Pathavi Pramanam

Pathavi Pramanam (transl.  Office Oath) is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language political satire film directed by K. R. Udayasankar in his debut.^[1] The film stars Vijayakanth, Vineetha, and Keerthana. It was released on 10 June 1994.^[2]

Pathavi Pramanam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. R. Udayasankar
Screenplay by	K. R. Udayasankar
Story by	C. Dhinakaran
Produced by	Mohan Natarajan V. Shanmugam
Starring	Vijayakanth Vineetha Keerthana
Cinematography	Utpal
Edited by	M. Ramamoorthy
Music by	Deva
Production company	Sree Rajakaali Amman Enterprises
Release date	10 June 1994 (1994-06-10)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

The film begins with Siva escaping from jail, as a convict who failed to kill the politician R. K. twice. At the transfer of power, R. K. will take oath as the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu, so he deploys heavy security to protect him from Siva. Before that, Siva manages to kidnap R. K. and hauls him to a television station. Siva tells his past to the audience and the reason behind the kidnapping.

Cast

• Vijayakanth as Siva
• Vineetha as Krishnaveni
• Ramesh Aravind as Selvamani (guest appearance)
• Keerthana as Seetha Lakshmi
• Rajan P. Dev as R. K. (Rajakumar)
• Mohan Natarajan as Mahadevan
• Vennira Aadai Moorthy
• Kovai Sarala
• Kumarimuthu
• Chitti as Police inspector
• Priya
• Sempuli Jagan
• R. N. K. Prasad as President of India
• Mohan V. Ram as Governor of Tamil Nadu
• Shari
• Raviraj
• King Kong
• Rani in a special appearance

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Deva.^[3]

Song	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Duration
"Ore Oru Pattu Kaanamal"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Piraisoodan	5:09
"Ore Oru Pattu Naan Paada"	K. S. Chithra		4:27
"Poo Mudithu Pottu Vachu"	Krishnaraj		4:21
"Thulli Thulli Thudikuthu Manasu"	Mano, K. S. Chithra	Kamakodiyan	4:26
"Vetri Kottai Nayagare"	Mano, K. S. Chithra		4:35

Reception

K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times labelled the film as "fast-paced political tale",^[1] and Malini Mannath of The Indian Express described the film as "a fairly engrossing entertainer despite its flaws".^[4] R. P. R. of Kalki noted down that the story is similar to old films of Vijayakanth and the dialogues reminds of television serials while calling climax as a good joke. He however found Mohan Natarajan as the only likeable character from the entire film and concluded that since director Udayashankar is a debutant from D. F. T., he is spared with sympathy.^[5] The film failed at the box office.^[6]