Seevalaperi Pandi
| Seevalaperi Pandi | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Prathap Pothan |
| Produced by | P G Srikanth |
| Written by | K Rajeswar |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Adithyan |
| Cinematography | K Aravind |
| Edited by |
B Lenin V T Vijayan |
Production company |
Radhi Films |
| Distributed by | Radhi Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Seevalaperi Pandi is a 1994 Tamil drama film directed by Prathap Pothan. The film features Napoleon in lead role making his début as hero. The film, produced by P G Srikanth, had musical score by Adithyan and was released on 23 June 1994. The film is based on the life of 'Seevalaperi' Pandi. The film was a blockbuster and it was a turning point in Napoleon's career.[1][2][3]
Plot
'Seevalaperi' Pandi (Napoleon), a brave man, is married to Velammal (Saranya) and lives with her, his mother and his elder brother Malayandi. Impressed by Pandi's strength, the village's Grams (Vijayachander) hires him as his bodyguard.
The grams is a good man but he spoilt some villagers' life because of his judgements. Nayanar (R P Viswam), Sivankalai (Alex), Karuppaiah (Suryakanth), Mookaiah (Venniradai Moorthy) and Oochandi (Prasanna) who were against the grams' decisions decide to kill him with Pandi. Pandi and his associates kill Grams and they immediately surrender. While, his associates are acquitted, Pandi is sentenced to the capital punishment. His associates promise him to help his family.
Pandi lives in jail happily. Therefore, Pandi is granted in the last minutes and his sentence has been changed to life imprisonment. His brother and his wife reveal that his mother died due to lack of foods. Pandi escapes from the jail the same night. Angry, Pandi decides to take revenge on his former associates who betrayed him.
The character Seevelaperi Pandi is based on a real life character who lived during the 60s at Seevalaperi village in Tirunelveli district.
Cast
- Napoleon as Pandi
- Saranya as Velammal
- Ahana as Oyila
- Chandrasekhar as Aliyan
- Nizhalgal Ravi
- Vijayachander as Grams
- R. P. Viswam as Nayanar
- Alex as Sivankalai
- Suryakanth as Karuppaiah
- Venniradai Moorthy as Mookaiah
- Prasanna Kumar as Oochandi
- Charle
- Chinni Jayanth
- Nellai Siva
- G. D. Ramesh as Rajkumar
- Madhan Gabriel as Pandi's brother
- Rangammal as Pandi's mother
- Rajan
- Idichapuli Selvaraj as Astrologer
- Sathyapriya as Grams' wife
- Master Dinesh as Arumugam
- Baboos as Muruga
- Silk Smitha as an item number
- John Babu in a cameo appearance
Production
Rajeshwar went to Tirunelveli and stayed in the city to gather material for the film. He interacted with the locals for over three months. Though the film was based on life of a person of same name, several scenes in the film were fictional. Rajeshwar stated: "The movies might be based on real people, but they were not biographies. The characters and incidents are embellished to make the movie more interesting. So, Oila, an important character in Seevalaperi Pandi was richly embroidered".[4]
Reception
The producer of the film announced that he had plans to make a sequel to the film in November 2015, and considered bringing in Gautham Menon and Kamal Haasan to work on the film.[7]
Soundtrack
| Seevalaperi Pandi | |
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| Soundtrack album by Adithyan | |
| Released | 1994 |
| Recorded | 1994 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 23:57 |
| Producer | Adithyan |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Adithyan. The soundtrack, released in 1994, features five tracks with lyrics written by Vairamuthu and K Rajeswar.[8][9]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Aruvi Onnu Kulikudhu' | Swarnalatha | 4:05 |
| 2 | 'Kilakku Sivakiyile' | Rajagopal, Sujatha Mohan, P G Srikanth, Napoleon | 3:45 |
| 3 | 'Masala Araikura' | Mano, Asha Latha | 4:54 |
| 4 | 'Oyila Paadum Paatule' | K S Chithra | 6:13 |
| 5 | 'Thirunvelli Seemayile' | S P Balasubrahmanyam | 5:00 |
References
- ↑ "Filmography of seevalapperi pandi". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ↑ "Seevalaperi Pandi (1994) Tamil Movie". en.600024.com. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ↑ "Napoleon going steady". indiaglitz.com. 2007-11-23. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ↑ http://silverscreen.in/features/rajeshwar-interview-futuristic/
- ↑ "Napoleon in 'Pallikondapuram'". indiaglitz.com. 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ↑ "Welcome to ActorNapoleon.com - Cinema Profile". actornapoleon.com. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ↑ http://www.indiaglitz.com/gautham-menon-to-direct-seevalaperipandi-remake-with-kamal-haasan-tamil-news-146996.html
- ↑ "Seevalaperi Pandi Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ↑ "Seevalaperi Pandi Tamil Movie". hummaa.com. Retrieved 2013-02-03.