Desiya Paravai

Desiya Paravai
Directed byBabu Ganesh
Written byBabu Ganesh
Produced byS. Senguttuven
S. Thilagavathi
S. Anjuham
A. Jotheeswaran
StarringSuresh
Urvashi
Nizhalgal Ravi
Babu Ganesh
Vineetha
Vadivelu
CinematographyR. G. Gopal
Edited byV. Udayashankar
Music byIlayaraaja
Production
company
S. Sen Film International
Release date
  • 17 November 2006 (2006-11-17)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Desiya Paravai (transl. National bird) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Babu Ganesh starring himself, Suresh, Urvashi, Nizhalgal Ravi, Vineetha, and Vadivelu.

Cast

Production

The film began production in 1996 as Naan Oru Indian (transl. I am an Indian).[1][2] The film is about the Kargil War, and reportedly ten percent of the audio cassette sales were donated to the war victims in 2003.[3] The nine getups of Vadivelu's character were publicized by the makers prior to the film's release.[2][4][5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilayaraaja.[1] The lyrics are written by Ilayaraaja, Kamakodiyan, Mu. Metha and Vaali.[1]

Reception

Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote that "Not much expectation from this film, so not much disappointment either".[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Naan Oru Indian Tamil Film Audio cassette Ilayaraaja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Tamil Movie News--Pudhu Edition 2". Cinema Express, Kumudam, Ananda Vikatan . 17 May 1996. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2024 – via Google Groups.
  3. ^ "Desiya Paarvai". Sify. Archived from the original on 17 November 2003. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Desiya Paravai". TV Guide. 1995. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b Mannath, Malini (29 November 2006). "Desiya Paravai". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 27 January 2007.