Gnanapazham

Gnanapazham
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Directed by	R. P. Viswam
Written by	K. Bhagyaraj
Produced by	K. Gopinathan
Starring	K. Bhagyaraj Sukanya Vineetha Rekha
Cinematography	S. Jayachandran
Edited by	S. M. V. Subbu
Music by	K. Bhagyaraj
Production company	Bagavathi Creations
Release date	15 November 1996 (1996-11-15)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Gnanapazham (pronounced [ɲaːɳappːaɻam] transl. Fruit of wisdom)^[1] is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language film directed R. P. Viswam and written by K. Bhagyaraj who also composed the music. The film stars Bhagyaraj, Sukanya, Vineetha and Rekha. It was released on 15 November 1996.^[2]

Plot

Cast

• K. Bhagyaraj as Gnanasuryan
• Sukanya as Aarthi
• Viswam as Rathnam
• Rekha as Nirmala
• S. N. Lakshmi as Gnanasuryan's mother
• Prabhu Deva as Prabhu
• Kasthuri as Aarthi Navel Massager
• Vineetha as Thakkali Jothi
• Goundamani as Aarthi's brother
• Senthil as Aazhagu Aarthi's car driver
• Mayilsamy as Bar Owner
• Junior Balaiah as Sathyamoorthy's assistant
• Kovai Senthil as Kanthasamy (Building contractor)

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by K. Bhagyaraj.^[3] Pa. Vijay made his debut as lyricist with this film.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Manimaada"	Pa. Vijay	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:00
2.	"Marina Beach"	Pa. Vijay	Malgudi Subha	5:16
3.	"Onnum Onnum"	Pulamaipithan	Harini, K. Bhagyaraj	1:51
4.	"Unnaipol"	Pa. Vijay	Mano	4:52
5.	"Yaarum Illadha"	Pulamaipithan	Sujatha, P. Unnikrishnan	5:31
6.	"Hey Sayorana"	Kalidasan	Mano, Suresh Peters, Swarnalatha	4:46
Total length:				27:16

Reception

R. P. R. of Kalki praised Sukanya's performance and technical elements which previous films of Bhagyaraj lacked in but felt the film lacked trademark humour of Bhagyaraj and the film's climax suffers from artificiality and concluded calling it a mutual disappointment for Bhagyaraj and his fans.^[5]

References

1. Bai, D. Devika (8 May 1995). "Mango's wide influence in Indian culture". New Straits Times. p. 31. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024 – via Google News Archive.
2. M, Marimuthu (15 November 2023). "27 years of Gnanapazham: நேர்மையான பத்திரிகையாளனின் காதலும் அதன்பிந்தைய காமெடி களேபரங்களும் தான்.. ஞானப்பழம்". Hindustan Times (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
3. "Gnana Pazham (1996)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
4. "Interview : Lyricist Pa Vijay". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
5. ஆர். பி. ஆர் (8 December 1996). "ஞானப்பழம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 80. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.

External links

• Gnanapazham at IMDb