Gopura Vasalile
| Gopura Vasalile | |
|---|---|
| File:Gopura Vasalile dvd.jpg DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Produced by | M. K. Thamizharasu |
| Screenplay by | Priyadarshan Gokula Krishnan (Dialogues) |
| Story by | Sreenivasan |
| Starring | Karthik Bhanupriya |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | P. C. Sreeram |
| Edited by | N. Gopalakrishnan |
Production company | Arul Nithi Films |
Release date | 22 March 1991 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Gopura Vasalile (transl. At the doorstep of the gopuram)[lower-alpha 1] is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film directed by Priyadarshan. A remake of the Malayalam film Pavam Pavam Rajakumaran (1990), it stars Karthik and Bhanupriya.[1]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Karthik as Manohar
- Bhanupriya as Kalyani
- Suchitra as Kasthuri
- Nassar as Manohar's friend
- Janagaraj as Pethaperumal
- Charle as Manohar's friend
- Junior Balaiah as Manohar's friend
- V. K. Ramasamy as Kalyani's father
- Nagesh
- Sukumari as Manohar's mother
- Poornam Vishwanathan
- Mohanlal as the Accordionist in the song "Keladee En" (Cameo appearance)
Production[edit | edit source]
Malayalam director Priyadarshan was to have made his Tamil debut with the film Chinnamanikkuyile, which never saw a theatrical release. As a result, Gopura Vasalile became his Tamil debut.[2]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
| Gopura Vasalile | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 26:32 |
| Label | Echo |
The original score and six original songs for the movie were composed by Ilayaraja and the lyrics by Vaali and Piraisoodan.[3][4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
| 1 | "Kadhal Kavithaigal" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | Piraisoodan |
| 2 | "Keladi En" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 3 | "Naatham" | S. Janaki, K. J. Yesudas | |
| 4 | "Priyasakhi" | Mano, S. Janaki | Vaali |
| 5 | "Dhevadhai Pol" | Deepan Chakravarthy, Mano, Malaysia Vasudevan, S. N. Surendar | |
| 6 | "Thalattum Poongkaatru" | S. Janaki |
Notes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Malani, Gaurav (27 December 2011). "It's raining remakes in Bollywood in 2012". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ↑ http://www.virakesari.lk/article/11624
- ↑ http://www.starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_free_download.asp?MovieId=194
- ↑ http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Gopura-Vasalilae-songs-T0000054
External links[edit | edit source]
Categories:
- Tamil-language movies
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- 1991 films
- Indian films
- Tamil-language films
- Indian black comedy films
- Indian romantic comedy films
- Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja
- Films directed by Priyadarshan
- 1990s Tamil-language films
- Tamil remakes of Malayalam films
- 1990s black comedy films
- 1991 romantic comedy films