Gandhi Pirantha Mann

Gandhi Pirantha Mann
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Directed by	R. Sundarrajan
Written by	R. Sundarrajan
Produced by	Tamil Fathima
Starring	Vijayakanth Revathi Ravali
Cinematography	Rajarajan
Edited by	G. Jeyachandran
Music by	Deva
Production company	Tamilannai Cine Creation
Release date	22 July 1995 (1995-07-22)
Running time	155 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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

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

• Vijayakanth as Balu and Gandhi
• Revathi as Lakshmi
• Ravali as Rukmani
• Radha Ravi as Periyavar (Gandhi)
• Mansoor Ali Khan
• R. Sundarrajan
• Delhi Ganesh
• Thalaivasal Vijay
• Ponvannan
• Vivek
• Charle
• Ponnambalam
• Periya Karuppu Thevar
• Sathyapriya
• Kazan Khan
• Balu Anand
• Idichapuli Selvaraj as Narayanan
• Padmapriya as Padma
• Chelladurai as Arokiasamy
• Suryakanth
• Peeli Sivam
• C. R. Saraswathi as Sathyavathi
• Kokila
• Pasi Narayanan
• Dhanapal
• Thiruppur Ramasamy
• Nellai Siva
• Kovai Senthil
• Karate R. Thiagarajan in a guest appearance

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). p. 12. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023 – via Internet Archive.

External links

• Gandhi Pirantha Mann at IMDb