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Paruthiveeran is a 2007 award-winning Indian blockbuster Tamil feature film written and directed by Ameer Sultan. The film marks the acting debut of actor Sivakumar's younger son and actor Surya's younger brother Karthi Sivakumar, playing the lead title role, whilst Priyamani essayed the lead female role and Ponvannan, Saravanan and Kanja Karuppu supporting roles. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the film's soundtrack and score which released on 11 November 2006. The film, which documents the legacy of the Criminal Tribes Act of 1871 in Tamilnadu,[1] was released on 23 February 2007, receiving universal critical acclaim and eventually becoming a blockbuster, running successfully for more than one year in theatres.[2]
[edit] PlotThe story is set in a rural area around Madurai. The village is called Parithiyur where Paruthiveeran lives with his doting uncle—father's brother, (Saravanan). The name paruthiveeran literally means "the hero of paruthi", derived from the fact that the village where he lives (and the movie is set) is called Paruthi or Paruthiyur. Paruthi means cotton in Tamil. The village in reality is quite famous for the sun temple in south India. He probably is referred to as the hero of Paruthi village as he heroically saves the life of the young Muthazhagu. He shapes up as a brutal bully and leads a care-free life. Muthazhagu (Priyamani) loves him more than her life, but he remains unmoved and keeps her at bay. At times he is violent too. When he understands her true love for him and decides to marry her, the feud between the two families comes in the way. Determined as he is to possess her, he warns her against marrying anyone else on the insistence of her father or mother. He even threatens to cut her into pieces. Undeterred by his threats, her parents press ahead with the preparations for her marriage with a man of their choice. Finally they decide to elope together. They are found by her Father and they eventually die at the end of the movie. The Director visualizes the inter-caste problems aroused by the villagers and especially Muthazagu's Father wants to make sure that his daughter should not marry Paruthiveeran, because he is from a low-caste. He even decides to kill his daughter and Paruthiveeran for this but then by another twist in the circumstances, his love, Muthazagu, gets gang-raped and killed by some truck drivers, and Paruthiveeran gets killed by her Father's men. The director has shown the reason why Criminal Tribes Act of 1871 came into constitution and how these communal problem still affects remote villages in India. [edit] Cast
[edit] Crew
[edit] Soundtrack
Music was scored by noted composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, teaming up with his friend Ameer Sultan for the third time after giving successful albums as Mounam Pesiyadhe (2002) and Raam (2005). The soundtrack was released on 11 November 2006 at Green Park Hotel in Chennai.[3] It features 6 songs, out of which, one had been sung Yuvan Shankar Raja's father 'Maestro' Ilaiyaraaja and another one by director Ameer himself, whilst lyrics were written by Snehan. It is, notably, the first time, that Yuvan Shankar had scored music for a completely village-based film,[4] using only rural music and sound with instruments as dholak,[5] nadaswaram[6] and urumee.[6][7] A couple of traditional, village-based singers contributed to the album by lending their voice to a few songs. Yuvan Shankar Raja won much accolades as the music was critically acclaimed, hailed as excellent and a highlight of the film,[8][9] though initially the album got mostly negative reviews, being described as a letdown and disappointment,[7][10] raising to question, whether it could attract today's "modern" audience.[6] Yuvan Shankar Raja, however, proved otherwise, when the film became a runaway hit and people, surprisingly especially the youth, got very attracted to the songs.[11][12] The song "Oororam Puliyamaram" in particular was the chartbuster number,[12] being also chosen as the "Best Folk Song of the Year 2007" at the Isaiyaruvi Tamil Music Awards,[13] whilst the entire album itself was named as "Isaiyaruvi Best Album of the Year 2007".[13]
[edit] ReceptionThe movie was well received by film critics and masses alike[citation needed]. Priyamani received an award for best actress in Osian film festival.
. The movie was also judged the best film
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[edit] AwardsThe film and many of its cast and crew have been awarded or nominated by many associations in India and worldwide for the film. Paruthiveeran was honoured with the "Special Mention" award from the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival. [17] 2008 Berlin International Film Festival (Germany)
2007 National Film Awards (India)
2007 Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema[14]
2006 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
2007 Filmfare Awards South (India)
[edit] ControversyThere was a controversy surrounding the ownership of the movie. Ameer has complained that the original producer Gnanavel who incurred losses in his previous film Sillunu Oru Kaadhal, couldn't finance the movie till it's completion, so he supposedly gave up the movie to Ameer. But towards the completion of the movie, Ameer ran out of funds and the movie went back to Gnanavel.[18]. Since the release of the movie, both parties have been accusing each other for failing to make a payment which each owe from the other [19][20][21]. [edit] References
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