Paruthiveeran

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Paruthiveeran

Directed by	Ameer Sultan
Produced by	K.E.Gnanavelraja
Starring	Karthik Sivakumar, Priyamani, Ponvannan, Saravanan
Music by	Yuvan Shankar Raja
Cinematography	Ramji
Editing by	Raja Muhammed
Release date(s)	23 Feb, 2007
Running time	162.3 min
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	7 crores
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Paruthiveeran (பருத்திவீரன்) (2007) is directed by Ameer Sultan, who has already directed the movies "Mounam Pesiyadhe" and "Raam". Karthik Sivakumar, son of Sivakumar gets the lead role in the film, pairing with Priyamani. The story and screen play are penned by the director himself. The music for songs and background score is by Yuvan Shankar Raja, who has already worked in Ameer's two films.

Yuvan Shankar Raja has worked hard for 20 days and nights to compose the music for this movie. The whole film has been shot in Madurai and Theni districts. All the artists who played in the movie gave their own playback.^{[citation needed]}

1 Plot Outline
2 Cast
3 Characters
4 Soundtrack
5 Reception
6 Awards
7 Controversy
8 External links
9 References

[edit] Plot Outline

The 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 means "cotton hero", probably derived from the fact that the hero used to work in an under garment factory which extensively uses cotton. Moreover, Madurai district has rich black soil suitable for cotton farming. In tamil nadu people has the tendency to name the place and individual's name based on the crop they farm which in this case "Paruthi" (Cotton). 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. But she resists and musters courage to elope with Paruthiveeran. What follows forms a climax which shocks everyone alike. While Muthazhagu succumbs to fate's deadly game, Paruthiveeran has no choice but to let everyone believe (falsely and fatefully) that he is a madman.

[edit] Cast

Ameer and Karthik while shooting Nathaswaram Song

Actor	Role
Karthik Sivakumar	Paruthiveeran
Priyamani	Muththazhagu
Ponvannan	Kazhuva Thevan
Saravanan	Chevvaazhai
Kanja Karuppu	Douglas
Sewaazhai Raj	Ponanththinni
Sujatha	Muthazagu's Mother
Sampath	Paruthiveeran's Father
Saraswathi	Paruthiveeran's Mother
Master Vimalkumar	Kuttisaaku
Master Ramkumar	Young Paruthiveeran
Baby Karthika Devi	Young Muthazhagu
Ammulu	Sellakurathi
Theni Panchavarnam	Muthazhaghu's Grandmother

[edit] Characters

Paruthiveeran - Karthik Sivakumar plays a role of country brash. He is often arrested for petty crimes and his sole ambition is to visit Madras Jail and make it big on TV news. He often bullies Paruthiyur villagers for money, women and fun. He also likes Muththazhagu but hides it from everyone because of constant threat to his life.
Muththazhagu - Priyamani plays Paruthiveeran's cousin. He, as a kid, saves her from drowning in a well. And she promises to marry him and be in his side forever. So she starts loving him obsessively against her parents' will. In order to delay her marriage with anybody else, she fails herself in school to be in the same grade/class.
Kazhuva Thevan - Ponvannan is Paruthiveeran's uncle and a prominent person in village's council. He plays a role of a caste fanatic.
Chevvaazhai - Saravanan plays Paruthiveeran's doting uncle role. Chevvaazhai pampers him and accompanies in every misbehavior to keep him happy.

[edit] Soundtrack

Paruthiveeran

Studio album by Yuvan Shankar Raja

Released

November 11, 2006

Genre

Soundtrack

Length

27:56

Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology

Vallavan (2006)

Paruthiveeran(2006)

Deepavali(2007)

Music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and lyrics were written by Snekan

Ariyadha Vayasu - Ilaiyaraaja
Iayyayo - Krishna Raj, Manickam Vinayagam, Shreya Goshal, Yuvan Shankar Raja
Nathaswaram - Shanmuga Sundaram Group
Sari Kama Pathani - Ameer, Madhumitha, Madurai Saroja
Tanka Dunga - Kala, Lakshimi, Pandi, Raja, Saroja
Vuroram Puliamaram - Kala, Lakshimi, Pandi, Saroja

[edit] Reception

The movie was well received by film critics and masses alike^{[citation needed]}. Priyamani received an award for best actress in Osian film festival.

Best Actress award for her intense and vivid portrayal of a character driven by obsessive love and for her performance in a broad range of acting prowess^[1].

. The movie was also judged the best film

For its strong narrative that allows reality to be played out cinematically, rendered with visual energy to connect with a wider audience^[2].

Total gross is estimated at Rs.100 million worldwide.^[3]
The film has completed a 300 day run in December 2007.^[4]

[edit] Awards

Paruthiveeran honoured with a "SPECIAL MENTION" from the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival. ^[5]

2007 Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema - Indian Competition Section^[6]

Won - Best film award.
Won - Best actress award - Priyamani.

National Award

Priyamani won National Award for Best Actress (2006) for her stupendous performance in the movie.
Raja Mohaammed Won National award for Best Editing(2006) for his innovative editing.

Other awards

Priyamani won TamilNadu government award for Best actress.

[edit] Controversy

There 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. ^[7]. 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 ^[8]^[9]^[10].