Amaravathi (1993 film)

Amaravathi
Directed by	Selva
Produced by	Chozha Ponnurangam
Written by	Selva Murthy Ramesh (dialogues)
Starring	Ajith Kumar Sanghavi Nassar
Music by	Bala Bharathi
Cinematography	B. Balamurugan
Editing by	Rajoo
Studio	Chozha Creations
Distributed by	Chozha Creations
Release dates	May 24, 1993
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	32 lakh

Amaravathi (Tamil: அமராவதி) is a 1993 Tamil film directed by Selva. The film featured debutants Ajith Kumar and Sanghavi in the lead role,^[1] and released in May 1993 to a positive response at the box office.^[2]

Cast

• Ajith
• Sanghavi
• Nassar
• Thalaivasal Vijay
• Charle

Production

After the success of Thalaivasal, Selva began a love story featuring newcomers. The producers were unhappy with the work of the newcomers and they soon approached Ajith Kumar to play the lead role after singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam had recommended him, after seeing parts of Prema Pustagam. The original lead actor was later demoted to play Ajith Kumar's friend in the film.^[3] Similarly, the lead actress Sanghavi was just 16 when she began filming for the film.^[4] As the film went into post production, Ajith was bed-ridden due to a racing injury and remained in treatment for twenty months.^[5] Subsequently another actor Vikram had to dub scenes for Ajith.^[6]

Music

The music composed by Bala Bharathi and lyrics written by Vairamuthu.

Release

The film was profitable and the success was partly credited to the chart-topping soundtracks composed by Bala Bharathi.^[7] The film also gained media attention for its lead actor, Ajith Kumar, who was approached with several modelling assignments.^[8]

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