Thenmerku Paruvakaatru

Thenmerku Paruvakaatru
Directed by	Seenu Ramasamy
Written by	Seenu Ramasamy
Produced by	Shibu Issac
Starring	Vijay Sethupathi Saranya Ponvannan Vasundhra Chiyertra
Cinematography	Chezhiyan
Edited by	Mu. Kasivishwanathan
Music by	N. R. Raghunanthan
Production company	Jotham Media Works
Release date	24 December 2010 (2010-12-24)
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Thenmerku Paruvakatru (transl. Southwest Monsoon Breeze) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Seenu Ramasamy and produced by Shibu Issac. It stars Saranya Ponvannan in her 100th film, along with Vijay Sethupathi and Vasundhra Chiyertra. The music was composed by N. R. Raghunanthan with cinematography by Chezhiyan and editing by Mu. Kasivishwanathan. The film released on 24 December 2010 to moderate reviews and did average collections.

The film received mixed reviews, but was eventually featured at the 58th National Film Awards ceremony, where it was named the Best Feature Film in Tamil while Saranya Ponvannan and lyricist Vairamuthu were awarded the Best Actress and Best Lyricist prizes, respectively.^[1]

Plot[]

Set in the backdrop of Theni, the story is about Murugaiyan (Vijay Sethupathi), who is a goatherd. He has a loving mother, Veerayi (Saranya Ponvannan), who is a widow. She struggles hard to raise Murugan but has an overflowing affection for him. Meanwhile, there is a gang which attacks the villagers at night and steals their goats. Murugan, along with his group, manages to catch one of the members in an attack and discovers that it is a girl. Her name is Pechi (Vasundhra Chiyertra), and her family steals goats for their livelihood. While Murugan develops feelings for her, Pechi's family is known to be quite dangerous. Veerayi comes to know this and asked Murugan to marry a girl of her choice. He refuses to accept her wish. However, complications arise between them. An old lady of her house tells Veerayi to let her son marry the girl whom he loves. A possessive widow tells how her husband was killed to that old lady. Her husband was killed by a group of thieves. The head of the gang is none other than the father of the girl whom her son loves.

Cast[]

Soundtrack[]

The music of the film was composed by debutant N. R. Raghunanthan. Vairamuthu won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the song "Kalli Kaattil".^[2]

All lyrics are written by Vairamuthu.

Release[]

Thenmerku Paruvakkaatru was released on 24 December 2010.

Critical reception[]

The Hindu wrote, "Thenmerku Paruvakkaatru with its mother sentiment makes a mark among films with rural themes".^[3] Sify called the film "OK" and wrote, "It is made like a [1970s] tear jerker with the central character being the all sacrificing mother".^[4] The New Indian Express wrote, "A film that has worked out well in all departments, Thenmerku Paruvakaatru is worth a watch.^[5] Behindwoods gave 1 out of 5 stars and wrote, "While the opening scene makes one sit up and take notice, the movie pales into insignificance soon after with nothing much to hold the viewer’s interest. Essentially, Thenmerkku Paruvakatru is a regular village drama and can easily be written down as one of those small timers aspiring to make a fast buck or two".^[6] i

Awards[]

National Film Awards

The film won three awards at the 58th National Film Awards:^[7]

• Won – Silver Lotus Award - Best Actress - Saranya Ponvannan
• Won – Silver Lotus Award - Best Lyricist - Vairamuthu - "Kallikattil pirantha Thayae..."
• Won – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil - Seenu Ramasamy

Filmfare Awards South

• Best Supporting Actress – Tamil – Saranya Ponvannan

Vijay Awards

• Best Supporting Actress – Saranya Ponvannan
• Best Lyricist – Vairamuthu – "Kallikattil Pirantha Thayae..."
• Special Jury Award^[8]

References[]

External links[]

• Thenmerku Paruvakaatru at IMDb