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Pasakiligal (transl. Lovable Parrots) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language drama film. It stars Prabhu, Murali, Navya Nair, and Vineeth, while Roja, Vadivelu, Nassar, Kalabhavan Mani, Malavika, and Manorama play supporting roles. The film was fully written by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M. Karunanidhi, as it was a comeback film for the director-cum-politician.

Plot

Sethupathy (Prabhu) and his young brother Sevathayya (Murali) are fond of their only sister Maragadham (Navya Nair) living in Melur village. Vairaghya Bhoopathy (Nassar) is the chief of the neighboring village Aalur, and the two families have been rivals for generations. But Maragadham falls for Nallarasu (Vineeth), Bhoopathy's brother. Then comes Alakalan (Kalabhavan Mani), a schemer who wants to marry Maragadham. Both the brothers humiliate him and send him back. He ends up marrying Bhoopathy's sister Angayarkanni (Roja) but manages to create an enmity between the two families. Meanwhile, a dancer (Malavika) falls in love with Sethupathy. Alakalan has an eye on her as well. A turn of events results in Bhoopathy's suicide. Now, Nallarasu takes revenge on Sethupathy, who was responsible for his brother's death, so he marries Maragadham only to torture her. The rest of the film is all about how Sethupathy and Sevathayya reveal Alakalan's true colors, and as predicted, all comes to a happy ending.

Cast

• Prabhu as Sethupathy
• Murali as Sevathayya
• Navya Nair as Maragadham
• Vineeth as Nallarasu
• Roja as Angayarkanni
• Vadivelu as Thandavan
• Nassar as Vairaghya Bhoopathy
• Kalabhavan Mani as Alakalan
• Malavika
• Manorama
• Singamuthu
• Halwa Vasu

Production

The filming was held at Chennai, Karaikudi and Madurai. A song featuring Vineeth and Navya was shot at Ramoji Film City while a song featuring Prabhu and Malavika was picturised at Badami, Belur and Halabedu. The introductory song of Navya Nair was picturised at falls at Chalakudy.

Soundtrack

Vidyasagar composed the music for the film. The audio was launched at Kamala Theatre.

• "Aruviyoda" - K. S. Chithra
• "Thendral Ennum" - Madhu Balakrishnan
• "Thangai Endra" - Tippu, Karthik, Sujatha, Manorama
• "Meesai Mutham" - Tippu, Sujatha
• "Karutha Machan" - Manikka Vinayagam, Srilekha

Reception

Chennai Online wrote "There's nothing new or exciting by way of script (Kalaignar Karunanidhi), narration or performance. It's like you're watching a couple of decades old film. Further, the narrative style is stagey, the camera almost static, the actors at most times standing in front of the camera and delivering their lines to it, apprehensive of moving away even an inch lest they go out of the frame!". Bizhat wrote "An outdated screenplay and slow moving scenes makes the movie like a TV serial".

References

1. "Pasakiligal". Chennai Online. 10 October 2005. Archived from the original on 4 September 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
2. "Pasa Kiligal (2006) - Vidyasagar". MusicIndiaOnline. Archived from the original on 29 December 2015.
3. "'Pasakiligal' music release – with pics". Cinesouth. 27 December 2005. Archived from the original on 18 October 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
4. "Pasakiligal". Chennai Online. 23 January 2006. Archived from the original on 14 October 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
5. "BizHat.com - Paasakiligal Review. Prabhu, Murali, Vineeth, Navya Nair, Malavika". movies.bizhat.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

External links

• Pasakiligal at IMDb

• 2006 films
• 2000s Tamil-language films
• Films scored by Vidyasagar (composer)
• 2000s Indian films
• Films with screenplays by M. Karunanidhi
• 2006 drama films
• Indian drama films
• Tamil-language Indian films