Pagadai Panirendu (transl. Twelve dices) is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language martial arts film directed by Dhamodharan N., starring Kamal Haasan, Sripriya and Y. G. Mahendran. Kanchana plays a guest role.[1] The film was released on 14 November 1982.[2]
| Pagadai Panirendu | |
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| Directed by | Dhamodharan N. |
| Screenplay by | M. Santhinarayanan |
| Story by | Abarna Naidu |
| Starring | |
| Music by | K. Chakravarthy |
Production company | Sornambika Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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The film is the story of Anand, a journalist and a martial arts expert. Anand is in love with Sripriya. He gets a microfilm showing the wrongdoings of underworld king Sudarsan. Now the gang is after Anand for the microfilm. Sudarsan's gang member Sathyapriya befriends Anand to get the microfilm, but fails. Meanwhile, Anand's love Sripriya leaves her house as her father, and Major Sundarrajan is against their affair. Sripriya gets threatened by Sudarsan's gang for the microfilm. Anand's friend Y. G. Mahendran also gets trapped by the underworld gang to retrieve the microfilm. Anand had to fight against his martial arts master too, who is an aide of Sudarsan. Finally, Anand succeeds in eliminating the entire gang, saving the microfilm.
Cast
edit- Kamal Haasan – Anand
- Sripriya – Anand's lover Usha
- Kanchana – Anand's mother
- R. N. Sudarshan – Dais[3][4]
- Major Sundarrajan – Usha's father
- Y. G. Mahendran – Vishnu
- Sathyapriya – Renuka
- Sathyaraj – henchman
- T. K. S. Natarajan[5]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by K. Chakravarthy and lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Vaali.[6]
| Song | Singers |
|---|---|
| "Varavendum Maharajan" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela |
| "Naan Pathinaru Vayathanaval" | S. Janaki |
| "Life Is a Game" | L. R. Eswari & Chorus |
Reception
editThiraignani of Kalki felt Kamal Haasan was only wasting time fighting kung-fu throughout the film but praised the acting of Sripriya but felt other actors were wasted. He however praised Lakshman Gore's cinematography and Kiruba Shankar's stunt choreography and concluded this film is okay for those who love Kamal and action.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Star then, a stoic now". The Hindu. 10 March 2006. Archived from the original on 25 June 2006. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "கமல்ஹாசன் படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Lakshman Sruthi. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (14 September 2017). "Committed to acting". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "R N Sudarshan no more, RNR Family Last". IndiaGlitz. 9 September 2017. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "'என்னடி முனியம்மா' பாடல் மூலம் பிரபலமான நடிகர் டி.கே.எஸ். நடராஜன் காலமானார்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 5 May 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Pagadai Panirendu Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Chakravarthy". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ திரைஞானி (21 November 1982). "பகடை பனிரெண்டு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 8. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.