Avathara Purushan (transl. Incarnated Husband) is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Pandiyan Arivali. The film stars Ranjith, Anand and Sivaranjani, with Goundamani, Senthil, Vivek, Veerapandiyan, Thalaivasal Vijay, Kavitha and Karikalan playing supporting roles. It was released on 28 June 1996.[1]

Avathara Purushan
Directed byPandiyan Arivali
Written byPandiyan Arivali
Produced byA. Jagannanthan
Kasthuri Ananth
Starring
CinematographySekhar V. Joseph
Edited byGowri–Parry
Music bySirpy
Production
company
Super Hit Movies
Release date
  • 28 June 1996 (1996-06-28)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

edit

Anand and Vaishali are college students. Anand falls in love with Vaishali at first sight. When Anand reveals her his love, Vaishali rejects it and she ridicules him. Since that day, he follows her everywhere to tease her. She then complains to the police. Soon, Vaishali becomes pregnant and hides the father's name to her parents. Feeling ashamed about her pregnancy, her family moves to Ooty.

Vaishali finally reveals to her parents that she was raped by a stranger. After giving birth, she drops the baby in front of the rapist's house. Anand didn't understand anything. He was also a student and was the other Anand's worst enemy. Anand was arrested mistakenly and beaten by the police for teasing Vaishali.

Anand takes care of the baby. Anand thinks that the rapist is Anand. Both Anands fight among themselves but they turn out to be innocents in this affair. In the meantime, Vaishali befriends Raja. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

edit

Soundtrack

edit

The soundtrack were composed by Sirpy, with lyrics written by Vaali.[2][3]

Song Singer(s) Duration
"Degree Vangi" Mano 4:05
"Chinamanai Chinamani" Mano, Ashok 4:23
"Agaya Panthalile" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha 3:18
"Maththala Satham" Swarnalatha 4:19
"Unnai Ninachi" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 4:58

Reception

edit

D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "An out of the way story line of a college girl forcibly  seduced by  a student, goes through the pregnancy and hands over the  new born to the rightful father making him repent for his action  has not  been dealt with the seriousness such an issue requires.  The artistes  chosen  have also not been properly guided  to  produce something  extra".[4]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Avadhara purushan ( 1996 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Avathara Purushan". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Paasa Valai / Avathara Purushan". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. ^ Ramanujam, D. S. (5 July 1996). "Avathara Purushan/Minor Maapillai". The Hindu. p. 33. Archived from the original on 20 December 1996. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
edit