Band Master

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Band Master
Band Master poster.jpg
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Directed by K. S. Ravikumar
Story byA. C. Chandrakumar
Produced byA. G. Subramaniam
Starring R. Sarathkumar
Heera
CinematographyAshok Rajan
Edited byK. Thanikachalam
Music by Deva
Production
company
A. G. S. Movies
Release date
  • 2 July 1993 (1993-07-02)
Running time
143 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Band Master is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film stars R. Sarathkumar and Heera, with Ranjitha, Vijayakumar and Srividya in supporting roles. It was released on 2 July 1993.

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Plot

Ravi, a bandmaster, leads a happy and self-contented life. Circumstances make him fall in love with Gita without realising that she is a minister's only daughter.

Cast

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Deva. Lyrics were written by Vaali and Kalidasan. [1] [2]

SongSingersLyrics
"Kili Joshiyam Parthen" K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Kalidasan
"Paattuku Yaar Ingu Pallavi"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra Vaali
"Paattuku Yaaradi Pallavi"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
"Putham Puthu" Malaysia Vasudevan, Swarnalatha Kalidasan
"Pudhiya Nilave"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Thiruneer Mala"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Release and reception

Band Master was released on 2 July 1993. [3] Malini Mannath of The Indian Express praised Ravikumar's handling of the film's humour, and also praised the performances of Sarathkumar, Heera and Chinni Jayanth, calling him the "scene-stealer". [4]

Controversy

In 2022, Lakshmi Priya, writing for The News Minute , criticised one scene where Ranjitha's character ill treats two dwarf characters by asking them to sniff food because "a sniff would be enough for their size" as insensitive, and a bad example of dwarfs being used for comic effect in Indian cinema. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Thalattu - Band Master Tamil Audio Cd". Banumass. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Band Master (1993)". Raaga.com . Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Band Master". The Indian Express . 2 July 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 14 July 2018– via Google News Archive.
  4. ↑ Mannath, Malini (9 July 1993). "Nothing to crow about". The Indian Express . p. 6. Retrieved 19 April 2019– via Google News Archive.
  5. ↑ Priya, Lakshmi (12 June 2022). "Having once reduced them to clowns, is cinema finally doing right by dwarf persons?". The News Minute . Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
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