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1988 Indian film
| Paarthal Pasu | |
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| Directed by | K. S. Gopalakrishnan |
| Written by | K. S. Gopalakrishnan |
| Produced by | G. Chinnadurai G. Ravikumar |
| Starring | Ramarajan Chandrasekhar Pallavi Sri Bharathi |
| Cinematography | Suresh |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Production company | C. R. Production |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Paarthal Pasu(transl. If Seen, Cow) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language mystery thriller film, written and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Ramarajan, Chandrasekhar, Pallavi and Sri Bharathi. It was released on 10 June 1988.
Plot
Shankar, a lawyer, gets entangled in a complex case involving deceit and murder when his fiancée, Ratna, a policewoman, learns about an illicit operation where a police officer is involved in helping a criminal run a brothel. Determined to bring the corrupt officer to justice, Ratna enlists the help of her fiancé, Shankar. Together, they navigate through a dangerous web of crime and corruption to expose the truth and seek justice.
Cast
- Ramarajan as Lawyer Shankar
- Chandrasekhar
- Pallavi as Rathna
- Sri Bharathi as Mynaa
- Thaarani
- S. S. Chandran
- Senthil
- Senthamarai
- G. Seenivasan
- Karnan
- Achamillai Gopi
- C. S. Pandiyan
- Nagaraja Chozhan
- Peeli Sivam
- T. A. Balaji
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao
- Major Sundarrajan in Guest Appearance
- Poornam Viswanathan in Guest Appearance
- Veera Raghavan in Guest Appearance
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
| Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
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| "En Rasa Yaro" | K. S. Chithra | Pulamaipithan | 04:43 |
| "Sinnamani Ponnumani" | S. P. Sailaja | Gangai Amaran | 04:37 |
| "Aadai Maatra" | K. S. Chithra | 03:39 |
Reception
The Indian Express wrote that the film "means to exploit audience's weaknesses to the hilt".
References
- "பார்த்தால் பசு / Paarthal Pasu (1988)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- "Paarthaal Pasu (1988)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- "Paarthaal Pasu". The Indian Express. 1 July 1988. p. 5. Retrieved 24 February 2019 – via Google News Archive.
External links
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