Thaimel Aanai is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by L. Raja and produced by M. Saravanan, M. Balasubramanian & M. S. Guhan. The film stars Arjun Sarja and Raghuvaran.[1] The film was a remake of Bengali film Pratikar(1987) which was also remade in Hindi as Pratikar, in Telugu as Raktha Tilakam and in Sinhala as Danduwama. The film was released on 13 April 1988. The film was commercially successful upon release.
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Directed by | L. Raja |
Written by | Karaikudi Narayanan (Dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Karaikudi Narayanan |
Story by | Prabhat Roy |
Produced by | M. Saravanan M. Balasubramanian M. S. Guhan |
Starring | Arjun Sarja Saroja Devi Raghuvaran |
Cinematography | K. S. Selvaraj |
Edited by | R. Vittal S. B. Mohan |
Music by | Chandrabose |
Production company | AVM Productions |
Distributed by | Anandha |
Release date | 13 April 1988 |
Language | Tamil |
Thaimel Aanai is the story of a son's revenge on the killers of his mother and sister, but his friend, who is now a Police officer, does not like someone taking the law into his hands. In the end, the villains kidnap Vinod's family. Raja storms the hideout of the villains along with Vinod and rescues Vinod's family by fighting with the villains, killing the goons who destroyed his family in the process. But sadly, Raja dies of the injuries he received during the fight. The movie ends with Vinod carrying the corpse of Raja and walking away along with his family.
Thaimel Aanai marks the return in the Tamil cinema of the star B. Saroja Devi, in the 80s.
The soundtrack consist of nine songs composed by Chandrabose.[2] Among which 2 unpublished works at the time of the release of the soundtrack, "Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna", S. P. Balasubrahmanyam's version and K. S. Chitra's sad version (or slow version). Lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.[3] 2 songs became hits in their taken out, "Vaaika Varabukulla Vayasupulla" and "Hey Mallikai Poo Poothirukku".
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Studio album by Chandrabose | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Label | AVM Audio Kosmik | |||
Producer | AVM Productions | |||
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Tamil Tracklist
No. | Song | Singers | Length (min:sec) | Lyrics | Notes |
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1 | "Vaaika Varabukulla Vayasupulla" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam and Chorus | 04:43 | Vairamuthu | |
2 | "Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna" | K. S. Chitra | 04:24 | ||
3 | "Sangu Chakra Sami Vanthu" | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja and Chorus | 04:55 | ||
4 | "Poona Poora Vittitu Avana" | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja and Chorus | 04:24 | ||
5 | "Hey Mallikai Poo Poothirukku" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki and Chorus | 04:06 | ||
6 | "Yentha Kadai Solla" | K. J. Yesudas, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and M. S. Rajeswari | 04:16 | ||
7 | "Poona Poora Vittitu Avana" (Reprise) | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja and Chorus | 04:24 | ||
8 | "Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna" | K. J. Yesudas | 03:46 | ||
9 | "Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:24 | ||
10 | "Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna" (Sad) | K. S. Chitra | 04:14 |
Hindi Tracklist
No. | Song | Singers | Length (min:sec) | Lyrics | Notes |
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1 | "Tu Toh Wonderful Hai" (Vaaika Varabukulla Vayasupulla) | Shiva, Sona and chorus | 03:40 | ||
2 | "Tu Hai Chanda" (Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna) | Sona | 04:18 | ||
3 | "Barish Me Bhigi Main Bhiga Tan" (Hey Mallikai Poo Poothirukku) | Shiva, Reshma and chorus | 04:38 | ||
4 | "Roshan Mera Tum Naam Karoge" (Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna) (Sad) | Sona | 01:35 |
The Indian Express wrote, "Like a merry-go-round the film keeps spinning about in a whirl all geared to one end of satisfying the audience in an entertainment made-to-order exercise".[4]
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