Bramma
Bramma is a 1991 Tamil crime thriller film directed by K. Subash and produced by M. Ramanathan. The film stars Sathyaraj in the lead role pairing with Kushboo and Bhanupriya. Goundamani, Vijayakumar, Pradeep Shakthi, and C. R. Saraswathi play supporting roles. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was a Deepavali release, with positive reviews and completed 100 days in theater & was a superhit. The film was remade in Telugu as the same name with Mohan Babu, in Hindi with the same name with Govinda, and in Kannada as Ravivarma with Vishnuvardhan.
| Bramma | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | K. Subash |
| Produced by | M. Ramanathan |
| Written by | K. Subhaash Shanmuga Priyan (dialogues) |
| Starring | Sathyaraj Kushboo Bhanupriya |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Y. N. Murali |
| Edited by | Krishnamoorthy Siva |
Production company | Raaj Films International |
| Distributed by | Raaj Films International |
Release date |
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Running time | 2:30 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Ravivarman is a talented artist with a special ability to draw faces of people at different ages given their childhood photo. After the tragic loss of his wife Pavithra in a flight blast, he became a drunkard and lived aimlessly. Police summons Ravi to draw the face of accused in bomb blast from the previous file photo. Because of his painting, the criminal George is caught by the police, and George challenges to take revenge on Ravi. Due to his help to the police, Ravi becomes famous and is called by a rich man in Rosewood Estate who wants to find his niece who went missing at the age of five. From the housemaid's warning, Ravi understands the rich man's true intentions. He draws his wife as the missing niece's painting and hands over it to the rich man. Meanwhile, he searches and finds Jennifer, who is the actual heir of Rosewood Estate. George escapes from jail, and it is revealed that Pavithra is alive but in a coma. Meanwhile, Jeni falls in love with Ravi. At last, Ravi fights and gets the property of Jeni and unites with Pavithra.
Cast
- Sathyaraj as Ravivarman
- Kushboo as Jennifer
- Bhanupriya as Pavithra
- Goundamani as Valayapalayam Chinnasamy
- Vijayakumar
- Pradeep Shakthi
- C. K. Saraswathi as Housemaid
Soundtrack
The music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[2]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Engiruntho" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Vaali | 05:07 |
| 2 | "Ival Oru Ilanguruvi" | S. Janaki | 04:53 | |
| 3 | "Nadapadhu Nadakattum" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Gangai Amaran | 05:04 |
| 4 | "Raathiri Neram Railadi Oram" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | Vaali | 05:04 |
| 5 | "Varuthu Varuthu" | S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 05:02 | |
Critical reception
The film received great accolades and was super hit at the box office. The Indian Express wrote "Its an elaborately worked out formula film, with ample opportunity for Sathyaraj to swagger around in his informal manner".[3] The film clashed and faced competition with Rajinikanth's Thalapathi, Kamal Haasan'sGunaa and emerged superhit film.
References
- "Aandavan Kattalai". Archived from the original on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
- "Bramma Songs". 5starmusiq. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19911101&printsec=frontpage&hl=en