Kizhakku Cheemayile

Kizhakku Cheemayile (transl.In the east border) is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Bharathiraja. It stars Vijayakumar, Raadhika and Napoleon, while Vignesh, Pandiyan, and Vadivelu play supporting roles. The film involves a touching sentimental story between a brother and a sister.

Kizhakku Cheemayile
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBharathiraja
Produced byS. Thanu
Written byM. Rathnakumar (dialogues)
Screenplay byBharathiraja
Story byM. Rathnakumar
StarringVijayakumar
Raadhika
Napoleon
Music byA. R. Rahman
CinematographyB. Kannan
Edited byK. Pazhanivel
Production
company
V Creations
Release date
  • 13 November 1993 (1993-11-13)
Running time
147 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kizhakku Cheemayile was released on 13 November 1993, during Diwali, and became a commercial success. The film was remade in Telugu as Palnati Pourusham (1994).[1]

Plot

Maayaandi Thevan (Vijayakumar) is very fond of his younger sister Virumaayi (Radhika). She too pours love and affection onto Maayaandi. Virumaayi is married to Sivanaandi (Napoleon) from the neighbouring village. Sivanaandi's brother-in-law Periya Karuppu (Suryakanth) does not like Maayaandi and tries to create a rift between them. During a village festival, he creates a problem between Maayaandi and Sivanaandi, causing the family to split. Periya Karuppu's wife realizes this and commits suicide. Thinking that Maayaandi is the reason for this, Sivanaandi breaks all ties with him and forbids Virumaayi from seeing her brother. Periya Karuppu also dies soon after that.

Years rolls by and Maayaandi's son Seenu (Vignesh) comes back to the village after studying in the city. He sees his cousin, Virumaayi's daughter Pechchi (R.V Aswini) and they both rekindle their love. Sivanaandi finds out and tries to separate the couple. He arranges Pechchi's wedding with his nephew Chinna Karuppu (Pandiyan), who is a spoiled brat and womanizer. Pechchi, with the help of her mother, escapes home and meets Seenu.

A fight ensues between the two villages, with Maayaandi and Sivanaandi accusing each other for what Pechchi and Seenu did. Chinna Karuppu fights with Seenu, and in the end Seenu wins. Chinna Karuppu says that he is not an enemy to their love but hates his uncle Sivanaandi as he did not help his father Periya Karuppu, leading to his death. At the fighting ground, Virumaayi asks Maayaandi to spare her husband's life, but Sivanaandi tries to kill Maayaandi. Virumaayi comes in between and gets wounded in the neck by Sivanaandi, much to everyone's shock. She removes the nuptial string from her neck, declaring that she does not have any more relationship with Sivanaandi. She dies in her brother Maayaandi's arms. Maayaandi carries Virumaayi while a devastated Sivanaandi looks from afar.

Cast

Production

Screenwriter M. Rathnakumar first approached S. Thanu to produce this film. Thanu liked the script, worked on it with him, and then asked him to narrate it to Bharathiraja, saying he is the appropriate person to direct the film. The project became a reality after he came on board. The film was made on first copy basis by Bharathiraja for the producer at a cost of 80 lakhs. Originally, Rajkiran was considered for the lead role. However, when his salary expectation was too high, Vijayakumar was finally selected for the role. Vadivelu was paid a small amount for the film. However, after acting in the film in the character of Occhu, he stated that this film's success would establish his career, which it did. Thanu advertised the film using only Bharathiraja, A. R. Rahman, and Vairamuthu in the wall posters on the launch date as they were more popular than the artistes. For the first time, computerised digital designing method was used to print posters and publicity materials.[2] Raadhika was initially reluctant to accept playing the female lead since she had just given birth, but when Bharathiraja persuaded her, she relented.[3] Poet Arivumathi worked as an assistant with this film.[4]

Music

Kizhakku Cheemayile
Film score by
Released1993
RecordedPanchathan Record Inn
GenreFilm soundtrack
LabelPyramid
Aditya Music
Sa Re Ga Ma
A. R. Rahman chronology
Gentleman
(1993)
Kizhakku Cheemayile
(1993)
Uzhavan
(1993)

The soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman and lyrics written by Vairamuthu. Kizhakku Cheemayile was the first film that introduced the combo of Bharathiraja and Rahman. All songs were based on Tamil folk, unlike the previous works by Rahman which were based in classical music from Western culture. The audio of Kizhakku Cheemayile and Uzhavan, both by Rahman was released on the same day. Rahman composed soundtracks for this movie featuring 6 songs. "Kathaazha Kaattu Vazhi" won Jayachandran, a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback.[5][6]

Track #SongArtist(s)Length
1"Maanooththu Manthaiyile"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sasirekha5:15
2"Aathangara Marame"Mano, Sujatha Mohan4:54
3"Edhukku Pondatti"Shahul Hameed, T. K. Kala, Sunandha4:13
4"Then Kizhakku Cheemayile I"K. S. Chithra, Malaysia Vasudevan5:41
5"Kathaazha Kaattu Vazhi"S. Janaki, P. Jayachandran4:33
6"Then Kizhakku Cheemayile II"K. S. Chithra, Malaysia Vasudevan1:41

Reception

Kizhakku Cheemayile was released on 13 November 1993.[7] Malini Mannath of The Indian Express wrote, "With some sterling performances [..] and some emotion-charged scenes that move the viewer, Kizhakku Cheemayile may not be the classic Bharatiraja film, but it is a good film that makes you forget its flaws."[8]

References

  1. "Why Rahman doesn't do Telugu Films?". Wirally. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. Dhananjayan, G. (2011). "Kizhakku Cheemayile". The Best of Tamil Cinema: 1977 to 2010. Galatta Media. pp. 155–157.
  3. "The Accidental Actress: Inside the life of TV queen Radikaa Sarathkumar". The News Minute. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. Saravanan, T. (9 October 2014). "Man of his word". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. "Jayachandran, The Magic Is Back!". Lokvani.com. 21 October 2003. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  6. Ajith Kumar, P.K. (20 June 2008). "Melodic journey". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  7. "Kizhakku Cheemayile". The Indian Express. 13 November 1993. p. 4.
  8. Mannath, Malini (26 November 1993). "Bharatiraja stamp missing". The Indian Express. p. 6.
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