Periyanna
Poster
Directed byS. A. Chandrasekhar
Screenplay byS. A. Chandrasekhar
Story bySuresh. K
Produced byJaya
S. K. Subbiah
StarringVijayakanth
Suriya
Meena
Manasa
CinematographySelva. R
Edited bySaleem-Vasu
Music byBharani
Production
company
Jaya Subhashree Productions
Release date
  • 14 April 1999 (1999-04-14)
Running time
148 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Periyanna is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar, starring Suriya, Meena and Manasa with Vijayakanth in an extended cameo role. The soundtrack for this film was composed by debutant music director Bharani. The film released on 14 April 1999.

Plot

Suriya kills the villains who murder his family and is sent to jail. During his time in jail, a well-respected minister celebrates his daughter's birthday in prison. His daughter is impressed by Suriya's talent in Violin percussion and convinces her father to grant her special permission to learn music from him. During this time, they fall in love with each other, and opposition grows from the girl's parents and the police department. Then, they elope. They come to a remote town where they witness the murder of a collector in the railway station during broad daylight, but no one seems to care. They then see that the man who murdered the collector is the chief of the village, Periyanna, so they try to oppose him. In their time at the village, they learn about his past and change their mind about him. He promises them to get them married. The movie then moves towards the climax as whether the village chief will be successful in getting those two lovers married or the girl's father will be successful in separating them by using the legal system against them.

Cast

Production

S. A. Chandrasekhar had initially planned to make the film with Vijayakanth and Vijay, but the project failed to materialise. The film re-emerged in 1998 with Vijay's busy schedules prompting Chandrasekhar to select Suriya to appear in a lead role alongside Vijayakanth.[1] Meena was selected to play a leading role in the film. Chandrasekhar initially picked a model from Mumbai called Tanuja to be paired opposite Suriya, but later changed his mind.[2] The role was handed to Ganga, sister of actress Easwari Rao, with the director changing her stage name to Manasa from Ganga as she was known in Kaakai Siraginilae. Vijayakanth's long-time assistant, S. K. Subbiah, produced the film, with Vijayakanth keen to work on the venture in order to help benefit Subbiah.[3]

The film was launched in late 1998 with Vijayakanth, Suriya, director Chandrasekhar and veteran producers A. L. Azhagappan and Ibrahim Rowther in attendance.[4] The film was predominantly shot at Chennai Film City.

Soundtrack

Bharani who earlier wrote lyrics for Vijay's debut film Naalaya Theerpu (1992) was selected to compose the music thus making his debut.[5] The soundtrack contains 7 songs and lyrics for the songs were written by Bharani, Vasan, Arivumathi and Pulamaipithan.[6] Vijay had sung three songs for Suriya in this film with "Naam Dum Adikkira" song was well received while another song "Nilave Nilave" was also successful.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Nilave Nilave"VasanHariharan, Sujatha Mohan5:03
2."Naan Dum Adikkira Styla Pathu"BharaniVijay4:21
3."Juttadi Leela Sundara Mala"BharaniVijay, Swarnalatha4:45
4."Pollachi Mala Rottula"PulamaipithanMalaysia Vasudevan, Swarnalatha, S. N. Surendar5:47
5."Rottula Oru Chinnaponnu"BharaniVijay4:13
6."Pacholay Keethukulla"ArivumathiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K.S. Chithra4:35
7."Nilave Nilave" (pathos)VasanS. N. Surendar3:15
Total length:31:59

Release and reception

The film released on 14 April 1999. It was a box office failure.[7] K. N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times called it "not a must-see movie".[8] K. P. S. of Kalki wrote Chandrasekhar has shot a film in the collaboration of Vijayakanth and Suriya and is eager to score a century. He has given a catch to the fans with the usual, old story and ducked out.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Anon (15 January 1999). "On the Sets". Screen. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sons and rivals". Rediff.com. 25 January 1999. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tamil Cinema 1998-Year Highlights (Part-2)". Dinakaran. 1 January 1999. Archived from the original on 12 January 2001. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Potti Tamil Movie News (A.R.R. News and more!)". Indolink. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ↑ "Music Director Bharani". Behindwoods. 22 August 2005. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Periyanna (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 14 April 1999. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Happy Tamil New Year 2000". Indolink. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ↑ Vijiyan, K. N. (24 April 1999). "Unlikely romantic flick". New Straits Times. pp. Arts 4. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  9. ↑ கே. பி. எஸ். (16 May 1999). "பெரியண்ணா". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 81. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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