Power of Women (film)

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Power of Women
Directed by P. Jayadevi
Written byP. Jayadevi
Produced byP. Jayadevi
Starring Khushbu
Hariharan
Riyaz Khan
CinematographyKichas
Music by Vidyasagar
Production
company
Jayadevi Films [1]
Release date
  • 27 May 2005 (2005-05-27)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Power of Women is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language drama film, written and directed by P. Jayadevi. The film stars Khushbu, Hariharan and Riyaz Khan. Music for the film was composed by Vidyasagar and the film was released on 27 May 2005. The film won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Second Best Film, and Khan won for Best Villain. [2]

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Plot

Aatma (Hariharan) is an international fusion singer and social activist, who protests for the emancipation of women and writes books on the subject. His latest book, Marana Sasanam, proves to be controversial and subsequently leads to him being put under house arrest. Through a flashback to visiting students, he narrates the story of the Indian village girl Jyoti (Khushbu) who marries and is then widowed in her formative years, resulting in her dropping out of education. She then marries a wealthy NRI, Shyam (Riyaz Khan), and leaves India to head to Canada.

She copes well with the change in her lifestyle until she discovers that Shyam operates an illegal passport business, hence Jyoti attempts to rebel in vain against her husband. Aatma befriends her and offers her solace and subsequently Shyam suspects his wife and Aatma of having an illicit relationship. Jyothi then hears that her husband is going to blow up the CN Tower in Canada, and decides to tell the police but is killed by Shyam. The film concludes with Aatma revealing the various instances in the holy books of different religions which give woman only a secondary status and remarks about his displeasure at the current status quo. The court subsequently chooses not to ban the book.

Cast

Production

Singer Hariharan joined the film's cast in August 2001 and made his acting debut with the venture. [3] Jayadevi initially cast Parthiban for Hariharan's role who agreed to act but later pulled out after the film was getting delayed in entering production. [4] Kausalya was selected to portray another female lead; however she ultimately did not feature. [5] Scenes were shot in Toronto, Canada during May 2002 with Hariharan and Kushboo. [6]

Release and reception

The film opened in May 2005. A critic from BizHat.com noted that "the director should be commended for attempting to tell a tale of male domination in society", adding that "the narration is very jerky" and that "he saving grace of the film is Kushboo, who plays the traumatic woman putting up a brave front". [7] Likewise, a reviewer from AllIndianSite labelled the film as "below average", noting that "Jayadevi's story is initially strong", but "the last few scenes are unpardonably slow and didactic" and that the "screenplay meanders through undulating terrain". [8]

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar.

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