| Thaimel Aanai | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | L. Raja |
| Screenplay by | Karaikudi Narayanan |
| Story by | Prabhat Roy |
| Produced by | M. Saravanan M. Balasubramanian M. S. Guhan |
| Starring | Arjun Sarja Saroja Devi Raghuvaran |
| Cinematography | K. S. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | R. Vittal S. B. Mohan |
| Music by | Chandrabose |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anandha |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Thaimel Aanai (transl. Mother's order) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by L. Raja and produced by AVM Productions. The film stars Arjun Sarja and Raghuvaran. It was released on 13 April 1988. The film was remade in Telugu as Raktha Thilakam (1988) and in Hindi as Pratikaar (1991).[1]
Plot
Thaimel Aanai is the story of a son's revenge on the killers of his mother and sister, but his friend, who is now a police officer, does not like someone taking the law into his hands. The villains kidnap Vinod's family. Raja storms the hideout of the villains along with Vinod and rescues Vinod's family by fighting with the villains, killing the goons who destroyed his family in the process. But Raja succumbs to the injuries he received during the fight. The film ends with Vinod carrying the corpse of Raja and walking away along with his family.
Cast
- Arjun as Raja
- Raghuvaran as Vinod
- Saroja Devi as Vijaya and Raja's mother
- Ranjini as Meena
- Madhuri as Vinod's wife
- Vani Viswanath as Vijaya
- C. L. Anandan
- Kishmu as Chakkara
- Jai Ganesh as Devaraj
- Y. Gee. Mahendra as Punyakodi
- Senthil as a fisherman of Rangukuppam
- S. S. Chandran as Picha
- K. K. Soundar as Padma's father
- Babitha as Padma
- Idichapuli Selvaraj as Kannaiyya
- Kumarimuthu as a fisherman of Rangukuppam
- Omakuchi Narasimhan as a director
- Bayilvan Ranganathan as Chakkara's henchman
- Kullamani as a fisherman of Rangukuppam
- Thavakalai as a fisherman of Rangukuppam
- Anandaraj as Johny
- Azhagu as Dhilip
- Naveen as Chakkara's henchman
- Master Meenuraj as Babu
- Master Jai Krishna as young Raja
- Master Biju as young Vinod
- Baby Vijaya as young Vijaya
Soundtrack
The soundtrack consist of nine songs composed by Chandrabose. Among which 2 unpublished works at the time of the release of the soundtrack, "Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna", S. P. Balasubrahmanyam's version and K. S. Chitra's sad version (or slow version). Lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.[2][3]
Tamil Tracklist
| Song | Singers | Length (min:sec) |
|---|---|---|
| "Vaaika Varabukulla Vayasupulla" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam and Chorus | 04:43 |
| "Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna" | K. S. Chitra | 04:24 |
| "Sangu Chakra Sami Vanthu" | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja and Chorus | 04:55 |
| "Poona Poora Vittitu Avana" | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja and Chorus | 04:24 |
| "Hey Mallikai Poo Poothirukku" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki and Chorus | 04:06 |
| "Yentha Kadai Solla" | K. J. Yesudas, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and M. S. Rajeswari | 04:16 |
| "Poona Poora Vittitu Avana" (Reprise) | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja and Chorus | 04:24 |
| "Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna" | K. J. Yesudas | 03:46 |
| "Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:24 |
| "Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna" (Sad) | K. S. Chitra | 04:14 |
Reception
The Indian Express wrote, "Like a merry-go-round the film keeps spinning about in a whirl all geared to one end of satisfying the audience in an entertainment made-to-order exercise".[4]
References
- ↑ Arunachalam, Param. BollySwar: 1991–2000. Mavrix Infotech. p. 116. ISBN 978-81-938482-1-0.
- ↑ "Thaimel Aanai (1988)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ↑ "Thaai Mel Aanai Tamil Film LP VInyl Record by Chandrabose". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ↑ "Thaai Mel Aanai". The Indian Express. 29 April 1988. p. 5. Retrieved 11 January 2019.