Aan Paavam
Aan Paavam (transl. Innocence of Man) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film[1] written and directed by Pandiarajan. It was his second directorial venture and first as actor. The film also stars Pandiyan, Revathi and Seetha. The film was released on 7 December 1985,[2] and became a box office success. It was remade into Telugu as Naku Pellam Kavali (1987), in Kannada as Rama Krishna and in Marathi as Chal Lavkar.[citation needed]
| Aan Paavam | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Pandiarajan |
| Written by | Pandiarajan |
| Produced by | Easwari Subramaniam |
| Starring | Pandiyan Pandiarajan Seetha Revathi |
| Cinematography | Ashok Kumar |
| Edited by | V. Rajagopal |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Alamu Movies |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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Periya Pandi (Pandiyan) and Chinna Pandi (Pandiarajan) are two notorious sons of the village cinema theatre owner Ramasamy (V. K. Ramasamy). Periya Pandi goes to a neighbouring village to see a girl as arranged by his father towards his marriage and ends up in the wrong house. Coincidentally, those in the wrong house are also expecting a man to see their daughter on the same time and the same day. Contrary to real-time arranged marriages, Periya Pandi goes to see the girl totally un-aided by parents, relatives and friends. Nevertheless, he takes a liking to the girl, Seetha (Seetha), and decides to marry her. Seetha likes Periya Pandi and decides to accept the proposal. Meanwhile, Seetha's marriage broker shows up and clarifies that Periya Pandi was supposed to have gone to see some other girl but ended up in the wrong house. Hearing this, Periya Pandi, Seetha and Seetha's parents seem disappointed. Ramasamy fixes dates for his marriage to the girl originally chosen for him — Revathi (Revathi), a school teacher's daughter. Periya Pandi's adamance to marry Seetha causes a strange turn of events. Chinna Pandi finally marries Revathi, while Periya Pandi ties the knot with his love Seetha.
Cast
- Pandiyan as Periya Pandi
- Pandiarajan as Chinna Pandi
- Revathi as Revathi
- Seetha as Seetha
- V. K. Ramasamy as Ramasamy
- Meesai Murugesan as Murugesan
- Poornam Viswanathan as Viswanathan Vathiyar
- Janagaraj as Kanagaraj
- Usilai Mani as Kanagaraj's restaurant cook
- Kollangudi Karuppayi as Pandi's grandmother[3]
- Ramesh Khanna as Marriage Broker (Cameo)
- Omakuchi Narasimhan as Parotta Master
- Pasi Narayanan as Cheating Customer
- Nellai Siva as Villager
- Super Subburayan as Super, a fighter
- Sridhar as Subakaran Radio Mecanic
- Khaja Sharif as Cloth Shop Boy
- Krishnamurthy as Theatre Name Change Officer
Production
Aan Paavam was Pandiarajan's second film as director and his debut film as an actor.[4] Seetha who was studying in the 12th grade at that time was selected to play the lead actress after director saw her in a video at a marriage.[5]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[6][7] The song "Kadhal Kasakkudayya" is based on Shanmukhapriya raga,[8][9][10] and "Kuyile Kuyile" is based on Madhyamavati.[11]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Enna Pada Sollathe" | S. Janaki | Vaali | 4:18 |
| "Indiran Vanthathum" | Ilaiyaraaja | Vairamuthu | 3:41 |
| "Kadhal Kasakkuthaiya" | Ilaiyaraaja | Vaali | 4:23 |
| "Kuyile Kuyile Poonguyile" | Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra | Kuruvikkarambai Shanmugam | 4:22 |
| "Otti Vandha Singa Kutty" | Kollangudi Karuppayee | Kuruvikkarambai Shanmugam | 5:33 |
| "Enna Pada Sollathe"(Sad) | S. Janaki | Vaali | 3:23 |
Reception
Jayamanmadhan of Kalki called the film's screenplay, dialogues and Janagaraj as plus points while praising Pandiarajan's acting as natural and added debutant Seetha has only little bit of camera fear, Pandiyan has managed his acting and the scenes involving Revathi evoke laughter.[12]
Legacy
The film was included by Behindwoods in their list "of All Time Top Ten comedy movies".[13]
References
- ^ Keramalu, Karthik (24 April 2021). "Eight Classic Tamil Comedies From The 80s And The 90s To Binge On". Film Companion. from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Aan Paavam (1985)". Screen4Screen. from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ . The Times of India. 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (9 January 2011). "The laughter continues..." The Hindu. from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Ashok Kumar, S.R. (28 July 2006). "I take each day as it comes: actor Seetha". The Hindu. from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Aan Paavam (1985)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ . Disco Music Center. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Sundararaman 2007, p. 134.
- ^ Mani, Charulatha (2 September 2011). "A Raga's Journey — Sacred Shanmukhapriya". The Hindu. from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Saravanan, T. (20 September 2013). "Ragas hit a high". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Sundararaman 2007, p. 140.
- ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (29 December 1985). "ஆண் பாவம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 9. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Aan pavam (1986)". Behindwoods. from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
Bibliography
- Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Pichhamal Chintamani. OCLC 295034757.
External links
- Aan Paavam at IMDb