Mella Pesungal
Title card
Directed byBharathiVasu
Produced byP. Jayaraj
S. P. Sigamani
StarringBhanupriya
Vasanth
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Kanya Creations
Release date
  • 24 June 1983 (1983-06-24)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Mella Pesungal (transl.Speak Quietly) is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by the duo BharathiVasu. It stars Bhanupriya and Vasanth. The film marked the debut of Bhanupriya in the film industry.[1] It was released on 24 June 1983.[2]

Plot

Prabhu, a young man, falls in love with Uma, a school teacher. Their love life runs into trouble due to an unpleasant incident happened in Prabhu's house.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3][4]

SongSingersLyrics
"Sevvanthi Pookalil"Uma Ramanan, Deepan ChakravarthyPulamaipithan
"Kaadhal Saagadhu"S. Janaki, Malaysia VasudevanNa. Kamarasan
"Kelayo Kathal"KrishnachanderVairamuthu
"Uyirey Uravil"S. JanakiGangai Amaran

Reception

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the acting of Bhanupriya, Ilaiyaraaja's music and Sekar's cinematography but panned the climax.[5] According to Bharathi–Vasu, the film failed due to poor publicity.[6]

References

  1. Ashok Kumar, S.R. (1 October 2006). "For Bhanupriya family comes first now". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  2. "Mella Pesungal / மெல்லப் பேசுங்கள்". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. "Mella Pesungal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 1 January 1983. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  4. "Mella Pesungal Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. ஜெயமன்மதன் (17 July 1983). "இனிய பாரதிவாசுவுக்கு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 18. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  6. "எங்களைக் கவிழ்த்தது..." Kalki (in Tamil). 23 September 1984. p. 32. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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