Unakkaga Piranthen (transl.I was born for you) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, written and directed by Balu Anand, and produced by Vivekananda Pictures. The film stars Prashanth and Mohini.

Unakkaga Piranthen
Directed byBalu Anand
Written byBalu Anand
Produced byTirupur Mani
Starring
CinematographyJayanan Vincent
Edited byM. N. Raja
Music byDeva
Production
company
Release date
  • 15 May 1992 (1992-05-15)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot edit

Radha is a Sri Lankan refugee, who has taken shelter in a refugee camp in India. When a camp guard tries to molest her, a local man called Krishnan comes to her rescue. They start meeting frequently and soon fall in love. When refugees are ordered back to Sri Lanka, Radha goes. Unable to bear the separation, Krishna decides to swim to Sri Lanka, but on reaching shore he is arrested by coastal guards who think he is a terrorist. Krishna manages to escape from captivity and find Radha.

Cast edit

Soundtrack edit

The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Vaali and Kamakodiyan.[1][2] For the dubbed Telugu version Prema Pujari,[3] all lyrics were written by Rajasri.[4]

Tamil
Song Singer(s) Lyrics Length
"Maama Maama Unai" Swarnalatha, Mano Kamakodiyan 4:50
"Oh Krishna (Duet)" S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Vaali 4:41
"Oh Krishna (Lady)" S. Janaki 4:48
"Padikkara Vayasula" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Kamakodiyan 4:55
"Penn Venum" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sunandha 4:05
Telugu
Song Singer(s) Length
"Oh Radha Oh Radha" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:47
"Idi Naa Aasayam" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:44
"Oh Krishna Oh Krishna" K. S. Chithra 4:55
"Mandaram Mudda Mandaram" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 4:10
"Mava Mava" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 4:52

Reception edit

The Indian Express wrote, "Balu Anand, the director, could have geared up the proceedings a bit as the slackness is obvious on certain portions".[5] C. R. K. of Kalki wrote that the film's first half was good, but the director lost grip in the second half and the film became logicless.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Unakkaga Piranthen". JioSaavn. January 1992. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Unakkaga Piranthen Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Deva". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Prema Pujari". indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Prema Poojari". Spotify. August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Routine, but different". The Indian Express. 29 May 1992. p. 7. Retrieved 8 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ சி.ஆர்.கே. (14 June 1992). "உனக்காகப் பிறந்தேன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 17. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.

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