Gopura Vasalile

Gopura Vasalile
Official DVD Cover
Directed by	Priyadarshan[1]
Produced by	Mu. Ka. Thamizharasu
Written by	Gokula Krishna (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Priyadarshan
Story by	Sreenivasan
Starring	Karthik Bhanupriya Suchitra Nassar Janagaraj Charle Junior Balaiya
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	P. C. Sreeram
Editing by	K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Studio	Arul Nithi Films
Distributed by	Arul Nithi Films
Release dates	22 March 1991
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Gopura Vasalile is a 1991 Indian Tamil black comedy film directed by Priyadarshan in his directional debut in Tamil cinema and was produced by Mu. Ka. Thamizharasu. The film features Karthik and Bhanupriya in the lead with Suchitra, Nassar, Janagaraj, Charle and Junior Balaiya forms an ensemble cast while V. K. Ramasamy, Sukumari and Poornam Vishwanathan appearing in supporting roles. Malayalam actor Mohanlal made a special appearance in a song. Music by Ilaiyaraja while the cinematography by P. C. Sreeram.

The story of the film borrows some subplots from the Malayalam film Pavam Pavam Rajakumaran.^[1] The film is one of the earliest examples of black humour in Tamil cinema. The film was well received at the box office and ran more than 100 days at many centres in Tamil Nadu.

Plot

Karthik is a schoolteacher in a local town. He is a bachelor living along with his friends, Nassar, Junior Balaiya and Charlie. Karthik has had a troubled love-life, having lost his lover, Suchitra in a car accident. His friends are wastrels who roam about the town, flirting with the local girls. During one such dalliance with an army officer, VK Ramaswamy's daughter, Bhanupriya, they are put behind the bars for a few days. Karthik also gets peeved with their behaviour and reprimands them for their uncouth behaviour.

Humiliated, the friends decide to wreak their revenge on Karthik. They collude with Janagaraj, a clerk in a local bank and attempt to trick Karthik into believing that Bhanupriya is in love with him. A few anonymous letters later, the plan comes out successful.

In the meantime, during the course of a few accidental events, Karthik comes across to Bhanupriya as a brave and resourceful hero. Impressed, she seeks his hand in marriage through the help of her father. This sudden development takes his scheming friends aback. They cook up evidences to convince Karthik that Bhanupriya is a whore. The gullible hero believes the subterfuge and cancels the plans of marriage.

Despondent after the twin love failures in his life, Karthik attempts suicide in a hotel. Thinking he is dead, the friends flee the town to avoid police confrontations. It is finally revealed to the viewers that Karthik was rescued by the police later and had reunited with Bhanupriya, after the foul play was decoded. Karthik pardons the friends as they had played some role in developing a love with his wife and invites them to a banquet at his new house atop a hill.

Cast

• Karthik as Manohar
• Bhanupriya as Kalyani
• Suchitra as Kasthuri
• Nassar
• Janagaraj
• Charle
• Junior Balaiya
• V. K. Ramasamy
• Nagesh
• Sukumari
• Poornam Vishwanathan
• Mohanlal in special appearance in Kehladee En song

Songs

The original score and six original songs for the movie were composed by maestro Ilayaraja. The lyrics by Vaali and Piraisoodan.

• Kadhal Kavithaigal - S. P. Balasubramaniam, K. S. Chitra
• Kehladee En - S. P. Balasubramaniam
• Naatham - K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki
• Priyasagi - Mano, S. Janaki
• Thevadhai Pohl - Malaysia Vasudevan
• Thalattum Pongkaatru - S. Janaki

References

External links

• Gopura Vasalile at the Internet Movie Database
• Gopura Vasalile Songs and Lyrics
• Soundtrack Ref I - Soundtrack Ref II - Soundtrack Ref III
• Listen to songs @ imayam.org