Thaimel Aanai

Thaimel Aanai is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by L. Raja and produced by M. Saravanan, M. Balasubramanian & M. S. Guhan. The film stars Arjun Sarja and Raghuvaran.[1] The film was a remake of Bengali film Pratikar(1987) which was also remade in Hindi as Pratikar, in Telugu as Raktha Tilakam and in Sinhala as Danduwama. The film was released on 13 April 1988. The film was commercially successful upon release.

Thaimel Aanai
Directed byL. Raja
Produced byM. Saravanan
M. Balasubramanian
M. S. Guhan
Written byKaraikudi Narayanan (Dialogues)
Screenplay byKaraikudi Narayanan
Story byPrabhat Roy
StarringArjun Sarja
Saroja Devi
Raghuvaran
Music byChandrabose
CinematographyK. S. Selvaraj
Edited byR. Vittal
S. B. Mohan
Production
company
Distributed byAnandha
Release date
13 April 1988
LanguageTamil

Plot

Thaimel Aanai is the story of a son's revenge on the killers of his mother and sister, but his friend, who is now a Police officer, does not like someone taking the law into his hands. In the end, the villains kidnap Vinod's family. Raja storms the hideout of the villains along with Vinod and rescues Vinod's family by fighting with the villains, killing the goons who destroyed his family in the process. But sadly, Raja dies of the injuries he received during the fight. The movie ends with Vinod carrying the corpse of Raja and walking away along with his family.

Cast

Production

Thaimel Aanai marks the return in the Tamil cinema of the star B. Saroja Devi, in the 80s.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack consist of nine songs composed by Chandrabose.[2] Among which 2 unpublished works at the time of the release of the soundtrack, "Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna", S. P. Balasubrahmanyam's version and K. S. Chitra's sad version (or slow version). Lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.[3] 2 songs became hits in their taken out, "Vaaika Varabukulla Vayasupulla" and "Hey Mallikai Poo Poothirukku".

Thaimel Aanai
Studio album by
Chandrabose
Released1988
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelAVM Audio
Kosmik
ProducerAVM Productions
Chandrabose chronology
Annanagar Mudhal Theru Thaimel Aanai Katha Nayagan
No.SongSingersLength (min:sec)LyricsNotes
1"Vaaika Varabukulla Vayasupulla"Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam and Chorus04:43Vairamuthu
2"Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna"K. S. Chitra04:24
3"Sangu Chakra Sami Vanthu"Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja and Chorus04:55
4"Poona Poora Vittitu Avana"Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja and Chorus04:24
5"Hey Mallikai Poo Poothirukku"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki and Chorus04:06
6"Yentha Kadai Solla"K. J. Yesudas, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and M. S. Rajeswari04:16
7"Poona Poora Vittitu Avana" (Reprise)Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja and Chorus04:24
8"Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna"K. J. Yesudas03:46
9"Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam04:24
10"Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna" (Sad)K. S. Chitra04:14

Hindi version, Gunahon Ka Devta.

No.SongSingersLength (min:sec)LyricsNotes
1"Tu Toh Wonderful Hai" (Vaaika Varabukulla Vayasupulla)Shiva, Sona and chorus03:40
2"Tu Hai Chanda" (Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna)Sona04:18
3"Barish Me Bhigi Main Bhiga Tan" (Hey Mallikai Poo Poothirukku)Shiva, Reshma and chorus04:38
4"Roshan Mera Tum Naam Karoge" (Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna) (Sad)Sona01:35

Reception

The Indian Express wrote "Like a merry-go-round the film keeps spinning about in a whirl all geared to one end of satisfying the audience in an entertainment made-to-order exercise."[4]

References

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