''Poovilangu'' is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film directed by

Ameerjan Ameerjan was an Indian film director, who has directed Tamil films. He was primarily active in the 1984-1991 and is most noted for his work on films featuring actors Murali and Karthik. Career Ameerjan began his career as a protégé to dire ...

, starring Murali and

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, the latter in her acting debut. It was released on 23 March 1984.

Plot

Cast

* Murali as Pandiyan *

as Saraswathi * Mohan as Senthil *Mohanapriya as Priya * Senthamarai as Raja Manikkam *

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Production

''Poovilangu'' marked the directorial debut of Ameerjan who earlier assisted K. Balachander. The film marked the acting debuts of Murali, son of Kannada director S. Siddalingaiah (in Tamil) and Kuyili. Mohan, who went on to become a popular television actor, also made his acting debut in the film and his performance in the film earned him the sobriquet

Poovilangu Mohan Poovilangu Mohan ( ta, பூவிலங்கு மோகன்) is an Indian film and television actor. He got the sobriquet "Poovilangu" because of his performance in the Tamil film '' Poovilangu''. He has acted in more than 100 movies in s ...

Soundtrack

The music for this film was composed 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 o ...

and lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.

Reception

Jayamanmadhan of ''

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'' appreciated the film for various aspects, including way the characters were developed without any confusion, and the screenplay.

References

External links

* {{Kavithalaya Productions 1980s romance films 1980s Tamil-language films 1984 directorial debut films 1984 films Films directed by Ameerjan Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Indian romance films