{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox film | name = Perianna | image = Periyanna poster.jpg | caption = Poster | director = [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]]an | writer = Suresh K. (dialogues) | screenplay = S. A. Chandrasekharan | story = Suresh K. | producer = Jaya<br />S. K. Subbiah | starring = [[Suriya]]<br />[[Meena (actress)|Meena]]<br />Manasa | cinematography = Selva. R | editing = Saleem-Vasu | music = [[Bharani (composer)|Bharani]] | studio = Jaya Subhashree Productions | released = {{Film date|df=y|1999|04|14}} | runtime = 148 minutes | language = Tamil | country = India }}
'''''Perianna''''' (spelt onscreen as '''''Periannaha''''') is a 1999 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]]an, starring [[Suriya]], [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] and Manasa with [[Vijayakanth]] in an extended cameo role as the title character. The soundtrack for this film was composed by debutant music director [[Bharani (composer)|Bharani]]. The film was released on 14 April 1999.
== Plot == {{More plot|date=March 2024}} Suriya kills the villains who murder his family and is sent to jail. During his time in jail, a well-respected minister celebrates his daughter's birthday in prison. His daughter is impressed by Suriya's talent in Violin percussion and convinces her father to grant her special permission to learn music from him. During this time, they fall in love with each other, and opposition grows from the girl's parents and the police department. Then, they elope. They come to a remote town where they witness the murder of a collector in the railway station during broad daylight, but no one seems to care. They then see that the man who murdered the collector is the chief of the village, Periyanna, so they try to oppose him. In their time at the village, they learn about his past and change their mind about him. He promises them to get them married. The movie then moves towards the climax as whether the village chief will be successful in getting those two lovers married or the girl's father will be successful in separating them by using the legal system against them.
== Cast == {{cast listing| *[[Vijayakanth]] as Lingam (Periyanna) (Extended guest appearance) *[[Suriya]] as Suriya *[[Meena (actress)|Meena]] as Shenbagam *Manasa as Ganga *[[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as Varadharajan *[[Anandaraj]] *[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] *[[Manivannan]] *[[R. Sundarrajan]] *[[Vinu Chakravarthy]] *[[Ajay Rathnam]] as Collector *[[O.A.K. Sundar]] *[[Sachu]] *[[Vaiyapuri]] as Prisoner *[[S. S. Chandran]] *[[Thalapathi Dinesh]] *[[Ram Lakshman (stunt choreographers)|Ram Lakshman]] *[[Rocky Rajesh]] as Henchman (special appearance) }}
== Production == S. A. Chandrasekhar had initially planned to make the film with [[Vijayakanth]] and [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]], but the project failed to materialise. The film re-emerged in 1998 with Vijay's busy schedules for his other films prompting Chandrasekhar to select [[Suriya]] to appear in a lead role alongside Vijayakanth.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anon |date=15 January 1999 |title=On the Sets |work=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/%28docid%29/195584B7152B4B4365256940004C8B27 |url-status=dead |access-date=13 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405020501/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/195584B7152B4B4365256940004C8B27 |archive-date=5 April 2012}}</ref> [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] was selected to play a leading role in the film. Chandrasekhar initially picked a model from Mumbai called Tanuja to be paired opposite Suriya, but later changed his mind.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 January 1999 |title=Sons and rivals |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jan/25ss.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200607054813/https://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jan/25ss.htm |archive-date=7 June 2020 |access-date=13 June 2023 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> The role was handed to Ganga, sister of actress [[Easwari Rao]], with the director changing her stage name to Manasa from Ganga as she was known in ''[[Kakkai Siraginilae|Kaakai Siraginilae]]''. Vijayakanth's long-time assistant, S. K. Subbiah, produced the film, with Vijayakanth keen to work on the venture in order to help benefit Subbiah.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 1999 |title=Tamil Cinema 1998-Year Highlights (Part-2) |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/highlights/01-01-99/yearhig2.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010112113500/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/highlights/01-01-99/yearhig2.htm |archive-date=12 January 2001 |access-date=12 January 2022 |website=[[Dinakaran]]}}</ref>
The film was launched in late 1998 with Vijayakanth, Suriya, director Chandrasekhar and veteran producers [[A. L. Azhagappan]] and Ibrahim Rowther in attendance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Potti Tamil Movie News (A.R.R. News and more!) |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/News/99/February/pnews_20150.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609215317/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/News/99/February/pnews_20150.html |archive-date=9 June 2012 |access-date=3 January 2012 |website=Indolink}}</ref> Vijayakanth charged no remuneration for his work.<ref>{{Cite web |last=V |first=Sankaran |date=8 February 2024 |title=கேப்டன் விஜயகாந்த் சம்பளமே வாங்காமல் நடித்துக் கொடுத்த படங்கள்!.. அட இவ்வளவு இருக்கா?.. |url=https://cinereporters.com/captain-vijayakanth-acted-the-movies-without-salary/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214053830/https://cinereporters.com/captain-vijayakanth-acted-the-movies-without-salary/ |archive-date=14 February 2024 |access-date=14 February 2024 |website=CineReporters |language=ta}}</ref>
== Soundtrack == [[Bharani (composer)|Bharani]] who earlier wrote lyrics for Vijay's debut film ''[[Naalaya Theerpu]]'' (1992) was selected to compose the music thus making his debut.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 August 2005 |title=Music Director Bharani |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/Interview4/bharani/tamil-cinema-interview-bharani.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206051928/http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/Interview4/bharani/tamil-cinema-interview-bharani.html |archive-date=6 December 2012 |access-date=18 May 2015 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref> The soundtrack contains 7 songs and lyrics for the songs were written by Bharani, Vasan, Arivumathi and Pulamaipithan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 1999 |title=Periyanna (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/periyanna-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1525758523 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613130740/https://music.apple.com/us/album/periyanna-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1525758523 |archive-date=13 June 2023 |access-date=13 June 2023 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref> Vijay had sung three songs for Suriya in this film with "Naam Dum Adikkira" song was well received while another song "Nilave Nilave" was also successful.
{{Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | headline = Track listing | total_length = 31:59 | title1 = Nilave Nilave | extra1 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Sujatha Mohan]] | lyrics1 = Vasan | length1 = 5:03 | title2 = Naan Dum Adikkira Styla Pathu | extra2 = [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] | lyrics2 = Bharani | length2 = 4:21 | title3 = Juttadi Leela Sundara Mala | extra3 = Vijay, [[Swarnalatha]] | lyrics3 = Bharani | length3 = 4:45 | title4 = Pollachi Mala Rottula | extra4 = [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], Swarnalatha, [[S. N. Surendar]] | lyrics4 = [[Pulamaipithan]] | length4 = 5:47 | title5 = Rottula Oru Chinnaponnu | extra5 = Vijay | lyrics5 = Bharani | length5 = 4:13 | title6 = Pacholay Keethukulla | extra6 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K.S. Chithra]] | lyrics6 = [[Arivumathi]] | length6 = 4:35 | title7 = Nilave Nilave | extra7 = S. N. Surendar | lyrics7 = Vasan | note7 = pathos | length7 = 3:15 }}
== Release and reception == The film released on 14 April 1999,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 December 2002 |title=நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல் |url=https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202064212/https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |archive-date=2 February 2024 |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=[[Cinema Express]] |pages=41–43 |language=Ta}}</ref> and was a box office failure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Happy Tamil New Year 2000 |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/2000/tnyspecial.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210005955/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/2000/tnyspecial.htm |archive-date=10 February 2012 |access-date=3 January 2012 |website=Indolink}}</ref> K. N. Vijiyan of ''[[New Straits Times]]'' called it "not a must-see movie".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. N. |date=24 April 1999 |title=Unlikely romantic flick |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WPxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3BQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3958%2C3838664 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618073256/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WPxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3BQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3958%2C3838664 |archive-date=18 June 2024 |access-date=13 June 2023 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |pages=Arts 4 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> K. P. S. of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' wrote Chandrasekhar has shot a film in the collaboration of Vijayakanth and Suriya and is eager to score a century. He has given a catch to the fans with the usual, old story and ducked out.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=கே. பி. எஸ். |date=16 May 1999 |title=பெரியண்ணா |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1999-05-16/page/80/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230601081641/https://archive.org/details/kalki1999-05-16/page/80/mode/2up |archive-date=1 June 2023 |access-date=10 June 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=81 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> D. S. Ramanujam of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "In building the story of K. Suresh, who had also written the dialogue, through his screenplay, the director leaves a few vacant areas".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=D. S. |date=23 April 1999 |title=Film Reviews: Perianna / Monisha En Monalisa / Ethirum Puthirum |url=http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/990423/09/09230222.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010222071639/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/990423/09/09230222.htm |archive-date=22 February 2001 |access-date=14 March 2024 |work=[[The Hindu]] |pages=26}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb title}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes}} {{S. A. Chandrasekhar}}
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