''Parambarai'' () is a 1996 Indian

Tamil language Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of P ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

, directed by

K. S. Ravikumar K. S. Ravikumar (born 30 May 1958) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, primarily working in Tamil films. Career 1990–1997 Ravikumar worked as co-director on R. B. Choudary's production ''Pudhu Vasantham'' direct ...

, starring

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and Roja. The film was released on 15 January 1996, and did fairly well at the box-office.

Plot

Paramasivam (

) and his father ( Vijayakumar) are in feud for several years. In the past, Paramasivam saw his mother murdered by Maragatham (Sindhu) but his father thought that she died because of her illness. His father later married Maragatham. So Paramasivam left his father's house and lived with his grandmother ( Manorama). Back to the present, Paramasivam falls in love with Paruvatham ( Roja), sister of a ruthless landlord Kumarasamy (B. H. Tharun Kumar)who dislikes Paramasivam.Later Paramasivam marries Paruvatham to which Kumarasamy decides to revenge Paramasivam by marrying his half-sister Parimila,daughter of Maragatham.Maragatham who always greed of Paramasivam's fame among villagers and her daughter affection towards him decides to kill him by joining hands with Kumarasamy who asks an offer to marry her daughter which she accepts.Instead of Paramasivam, Kumarasamy's goons kills his grandmother for which he decides to kills him.Beside the failure of Paramasivam's murder Kumarasamy demands his marriage with Parimila to Maragatham who betrays him.Later a conflict happens between them where Kumarasamy won and order his goons to kill her with her husband and tries to rape Parimila where Paramasivam enters and rescue all even Maragatham who killed his mother.The movie ends by reunion of Paramasivam with his father and forgiving Maragatham.

Cast

as Paramasivan * Roja as Paravatham * Manorama as Paramasivan's grandmother *

Goundamani Subramaniyan Karuppaiya (born 25 May 1939), known by his stage name Goundamani, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Tamil cinema. He is known for his comic duo partnership in Tamil films with fellow actor Senthil. The pair dominated t ...

as Karappusamy * Vijayakumar as Paramasivan's father * Senthil as Kanayiram *

Sindhu The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia. The river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in Western Tibet, flows northwest through the disputed region of Kashmir, ...

as Maragatham *B. H. Tharun Kumar as Kumarasamy *

Jyothi Meena Jyothi Meena is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil films. She is best remembered for her item numbers and supporting roles in ''Ullathai Allitha'' and ''Azhagana Naatkal''. Personal life Jyothi Meena was born in Chenna ...

as Mangamma *

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as Parimala * Master Mahendran as Young Paramasivan *

Sabitha Anand Sabitha Anand is an Indian actress who has performed in Tamil and Malayalam movies and serials. She was one of the lead actresses in the 1980s. She is the daughter of Jacoob Abdu Rahman Anand, an Indian actor in Malayalam movies during the 1960 ...

as Vijayakumar's first wife

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics by Kalidasan.

Reception

The film was a major commercial success. ''

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'' criticised the film for missing Ravikumar's signature directing style.

References

External links

* {{K. S. Ravikumar 1990s Tamil-language films 1996 drama films 1996 films Films directed by K. S. Ravikumar Indian drama films