Poovellam Un Vasam

Poovellam Un Vaasam (English: All flowers bear your fragrance) is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Ezhil and produced by V. Ravichandran, starring Ajith Kumar and Jyothika in lead roles, alongside an ensemble supporting cast including Nagesh, Sivakumar, Sayaji Shinde, Vivek, Yugendran, and Kovai Sarala. Miss World 1999 winner Yukta Mookhey appeared in a song as a solo item number. The film was released on 17 August 2001. It got positive reviews from the critics and was declared as a successful venture at the box office.

Poovellam Un Vaasam
Directed byEzhil
Produced byV. Ravichandran
Written byEzhil
StarringAjith Kumar
Jyothika
Music byVidyasagar
CinematographyArthur A. Wilson
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Production
company
Release date
17 August 2001
Running time
158 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Two families stay in identical bungalows, adjacent to each other, tracing their friendship to over 40 years. Their respective progenies Chinna (Ajith Kumar) and Chella (Jyothika) are childhood buddies, their easy camaraderie and strong bonding carried over to their adult years. The two of them study in the same college, same class, zoom together on the motorbike, their togetherness at home and college, as accepted a fact as it was in films like the Prashanth and Shalini starrer Piriyadha Varam Vendum. Somewhere along the way, the duo falls in love, throwing some soft glances at each other when the other is not looking.

Their college mate Karna (Yugendran), makes devious plans to separate the duo and make Chella his. He does not seem to have any running feud with Chinna, is quite friendly with the duo, and does not seem to be particularly in love with Chella. Chinna laps up all that Karna tells him about Chella loving him, and is heartbroken and goes out on a business trip. Chella, persuaded by both families to marry an NRI, boldly informs them that she loved Chinna and would marry him. The two families are happy.

Chinna returns home and learns of the preparation for his engagement ceremony. Feeling that since Chella loved Karna, it must be family pressure that must have forced her to agree. Chinna then backs out. It is Chella's turn to be indignant about Chinna's mistrust of her love, and after giving him a piece of her mind, she backs out, with Chinna pleading for acceptance. After a period of separation, during which all ties between the two families are severed, Chella's family soon come to realize that they cannot live without their dearest friends (and lover). The two families then reunite.

Cast

Production

Ajith Kumar signed the film in early 2001 after he pulled out of Praveenkanth's commercial film Star.[1] The producers had initially approached Aishwarya Rai and then Simran to appear in the lead roles, with their refusals leading to the casting of Jyothika.[2] Miss World 1999, Yukta Mookhey was roped in to appear in an item number.[3] Ajith gained mass image before the filming so producer Ravichandran expressed his doubts to Ezhil about carrying on with such a family oriented film with an action hero like Ajith in hand. But Ezhil was confident about Ajith’s capabilities in pulling off varying roles.[4]

Twin bungalows were erected in Prasad Studios for the film by art director Prabhakaran as the director could not locate a twin bungalow in the same compound. One house was built to feature antiques and the other with modern artifacts and computers.[5][6][7] During the making of the film, Ajith was admitted to a Chennai city hospital for a surgery of his backbone causing a month's delay in the film.[8]

Release

The film opened to positive reviews with The Hindu critic labelling it as "reasonably interesting", with Ajith's performance being praised as "natural and neat ". The success of the film prompted Ezhil, Ajith and Jyothika to team up for a venture the following year with Raja.[1] It went on to win Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, securing second place in the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Family Film and Ajith winning a special prize from the committee for his performance. It also saw awards for Sai for Best Costume Designer, Prabhakaran for Best Art Director, Kovai Sarala for Best Comedian and Vidyasagar for Best Music Director. Jyothika was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil for her portrayal of Chella.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar. The song "Kaadhal Vandhadhum" is set in Kapi raga.[9]

Poovellam Un Vasam
Soundtrack album by
Released2001
Recorded2001
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length32:24
LabelStar Music
Ayngaran Music
An Ak Audio
Sa Re Ga Ma
ProducerVidyasagar
Vidyasagar chronology
Thavasi
(2001)
Poovellam Un Vasam
(2001)
Soori
(2001)

All tracks are written by Vairamuthu.

Track-List[10]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kaadhal Vandhadhum"K.J. Yesudas, Sadhana Sargam5:35
2."Pudhu Malar Thottu"Sriram Parthasarathy4:42
3."Thirumana Malargal"Swarnalatha5:25
4."Thalaattum Kaatre"Shankar Mahadevan6:14
5."Chella Namm Veettukku"Malaysia Vasudevan, Sujatha Mohan, Harish Raghavendra, Sangeetha Sajith4:51
6."Yukthaamukhi"Devan, Clinton Cerejo5:37
Total length:32:24

References

  1. "A success team reunites". The Hindu. 26 April 2002. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. "Whither K". Cinematoday2.itgo.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. "SUBAS". Cinematoday3.itgo.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. "When Ajith – the action hero, proved he could do varied roles, Ajith, Poovellam Un Vaasam". Behindwoods.com. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. "www.ajithkumar.fr.fm". www.ajithkumar.fr.fm. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  6. "rediff.com, Movies: On the floors". Rediff.com. 27 January 2001. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  7. "More romance in the offing". The Hindu. 19 January 2001. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  8. "www.ajithkumar.fr.fm". www.ajithkumar.fr.fm. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  9. https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Notes-that-intrigue/article15616721.ece
  10. "Poovellam Unn Vaasam – All Songs – Download or Listen Free – Saavn". 1 January 2001. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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