| Palayathu Amman | |
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| Directed by | Rama Narayanan |
| Produced by | N. Radha |
| Starring | Meena Ramki Divya Unni Charan Raj Vivek |
| Cinematography | N. K. Viswanathan |
| Edited by | Rajkeerthi |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Palayathu Amman is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language devotional film directed by Rama Narayanan. Meena plays the lead role as goddess Amman, while Ramki, Divya Unni, Charan Raj, and Vivek play supporting roles.
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The film starts with a saint in a gurukula announcing to his students that Devi's birth to kill the evil shall come soon. The Satan kills the saint, but Devi's birth is not stopped. It grows up as a child for Shekar and Savithri. The child gets all kinds of harms from the Satan, but the Goddess Palayathu Amman saves it every time. At the same time, Savithri thinks Palayathu Amman wants to take away her child, so she tries to save it from her. At last, the child is kidnapped and about to be killed when Palayathu Amman kills the Satan and returns the child to her parents.
The film completed its shoot with the working title of Devatha, before the director chose to title the film Palayathu Amman. [1] [2]
The music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar. [3]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Aadi Vanthen | K. S. Chithra | Kalidasan |
| Veppilai Veppilai | Sujatha Mohan | |
| Palayathamma Nee | K. S. Chithra | |
| Paal Nila | Swarnalatha, Anuradha Sriram | Vaali |
| Anthapura Nandhavanam | Mano, Swarnalatha | Rama Narayanan |
Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote, "As the title suggests it is once again a good-versus-evil and a Goddess-testing-devotee kind of a film. There is nothing new by way of subject or treatment" but appreciated the CG towards the climax. [4]
The comedy subplot, including a scene where Vivek parodies the climax of Parasakthi (1952) gained immense popularity. [5]
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