Kadhal Parisu
Kadhal Parisu (transl. Gift of Love) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. Jagannathan, starring Kamal Haasan, Ambika and Radha. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was released on 14 January 1987, Pongal day.[1][2]
| Kadhal Parisu | |
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| Directed by | A. Jagannathan |
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| Cinematography | B. S. Lokanath |
| Edited by | K. R. Krishnan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Sathya Movies |
Release date | 14 January 1987 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
The movie starts with Mohan (Kamal) getting released from prison after serving a sentence on a rape charge. Malini (Ambika) and Chitra (Radha) are sisters and heirs to a wealthy business. Malini looks after the business after their parents died while Chitra is a student. Mohan meets Chitra and soon they fall in love, while Malini has sworn off all men. Janagaraj is their uncle who is after their wealth.
When Chitra brings Mohan home to meet her sister, Mohan and Malini have a big fight which ends is Malini forbidding Chitra from seeing Mohan. Malini then reveals the reason behind the fight. Years earlier, Mohan and Malini were classmates, Malini had a crush on him which Mohan never reciprocated. While on a class trip, Malini gives a note to Mohan that asks him to meet her in his room. Malini claims that, that night, Mohan entered her room and they had consensual sex, but Mohan denied it and refused to marry her. So she bought up rape charges against him and sent him to prison.
The truth comes out. During the class trip, Mohan never received the note which fell on kailash's brother, Anand, who was their classmate. Anand, lusting after Malini, uses this opportunity to enter Malini's room on the pretext of being Mohan and has sex with her. Since Anand disconnected the electricity in her room and the room was very dark, Malini didn't know the difference as she was drugged by Anand by mixing a pill in her softdrink at the party. Malini shoots Anand for his act and also herself as she cannot live the rest of her life with the Guilt. Mohan forgives Malini and Malini gives her daughter (sujitha) as her gift to Mohan and Chitra and dies in Mohan's arms.
Cast
- Kamal Haasan as Mohan
- Ambika as Malini
- Radha as Chitra
- Poornam Vishwanathan as Malini's father
- Rajkumar Sethupathi as Anand
- Jaishankar as Kailash
- Janagaraj as Malini's uncle
- Delhi Ganesh as Inspector
- Ravi Raghavendra as K. K. Bahadur
- Sivaraman
- Jeevan
- Kovai Sarala as Kanmani
- Disco Shanti
- Baby Sujitha
- T. K. S. Natarajan[3]
Soundtrack
| Kadhal Parisu | |||||
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| Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja | |||||
| Released | 1987 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 26:37 | ||||
| Language | Tamil | ||||
| Label | Echo | ||||
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The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4] The highlight of the album was the disco song Hey Unnai Thaane.
Tamil (Original) version
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hey Unnai Thaane Nee Endha" | Vairamuthu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Jaathi Illai" | Gangai Amaran | Malaysia Vasudevan | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Kaadhal Maharaani Kavidhai" | Muthulingam | S. P. Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Kanalukkul Meen Pidithen" | Na. Kamarasan | P. Susheela | 4:33 |
| 5. | "Koo Koo Endru Kuyil Koovaadho" | Pulamaipithan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Puraakale Puraakale" | Vairamuthu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:11 |
| Total length: | 26:37 | |||
Telugu (Dubbed) version
This film was dubbed into Telugu as Kedi. All songs were written by Rajashri.[5]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hey Ninne Ninne" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 6:07 |
| 2. | "Jaathi Eandi" | S. P. Balasubramanyam | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Kanule Palikene" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:31 |
| 4. | "Amavasi Nisilo" | S. Janaki | 4:02 |
| 5. | "Koo Koo Koile Kusenu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja | 4:39 |
| Total length: | 23:47 | ||
References
- "ஜனவரி 14ம் தேதியில் வெளியான படங்கள்..." Screen4screen (in Tamil). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- "அஞ்சலி தேவி: 5. சத்ய சாயீ!". Dinamani (in Tamil). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- "'என்னடி முனியம்மா' பாடல் மூலம் பிரபலமான நடிகர் டி.கே.எஸ். நடராஜன் காலமானார்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 5 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- "Kadhal Parisu Songs". raaga. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- "Kedi". Spotify. Retrieved 17 December 2020.