| Pasanga | |
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| Directed by | Pandiraj |
| Produced by | M. Sasikumar |
| Written by | Pandiraj |
| Starring | Vimal Vega Tamotia Jayaprakash Kishore Sree Ram |
| Music by | James Vasanthan |
| Cinematography | Premkumar |
| Editing by | Yoga Baskar |
| Studio | Company Productions |
| Release date(s) | 1 May 2009 |
| Running time | 157 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office | $1 million[1] |
Pasanga (Tamil: பசங்க; English: Kids) is a 2009 Tamil film directed by debutant Pandiraj, who worked as an erstwhile assistant to Cheran. It stars numerous debutant child artists in the lead roles along with newcomer Vimal and Saroja fame Vega Tamotia in supporting roles. The film, produced by Sasikumar and scored by James Vasanthan, who both rose to fame with the 2008 hit film Subramaniyapuram, released on 1 May 2009 to high critical acclaim, bagging three National Film Awards and several other awards at International Film Festivals.[2]
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The story unfolds in a dry barren village. Anbu (Kishore), the protagonist, comes across his bitter foe Jeeva (Sree Raam) on the first day of his school. Jeeva is to be son of the headmaster Nithyanandam.
The good-hearted Anbu tries to mend ways and befriend Jeeva. However, Jeeva is hell-bent on taking Anbu for task. Enter Manonmani (Dharini), who develops affinity towards Anbu raising between him and Jeeva. Anbu not only excels in his academics but also in extracurricular activities, which only widens the rift.
The fight between Anbu and Jeeva results in a rift between their respective families.However, in a twist, Meenakshi Sundaram (Vimal), Anbu’s uncle falls in love with Sobikannu (Vega), the sister of Jeeva. The families get united as they agree for Meenakshi Sundaram’s wedding with Sobikannu, much against the wishes of Jeeva and Anbu. Whether they unite or not forms the climax.
2010 National Film Awards
2010 Vijay Awards
2009 International Children's Film Festival
2009 Chennai International Film Festival
2010 Pondicherry Government Awards
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| Soundtrack album by James Vasanthan | ||||
| Released |
25 March 2009 (India)
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| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 19:40 | |||
| Label | Think Music | |||
| James Vasanthan chronology | ||||
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Music and soundtracks are composed by Subramaniyapuram fame James Vasanthan. The soundtrack features four songs, the lyrics for which are written by Thamarai, Yugabharathi and James Vasanthan himself.
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Lyrics | Notes |
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| 1 | 'Naandhaan Goppanda' | Sathyanarayanan, Larson Cyril | 4:32 | Yugabharathi | |
| 2 | 'Oru Vetkam Varudhe' | Naresh Iyer, Shreya Ghoshal | 6:00 | Thamarai | |
| 3 | 'Who's that Guy' | Benny Dayal | 2:02 | James Vasanthan | |
| 4 | 'Anbaale Azhagaagum' | M. Balamurali Krishna, Baby K.Sivaangi | 6:06 | Yugabharathi |
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