Pulan Visaranai

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Pulan Visaranai
File:Pulan Visaranai.jpg
Poster
Directed byR. K. Selvamani
Produced by
  • R. Sundar Raj
  • S. Raveendran
  • Ibrahim Rowther
Written byLiyakath Ali Khan (dialogues)
Screenplay byR. K. Selvamani
Story byIbrahim Rowther
Starring
Music byIlaiyaraaja
CinematographyRavi Yadav
Edited byG. Jayachandran
Production
company
I. V. Cine Productions
Release date
14 January 1990 and 23 June 1995
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Pulan Visaranai (transl. Investigation) is a 1990 Tamil language action crime film directed by R. K. Selvamani. The film features Vijayakanth in the lead role while Rupini, M. N. Nambiar, Radha Ravi, Anandaraj, and Sarath Kumar play supporting roles. The film, produced by R. Sundar Raj and S. Raveendran, had musical score by Illayaraja and Viju Shah was released on 14 January 1990.[1][2][3]

It was remade in Hindi as Ravan Raaj: A True Story.[4] The character of the antagonist Dharma (played by Anandaraj) is loosely based on the serial killer Auto Shankar.[5] Telugu dubbed version Police Adhikari was also successful.[6]

Plot[edit]

Dharma (Anandaraj) is an auto driver who kidnaps young women and is on the payroll of a powerful politician named RR (Radha Ravi). He kidnaps a girl from Chennai Central railway station. R K Mahendra (Sarathkumar) and Dharma go to RR's house, and Mahendra tells R.R. about his plans of opening a hospital in Chennai. He tells him that a person named Salem Cheenathana Chettiar who is obstructing the plans. Later a hired thug murders Cheenathana's daughter. R.K. Mahendra opens the hospital, and Dharma threatens the photographer capturing the event. R.R.then tries to rape the girl Dharma had kidnapped. Dharma later murders her when she resists, and then her body is buried in the house with concrete.

"Honest" Raj (Vijayakanth), a DCP investigating the murder of an MLA who voted to opposite party candidate in Rajya Sabha elections, zeroes in on RR but is suspended by his higher-ups due to political pressure. A few years later, he is brought back when Governor's rule is established and is given charge of the investigation into the disappearance of a man whose sister had earlier disappeared. The wife of the disappeared man has been repeatedly petitioning the court after her husband went missing in the police station.

He then proceeds to investigate the case. The wife of the disappeared man claims that her husband went to the police station to enquire about his sister's disappearance. He had leaked the info to Junior Vikatan. So the inspector is furious and beats him, and Dharma beats him and sends him in an ambulance.

Honest Raj tries to investigate Dharma, but he manages to slip away. Honest Raj manages to find a skeleton inside Dharma's house. Meanwhile, a mysterious lady telephones Police Department, asking for Honest Raj. Honest Raj manages to trace this lady, and she tells that the disappeared women were a doctor in training in Bombay. There she found that the hospital was stealing kidneys from patients. Honest Raj manages to find the henchmen of Dharma with the help of the mysterious lady.

Dharma, meanwhile, fakes his death and comes to Minister RR's house. RR and his wife are murdered by his servant when he planned to turn approver. Dharma is shocked, and Honest Raj manages to fight and hit Dharma severely. Dharma is admitted to the hospital, and the doctor tries to kill him. Honest Raj gets the information that R K Mahendra is behind this, and his hospital is used to steal the kidneys of patients from the doctor.

He travels to Bombay and manages to infiltrate inside the hospital to gather evidence against R.K. Mahendra. His daughter is kidnapped, and Honest Raj is forced to fight and kill R.K. Mahendra when his daughter is murdered. He manages to bring back the missing man, albeit at the cost of losing his daughter.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

R. K. Selvamani, an erstwhile assistant of Manivannan decided to make a film with Sathyaraj. But Sathyaraj was not interested to act under the direction of a newcomer but he promised that he would act only if Selvamani establishes himself as a director. Selvamani decided to narrate a storyline to Vijayakanth. Vijayakanth insisted to narrate the story to his friend producer Ibrahim Rowther, but Rowther said that Vijayakanth was booked for 2 years.[7] Selvamani with the help of his friend Jothi decided to narrate the story through drawn pictures by having Hollywood films as reference.[8] Selvamani led many rules and conditions which led to the cancelling of shooting for 6 months, with the help of Manivannan shooting was continued.[9] Sarathkumar portrayed the antagonist character after he was recommended to the film's team by Vijayakanth's personal make-up man Raju.[10][11]

Release[edit]

The film was released on 14 January 1990 on the occasion of Pongal festival and became one of the successful films at box-office. The success of the film led G. Venkateswaran to give a chance to Selvamani for another project.[12] Selvamani rejected the project as he expressed his gratitude to Rowther to make another film with him. The team again collaborated with Captain Prabhakaran which also became successful.

Soundtrack[edit]

Pulan Visaranai
Soundtrack album by
Ilaiyaraaja /Viju Shah
Released1990
Recorded1990
GenreSoundtrack
Length13:45
LabelFive Star Audio
ProducerIlaiyaraaja / Viju Shah
Ilaiyaraaja /Viju Shah chronology
Pagalil Pournami
(1990) 		Pulan Visaranai
(1990) 		Amman Kovil Thiruvizha
(1990)

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack, released in 1990, features 3 tracks with lyrics written by Gangai Amaran.[13]

Track list
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ilamaikku"S. Janaki4:40
2."Ithuthan"Ilaiyaraaja4:24
3."Kuyiley Kuyiley"K. J. Yesudas, Uma Ramanan4:41
Total length:13:45

Sequel[edit]

Main article: Pulan Visaranai 2

Selvamani began working on Pulan Visaranai 2 in November 2005, a sequel to his 1990 film, and cast Prashanth in the leading role of the investigative cop.[14] He revealed that the idea had come to him in the early 2000s and Vijayakanth's unavailability had meant the film only materialised after a delay. Prashanth underwent strength training for the venture, while beauty pageant winner Medha Raghunathan was briefly signed on to play the lead female role, before opting out again.[15] The film progressed slowly, also a result of Prashanth's marital problems, and reports in May 2007 suggested that Rowther was unhappy with the film's content and felt the film lacked a proper storyline, unlike the previous version.[16] The film ran into problems during its censor in April 2008, with the committee highlighting twenty-six objectionable scenes. Selvamani subsequently appealed and compromised by agreeing to remove controversial dialogues and a sequence which involved an actress depicting Indian tennis player Sania Mirza.[17] The producer subsequently accepted an "A" certificate for the film, with the soundtrack releasing the following week. The team also revealed that the film would be released the following month, though this proved to be untrue.[18] The film has since remained unreleased, with little news regarding its chances of having a theatrical release, Prashanth indicated that the film was still delayed due to producer's financial problems.[19] The sequel was released in 2015.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Find Tamil Movie Pulan Visaranai". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Pulan Visaranai". popcorn.oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "filmography of pulan visaranai". cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Indiaglitz – Pulan Visaranai Part II". indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "PULAN VISAARANAI". bbthots.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑ T. Saravanan (23 November 2011). "Sarath Speaks". thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". The Hindu. 31 March 2002. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ↑ "Selvamani Cinema History". maalaimalar.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  13. ↑ "Pulan Visaranai - Illayaraja". thiraipaadal.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  14. ↑ "Pulan Visaranai 2 - It's sequel time in Kollywood". behindwoods.com. 29 November 2005. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "No Heroine, but the shoot is going on". behindwoods.com. 16 May 2006. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  16. ↑ Behindwoods News Bureau (2 May 2007). "Pulan Visaranai 2 without a proper storyline". behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "Censor Ban on Pulan Visaranai 2 lifted". nowrunning.com. 20 April 2008. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  18. ↑ Behindwoods News Bureau (2 May 2008). "Sarathkumar condemns Radhika". behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  19. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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