''Paasa Paravaigal'' () is a 1988 Indian

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-language

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directed by

Cochin Haneefa Muhammed Haneefa (22 April 1951 – 2 February 2010), better known by his stage name Cochin Haneefa, was an Indian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He started his career in the 1970s mainly portraying villainous roles, before going on to ...

and written by

M. Karunanidhi Muthuvel Karunanidhi (3 June 1924 – 7 August 2018) was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades over five terms between 1969 and 2011. He was popularly referred to as Kalaignar (Art ...

, with music by

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...

. The film stars

Sivakumar Palaniswamy, better known by his stage name Sivakumar (born 27 October 1941), is an Indian visual artist and former actor who has portrayed a wide range of leading and supporting roles onscreen in Tamil cinema and television. He made his actin ...

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, Mohan and

Raadhika Raadhika Sarathkumar is an Indian actress, entrepreneur, producer and politician who works predominantly in Tamil cinema along with Telugu cinema as well as a few Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. She is the founder and CP of the Radaan Media ...

. It is a remake of Haneefa's own 1986

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film '' Moonnu Masangalku Mumbu''. The film was released on 29 April 1988 and became a commercial success. It won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Second Best Film, and Raadhika won the Best Actress at Cinema Express Awards.

Plot

Mohan will be killed. The Blame will be on Sivakumar. His Sister Radhika will file a case on Sivakumar. In the end it would be discovered that Cochin Haneefa killed Mohan and to revenge him Sivakumar would have killed Cochin Haneefa

Cast

as Sukumar *

as Anandhi * Mohan as Shankar *

as Uma *

as Dhandraj * Ravichandran as Thirugnanam *

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as Dr. Sekar *

Thyagu Thozhar Thiyagu (born 30 January 1950), also known as Comrade Thiyagu, is a social activist, politician, writer from Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He is also the General Secretary of Tamil National Liberation Movement and is well known for his ...

as Ramu * Oru Viral Krishna Rao (cameo appearance) *

S. S. Chandran S. S. Chandran (25 September 1941 – 9 October 2010) was an Indian comedy actor, producer, and politician from Tamil Nadu. He belonged to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party and was a Member of the Parliament representing Tamil N ...

as Dr. Yaman *

Delhi Ganesh Delhi Ganesh is an Indian actor who mostly acts in supporting roles in Tamil cinema and serials. He has acted in more than 400 films from 1976 to present. Before films, he was a member of the Delhi-based theatre troupe, ''Dakshina Bharata Natak ...

as Public Prosecutor * Gandhimathi as Vaigai * Charu Haasan as Chief Doctor * Master Tingu as Sukumar's son * Gokila as Rohini, Shankar's ex-fiancé/Dhandraj's cousin

Production

''Paasa Paravaigal'' is a remake of Haneefa's own 1986

film '' Moonnu Masangalku Mumbu''. Mohan dubbed in his own voice for the first time in a Tamil film.

Soundtrack

The music was by

and lyrics were written by

Gangai Amaran Gangai Amaran is an Indian music composer, singer, lyricist, writer, film director and actor in Tamil films. Personal life Gangai Amaran was born in Pannaipuram in Theni district, Tamil Nadu in December 1947, as the youngest son of Daniel Ram ...

Release and reception

''Paasa Paravaigal'' was released on 29 April 1988. N. Krishnaswamy of ''

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'' wrote, "As long as the film dwells on the nuances in the relationships of its lead characters ..it sails smoothly and with an assurance that signals bon voyage." The film was a commercial success running for over 100 days in theatres. It won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Second Best Film, and Raadhika won the

Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil The Cinema Express Best Film Award is given as a part of its annual Cinema Express Awards for Tamil (Kollywood Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tam ...

References

External links

* {{TamilNaduStateFilmAwardBestFilm 1980s Tamil-language films 1988 films Films about brothers Films about siblings Films about sisters Films directed by Cochin Haneefa Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films shot in Chennai Films with screenplays by M. Karunanidhi Indian courtroom films Indian drama films Tamil remakes of Malayalam films