Draft:Pesuvoma
| Pesuvoma | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | S. K. Udayan |
| Written by | S. K. Udayan |
| Produced by | V. C. Ganesan |
| Starring | Kunal Sharmelee |
| Cinematography | Zaleel Babu |
| Edited by | Peter Babiya |
| Music by | Parris Sekar |
Production company | V. C. Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Pesuvoma (transl. Shall we talk?) is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by S. K. Udayan. The film stars Kunal and Sharmelee, with newcomer Guna, newcomer Sarathraj, Nizhalgal Ravi, Vadivukkarasi, Crane Manohar, Thadi Balaji and Balu Anand playing supporting roles. The film, produced by V. C. Ganesan, had musical score by Parris Sekar and was released on 27 May 2005.
Plot
[edit]In a remote village, Elango is a jobless engineering graduate who works in the tea stall of his father Shanmugam. This year as every year, Thenmozhi comes to the village to stay with her grandparents. Elango is in love with Thenmozhi since childhood while Shankar, a ruthless and rich money lender, falls under her spell. Elango starts to follow Thenmozhi and tries to give her a love letter. When Shankar learns of it, he sends his henchmen to beat him. Thenmozhi then meets the injured Elango and he reveals his love, but Thenmozhi tells that she doesn't believe in love.
The next day, Thenmozhi returns to Chennai and goes back to college. Shankar stalks her and eve teased her in her college and in public place. She then complains to the police and he is arrested but Shankar is released from jail thanks to Thenmozhi's father who is his family friend. With his family, Shankar meets her family to get engaged to her and her parents accept. At first, Thenmozhi refuses to marry him but she changes her mind for her family and requests them to postpone the wedding until she finishes her studies. In the meantime, Elango moves to Chennai, he becomes a story writer for a magazine and his stories about his love failure become popular among the readers. Later, Thenmozhi meets Elango and praises him for his work and she tells him that the happiness of her parents is more important than anything for her.
The success of his stories prompted Elango to write a book and he invites his friend Thenmozhi for the release function. When Shankar learns of it, he doubts her of being in love with Elango and her parents decide to prepone her wedding. The day of the marriage, Elango is beaten up by Shankar's henchmen and admitted to the hospital, when she learns of it, Thenmozhi rushes to see him. Elango completely lost eyesight and he is now blind in both eyes. When Thenmozhi returns to the marriage, she refuses to marry a cold-blooded person and her family agree with her decision. Shankar's family and friends scold him for being so inhuman, a heartbroken Shankar commits suicide by shooting himself with a gun. In the hospital, Elango regains sight and learns that he has Shankar's eyes. In a letter written just before his suicide, Shankar apologizes for suspecting Elango and Thenmozhi's friendship. The film ends with Elango and Thenmozhi getting together.
Cast
[edit]- Kunal as Elango
- Sharmelee as Thenmozhi
- Guna as Shankar
- Sarathraj as Kaveri Udayar
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Muthupandi, Thenmozhi's father
- Vadivukkarasi as Thenmozhi's mother
- Crane Manohar
- Thadi Balaji as Muthu
- Balu Anand as Shanmugam
- Ruba Rao
- Jeevikumar
- Muthu
- Seenu
- Pottal Ashok
- Laxmi Rattan as Thenmozhi's grandfather
- Ravi Shanth
- Thiyagarajan
- Kousalya Senthamarai as Thenmozhi's grandmother
- K. P. Siva
- Nanjil Ramesh
- Priyanka as Thenmozhi's friend
- V. C. Ganesan in a guest appearance
- Bharathi Kannan as Doctor (guest appearance)
- S. K. Udayan in a cameo appearance
Production
[edit]The film began production in 2003. Short story writer S.K. Udayan made his directorial debut through this film. The film is "A youthful story centered on love and friendship, the theme is 'Love can turn to friendship, but can friendship turn into love?'. The publicity blurb for the film says, 'Love for friend, friend for Love'!"[1]
Soundtrack
[edit]| Pesuvoma | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Parris Sekar | |
| Released | 2005 |
| Recorded | 2005 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 29:21 |
| Label | New Music |
| Producer | Parris Sekar |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by newcomer Parris Sekar.[1] The soundtrack, released in 2006, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by P. Vijay, Annamalai, Deepam Muthu and Dr. Kiruthiya.[2]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Engel Pennai" | Harish Raghavendra, Swarnalatha | 5:07 |
| 2 | "Kalangal Ponathu" | Madhu Balakrishnan | 5:13 |
| 3 | "Kanakku Panna Pakkira" | Mano, Swarnalatha | 4:28 |
| 4 | "Pesuvoma Pesuvoma" | V. C. Ganesan, Priya | 3:57 |
| 5 | "Sonnal Puriyatha" | Madhu Balakrishnan, K. S. Chithra | 6:10 |
| 6 | "Varaparu Valliyuru" | Krishnaraj | 4:26 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "New Releases". Chennai Online. 22 August 2003. Archived from the original on 22 August 2003.
- ^ "Pesuvoma Songs". jiosaavn.com. January 2005. Retrieved 10 March 2019.