Senthoorapandi

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Senthoorapandi
Senthoorapandi poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar
Screenplay byS. A. Chandrasekhar
Story by Shoba Chandrasekhar
Produced byB. Vimal
Starring
CinematographyRavishankar
Edited byP. R. Gautham Raj
Music by Deva
Production
company
B. V. Combines
Distributed byXB Film Creators
Release date
  • 10 December 1993 (1993-12-10)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Senthoorapandi is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars Vijayakanth, Vijay, and Yuvarani with Gautami in a guest appearance. It revolves around Vijay (Vijay) who falls in love with Meena (Yuvarani). But Meena's brother opposes their marriage due to rivalry between both the families. Whereas Vijay's brother Senthoorapandi returns from jail to help him to win his love.

Contents

The film released on 10 December 1993, [1] and performed well commercially. [2]

Plot

Vijay, a college student, returns to his village after finishing his studies. He meets the village headman's daughter Meena, both of them fall in love with each other. Meena's brother opposes their marriage. Senthoorapandi, the elder brother of Vijay, returns from jail. The story carries a flashback of Senthoorapandi where Marikozhundhu is his love and why he was jailed. Do Vijay and Meena win in their fight for love forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Production

After Vijay's debut film as a lead actor Naalaiya Theerpu (1992) failed at the box-office, Chandrasekhar decided to cast an established actor alongside Vijay for his next film; Vijayakanth agreed to do the film for free. [3] [4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Vaali and P. R. C. Balu. [5] For the dubbed Telugu version Bobbili Rayudu, [6] all lyrics were written by Rajasri. [7]

Tamil
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Aadadhada Aadadhada"Vaali Deva, Chorus4:12
2."Chinna Chinna"Vaali Mano, Swarnalatha 4:53
3."Mane Nane"Vaali S. N. Surendar, Swarnalatha5:06
4."Pillayare Pillayare"P. R. C. BaluMano3:50
5."Senthoora Pandikku"Vaali S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 5:08
Total length:23:09
Telugu
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Manasa" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 5:01
2."Sindura Puvvu"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra5:05
3."Pilladhani"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra3:45
4."Challanaina"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra4:49
Total length:18:42

Reception

Malini Mannath of The Indian Express wrote it "turns out to be fairly engaging film". [8] K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote, "It is amazing Chandrasegaran went into production without a proper story. Rajarajan's cinematography is the saving grace in this movie which seems to have nothing new to say". [9] Thulasi of Kalki panned the plot and violence but praised the cinematography and music. [10] Ananda Vikatan gave the film a score of 30 out of 100. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல்". Cinema Express (in Tamil). 1 December 2002. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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  4. ↑ "Vijay explains how dad SA Chandrasekar used Vijayakanth's popularity to launch him in Sendhoorapandi, watch throwback video". The Indian Express . 28 December 2023. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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  6. ↑ "Bobbili Rayudu". indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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  9. ↑ Vijiyan, K. (19 February 1994). "Tired old village love plot in Chandrasekaran's latest". New Straits Times . p. 12. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
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  11. ↑ சார்லஸ், தேவன் (22 June 2021). "பீஸ்ட் : 'நாளைய தீர்ப்பு' டு 'மாஸ்டர்'... விஜய்க்கு விகடனின் மார்க்கும், விமர்சனமும் என்ன? #Beast". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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