Ganam Courtar Avargale

Ganam Courtar Avargale
Theatrical release poster
Directed byManivannan
Written byManivannan
Produced bySengamalam Manivannan
StarringSathyaraj
Ambika
CinematographyA. Sabapathy
Edited byGowthaman
Music byDevendran
Production
company
Kamala Jothi Combines
Release date
  • 20 May 1988 (1988-05-20)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Ganam Courtar Avargale (transl. Your honour) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language comedy thriller film written and directed by Manivannan. The film stars Sathyaraj and Ambika. It was released on 20 May 1988.

Plot

Jayabhaskar "Bhaski", an aspiring lawyer, works under veteran lawyer Desikachari as an assistant and becomes close to his family. Things change when Desikachari becomes involved in a murder case.

Cast

Production

Ganam Courtar Avargale was written and directed by Manivannan, and produced by his wife Sengamalam under Kamala Jothi Combines. Cinematography was handled by A. Sabapathy, and editing by A. Gowthaman.[1] While filming a court scene, Sathyaraj played 13 different roles, taking inspiration from Sivaji Ganesan playing nine roles in Navarathri (1964).[2][3] The final length of the film was 3,929.21 metres (12,891.1 ft).[4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Devendran.[5] The song "Yaaritta Sattam" has an instrumental version, with R. Chandrasekar playing the guitar.[6][7]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Patta Patippu"VairamuthuS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chorus5:51
2."Motta"VairamuthuK. S. Chithra4:25
3."Yaaritta Sattam"VairamuthuMalaysia Vasudevan4:11
4."Kadal Kavidai"VairamuthuS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra4:48
5."Aasaikku Pooja"JevabharathiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra4:17
6."Yaaritta Sattam" (Instrumental)——4:10
Total length:27:42

Release and reception

Ganam Courtar Avargale was released on 20 May 1988.[8] N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express positively reviewed the film for Manivannan's "stylish" direction and Sathyaraj's performance.[9] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki felt that, post-interval, the screenplay could have been a little smarter.[10] The film was commercially successful.[11]

References

  1. ^ Ganam Courtar Avargale... (motion picture) (in Tamil). Kamala Jothi Combines. 1988. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 1:23.
  2. ^ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (13 April 2007). "Sathyaraj and his 10 roles". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  3. ^ "கனம் கோர்ட்டார் அவர்களே படத்தில் 13 தோற்றங்களில் அசத்தினார், சத்யராஜ்" [Sathyaraj rocked with his 13-role performance in Ganam Courtar Avargale]. Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Ganam Courtar Avargale (Celluloid)". Central Board of Film Certification. 17 May 1988. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Ganam Kortaar Avargale". JioSaavn. 31 January 1988. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Kanam Korttar Avargale Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Devendran". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Ganam Kortaar Avargale". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  8. ^ "கனம் கோர்ட்டார் அவர்களே / Ganam Courtar Avargale (1988)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  9. ^ Krishnaswamy, N. (27 May 1988). "Ganam Kortaar Avargale". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 21 March 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (12 June 1988). "கணம் கோர்ட்டார் அவர்களே". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 45. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  11. ^ "Successive hits – Who gave the most in Tamil cinema? | Manivannan". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.