Poovellam Un Vaasam
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Directed byEzhil
Written byEzhil
Produced byV. Ravichandran
StarringAjith Kumar
Jyothika
CinematographyArthur A. Wilson
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music byVidyasagar
Production
company
Oscar Films
Release date
17 August 2001
Running time
158 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Poovellam Un Vaasam (transl. All flowers bear your fragrance) is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Ezhil and produced by V. Ravichandran. It stars Ajith Kumar and Jyothika as childhood friends, alongside an ensemble supporting cast of Nagesh, Sivakumar, Sayaji Shinde, Vivek, Yugendran, and Kovai Sarala. The film was released on 17 August 2001. and became a commercial success.

Plot

Two families stay in identical bungalows, adjacent to each other, tracing their friendship to over 40 years. Their respective progenies Chinna and Chella are childhood friends, their easy camaraderie and strong bonding carried over to their adult years. The two of them study in the same college, same class, zoom together on the motorbike, their togetherness at home and college, as accepted a fact as it was in films like Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001). Somewhere along the way, the duo falls in love, throwing some soft glances at each other when the other is not looking.

Their college mate Karna, makes devious plans to separate the duo and make Chella his. He does not seem to have any running feud with Chinna, is quite friendly with the duo, and does not seem to be particularly in love with Chella. Chinna laps up all that Karna tells him about Chella loving him, and is heartbroken and goes out on a business trip. Chella, persuaded by both families to marry a NRI, boldly informs them that she loved Chinna and would marry him. The two families are happy.

Chinna returns home and learns of the preparation for his engagement ceremony. Feeling that since Chella loved Karna, it must be family pressure that must have forced her to agree. Chinna then backs out. It is Chella's turn to be indignant about Chinna's mistrust of her love, and after giving him a piece of her mind, she backs out, with Chinna pleading for acceptance. After a period of separation, during which all ties between the two families are severed, both soon come to realize that they cannot live without their dearest friends and lovers. The two families then reunite.

Cast

Production

Ajith Kumar signed the film in early 2001 after pulling out of Praveenkanth's Star.[1] The producers initially approached Aishwarya Rai and then Simran to star, with their refusals leading to the casting of Jyothika.[2] Miss World 1999, Yukta Mookhey was chosen to appear in an item number.[3] Ajith gained mass image before the filming so producer Ravichandran expressed his doubts to Ezhil about carrying on with such a family oriented film with an action hero like Ajith in hand. But Ezhil was confident about Ajith's capabilities in pulling off varying roles.[4]

Twin bungalows were erected in Prasad Studios for the film by art director Prabhakaran as the director could not locate a twin bungalow in the same compound. One house was built to feature antiques and the other with modern artifacts and computers.[5][6][7] During the making of the film, Ajith was admitted to a Chennai city hospital for a surgery of his backbone causing a month's delay in the film's release.[8]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar, with lyrics by Vairamuthu.[9] The song "Kaadhal Vandhadhum" is set in Kapi raga. Vidyasagar reused the tune of his song "Pannendintiki Padukkonte", from his 2002 Telugu film Neetho, for this song.[10]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kaadhal Vandhadhum"K. J. Yesudas, Sadhana Sargam5:35
2."Pudhu Malar Thottu"Sriram Parthasarathy4:42
3."Thirumana Malargal"Swarnalatha6:14
4."Thalaattum Kaatre"Shankar Mahadevan5:25
5."Chella Namm Veettukku"Malaysia Vasudevan, Sujatha Mohan, Harish Raghavendra, Sangeetha Sajith4:51
6."Yukthaamukhi"Devan, Clinton Cerejo5:37
Total length:32:24

Release and reception

Poovellam Un Vaasam was released on 17 August 2001.[11] A critic from The Hindu labeled it as "reasonably interesting", with Ajith's performance being praised as "natural and neat".[12] Visual Dasan of Kalki, playing on the film's title, said "Poovellam Serial Vaasam" (the flowers bear the smell of serials).[13] Rajitha of Rediff.com wrote, "Trouble is the story/script/screenplay which, in a word, is insipid. To the point where, when the movie crescendoes with the two once-close families splitting amidst high drama, you put a polite hand up to stifle a yawn".[14] The success of the film prompted Ezhil, Ajith and Jyothika to team up for a venture the following year with Raja (2002).[1]

Accolades

Poovellam Un Vaasam won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Second Best Family Film and Ajith won a special prize from the committee. At the same ceremony, Sai won Best Costume Designer, Prabhakaran won Best Art Director, Kovai Sarala won Best Comedian and Vidyasagar won Best Music Director.[15] Jyothika won the Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil, which was given to her by Ajith at the Cinema Express Awards.[16][17] Ajith was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil, and Jyothika for Best Actress – Tamil.[18]

References

  1. 1 2 "A success team reunites". The Hindu. 26 April 2002. Archived from the original on 4 July 2003. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Whither K". Cinematoday2.itgo.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "பூவெல்லாம் உன் வாசம்". Cinematoday3.itgo.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "When Ajith – the action hero, proved he could do varied roles". Behindwoods. 14 March 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Rs 1 crore bungalow for Ajith film". ajithkumar.fr.fm. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  6. ↑ Rajitha (27 January 2001). "On the floors". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "More romance in the offing". The Hindu. 19 January 2001. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ajith wounded again during shoot". ajithkumar.fr.fm. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Poovellam Unn Vaasam". JioSaavn. January 2001. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  10. ↑ Mani, Charulatha (7 December 2012). "Notes that intrigue". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  11. ↑ "ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம் ரிலீசாகும் ஹிட் படங்கள்... அஜித்தின் சென்டிமென்ட்!". News18 (in Tamil). 26 March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Film Review: Poovellam Un Vaasam". The Hindu. 24 August 2001. Archived from the original on 25 February 2005. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  13. ↑ விஷுவல்தாசன் (2 September 2001). "பூவெல்லாம் உன் வாசம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 96. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  14. ↑ Rajitha (4 October 2001). "Yawn!". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  15. ↑ "Tamil Nadu announces film awards for three years". IndiaGlitz. 1 October 2004. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  16. ↑ "Happy birthday Thala: Here are some rare photos of actor Ajith on his birthday". The New Indian Express. 1 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  17. ↑ "Jyothika Suriya: Beautiful at 33". NDTV. 18 October 2011. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "The 49th Annual Filmfare Awards -South | Nominees". Indiatimes. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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