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Indira
Indira
Soundtrack album by A.R. Rahman
Released	1995
Recorded	Panchathan Record Inn
Length	24:35
Label	Pyramid; T-Series
Producer	A.R. Rahman
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Indira
Indira
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Directed by	Suhasini Maniratnam
Screenplay by	Suhasini Maniratnam; Mani Ratnam
Story by	Suhasini Maniratnam
Produced by	G. Venkateswaran
Starring	Arvind Swamy; Anu Hasan; Radharavi; Nassar; Janagaraj
Cinematography	Santosh Sivan
Edited by	B. Lenin; V. T. Vijayan;
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Production; company	GV Films
Distributed by	Aalayam Productions
Release date	11 May 1995;
Running time	137 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Indira is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language drama film co-written and directed by Suhasini Maniratnam. It features Arvind Swamy with Anu Hasan (cousin of Suhasini) in the title role, Radharavi, Nassar and Ashwini. A. R. Rahman composed the film's score and soundtrack, while Santosh Sivan handled the film's cinematography.^[1]^[2]

Plot

The film revolves around a group of villagers from Maranur, India, and their clash with a neighbouring village leader as their community begins to prosper. Soon, money and greed threaten a will for peaceful coexistence between the two rivalling communities. The main theme involves the role of the caste system and how the younger generation strive to overcome it.

Cast

Arvind Swamy as Thiyagu
Anu Hasan as Indira
Nassar as Sethupathy
Ashwini as Soundaravalli Sethupathi's wife
Radha Ravi as Kotamarayar
Janagaraj as Kanakku Pillai
P. L. Narayana as Rajamanickam
Chandrahasan as Minister
Viji Chandrasekhar as Shanmugam's secret concubine
Pasi Sathya as Villager
T. V. Varadarajan as Government employee
Monica as Younger Indira
Crazy Venkatesh as Nallamuthu
S. Lalitha as Indira's aunt
Sempuli Jagan as Marimuthu
Pravin as Shanmugam
Ravi Shankar as Pichaimuthu
Singapore Manimaran as Villager
Shobana as Pregnant woman
Vishnu Kumaraswami as Younger Thiyagu

Production

Suhasini offered the title role – Indira, to her cousin Anuradha, daughter of producer Chandrahasan, and the actress has since noted that "it was a heavy subject for a newcomer. But I was moved by the story line and there were occasions when I was overwhelmed with emotion. Not once did I use glycerine for tearful scenes".^[3] V. Priya worked as an assistant director during the making of the film.^[4]

Release and reception

Indira was later dubbed and released in Hindi as Priyanka. The film won two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, winning Santosh Sivan the award for Best Cinematographer as well as a Special Jury Award for the film itself.^{[citation needed]} The film however remains the only feature film that Suhasini has directed in her career.^[5]

R. P. R. of Kalki wrote it is understood that Suhasini has a healthy way of thinking; whether she changes the fate of Tamil cinema or not, it will be favourable if she is not changed.^[6] Reviewing the film at the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India, S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu wrote that "In certain scenes Anuradha Hassan does not look like a new find at all".^[7]

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by Vairamuthu; all music is composed by A. R. Rahman

Tamil track list^[8]
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Nila Kaikiradhu" (Female)	Harini	3:22
2.	"Nila Kaikiradhu" (Male)	Hariharan	4:20
3.	"Odakara Marimuthu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram	3:57
4.	"Thoda Thoda Malarndhadhenna"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	5:07
5.	"Ini Achcham Achcham Illai"	Sujatha Mohan, Anuradha Sriram, G. V. Prakash, Shweta Mohan, Esther	5:17
6.	"Munnerudhan"	T. L. Maharajan, Swarnalatha	2:02

All lyrics are written by P. K. Mishra; all music is composed by A. R. Rahman

Hindi track list^[9] (Released under the title *Priyanka*)
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Khili Chandni Hame"	Harini	3:22
2.	"Kili Chandni Hame"	Hariharan	4:20
3.	"Koi Yahan Bhanumati Koi Yahan Roopmati"	Udit Narayan, Mano	3:57
4.	"Thoda Thoda Pyar"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	5:07
5.	"Yeh Jaati Paati Kaisi"	Sujatha Mohan, Anuradha Sriram, G. V. Prakash, Shweta Mohan, Aditya Narayan	5:17
6.	"Barasnewali Hai Barkha"	Mano, Swarnalatha	2:02
7.	"Thoda Thoda Pyar-2"	Hariharan, K. S. Chithra	5:07

References

^ "Indira (1995)". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
^ "Suhasini directs again". Rediff.com. 3 November 1998. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
^ "Her cup of Joy". The Hindu. 9 December 2006. Archived from the original on 22 December 2006. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
^ "My first break – V. Priya". The Hindu. 26 September 2008. Archived from the original on 27 September 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
^ "Suhasini back to direction". IndiaGlitz. 13 June 2009. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
^ ஆர். பி. ஆர் (21 May 1995). "இந்திரா" (PDF). Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 15–16. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (12 January 1996). "The cream of Indian cinema". The Hindu. p. 73. Archived from the original on 21 December 1996. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
^ "Indira". JioSaavn. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Priyanka (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 27 May 1995. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.