| Priyamudan | |
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| Directed by | Vincent Selva |
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| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | Vijay Milton |
| Editing by | B. S. Vasu-Saleem |
| Studio | Lakshmi Movie Makers |
| Release date(s) | 12 June 1998 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Priyamudan (Tamil: ப்ரியமுடன்; English: With Love) is a 1998 Tamil romantic film directed by Vincent Selva. The film features Vijay and Kausalya in the lead roles, while Sujith Sagar plays a pivotal role. The story focuses on the protagonist, who is of a hyper-possessive nature and therefore, tries to achieve whatever he desires using any means.
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Vasanth (Vijay) is a son of a wealthy businessman and grows up with a possessive attitude. This is shown in one scene in a gift shop where he breaks a gift he likes solely because it had already been bought by someone else. He pays the owner to cover the damages, but he responds with a tagline - "If I can't get it, nobody can". He happens to visit Rajastan, where he meets Priya (Kausalya) and falls in love immediately. Priya is injured in an accident and Vasanth's friend (Vasanth Kumar) rescues her by donating blood. Being unconscious, Priya doesn't know the face of her savior, only the name "Vasanth Kumar".
After she recovers, Vijay tries to enter the picture, using the confusion in the name and making use of the soft-corner in her heart for her donor. Vijay claims to be her donor and they both develop their romance, using this as a starting point. But how long will this deception go on? Watch the movie to find out.
Vijay wanted to work with a debutant director and Vincent Selva's story impressed him, prompting Lakshmi Movie Makers to make the story into a feature film.[1] Meena was initially approached for the film, but had to turn the offer down due to her busy schedule.[2]
Vijay suffered a spinal injury during the making of the film and later went to the UK for advanced surgery.[3]
The film opened to positive reviews from critics, with the reviewer from Indolink.com praising Vijay for choosing to play an anti-hero role.[4] It became a commercial success at the box office.[5]
Stunt choreographer Jaguar Thangam won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Stunt Coordinator, for 1998 for his work in Priyamudan.[6] The film was later remade as Preminche Manasu in Telugu with Naveen and Keerthi Reddy in the lead roles.[7]