Sendhoorapandi
Sendhoorapandi is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars Vijayakanth, Vijay, Gautami and Yuvarani. It revolves around Vijay (Vijay) who falls in love with Meena. But Meena's brother opposes their marriage due to rivalry between both the families. Whereas Vijay's brother Sendhoorapandi returns from jail to help him to win his love.
| Sendhoorapandi | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
| Screenplay by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
| Story by | Shoba Chandrasekhar |
| Produced by | B. Vimal |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ravishankar |
| Edited by | P. R. Gautham Raj |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | B. V. Combines |
| Distributed by | XB Film Creators |
Release date | 24 December 1993 |
Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
The film released on 24 December 1993 and performed well commercially.[1]
Plot
Vijay, a college student, returns to his village after finishing his studies. He meets village headman's daughter Meena, both of them in love with each other. Meena's brother opposes their marriage. Sendhoorapandi, the elder brother of Vijay, returns from jail. The story carries a flashback of Sendhoorapandi where Marikozhundhu is his love and why he was jailed. Do Vijay and Meena win in their love forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Vijayakanth as Sendhoorapandi
- Vijay as Vijay Raj
- Yuvarani as Meena
- Vijayakumar as Senthoorapandi's father
- Manorama as Maruthaayi, Senthoorapandi's mother
- Ponnambalam as Ponnambalam, Meena's brother
- S. S. Chandran as Sundaralingam
- S. A. Chandrasekhar as Village Man
- Tiruppur Ramasamy as Postman
- Chaplin Balu as Vijay's friend
- O. A. K. Sundar as Meena's suitor
- Meesai Murugesan as Meena's suitor's father
- Gauthami as Marikozhundhu (guest appearance)
Production
After Vijay's debut film as a lead actor Naalaiya Theerpu (1992) failed at the box-office, Chandrasekhar decided to cast an established actor alongside Vijay for his next film; Vijayakanth agreed to do the film for free.[2]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Vaali and P. R. C. Balu.[3] For the dubbed Telugu version Bobbili Rayudu,[4] all lyrics were written by Rajasri.[5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aadadhada Aadadhada" | Vaali | Deva, Chorus | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Chinna Chinna" | Vaali | Mano, Swarnalatha | 4:53 |
| 3. | "Mane Nane" | Vaali | S. N. Surendar, Swarnalatha | 5:06 |
| 4. | "Pillayare Pillayare" | P. R. C. Balu | Mano | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Sendhoora Pandikku" | Vaali | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 5:08 |
| Total length: | 23:09 | |||
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Manasa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Sindura Puvvu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 5:05 |
| 3. | "Pilladhani" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Challanaina" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:49 |
| Total length: | 18:42 | ||
Reception
Malini Mannath of The Indian Express wrote it "turns out to be fairly engaging film".[6] K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote, "It is amazing Chandrasegaran went into production without a proper story. Rajarajan's cinematography is the saving grace in this movie which seems to have nothing new to say".[7] Thulasi of Kalki panned the plot and violence but praised the cinematography and music.[8] Ananda Vikatan gave the film a score of 30 out of 100.[9]
References
- "SAC recalls Vijayakanth's help for Vijay". Cinema Express. 16 April 2018. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- "When Vijayakanth helped Ilayathalapathy Vijay". Behindwoods. 14 December 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "Sendhoorapandi (1993)". Raaga.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- "Bobbili Rayudu". indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- "Bobbili Rayudu". Spotify. August 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- Mannath, Malini (17 December 1993). "Few dull moments". The Indian Express. p. 6. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- Vijiyan, K. (19 February 1994). "Tired old village love plot in Chandrasegaran's latest". New Straits Times. p. 12. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- "செந்தூர பாண்டி". Kalki (in Tamil). 2 January 1994. p. 20. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- சார்லஸ், தேவன் (22 June 2021). "பீஸ்ட் : 'நாளைய தீர்ப்பு' டு 'மாஸ்டர்'... விஜய்க்கு விகடனின் மார்க்கும், விமர்சனமும் என்ன? #Beast". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.