Periya Manushan

Periya Manushan (transl. Respectable Man) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Guru Dhanapal. The film stars Sathyaraj and Ravali. It was released on 30 October 1997.^[1]

Periya Manushan
Poster
Directed by	Guru Dhanapal
Written by	Guru Dhanapal
Produced by	G. Seethalaxmi
Starring	Sathyaraj Ravali
Cinematography	D. Shankar
Edited by	P. Sai Suresh
Music by	Deva
Production company	Guru Film International
Release date	30 October 1997 (1997-10-30)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Ramakrishnan (Sathyaraj) has two wives. Sivagami (Ambika), his first wife, is sterile while Parvathi (Kovai Sarala), his second wife, has a daughter, Indhu (Ravali). Indhu falls in love with, Ramakrishnan's nephew, Subramani (Sathyaraj).

Cast

• Sathyaraj as Ramakrishnan and Subramani
• Ravali as Indhu
• Manivannan as Johnson
• Ambika as Sivagami
• Kovai Sarala as Parvathi
• Vadivelu as Chellappa
• Nizhalgal Ravi as Indhu's cousin
• Vinu Chakravarthy as Indhu's uncle
• Vennira Aadai Moorthy
• Arivoli
• Alphonsa
• Sharmili
• Halwa Vasu
• Thalapathi Dinesh as Marimuthu
• Mayilsamy
• S. P. Balasubrahmanyam as a doctor

Production

Ravali replaced Shruti in the lead role of the film.^[2][3] A song sequence with two hundred boats carrying light of thousands of lamps with actors and hundred junior artists was shot at forest of Chalakudy.^[4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack were composed by Deva.^[5]

Song	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Duration
"Arabia Eecham Pazhame"	Mano, K. S. Chithra	Kalidasan	5:25
"Vaalapaari Chinna"	Anuradha Sriram, Mano	Palani Bharathi	5:00
"Thuli Thuli Pani Thuli"	Hariharan, K. S. Chithra	Kalidasan	4:53
"Oh Mama"	K. S. Chithra, Mano		4:55
"Thrissur Ther Azhage"	K. J. Yesudas, Deva	Vaali	5:23

Release and reception

Periya Manushan was released on 30 October 1997 on the eve of Diwali.^[6] The film did not perform well at the box office.^[7] Manivannan won the Cinema Express Award for Best Comedian.^[8]