Aan Paavam
DVD cover
Directed byPandiarajan
Written byPandiarajan
Produced byEaswari Subramaniam
StarringPandiyan
Pandiarajan
Seetha
Revathi
CinematographyAshok Kumar
Edited byV. Rajagopal
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Alamu Movies
Release date
  • 7 December 1985 (1985-12-07)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Aan Paavam (transl. Innocence of Man) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film[1] written and directed by Pandiarajan. It was his second directorial venture and first as actor. The film also stars Pandiyan, Revathi and Seetha. It was released on 7 December 1985,[2] and became a box office success. The film was remade into Telugu as Naku Pellam Kavali (1987) and in Kannada as Ramakrishna (2004).[3]

Plot

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Periya Pandi (Pandiyan) and Chinna Pandi (Pandiarajan) are two notorious sons of the village cinema theatre owner Ramasamy (V. K. Ramasamy). Periya Pandi goes to a neighbouring village to see a girl as arranged by his father towards his marriage and ends up in the wrong house. Coincidentally, those in the wrong house are also expecting a man to see their daughter on the same time and the same day. Contrary to real-time arranged marriages, Periya Pandi goes to see the girl totally un-aided by parents, relatives and friends. Nevertheless, he takes a liking to the girl, Seetha (Seetha), and decides to marry her. Seetha likes Periya Pandi and decides to accept the proposal. Meanwhile, Seetha's marriage broker shows up and clarifies that Periya Pandi was supposed to have gone to see some other girl but ended up in the wrong house. Hearing this, Periya Pandi, Seetha and Seetha's parents seem disappointed. Ramasamy fixes dates for his marriage to the girl originally chosen for him — Revathi (Revathi), a school teacher's daughter. Periya Pandi's adamance to marry Seetha causes a strange turn of events. Chinna Pandi finally marries Revathi, while Periya Pandi ties the knot with his love Seetha.

Cast

Production

Aan Paavam was Pandiarajan's second film as director and his debut film as an actor.[5] Seetha who was studying in the 12th grade at that time was selected to play the lead actress after director saw her in a video at a marriage.[6]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[7][8] The song "Kadhal Kasakkudayya" is based on Shanmukhapriya raga,[9][10][11] and "Kuyile Kuyile" is based on Madhyamavati.[12]

Song Singers Lyrics Length
"Enna Pada Sollathe" S. Janaki Vaali 4:18
"Indiran Vanthathum" Ilaiyaraaja Vairamuthu 3:41
"Kadhal Kasakkuthaiya" Ilaiyaraaja Vaali 4:23
"Kuyile Kuyile Poonguyile" Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra Kuruvikkarambai Shanmugam 4:22
"Otti Vandha Singa Kutty" Kollangudi Karuppayee Kuruvikkarambai Shanmugam 5:33
"Enna Pada Sollathe"(Sad) S. Janaki Vaali 3:23

Reception

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki called the film's screenplay, dialogues and Janagaraj as plus points while praising Pandiarajan's acting as natural and added debutant Seetha has only little bit of camera fear, Pandiyan has managed his acting and the scenes involving Revathi evoke laughter.[13]

Legacy

The film was included by Behindwoods in their list "of All Time Top Ten comedy movies".[14] Pandiarajan made a spiritual successor to this film titled Kai Vandha Kalai (2006) starring himself and his son Prithvi Rajan.[15]

References

  1. ^ Keramalu, Karthik (24 April 2021). "Eight Classic Tamil Comedies From The 80s And The 90s To Binge On". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Aan Paavam (1985)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Ramakrishna – film review". Viggy. 2004. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Vishal comes in aid of Aan Paavam actress". The Times of India. 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  5. ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (9 January 2011). "The laughter continues..." The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  6. ^ Ashok Kumar, S.R. (28 July 2006). "I take each day as it comes: actor Seetha". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Aan Paavam (1985)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Aan Paavam (1985) Tamil Super Hit Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilaiyaraaja". Disco Music Center. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  9. ^ Sundararaman 2007, p. 134.
  10. ^ Mani, Charulatha (2 September 2011). "A Raga's Journey — Sacred Shanmukhapriya". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  11. ^ Saravanan, T. (20 September 2013). "Ragas hit a high". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  12. ^ Sundararaman 2007, p. 140.
  13. ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (29 December 1985). "ஆண் பாவம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 9. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  14. ^ "Aan pavam (1986)". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  15. ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (9 June 2006). "A fairly enjoyable sequel -- Kai Vandha Kalai". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

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