Panchamirtham (film)
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| Panchamirtham | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Raju Eswaran |
| Written by | Raju Eswaran |
| Produced by | Abhirami Ramanathan |
| Starring | Jayaram Prakash Raj Raju Eswaran Nassar Aravind Akash Regina Cassandra Saranya Mohan Samiksha Karunas Ganja Karuppu M. S. Baskar Mayilsamy |
| Cinematography | Pramod Verma |
| Music by | Sundar C Babu |
Production company | Abirami Mega Mall |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Panchamirtham is 2008 Tamil-language fantasy comedy film scripted and directed by Raju Eswaran, it stars Jayaram, Prakash Raj and the director himself alongside an ensemble supporting cast including Nassar, Aravind Akash, Regina Cassandra, Saranya Mohan, Samiksha, Karunas, and Ganja Karuppu. Produced by Abhirami Ramanatha and with music by Sundar C Babu, the film released on Christmas (25 December) 2008.
Plot[edit]
The story begins at Ravanan's (Prakash Raj) abode and the time of Ramayana when he orders his uncle Mareesan (Jayaram) to transform into a deer to abduct Seetha (Regina Cassandra). Mareesan argues with Ravana but finally complies since Idumba (Raju Eswaran) and Ravana threaten the life of Mareesan's lover Mandahini (Samiksha). Finally, the said thing happens, and Mareesan gets struck by the arrow by lord Rama. He becomes a rock, but not before he transforms Idumba into an anklet and wears it on his leg. Times change, and the modern day comes. Rajaram (Nassar) is a very rich man who owns tea estates. He has Seetha (Saranya Mohan) as his dietitian and Sri Rama (Aravind Akash) as his cook. Both Rama and Seetha are in love. On the other hand, Rajaram's relatives (Thirupathi (M. S. Bhaskar) and Mayilsamy) plan a plot to take the property. In this process, they end up planning to kill Seetha by pushing her from a mountaintop. Seetha falls directly on the rock idol of Mareesan and gets his human form. At the same time, his anklet falls off and gets eaten by a fish. That fish is caught by fisherman Manickam (Nassar), and Idumba gets his human form. The age old enmity crops up, and while Mareesan vows to protect Seetha, Idumba plans to help Manickam get Rajaram's property as half brother. What happens from there forms the rest of the story..
Cast[edit]
- Jayaram as Mareesan
- Prakash Raj as Ravanan
- Raju Eswaran as Idumban
- Nassar as Rajaram and Manickam (dual role)
- Aravind Akash as Sriram
- Saranya Mohan as Seetha
- Samiksha as Mandahini
- Karunas as Pandi
- Ganja Karuppu as Muthu
- M. S. Bhaskar as Thirupathi
- Mayilsamy as Rajaram's relative
- Ilavarasu as Kasi
- Manobala as Doctor
- Lollu Sabha Soundarya as Pappi
- Gowthami Vembunathan as Thirupathi's wife
Production[edit]
Abirami Ramanathan, well-known theatre owner and Managing Director of Abirami Mega Mall, forayed into film production with Panchamirtham. The film's inaugural function was held on 13 July 2008. Director, K. Balachander, KRG, Kalaipuli S Dhanu, Kalaipuli Sekaran, Sarath Kumar, Radha Ravi and Rama Narayanan inaugurated the function, A song sequence with Nasser was filmed during the pooja.[1][2] Earlier Vivek and Vadivelu was said to be the part of this film but proved untrue.[3] A song featuring Saranya Mohan was shot in Ooty and actress-cum-dance master Gayathri Raghuram choreographed it.[4]
Soundtrack[edit]
The soundtrack was composed by Sundar C. Babu, and lyrics for all songs were written by Vaali.[5]
| Panchamirtham | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 5 December 2008 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Producer | Sundar C. Babu | |||
| Sundar C. Babu chronology | ||||
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- "Panchamirtham"— M. S. Viswanathan
- "Thandana Thandana" — Shreya Ghoshal
- "Nadhikkarai Oram" — Madhu Balakrishnan, K. S. Chithra
- "Kadhal Vandhal" — Karthik, Rita
- "Uchathula Aandavan" — Naveen Madhav
Critical reception[edit]
Nowrunning wrote: "With so many comedians, this film is a slapstick comedy. With children as its target audience, the film entertains".[6] Indiaglitz wrote: "Panchamirtham is a laugh-riot".[7] Rediff wrote: "Even if it isn't as funny or classy as they had promised, the team does deliver some laughs".[8] Kollywood today wrote: "Panchamirtham is a fantastic treat. But unfortunately, there are whole lot of traces of TV serial and Raju Eeswaran with his knack tactics could’ve dealt with this".[9] Behindwoods wrote: "worth a watch".[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Panchamirtham from a Mall! - Behindwoods.com Abirami Ramanathan Abirami Mega Mall Director K Balachander KRG Kalaipuli S Dhanu Kalaipuli Sekaran Sarath Kumar Radha Ravi Rama Narayanan hot images picture gallery". Behindwoods. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Abirami Ramanathan ready to serve 'Panchamirtham' - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 10 July 2008. Archived from the original on 11 July 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Vivek, Vadivelu in Panchamirtham? - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 29 July 2008. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Panchamirtham in Ooty". IndiaGlitz. 25 August 2008. Archived from the original on 26 August 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Panchamirutam Songs — Tamil movie songs — Raaga.com". Raaga.com. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ Mythily Ramachandran (27 December 2008). "Panchamirtham Review". Nowrunning.com. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Panchamirtham Tamil Movie Review". IndiaGlitz. 26 December 2008. Archived from the original on 3 September 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Panchamirtham is a laugh riot". Rediff. 26 December 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Review — Panchamirtham". Kollywood Today. 25 December 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Panchamirtham Movie Review". Behindwoods. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2012.