Gnana Paravai

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Gnana Paravai
File:Gnana Paravai poster.jpg
Poster
Directed byVietnam Veedu Sundaram
Produced byR. Dhanaphalan
Written byVietnam Veedu Sundaram
Starring
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyA. Vincent
Edited byGowtham Raj
Production
company
Yaghava Productions
Release date
  • 11 January 1991 (1991-01-11)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Gnana Paravai (English: Bird of Wisdom) is a 1991 Tamil language supernatural thriller film, directed by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram. The film features Sivaji Ganesan, Harish Kumar, Sasikala and Manorama in lead roles. The film, produced by R. Dhanaphalan, had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan and was released on 11 January 1991.[1][2][3]

Plot[edit]

The film is about an old man Sivaji (Sivaji Ganesan), who can tell the character and the future of a person by just looking in his eyes. Giri (Harish Kumar) is a rich student who spends a lot of money on his friends. He falls in love with Sivaji's daughter Aruna, but Aruna rejects him and humiliates him. Giri decides to not give up. Later, Aruna and her friend Rajeswari (Sasikala) go to a picnic with their classmates. Giri's friend Aandavar (K. S. Raghuram) doesn't want to see Giri and Aruna together, for fear that Giri won't spend any more money on his friends. Later, Giri and Aandavar plan to humiliate Aruna. Aruna is blamed to be a nymphomaniac, to prove the contrary the innocent girl commits suicide. The hatred intensifies between Giri and Rajeswari. In the meantime, Rajeswari's brother-in-law Dinesh (Rajasekhar) burns Rajeswari's sister and wants to marry Rajeswari. Finally, Sivaji and Giri come to her rescue.

Cast[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

Gnana Paravai
Soundtrack album by
Released1991
Recorded1990
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length23:26
ProducerM. S. Viswanathan

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer M. S. Viswanathan. The soundtrack, released in 1991, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali, Valampuri John and Kamakodiyan.[4]

Track Song Singer(s) Duration
1 "Aanavam" T. M. Soundararajan 5:03
2 "Chinna Chinna" L. R. Eswari 3:34
3 "Kaalai Maalai" K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra 4:04
4 "Maakku Maakku" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja 5:39
5 "Sollithara Nanirukke" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam 5:06

References[edit]

  1. "Gnana Paravai (1991) Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. "Filmography of gnana paravai". cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  3. "Gnana Paravai". entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  4. "TMS to sing for film again". indiaglitz.com. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2012.

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