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Ullasa Paravaigal | |
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Promotional Poster | |
Directed by | C. V. Rajendran |
Produced by | S. P. Thamizharasi |
Written by | Panchu Arunachalam |
Starring |
Kamal Haasan Rati Agnihotri Deepa Major Sundararajan Suruli Rajan |
Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Cinematography | Ashok Kumar |
Edited by | N. M. Victor |
Production company |
S. P. T. Films |
Distributed by | S. P. T. Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil language |
Ullasa Paravaigal (lit.?Carefree birds) is a Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role. The movie has evergreen songs that are murmured even today. The movie was a hit at the box office. This film has been dubbed into Telugu as Prema Pichi and in Hindi as Do Dil Deewane.
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Plot
Ravi is in denial about his mental health as a result of the death of his girlfriend. His father and friend Raju played by Suruli Rajan hatch a plan to take him overseas to get him treatment for his illness. He meets his childhood friend Nirmala Rati Agnihotri. With the help of Nirmala and Raju, Ravi gets better.
The second half of the film deals with how Ravi's uncle tries to kill him to get his hands on his fortune and how Ravi overcomes his uncle. The film is famous for its songs some of which are considered Ilaiyaraaja's masterpieces including deiveega raagam, azhagu aayiram and germaniyin senthen malare.
Rati Agnihotri played heroine's role. Major Sundarajan played the role of Kamal Haasan's father.
Cast
- Kamal Haasan as Ravi aka Rajnikanth
- Rati Agnihotri as Nirmala
- Deepa as Ravi's Girl Friend
- Major Sundarrajan as Madanagopal
- Suruli Rajan as Raju
- Veniradai Moorthy as Film Director
- K. Natraj as Rajagopal
Production
Ullasa Paravaigal was shot extensively in Europe and the United States.
Soundtrack
All lyrics written by Panju Arunachalam; all music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
Track listing | |||
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No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
1. | "Azhagiya Malargalin" | S. Janaki | 3:37 |
2. | "Azhagu Aayiram" | S. Janaki | 4:23 |
3. | "Dheiveega Raagam" | Jency, Vani Jairam | 4:32 |
4. | "Engengum Kandenamma" | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:22 |
5. | "Germaniyin Senthen Malare" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 5:39 |
6. | "Naan Undan Thaayaaga" | S. Janaki | 4:29 |
- Hindi dubbed songs
Song | Singer(s) |
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"Aaj Khoye Se Ho Kyon Yun" (Naan Undan Thaayaaga) | S. Janaki |
"Dilbar Aa" (Germaniyin Senthen Malare) | S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
"Hai Pyar Ka Sangam" (Dheiveega Raagam) | S. Janaki |
"Kitne Rangeen Hain" (Azhagiya Malargalin) | S. Janaki |
"Yeh Jahan Tum" (Azhagu Aayiram) | S. Janaki |
Reception
Tribune commented,"Even the [Kamal Haasan] magic could not sustain this ambitiously produced film, directed by C. V. Rajendran for long as the story slipped more into a travelogue that circled the high, the bright and the Night spots of Paris with its suburbs."[4]