Sri Bannari Amman
Sri Bannari Amman is a 2002 Tamil-language devotional film written and directed by Bharathi Kannan. The film featured Vijayashanti in the title role being her 175th project alongside Karan and Laya, while Vadivelu plays a supporting role. The film, which had music composed by T. Rajendar, released in April 2002.
| Sri Bannari Amman | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bharathi Kannan |
| Written by | V. Prabhakar (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Bharathi Kannan |
| Produced by | S. Mahalakshmi |
| Starring | Vijayashanti Karan Laya |
| Cinematography | Vijai |
| Edited by | V. Jaishankar |
| Music by | T. Rajendar |
Production company | Sri Mahalakshmi Productions |
Release date | 19 April 2002 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
- Vijayashanti as Sri Bannari Amman
- Karan as Vaanamaalai
- Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram as Sage Agastya
- Laya as Bhavani
- Vadivelu as Kozhakatta Govindan
- Rajan P. Dev as Vellangiri
- Singamuthu
- Khushbu as a dancer(kutram enna song)
- Sukanya as a dancer (athi shivan song)
- Nalini in a special appearance (atharvana bhatirakali devotee)
- King kong as Govindan's partner
- Kullamani as Govindan's partner
- Bonda Mani as Govindan's partner
Production
While marketing the film, the producers featured Sukanya, as well as Khushboo, who appear only in songs, as a selling point in the posters.[1]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Vijaya T. Rajendar.[2]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Vetri Nadai" | T. Rajendar | Vijaya T. Rajendar | 02:57 |
| 2 | "Aathisivan Pathiyada" | T. Rajendar, Sujatha Mohan | Vijaya T. Rajendar | 06:47 |
| 3 | "Thalattu Kettathillai" | K. S. Chithra, Anuradha Sriram | Vijaya T. Rajendar | 08:14 |
| 4 | "Roopamaari" | T. Rajendar | Vijaya T. Rajendar | 03:10 |
| 5 | "Kalakkuthu Karagaatam" | Simbu, Harini | Vijaya T. Rajendar | 07:20 |
| 6 | "Kallaanalum Kanavanthan" | Nithyasree Mahadevan, Swarnalatha | Vijaya T. Rajendar | 06:34 |
| 7 | "Vandhidu Vandhidu" | K. S. Chithra | Vijaya T. Rajendar | 06:56 |
Release
The film opened to average reviews, with a critic from The Hindu noting "if only one story had been woven into a nice screenplay, it would have sustained the tempo. A couple of small stories narrated in the film make the main story line weak.".[3] Screen wrote "Actually it seems that the director is more confused on whether to cash in on Vijayshanthi’s image or go in for more of the unusual stuff".[4] Chennai Online wrote "It is a film that wouldn't disappoint Vijayshanti's fans and would be lapped up by lovers of devotional themes".[5]
The film was later dubbed and released in Telugu as Maha Chandi.[6]
References
- "Tamil Film Poster-' Bannari Amman'(2003)- Poster No 2 - Safire Lithographers, Tamil Film Poster-' Bannari Amman'(2003)- Poster No 2 - Sivakasi". www.cscsarchive.org:80. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- "Sri Bannari Amman Songs". Raaga.com. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- "The Hindu : Sri Bannari Amman". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- "Sri Bhanaari Amman - Screen". www.cscsarchive.org:8081. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- "Shri Bannari Amman". Chennai Online. 22 April 2002. Archived from the original on 8 April 2005.
- "Tamil Film Poster- ' Bannari Amman' (2002)- Poster No 1 - Safire Lithographers, Tamil Film Poster- ' Bannari Amman' (2002)- Poster No 1 - Sivakasi". www.cscsarchive.org:80. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2022.