Band Master

For other uses, see Bandmaster (disambiguation).

Band Master is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film stars R. Sarathkumar and Heera, with Ranjitha, Vijayakumar and Srividya in supporting roles. It was released on 2 July 1993.

Band Master
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. S. Ravikumar
Story by	A. C. Chandrakumar
Produced by	A. G. Subramaniam
Starring	R. Sarathkumar Heera
Cinematography	Ashok Rajan
Edited by	K. Thanikachalam
Music by	Deva
Production company	A. G. S. Movies
Release date	2 July 1993 (1993-07-02)
Running time	143 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Ravi, a bandmaster, leads a happy and self-contented life. Circumstances make him fall in love with Gita without realising that she is a minister's only daughter.

Cast

• R. Sarathkumar as Ravi
• Heera as Gita
• Ranjitha as Meenakshi
• Vijayakumar as Veeraraghavan
• Srividya
• Goundamani as Mani
• Senthil as Albert
• Chinni Jayanth as the driver
• Uday Prakash
• Pandu
• K. S. Ravikumar

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Deva. Lyrics were written by Vaali and Kalidasan.^[1][2]

Song	Singers	Lyrics
"Kili Joshiyam Parthen"	K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Kalidasan
"Paattuku Yaaradi Pallavi"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	Vaali
"Putham Puthu"	Malaysia Vasudevan, Swarnalatha	Kalidasan
"Pudhiya Nilave"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Thiruneer Mala"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Release and reception

Band Master was released on 2 July 1993.^[3] Malini Mannath of The Indian Express praised Ravikumar's handling of the film's humour, and also praised the performances of Sarathkumar, Heera and Chinni Jayanth, calling him the "scene-stealer".^[4]

Controversy

In 2022, Lakshmi Priya, writing for The News Minute, criticised one scene where Ranjitha's character ill treats two dwarf characters by asking them to sniff food because "a sniff would be enough for their size" as insensitive, and a bad example of dwarfs being used for comic effect in Indian cinema.^[5]