Abhirami is a 1992 Indian Tamil language drama film, directed by Dilip Kumar in his directorial debut and produced by R. B. Choudary. The film stars Saravanan, Sujatha and Kasthuri, with the supporting cast including Anju, Vinodhini, Rohini, Goundamani and Senthil. It was released on 27 November 1992.[1]

Abhirami
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDilip Kumar
Written byDilip Kumar
Produced byR. B. Choudary
Starring
CinematographyK. Ramsingh
Edited byB. Baskaren
Music byMano Ranjan
Production
company
Release date
  • 27 November 1992 (1992-11-27)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot edit

Abhirami has five daughters including Dhanam, Rajeshwari, Maheshwari. The eldest Dhanam is a soft-spoken woman who worked as typist, while Rajeshwari is a short-tempered woman, Maheshwari is a carefree teenager and the last two are little girls.

Saravanan is an orphan and jobless youth who is in love with Dhanam. He lives in a small hotel with his new friend Ramkanth. Saravanan finally finds a decent job in a clothes shop. He then moves with his friend Ramkanth near Dhanam's house. Saravanan slowly becomes one of their well-wishers but Saravanan learns that Dhanam will get married soon to someone else. The heartbroken Saravanan doesn't reveal his love and vacates the house.

On the wedding day, Abhirami has an accident and their jewels have been stolen. Saravanan rushes Abhirami to the hospital, he then takes jewels from his boss' daughter Vasanthi who is a widow. Afterwards, the wedding takes place. After the wedding, Saravanan reveals that Abhirami had died on the way to the hospital. Saravanan doesn't tell the truth for fear that the wedding would stop.

Now, the remaining four girls accept Saravanan as their brother and he decides to live with them. Saravanan and Vasanthi will get married soon.

Cast edit

Soundtrack edit

The soundtrack was composed by Mano Ranjan, with lyrics written by Kalidasan, Vairamuthu and Dilip Kumar.[2]

Song Singer(s) Duration
"Aathadi Chinna Ponnu" Minmini, Chorus 4:12
"Avasarama Romba" S. P. Sailaja, Chorus 4:18
"Ezhai Veetil" (female) Vani Jairam 4:24
"Ezhai Veetil" (male) Mano 0:47
"Kalaikalin Thaaye" Malaysia Vasudevan, Sakthi Shanmugam, K. S. Chithra 4:50
"Kanni Thamizho Kamban Kaviyo" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 3:33
"Naam Irukkom" S. P. Sailaja, Chorus 2:42

Reception edit

Ayyappa Prasad of The Indian Express gave the film a positive review: "Dilip Kumar has handled the story with finesse" and praised the lead actors.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Abirami". The Indian Express. 27 November 1992. p. 4. Retrieved 5 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ "Abhirami (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. ^ Prasad, Ayyappa (11 December 1992). "A brother in need". The Indian Express. p. 7. Retrieved 23 December 2020 – via Google News Archive.

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