directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]
[[Category:Indian mystery thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian mystery thriller films]]
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Paarthal Pasu
DVD cover
Directed byK. S. Gopalakrishnan
Produced byG. Chinnadurai
G. Ravikumar
Written byK. S. Gopalakrishnan
StarringRamarajan
Chandrasekhar
Pallavi
Sri Bharathi
Music byIlaiyaraaja
CinematographySuresh
Edited byR. Devarajan
Production
company
C. R. Production
Release date
  • 10 June 1988 (1988-06-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Paarthal Pasu is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language mystery thriller film, written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Ramarajan, Chandrasekhar, Pallavi and Sri Bharathi. It was released on 10 June 1988,[1] and failed at the box office.[2]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Shankar, a lawyer, gets entangled in a complex case involving deceit and murder when his fiancée, Ratna, a policewoman, learns about an illicit operation where a police officer is involved in helping a criminal run a brothel. Determined to bring the corrupt officer to justice, Ratna enlists the help of her fiancé, Shankar. Together, they navigate through a dangerous web of crime and corruption to expose the truth and seek justice.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3]

Song Singers Lyrics Length
"En Rasa Yaro" K. S. Chithra Pulamaipithan 04:43
"Sinnamani Ponnumani" S. P. Sailaja Gangai Amaran 04:37
"Aadai Maatra" K. S. Chithra 03:39

Reception[edit | edit source]

The Indian Express wrote that the film "means to exploit audience's weaknesses to the hilt".[4] This movie turned out to be a flop movie.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "பார்த்தால் பசு / Paarthal Pasu (1988)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ↑ V, Sankaran (25 December 2023). "விஜயகாந்துடன் 25 முறை மோதிய ராமராஜன் படங்கள்... ஜெயித்தது யார் தெரியுமா?". Cinereporters.com (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 17 December 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Paarthaal Pasu (1988)". Raaga.com. Retrieved 10 June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Paarthaal Pasu". The Indian Express. 1 July 1988. p. 5. Retrieved 24 February 2019 – via Google News Archive.

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