Suriya Paarvai

Suriya Paarvai is a 1999 Tamil action crime film directed by Jagan. The film features Arjun and newcomer Pooja in lead roles. The film, produced by Sreenivas Prasad, had musical score by S. A. Rajkumar and was released on 14 January 1999 to negative reviews. The film is heavily inspired by the Luc Besson 1994 film Léon: The Professional.^[1][2][3] The film was dubbed in Telugu as Hello Friend with a comedy track re-shot with Telugu actors.^[4]

Plot[]

Vijay (Arjun) is a hitman who works for Sundaramoorthy (Radha Ravi). He kills anybody for a price, other than women and children and he lives alone in an apartment. Pooja (Pooja), a young girl, studies in a boarding school and comes to her father's house for the holiday. Between her abusive father, selfish stepmother and an arrogant step-aunt, Pooja feels rather badly but she treasures her lovely little brother Dinesh (Mahanadi Dinesh). Pooja tries to befriend Vijay but Vijay is not interested. Her father is a drug smuggler. One day, a corrupt police officer Jayanth (Raghuvaran) kills Pooja's family including her brother. Vijay decides to accommodate Pooja and Pooja compels him to teach her his skills as a hitman. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast[]

Production[]

The film's story and screenplay were written by Arjun's assistant Jagan, who also made his directorial debut.^[5] Pooja Priyanka, daughter of actress Subhashini and niece of Jayasudha, was cast in the lead role opposite Arjun, while she was still at school.^[6]

Soundtrack[]

The film's soundtrack and background score was composed by musician, S. A. Rajkumar. The soundtrack, released in 1999, features 7 tracks with lyrics written by Pazhani Bharathi.

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