Periya Marudhu (film)
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| Periya Marudhu | |
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| Directed by | N. K. Viswanathan |
| Screenplay by | Sangili Murugan |
| Story by | K. Ayya |
| Produced by | Kalyani Murugan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | N. K. Viswanathan |
| Edited by | Ganesh Kumar |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
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Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Periya Marudhu is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by N. K. Viswanathan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Ranjitha and Pragathi. It was released on 2 November 1994.[1]
Periya Marudhu amputated Marimuthu for grabbing his land and he is sent to jail. After spending two years behind bars, Periya Marudhu is back to his village.
In the past, Periya Marudhu became an orphan at a very early age and tried hard to live through. Impressed by Periya Marudhu's strength, Sivasankaran brought him to his home. Since then, Periya Marudhu considers Sivasankaran as his best friend and works as his faithful henchman while Sivasankaran considers him as his common henchman. Sivasankaran is involved in land grabbing, in women kidnapping and raping. The villagers hate Sivasankaran and Periya Marudhu.
After losing her sister, Kaveri decides to live with Periya Marudhu, her last relative. Kaveri loves Periya Marudhu and tries to change his behaviour. Sivasankaran, who fears to lose his faithful henchman, kills Kaveri.
Periya Marudhu decides to take revenge and becomes a good man.
Cast
- Vijayakanth as Periya Marudhu
- Ranjitha as Kaveri
- Pragathi as Ponni
- Mahesh Anand as Sivasankaran
- M. N. Nambiar as Bhai
- Pandiyan as Pandiyan
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Marimuthu
- Goundamani as Sodalai
- Senthil as Azhaguraman
- S. S. Chandran as S. Satyamurthy
- Ponnambalam as Senkodan
- Peeli Sivam as Police Inspector
- C. R. Vijayakumari as Periya Marudhu's mother
- Gandhimathi
- Karuppu Subbiah
- Kallapart Natarajan as coracle driver
- Ram
- Lakshman
- Sangili Murugan as Periya Marudhu's father
- K. A. Thangavelu
- M. Saroja
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Jailer
- Aradhana as Mahalakshmi
- Jayalalita as Sevvanthi
- Kullamani as Perichali
- Omakuchi Narasimhan
- Idichapuli Selvaraj as Restaurant Owner
- Ganapathy Subramaniam
- Ashwin Kumar
- Kavithasri as an item number
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[2][3]
| Song | Singer(s) | lyricist | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Aalamara Vehru" | T. L. Maharajan, S. N. Surendar | Vaali | 3:46 |
| "Elaarukkum Nalla" | Jayachandran | 1:54 | |
| "Ponnu Velayara" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | Pulamaipithan | 4:22 |
| "Poonthearil Yeri" | T. L. Maharajan, S. N. Surendar | Muthulingam | 5:20 |
| "Raasavukku" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | Vaali | 3:24 |
| "Sinagarama Nalla" | Uma Ramanan | Ponnadiyan | 4:57 |
| "Vidala Pulla" | Swarnalatha | Muthulingam | 5:09 |
| "Sakara Dappa" | K.S.Chitra | Muthulingam | 5:09 |