Suriya Paarvai
Suriya Paarvai is a 1999 Tamil-language action crime film directed by Jagan. The film stars Arjun and newcomer Pooja. It was released on 14 January 1999 to negative reviews. The film is copied from the Luc Besson 1994 film Léon: The Professional.[1][2][3] The film was partially reshot in Telugu as Hello Friend.[4]
Suriya Paarvai | |
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Directed by | Jagan |
Screenplay by | Jagan |
Produced by | Sreenivas Prasad |
Starring |
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Cinematography | K. Prasad |
Edited by | Sai Prasad Babu Raj |
Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
Production company | Moturi Creations |
Release date | 14 January 1999 |
Running time | 140 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Plot
Vijay is a hitman who works for Sundaramoorthy. He kills anybody for a price, other than women and children, and he lives alone in an apartment. Pooja, a young girl, studies in a boarding school and comes to her father's house for the holiday. Between her abusive father, selfish stepmother and an arrogant step-aunt, Pooja feels rather badly, but she treasures her lovely little brother Dinesh. Pooja tries to befriend Vijay, but Vijay is not interested. Her father is a drug smuggler. One day, a corrupt police officer Jayanth, kills Pooja's family, including her brother. Vijay decides to accommodate Pooja, and Pooja compels him to teach her his skills as a hitman. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Cast
- Arjun as Vijay
- Pooja Priyanka as Pooja
- Raghuvaran as Jayanth
- Vijayakumar as Narayanan
- Radha Ravi as Sundaramoorthy
- Goundamani as Raj Bharath / Nattamai
- Senthil as Pichai Perumal / Sundaram
- Chinni Jayanth as Inspector Pichai Perumal
- Manjula Vijayakumar as Lakshmi
- Mahanadi Dinesh as Dinesh
- Sindhu as Sindhu
- Prasad Babu as Pooja's father
- Alphonsa as Sheela
- S. N. Lakshmi as Lakshmi's mother
- Naren as Kannan, Jayanth's henchman
- Master Mahendran as Vijay (child)
- Vimalraj as George
- Rani
- Kavitha Sree
- Jaya Mani
- K. K. Soundar
- Kalaignanam (guest appearance)
Production
The film's story and screenplay were written by Arjun's assistant Jagan, who also made his directorial debut.[5] Pooja Priyanka, daughter of actress Subhashini and niece of Jayasudha, was cast in the lead role opposite Arjun, while she was still at school.[6]
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack and background score was composed by a musician, S. A. Rajkumar. The soundtrack, released in 1999, features 7 tracks with lyrics written by Palani Bharathi.
Suriya Paarvai | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1998 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 30:04 | |||
Label | Pyramid | |||
Producer | S. A. Rajkumar | |||
S. A. Rajkumar chronology | ||||
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No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Boom Blast It" | Sowmya Raoh | 4:24 |
2. | "Ganapathi Thatha" | Harini, G. V. Prakash Kumar | 4:02 |
3. | "Hey Man" | Annupamaa | 4:57 |
4. | "Kadhavai Thirakkum" ((Male)) | P. Unni Krishnan | 3:52 |
5. | "Kadhavai Thirakkum" ((Female)) | K. S. Chithra | 3:52 |
6. | "Panirendu Vayasula" | Anuradha Sriram, Malgudi Subha | 4:45 |
7. | "Thotathu Pookkal" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. B. Pallavi | 4:12 |
Total length: | 30:04 |
Release
A critic from The Hindu wrote "Though the storyline is thin, the chock-n-block fisticuffs and slam-bang shoot-outs, along with the riveting performances by Arjun and Raghuvaran, keep you hooked onto a cinematic roller-coaster action ride. By hardly leaving any room for sentiment, it is quite obvious that Director Jagan seems to be influenced by the Hollywood action flicks. Even the action scenes are canned in that typical Hollywood style."[7] A further critic noted "The movie completely falls apart in the climax".[8]
References
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- "Filmography of surya paarvai". Cinesouth. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- Balaji Balasubramaniam. "SURYAPAARVAI". bbthots.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). www.zaminryot.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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- "Minnoviyam Star Tracks". www.minnoviyam.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 1999. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- "Reviews - the Hindu". www.cscsarchive.org:80. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- "Archived copy". www.bbthots.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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