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Aan Paavam
| Aan Paavam | |
|---|---|
| File:Aan Paavam.jpg DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Pandiarajan |
| Produced by | Easwari Subramaniam |
| Written by | Pandiarajan |
| Starring | Pandiyan Pandiarajan Seetha Revathi |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Ashok Kumar |
| Edited by | V. Rajagopal |
Production company | Alamu Movies |
| Distributed by | PMV Productions |
Release date | 27 December 1985 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Aan Paavam (transl. Innocence of Man) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language comedy film[1] directed by Pandiarajan. It was his second directorial venture and first as actor. This blockbuster movie of 1985 became the best comedy movie in the career of actor-director Pandiarajan. The film was remade into Telugu as Naku Pellam Kavali (1987), in Kannada as Rama Krishna and in Marathi as Chal Lavkar.
Plot[edit]
Pandian and Pandiarajan are two notorious sons of the village cinema theatre owner V. K. Ramasamy. Pandian goes to a neighbouring village to see a girl as arranged by his father towards his marriage and ends up in the wrong house. Coincidentally, those in the wrong house are also expecting a lad to see their daughter on the same time and the same day. Contrary to real time arranged marriages, Pandian goes to see the girl totally un-aided by parents, relatives and friends. Nevertheless, he takes a liking to the girl, Seetha and decides to marry her. Seetha likes the lad and decides to accept the proposal.
Meanwhile, Seetha's marriage broker shows up and clarifies that Pandian was supposed to have gone to see some other girl but ended up in the wrong house. Hearing this, Pandian, Seetha and Seetha's parents seem disappointed. Pandian's father fixes dates for his marriage to the girl originally chosen for him — Revathi, a school teacher's daughter. Pandian's adamance to marry Seetha causes a strange turn of events. Pandiyarajan, the younger brother, finally marries Revathi while Pandian ties the knot with his love Seetha.
Cast[edit]
- Pandiyan as Periya Paandi
- Pandiarajan as Chinna Pandi
- Revathi as Revathi
- Seetha as Seetha
- Meesai Murugesan as Murugesan
- V. K. Ramasamy as Ramasamy
- Poornam Vishwanathan as Viswanathan Vathiyar
- Janagaraj as Kanagaraj
- Kollangudi Karuppayee
- Ramesh Khanna as Kalyana Tharagar
- Nellai Siva as Villager
- Super Subburayan in guest appearance
Production[edit]
Aan Paavam was Pandiarajan's second film as director and his debut film as an actor.[2] Seetha who was studying 12th at that time was selected to play the lead actress after director saw her in a video at a marriage.[3]
Soundtrack[edit]
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4] The song "Kadhal Kasakkudayya" is based on Shanmukhapriya raga,[5][6] The song "Kuyile Kuyile" is based on Madhyamavati.[7]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Enna Pada" | S. Janaki | Vaali | 04:18 |
| 2 | "Indiran Vanthathum" | Ilaiyaraaja | Vairamuthu | 03:41 |
| 3 | "Kadhal Kasakkuthaiya" | Ilaiyaraaja | Vaali | 04:23 |
| 4 | "Kuyile Kuyile Poonguyile" | Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra | Kuruvikkarambai Shanmugam | 04:22 |
| 5 | "Otti Vandha Singa Kutty" | Kollangudi Karuppayee | Kuruvikkarambai Shanmugam | 05:33 |
Legacy[edit]
The film was included by Behindwoods in their list "of All Time Top Ten comedy movies".[8] A television series of the same name was aired in Sun TV in 2012.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ Keramalu, Karthik (24 April 2021). "Eight Classic Tamil Comedies From The 80s And The 90s To Binge On". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (9 January 2011). "The laughter continues..." The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ↑ Ashok Kumar, S.R. (28 July 2006). "I take each day as it comes: actor Seetha". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ↑ "Aan Paavam (1985)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ↑ Mani, Charulatha (2 September 2011). "A Raga's Journey — Sacred Shanmukhapriya". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ↑ Saravanan, T. (20 September 2013). "Ragas hit a high". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ↑ Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Pichhamal Chintamani. p. 140. OCLC 295034757.
- ↑ "Aan pavam (1986)". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ↑ "Channels". The Hindu. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
External links[edit]
- Aan Paavam on IMDb
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