Gandhi Pirantha Mann
VCD cover
Directed byR. Sundarrajan
Written byR. Sundarrajan
Produced byTamil Fathima
Starring
CinematographyRajarajan
Edited byG. Jeyachandran
Music byDeva
Production
company
Release date
  • 22 July 1995 (1995-07-22)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Gandhi Pirantha Mann (transl. The land where Gandhi was born) is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Revathi, and Ravali. It was released on 22 July 1995.[1] The film was a box office failure.[2]

Plot

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Rukmani is pampered and brought up by her father Periyavar and uncles. Balu manages to get married with Rukmani by hiding the truth. Balu tells her the reason why he marries her. Gandhi and Lakshmi, his parents, were kind-hearted teachers and were transferred to a village. Gandhi and Lakshmi were determined to abolish the caste system in school. Soon, they clashed with Periyavar and his four brothers. They finally killed the innocent Gandhi. Balu is now determined to eradicate the caste hatred in Periyavar's village. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Deva.[3][4]

Song Singer(s) Lyrics Duration
"Aalamarathula" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam R. Sundarrajan 5:13
"Indian Endru" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:52
"Ottagathile Nee" S. Janaki, Mano 5:10
"Pattam Pattam" K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Gangai Amaran 4:45
"Pooparikira" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 4:34
"Thalaiva Naan" S. Janaki, S. Kuzhanthaivelu R. Sundarrajan 4:33

Reception

R. P. R. of Kalki wrote that the director made a masala film out of a sensitive issue like caste abolition superficially without going in depth about it while praising the dual roles of Vijayakanth and Deva's music.[5]

References

  1. ^ "நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல்". Cinema Express (in Tamil). 1 December 2002. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  2. ^ Sitaraman, Sandya (9 January 1996). "Tamil Movie News--1995 Review". Google Groups. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Gandhi Pirandha Mann". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Gandhi Pirantha Mann – Dear Son Tamil FIlm Audio CD by Deva". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  5. ^ ஆர்.பி.ஆர். (3 September 1995). "காந்தி பிறந்த மண்". Kalki (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.

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