Aan Paavam

For the 2012 Tamil-language soap opera, see Aan Paavam (TV series).

Aan Paavam (transl.  Innocence of Man) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film^[1] written and directed by Pandiarajan. It was his second directorial venture and first as actor. The film also stars Pandiyan, Revathi and Seetha. It was released on 7 December 1985,^[2] and became a box office success. The film was remade into Telugu as Naku Pellam Kavali (1987) and in Kannada as Ramakrishna (2004).^[3]

Aan Paavam
DVD cover
Directed by	Pandiarajan
Written by	Pandiarajan
Produced by	Easwari Subramaniam
Starring	Pandiyan Pandiarajan Seetha Revathi
Cinematography	Ashok Kumar
Edited by	V. Rajagopal
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Alamu Movies
Release date	7 December 1985 (1985-12-07)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Periya Paandi (Pandiyan) and Chinna Paandi (Pandiarajan) are two notorious sons of the village cinema theatre owner Ramasamy (V. K. Ramasamy). Periya Paandi goes to a neighbouring village to see a girl as arranged by his father towards his marriage and ends up in the wrong house. Coincidentally, those in the wrong house are also expecting a man to see their daughter on the same time and the same day. Contrary to real-time arranged marriages, Periya Paandi goes to see the girl totally un-aided by parents, relatives and friends. Nevertheless, he takes a liking to the girl, Seetha (Seetha), and decides to marry her. Seetha likes Periya Pandi and decides to accept the proposal.

Meanwhile, Seetha's marriage broker shows up and clarifies that Periya Paandi was supposed to have gone to see some other girl but ended up in the wrong house. Hearing this, Periya Paandi, Seetha and Seetha's parents seem disappointed. Ramasamy fixes dates for his marriage to the girl originally chosen for him Revathi (Revathi), a school teacher's daughter. Periya Paandi's adamance to marry Seetha causes a strange turn of events. Chinna Paandi finally marries Revathi, while Periya Paandi ties the knot with his love Seetha.

Cast

• Pandiyan as Periya Paandi
• Pandiarajan as Chinna Paandi
• Revathi as Revathi
• Seetha as Seetha
• V. K. Ramasamy as Ramasamy
• Meesai Murugesan as Murugesan
• Poornam Viswanathan as Viswanathan Vathiyar
• Janagaraj as Kanagaraj
• Usilai Mani as Kanagaraj's restaurant cook
• Kollangudi Karuppayi as Pandi's grandmother^[4]
• Ramesh Khanna as Marriage Broker (Cameo)
• Omakuchi Narasimhan as Parotta Master
• Pasi Narayanan as Cheating Customer
• Nellai Siva as Villager
• Super Subburayan as Super, a fighter
• Sridhar as Subakaran, Radio Mechanic
• Khaja Sharif as Cloth Shop Boy
• Krishnamurthy as Theatre Name Change Officer

Production

Aan Paavam was Pandiarajan's second film as director and his debut film as an actor.^[5] Seetha who was studying in the 12th grade at that time was selected to play the lead actress after director saw her in a video at a marriage.^[6]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[7][8] The song "Kadhal Kasakkudayya" is based on Shanmukhapriya raga,^[9][10][11] and "Kuyile Kuyile" is based on Madhyamavati.^[12]

Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length
"Enna Pada Sollathe"	S. Janaki	Vaali	4:18
"Indiran Vanthathum"	Ilaiyaraaja	Vairamuthu	3:41
"Kadhal Kasakkuthaiya"	Ilaiyaraaja	Vaali	4:23
"Kuyile Kuyile Poonguyile"	Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra	Kuruvikkarambai Shanmugam	4:22
"Otti Vandha Singa Kutty"	Kollangudi Karuppayee	Kuruvikkarambai Shanmugam	5:33
"Enna Pada Sollathe"(Sad)	S. Janaki	Vaali	3:23

The movie was dubbed into Telugu as Pelli Pichollu and lyrics were written by Rajashri

Song	Singers
Kulike Sogase	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jayaram
Lovey Oka Dhuradha	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Naa Paata Vintava	S. P. Sailaja
Peddhalu Pillalu	Madhavapeddi Ramesh

Reception

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki called the film's screenplay, dialogues and Janagaraj as plus points while praising Pandiarajan's acting as natural and added debutant Seetha has only little bit of camera fear, Pandiyan has managed his acting and the scenes involving Revathi evoke laughter.^[13]

Legacy

The film was included by Behindwoods in their list "of All Time Top Ten comedy movies".^[14] Pandiarajan made a spiritual successor to this film titled Kai Vandha Kalai (2006) starring himself and his son Prithvi Rajan.^[15]

References

1. Keramalu, Karthik (24 April 2021). "Eight Classic Tamil Comedies From The 80s And The 90s To Binge On". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
2. "Aan Paavam (1985)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
3. "Ramakrishna – film review". Viggy. 2004. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
4. "Vishal comes in aid of Aan Paavam actress". The Times of India. 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
5. Rangarajan, Malathi (9 January 2011). "The laughter continues..." The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
6. Ashok Kumar, S.R. (28 July 2006). "I take each day as it comes: actor Seetha". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
7. "Aan Paavam (1985)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
8. "Aan Paavam (1985) Tamil Super Hit Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilaiyaraaja". Disco Music Center. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
9. Sundararaman 2007, p. 134.
10. Mani, Charulatha (2 September 2011). "A Raga's Journey — Sacred Shanmukhapriya". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
11. Saravanan, T. (20 September 2013). "Ragas hit a high". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
12. Sundararaman 2007, p. 140.
13. ஜெயமன்மதன் (29 December 1985). "ஆண் பாவம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 9. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
14. "Aan pavam (1986)". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
15. Rangarajan, Malathi (9 June 2006). "A fairly enjoyable sequel -- Kai Vandha Kalai". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

Bibliography

• Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Pichhamal Chintamani. OCLC 295034757.

External links

• Aan Paavam at IMDb