Gnanapazham

Gnanapazham (pronounced [ɲaːɳappːaɻam] transl. Fruit of wisdom)^[1] is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language film directed R. P. Viswam and written by K. Bhagyaraj who also composed the music. The film stars Bhagyaraj, Sukanya, Vineetha and Rekha. It was released on 15 November 1996.^[2]

Gnanapazham
VCD cover
Directed by	R. P. Viswam
Written by	K. Bhagyaraj
Produced by	K. Gopinathan
Starring	K. Bhagyaraj Sukanya Vineetha Rekha
Cinematography	S. Jayachandran
Edited by	S. M. V. Subbu
Music by	K. Bhagyaraj
Production company	Bagavathi Creations
Release date	15 November 1996 (1996-11-15)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• K. Bhagyaraj as Gnanasuryan
• Sukanya as Aarthi
• Viswam as Rathnam
• Rekha as Nirmala
• S. N. Lakshmi as Gnanasuryan's mother
• Prabhu Deva as Prabhu
• Kasthuri as Aarthi's Navel Massager
• Vineetha as Thakkali Jothi
• Goundamani as Aarthi's brother
• Senthil as Azhagu, Aarthi's car driver
• Mayilsamy as Bar Owner
• Junior Balaiah as Sathyamoorthy's assistant
• Kovai Senthil as Kanthasamy (Building contractor)

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by K. Bhagyaraj.^[3] Pa. Vijay made his debut as lyricist with this film.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Manimaada"	Pa. Vijay	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:00
2.	"Marina Beach"	Pa. Vijay	Malgudi Subha	5:16
3.	"Onnum Onnum"	Pulamaipithan	Harini, K. Bhagyaraj	1:51
4.	"Unnaipol"	Pa. Vijay	Mano	4:52
5.	"Yaarum Illadha"	Pa.Vijay	Sujatha, P. Unnikrishnan	5:31
6.	"Hey Sayorana"	Kalidasan	Mano, Suresh Peters, Swarnalatha	4:46
Total length:				27:16

Reception

R. P. R. of Kalki praised Sukanya's performance and technical elements which previous films of Bhagyaraj lacked in but felt the film lacked trademark humour of Bhagyaraj and the film's climax suffers from artificiality and concluded calling it a mutual disappointment for Bhagyaraj and his fans.^[5]