Senthamizh Paattu

Senthamizh Paattu (transl. Pure Tamil Song) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language musical drama film, written and directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Prabhu and Sukanya while Salim Ghouse plays a supporting role. It was released on 25 October 1992 on the eve of Diwali and was a box office hit. The film was remade in Telugu as Amma Koduku (1993), and in Kannada as Rasika (1994).^{[citation needed]}

Senthamizh Paattu
Poster
Directed by	P. Vasu
Written by	P. Vasu
Produced by	M. S. V. Gopi
Starring	Prabhu Sukanya
Cinematography	Jayanan Vincent
Edited by	P. Mohanraj
Music by	Viswanathan-Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Janaki Films
Release date	25 October 1992 (1992-10-25)
Running time	141 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Against his mother's wishes, Balu becomes a singer who falls for Durga, a kind-hearted, wealthy girl and learns about the past connection between their families.

Cast

• Prabhu as Balasubramaniyan
• Sukanya as Durga Devi
• Kasthuri as Shanmathi
• Sujatha as Kalaivani
• Ravikumar as Ravi
• Vijayakumar as Rangasamy
• Manjula as Meenakshi
• Salim Ghouse as Rajarathnam
• Kavitha as Rajeswari
• Kazan Khan as Boopathy
• Goundamani as Murugesan
• V. Gopalakrishnan as Ravi Father
• LIC Narasimhan as College Professor
• Ponnambalam as Fighter
• Sakthi as Young Bala
• Mayilsamy as Konavayen

Production

The success of P. Vasu's family drama En Thangachi Padichava (1988) starring Prabhu prompted further collaborations in the same genre between the pair with Chinna Thambi (1991) and Senthamizh Paattu (1992) being released soon after.^[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and Ilaiyaraaja, after their collaboration in Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu with lyrics by Vaali.^[2][3] The song "Solli Solli" gave a break to its singer Sunanda.^[4]

Song	Singers	Length
"Vanna Vanna"	Jikki	05:01
"Adi Komadha"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	05:08
"Chinna Chinna Thooral"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Anuradha Rajkrishna	05:09
"Indha"	Mano	05:09
"Kuttukoru"	Mano	04:54
"Kalayil Kethattu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha	05:12
"Solli Solli"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sunanda	05:11

Release and reception

Senthamizh Paattu was released on 25 October 1992, Diwali day.^[5][6] Malini Mannath of The Indian Express lauded Sukanya's performance and the music, but called the film "rather a crude imitation" of Chinna Thambi.^[7] Supraja Sridharan of Kalki wrote that if one could tolerate vulgar comedy, they could enjoy the film for the naïve Sukanya, playful Kasthuri, natural Prabhu and beautiful music.^[8] Balasubrahmanyam won the Cinema Express Award for Best Male Playback Singer.^[9]