Panneer Pushpangal
| Panneer Pushpangal | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Bharathi-Vasu |
| Produced by | Padmini |
| Written by | K. Soma Sundareswaran |
| Starring |
Suresh Archana Shanthi Krishna Jr.Manohar Venniradai Moorthy Prathap K. Pothan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | M. C. Sekar |
| Edited by | Vijayan |
Production company |
Padmini Productions |
| Distributed by | Padmini Productions |
Release dates | 3 July 1981 |
Running time | 14 Reels |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Panneer Pushpangal (English: Fragrant Flowers) is a 1981 Tamil film directed by Bharathi-Vasu about a high school romance set in a hills station school located in Ooty. The movie carries an original plot and is not a remake of A Little Romance; as alleged earlier.[1]
Plot
Panneer Pushpangal is a love story between Suresh and Shantikrishna supported by their teacher Prathap Pothen.
Cast
Production
During an impromptu discussion, K. Rajeswar had narrated the story of two convent students coming of age to Gangai Amaran. Moved by the tale, Gangai Amaran gave the directorial opportunity to directors P Vasu and Santhana Bharathi at the helm.[2] P. Vasu, son of make up man Peethambaram and Santhanabharathi, son of producer M. R. Santhanam, both assisted C. V. Sridhar earlier made their directorial debuts with this film.[3][4]
A photographer friend of Suresh's dad opined that Suresh could make it as a lead actor and with a portfolio, Suresh approached director C. V. Sridhar to feature in his films, but his effort went in vain. He then met director duo Santhana Bharathi and P. Vasu who decided to cast him their venture, Panneer Pushpangal, while simultaneously he was cast in the lead role in Bharathiraja's Alaigal Oivathillai presenting him with a dilemma of which film to choose.[5] He chose the former, but both films went on to becoming large commercial successes during the period.
Soundtrack
| Panneer Pushpangal | |
|---|---|
| Film score by Illayaraja | |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 18:58 |
| Label | Echo |
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraja while lyrics were written by Gangai Amaran.[6] Ilaiyaraja later reused "Ananda Ragam" as "Saara Yeh Aalam" in Shiva (2006).[7]
| Song | Singer | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Aanandha Raagam... | Deepan Chakravarthy, Uma Ramanan | 4:26 |
| Kodai Kaala Kaatre... | Malaysia Vasudevan | 5:11 |
| Poonthalir Aada... | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:45 |
| Venkaaya Sambarum... | Jyothi Raman | 4:36 |
References
- ↑ http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=panneer%20pushpangal
- ↑ http://silverscreen.in/features/rajeshwar-interview-futuristic/
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3048491.ece
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article3199228.ece
- ↑ http://www.videos.behindwoods.com/videos-q1-09/actor-actress-interview/suresh.html
- ↑ http://www.thiraipaadal.com/albums/ALBIRR00481.html
- ↑ http://itwofs.com/milliblog/2006/08/09/shiva-hindi-ilayaraja/