Paasamalargal
Poster
Directed bySuresh Chandra Menon
Written bySuresh Chandra Menon
K. S. Adhiyaman (dialogues)
Produced bySuresh Chandra Menon
StarringArvind Swamy
Revathi
CinematographyMuthu Ganesh
Edited byR. D. Shekhar
Music byV. S. Narasimhan
Production
company
Tele Photo Films
Release date
  • 4 February 1994 (1994-02-04)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Paasamalargal (transl. Flowers of love) is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Suresh Chandra Menon. The film stars Arvind Swamy and Revathi.[1] It was released on 4 February 1994.

Plot

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In order to earn the goodwill, a businessman adopts six orphan girls who are in good touch with him. After the initial friction, he does warm up to them. Meanwhile, a young girl a colleague falls in love with him. All goes well but a tragedy strikes in the end.

Cast

Production

Ajith Kumar was selected in the film after he had appeared in a television advertisement shot by P. C. Sreeram for Suresh Menon's company.[2] Vikram dubbed the scenes for Ajith for the second time after Amaravathi (1993). According to Menon, Ajith's role was roughly one minute long. His remuneration was around ₹2,500 (equivalent to ₹16,000 or US$210 in 2023).[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. S. Narasimhan, with lyrics by Vairamuthu.[4][5]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Valarum Valarum"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha and children 
2."Shenbaga Poovai"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha and children 
3."Vandhanam"Suresh Peters and children 
4."Vanna Pirindhu"Children 
5."Sandhithom Sandhithom"Children 
6."Azhagana Veedu"Sujatha and children 
7."Vanna Vanna"Children 

Release and reception

Paasamalargal was released on 4 February 1994.[6] Writing for The Indian Express, Malini Mannath called it "a decent wholesome family entertainer".[7] Thulasi of Kalki found the cinematography and music as the film's positive points.[8]

References

  1. ^ Rajitha (15 September 1999). "Pyar to hona hi tha". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  2. ^ Rajitha (4 April 2011). "The Star Next Door". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  3. ^ Suriya, Jeya (19 March 2017). ""AROUND 25 CR FEES TODAY, BUT FOR THE ONE-MINUTE ROLE, IT WAS 2500 RS"". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Paasa Malargal". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Paasa Malargal". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Paasamalargal". The Indian Express. 4 February 1994. p. 4. Retrieved 7 March 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ^ Mannath, Malini (11 February 1994). "Fun with orphans". The Indian Express. p. 6. Retrieved 19 December 2018 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ^ துளசி (20 February 1994). "பாசமலர்கள்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 3. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.

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