Amaravathi (1993 film)
| Amaravathi | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Selva |
| Written by | Selva J. Ramesh (dialogues) |
| Produced by | Chozha Ponnurangam |
| Starring | Ajith Kumar Sanghavi |
| Cinematography | B. Balamurugan |
| Edited by | Raju KN |
| Music by | Bala Bharathi |
Production company | Chozha Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Amaravathi (/əməˈrɑːvəθɪ/ ə-muh-rah-vuh-thi) is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Selva. The film stars newcomers Ajith Kumar and Sanghavi.[1] It was released on 4 June 1993 to a positive response at the box office.
Plot
[edit]An old couple are heartbroken because their only daughter runs away with her lover. At that time they see Amravathi who is a naive and beautiful girl who runs away from home but does not remember anything else. They decide to take to the police but instead want to raise her as their own daughter. she finds shelter in their house where she is well taken care of. Her life takes a turn when Arjun son of a rich business man falls in love with her. Arjun finds excuses to meet her in her house and gets well known with the family. One day with the help of Amravati's friend he manages to lure her into his house without her parents knowing and expresses his love for her and starts taking her to places and they start having the happiest days of their life. But her foster father fears she will elope too so forbids her to see Arjun but her father understands that they are deeply in love with each other. Just then a newspaper shows there is a missing girl called Angeline and she bears resemblance to Amravati. Arjun sees this and thinks it is Amravati. Just then a doctor comes and recognises Amravati as Angeline and tells Arjun and her foster parents she is Angeline the daughter of a rich businessman. She and her father never got over the loss of her mother and her uncle tortures them to give him the wealth and Angeline's hand in marriage and makes sure they tell nobody about him., Her father and her decide to kill themselves so they can escape the torture. Her father dies but Angel survives and has amnesia and has forgotten everything. Then the uncle kidnaps Amravati to force her into marriage and also tries to misbehave with her and just then Arjun fights him and rescues her. Arjun and Amravati live happily and also it is shown that nobody ever told Amravati about her past because they did not want to upset her.
Cast
[edit]- Ajith Kumar as Arjun
- Sanghavi as Amaravathi (Angelin)
- Kalyan Kumar as Balasubramaniam
- Kavitha as Raji, Balasubramaniam's wife
- Nassar as Frank, Angelin's father
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Dr. Charle
- Charle as Seethapathy, Saloon shop owner
- Bhanu Prakash as Gowtham, Arjun's friend
- Murali Kumar as Arjun's friend
- Sabitha Anand as Arjun's aunty
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Rathnavel, Police
- Mounika as Geetha, Balasubramaniam's daughter
- Vichithra special appearance in "Adi Soku Sundari" song
- Junior Balaiah as Rickshaw driver
- Ra. Sankaran as Church Father
- Kumaresan as Vegetable seller
- C. R. Saraswathy as Doctor
- Seenu Mohan as Bus conductor
Production
[edit]After the success of Thalaivaasal, Selva began a love story featuring newcomers. The producers were unhappy with the work of the newcomers and they soon approached Ajith Kumar to play the lead role after S. P. Balasubrahmanyam had recommended him, after seeing parts of Prema Pusthakam.[2] Ajith signed the film on 3 August 1992, making his debut in Tamil as a lead actor.[3] Similarly, the lead actress Sanghavi was 16 years old when the film started production.[4] As the film went into post production, Ajith was bed-ridden due to a racing injury and remained in treatment for twenty months.[5] Subsequently, another actor Vikram had to dub scenes for Ajith.[6][7]
Music
[edit]The music is composed by Bala Bharathi.[8][9]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Adi Soku Sundari" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Malgudi Subha | 4:58 |
| 2. | "Ha Ha Kanaveh Thana" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:34 |
| 3. | "Poo Malaranthethu" | Minmini | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Putham Pudhu Malare" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:02 |
| 5. | "Tajumahal Thevailla" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Udal Enna Uyir Enna" | Ashok | 4:40 |
| Total length: | 31:06 | ||
Release and reception
[edit]Amaravathi was released on 4 June 1993.[10] Malini Mannath wrote for The Indian Express, "Producer Chozha Ponnurangan and writer-director Chelvaa [...] come together again in [Amaravathi], which despite its flaws, is a fairly engaging entertainer that has romance, suspense and sentiments in the proper proportions."[11]
The film was profitable and the success was partly credited to the chart-topping soundtracks composed by Bala Bharathi.[12] The film also gained media attention for its lead actor, Ajith, who was approached with several modelling assignments.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ajit and Asin are back!". Sify. 30 May 2006. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "How Ajith landed Amaravathi". The Times of India. 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Thala Ajith's silver jubilee: 5 reasons why Vivegam star will dominate next 25 years in Tamil cinema". The Indian Express. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Grill Mill – Sangavi". The Hindu. 19 November 2009. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Bad back, great future". Rediff.com. 6 July 1999. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ Ramanan, V. V. (28 September 2007). "Questions & Answers". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "അജിത്തിനും അബ്ബാസിനും ശബ്ദം നൽകിയ വിക്രം". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Amaravathi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1993)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Amaravathi Tamil Audio Cassette". Banumass. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Amaravathy". The Indian Express. 4 June 1993. p. 4. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2017 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (11 June 1993). "Fair source of entertainment". The Indian Express. p. 6. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "The Star Next Door". Rediff.com. 4 April 1997. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Pyar to hona hi tha". Rediff.com. 15 September 1999. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- Amaravathi at IMDb