Salem Vishnu (/seɪlʌm/) is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language action film written, produced and directed by Thiagarajan. The film stars Thiagarajan and Rupini. It was released on 16 February 1990.[1] The film shows the prequel story of the character Salem Vishnu from the Malayalam film New Delhi.[2][3]
| Salem Vishnu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Thiagarajan |
| Written by | Thiagarajan |
| Produced by | Thiagarajan |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Gopinath |
| Edited by | Siva Subramaniam |
| Music by | Sangeetha Rajan |
Production company | Lakshmi Shanthi Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot edit
Vishnu (Thiagarajan) was a clever student, but he cannot tolerate cheating at the school exam, and beats up the professor (M. S. Bhaskar); he was subsequently excluded from the engineering school. He decides to work as a car mechanic. Vishnu and Shanthi (Rupini) fell in love with each other.
Vishnu's brother Siva (R. Sarathkumar) is an honest municipal commissioner. Siva and his wife Lakshmi (Geetha), a jailer, are transferred to the same city where Vishnu lives. They were shocked when Vishnu tells that he is working as a car mechanic.
Kathavarayan (Goundamani), the municipal chairman, and his brother Ashokan (Ratheesh) are corrupt, influential persons. Siva clashes with them. Meantime, Ashokan kills journalist Raji (Vaishnavi), who sends the details of their illegal works to Siva. Ashokan is later sent to jail. Siva wants also to punish Kathavarayan, but Ashokan kills him. The guiltless Vishnu is sent to jail for killing his own brother. In jail, he meets his sister-in-law Lakshmi and his enemy Ashokan. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Cast edit
- Thiagarajan as Vishnu
- Rupini as Shanthi
- R. Sarathkumar as Siva
- Geetha as Lakshmi
- Ratheesh as Ashokan
- Goundamani as Kathavarayan
- Meesai Murugesan as Vishnu's father
- S. N. Lakshmi as Vishnu's mother
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Jailor Sundaram
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Muthu
- V. K. Ramasamy as Pachai
- Vaishnavi as Raji
- Jayamalini as Jaya
- M. S. Bhaskar as Professor
- Omakuchi Narasimhan as Zamindar
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao as Lawyer
- K. R. Savithri
- C. Pravin Kumar as Police officer
- Pasi Narayanan as Mechanic
- Kullamani as Mechanic
- Vellai Subbaiah as Mechanic
- Karuppu Subbiah as Mechanic
Soundtrack edit
The soundtrack was composed by Sangeetha Rajan.[4]
| Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Hey Nanaa Vayasu Pulla" | K. S. Chithra | Vairamuthu | 4:23 |
| "Kai Thottu Parkkanum" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | Vaali | 4:13 |
| "Mayankinen Mannan Ingu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Thiagarajan | 3:43 |
| "Valayal Satham" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | Vaali | 4:12 |
| "Varuvathu Varattum" | Sangeetha Rajan | Kennedy | 4:55 |
Reception edit
P. S. S. of Kalki praised the performances of Geetha, Goundamani and Vinu Chakravarthy, outdoor locations and camera angles but panned the obscene dance movements and humour track and concluded saying let it be a film made entirely for commercial purposes, for that, should there be such a frenzy that it is useless to rely on formal legal schemes to check irregularities?.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Selam vishnu ( 1990 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "37 வருடங்களை நிறைவு செய்யும் தியாகராஜன் 3 வேடங்களில் நடித்த எரிமலை!". News18 (in Tamil). 22 March 2022. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "சரத்குமார் பிறந்தநாள் ஸ்பெஷல்: உடலைப் பேணி உழைப்பால் உயர்ந்தவர்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 14 July 2020. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Salem Vishnu Tamil LP Vinyl Record by Sangeetha Rajan". Banumass. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ பி. எஸ். எஸ். (11 March 1990). "சேலம் விஷ்ணு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 25. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024 – via Internet Archive.
External links edit
- Salem Vishnu at IMDb
