Palayathu Amman is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language devotional film directed by Rama Narayanan. Meena plays the lead role as goddess Amman, while Ramki, Divya Unni, Charan Raj, and Vivek play supporting roles.

Palayathu Amman
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Directed byRama Narayanan
Produced byN. Radha
StarringMeena
Ramki
Divya Unni
Charan Raj
Vivek
CinematographyN. K. Viswanathan
Edited byRajkeerthi
Music byS. A. Rajkumar
Production
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Release date
  • 28 October 2000 (2000-10-28)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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The film starts with a saint in a gurukula announcing to his students that Devi's birth to kill the evil shall come soon. The Satan kills the saint, but Devi's birth is not stopped. It grows up as a child for Shekar and Savithri. The child gets all kinds of harms from the Satan, but the Goddess Palayathu Amman saves it every time. At the same time, Savithri thinks Palayathu Amman wants to take away her child, so she tries to save it from her. At last, the child is kidnapped and about to be killed when Palayathu Amman kills the Satan and returns the child to her parents.

Cast

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Production

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The film completed its shoot with the working title of Devatha, before the director chose to title the film Palayathu Amman.[1][2]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar.[3]

Song Singers Lyrics
Aadi Vanthen K. S. Chithra Kalidasan
Veppilai Veppilai Sujatha Mohan
Palayathamma Nee K. S. Chithra
Paal Nila Swarnalatha, Anuradha Sriram Vaali
Anthapura Nandhavanam Mano, Swarnalatha Rama Narayanan

Reception

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Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote, "As the title suggests it is once again a good-versus-evil and a Goddess-testing-devotee kind of a film. There is nothing new by way of subject or treatment" but appreciated the CG towards the climax.[4]

Legacy

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The comedy subplot, including a scene where Vivek parodies the climax of Parasakthi (1952) gained immense popularity.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Meena's Dream". tamilmovies.com. 28 September 2000. Archived from the original on 29 January 2001. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Ramya Krishnan to Nayanthara: Five top Tamil actresses who played devotional roles". The Times of India. 4 March 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Palayathu Amman (2000)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. ^ Mannath, Malini. "Film: Palayathamman". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 3 February 2003. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ Shekar, Anjana; U, Saradha (17 April 2021). "'Take diversion': 13 unforgettable comedy scenes from Vivek". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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