Archanai Pookal

Archanai Pookal (transl.Sacred flowers) is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Gokula Krishnan, starring Chandrasekhar, Mohan, Rajyalakshmi and Subathra. The film was released on 15 October 1982,[1] and failed at the box office.[2]

Archanai Pookal
Directed byGokula Krishnan
Written byGokula Krishnan
Produced byK. Gopinathan
StarringChandrasekhar
Mohan
Rajyalakshmi
Subhathra
CinematographyJayanan Vincent
Edited byT. Sekar
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Bagavathy Creations
Release date
  • 15 October 1982 (1982-10-15)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Cast

Production

Archanai Pookkal marked the directorial debut of Gokula Krishnan who earlier assisted K. Bhagyaraj.[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4][5]

SongSingersLyricsLength
"Aavaram Kaatukul"Malaysia Vasudevan, Uma RamananKannadasan04:16
"Kaveriye"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. JanakiGangai Amaran04:17
"Naduchamam Poyachu"Malaysia Vasudevan, R. BhaskarVaali04:43
"Vazhimel Vizhiyaal"S. Janaki04:23
"Paappa Pacha"Malaysia Vasudevan, P. SusheelaGangai Amaran04:25

Reception

Sindhu-Jeeva of Kalki praised the film for pleasant visuals, beautiful music but panned the editing and unnecessary symbolic shots.[3]

References

  1. "Archanai Pookal ( 1982 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 12 November 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. Umashanker, Sudha (17 October 1987). "Poornam: 'Acting is a commitment'". The Indian Express. p. 19. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. சிந்து-ஜீவா (7 February 1982). "அர்ச்சனை பூக்கள்". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 62–63. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  4. "Archanai Pookkal (1982)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  5. "Archanai Pookal Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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