Abhirami (film)
Abhirami is a 1992 Tamil language drama film, directed by Dilip Kumar, making his directorial debut. The film features Saravanan, Sujatha and Kasthuri in lead roles, with an ensemble supporting cast including Anju, Vinodhini, Rohini, Goundamani and Senthil. The film, produced by R. B. Choudary, had musical score by debutant Mano Ranjan and was released on 27 November 1992.[1]
| Abhirami | |
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| Directed by | Dilip Kumar |
| Produced by | R. B. Choudary |
| Written by | Dilip Kumar |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | K. Ramsingh |
| Edited by | B. Baskaren |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Abhirami has five daughters including Dhanam (Kasthuri), Rajeshwari (Anju), Maheshwari (Vinodhini). The eldest Dhanam is a soft-spoken woman who worked as typist, while Rajeshwari is a short-tempered woman, Maheshwari is a carefree teenager and the last two are little girls.
Saravanan (Saravanan) is an orphan and jobless youth who is in love with Dhanam (Kasthuri). He lives in a small hotel with his new friend Ramkanth (Senthil). Saravanan finally finds a decent job in a clothes shop. He then moves with his friend Ramkanth near Dhanam's house. Saravanan slowly becomes one of their well-wishers but Saravanan comes to know that Dhanam will get married soon to someone else. The heartbroken Saravanan doesn't reveal his love and vacates the house.
On the wedding day, Abhirami has an accident and their jewels have been stolen. Saravanan rushes Abhirami to the hospital, he then takes jewels from his boss' daughter Vasanthi (Rohini) who is a widow. Afterwards, the wedding takes place. After the wedding, Saravanan reveals that Abhirami had died on the way to the hospital. Saravanan doesn't tell the truth for fear that the wedding would stop.
Now, the remaining four girls accept Saravanan as their brother and he decides to live with them. Saravanan and Vasanthi will get married soon.
Cast
- Saravanan as Saravanan
- Sujatha as Abhirami
- Kasthuri as Dhanam
- Anju as Rajeshwari
- Vinodhini as Maheshwari
- Rohini as Vasanthi
- Goundamani as Singaram
- Senthil as Ramkanth (Ramasamy)
- Vadivukkarasi as Lakshmi
- C. R. Saraswathi as Saroja
- Vijaya Chandrika
- Shanmugasundari
- Indira Devi
- Ra. Sankaran
- Kumarimuthu as conductor
- Loose Mohan
- Rajavelu
- M. R. Krishnamurthy
- Haja Shareef
- Chitra Guptan as Ramkanth's uncle
- Bayilvan Ranganathan as Ponnusamy
- Swaminathan
- Omakuchi Narasimhan as Arogyam
- Pasi Narayanan
- Thayir Vadai Desigan as Bheemarajan
- Karuppu Subbiah as Ramkanth's father
- Marthandan
- Kottai Perumal
- Baby Bhanu
- Baby Bhavani
- Nalinikanth
- V. Gopalakrishnan as doctor
- Kanal Kannan
- Napoleon as Mr. Dhilip Kumar in a guest appearance
- Siva in a guest appearance
- Ramesh Khanna in a guest appearance
- Dilip Kumar in a cameo appearance
Soundtrack
| Abhirami | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1992 |
| Recorded | 1992 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 24:46 |
| Producer | Deva |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1992, features 7 tracks with lyrics written by Kalidasan, Vairamuthu and Dilip Kumar.
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aathadi Chinna Ponnu" | Minmini, Chorus | 4:12 |
| 2 | "Avasarama Romba" | S. P. Sailaja, Chorus | 4:18 |
| 3 | "Ezhai Veetil" (female) | Vani Jairam | 4:24 |
| 4 | "Ezhai Veetil" (male) | Mano | 0:47 |
| 5 | "Kalaikalin Thaaye" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Sakthi Shanmugam, K. S. Chithra | 4:50 |
| 6 | "Kanni Thamizho Kamban Kaviyo" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:33 |
| 7 | "Naam Irukkom" | S. P. Sailaja, Chorus | 2:42 |
Reception
Ayyappa Prasad of The New Indian Express gave the film a positive review: "Dilip Kumar has handled the story with finesse" and praised the lead actors.[2]
References
- "Abirami". The Indian Express. 27 November 1992. p. 4.
- Prasad, Ayyappa (11 December 1992). "A brother in need". The Indian Express. p. 7.