Desiya Paravai

Desiya Paravai (transl. National bird) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Babu Ganesh starring himself, Suresh, Urvashi, Nizhalgal Ravi, Vineetha, and Vadivelu.

Desiya Paravai
Directed by	Babu Ganesh
Written by	Babu Ganesh
Produced by	S. Senguttuven S. Thilagavathi S. Anjuham A. Jotheeswaran
Starring	Suresh Urvashi Nizhalgal Ravi Babu Ganesh Vineetha Vadivelu
Cinematography	R. G. Gopal
Edited by	V. Udayashankar
Music by	Ilayaraaja
Production company	S. Sen Film International
Release date	17 November 2006 (2006-11-17)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Suresh as David
• Urvashi as Malini
• Vichu Sivakumar
• Nizhalgal Ravi
• Babu Ganesh as Raja
• Vinitha as Priya
• Roopasri
• Vadivelu as Azhagu
• Kumarimuthu

Production

The film began production in 1996 as Naan Oru Indian (transl. I am an Indian).^[1][2] The film is about the Kargil War, and reportedly ten percent of the audio cassette sales were donated to the war victims in 2003.^[3] The nine getups of Vadivelu's character were publicized by the makers prior to the film's release.^[2][4][5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilayaraaja.^[1] The lyrics are written by Ilayaraaja, Kamakodiyan, Mu. Metha and Vaali.^[1]

• "Chittuk Kuruvi Kuruvi" - Mano, S. Janaki
• "Yemarathe Yematra" - S. N. Surendar, Selvakumar, chorus
• "Deepavali Innikki" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra, Arunmozhi, chorus
• "Priya Priya" - P. Unnikrishnan, Bhavatharini
• "Chinna Chinna" - Ilayaraaja, chorus
• "Chengal Pattu Chinnachittu" - Mano, chorus

Reception

Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote that "Not much expectation from this film, so not much disappointment either".^[5]