# Perianna > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Perianna > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Perianna.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perianna > Source revision: 1348811267 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1999 Indian film Perianna Poster Directed by S. A. Chandrasekharan Written by Suresh K. (dialogues) Screenplay by S. A. Chandrasekharan Story by Suresh K. Produced by Jaya S. K. Subbiah Starring Suriya Meena Manasa Cinematography Selva. R Edited by Saleem-Vasu Music by Bharani Production company Jaya Subhashree Productions Release date 14 April 1999 (1999-04-14) Running time 148 minutes Country India Language Tamil ***Perianna*** (spelt onscreen as ***Periannaha***) is a 1999 Indian [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language)-language [action drama film](/source/Action_drama_film) directed by [S. A. Chandrasekharan](/source/S._A._Chandrasekhar), starring [Suriya](/source/Suriya), [Meena](/source/Meena_(actress)) and Manasa with [Vijayakanth](/source/Vijayakanth) in an extended cameo role as the title character. The soundtrack for this film was composed by debutant music director [Bharani](/source/Bharani_(composer)). The film was released on 14 April 1999. ## Plot This article's plot summary needs to be improved. Please help do so. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. (March 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 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 - [Vijayakanth](/source/Vijayakanth) as Lingam (Periyanna) (Extended guest appearance) - [Suriya](/source/Suriya) as Suriya - [Meena](/source/Meena_(actress)) as Shenbagam - Manasa as Ganga - [Devan](/source/Devan_(actor)) as Varadharajan - [Anandaraj](/source/Anandaraj) - [Manorama](/source/Manorama_(Tamil_actress)) - [Manivannan](/source/Manivannan) - [R. Sundarrajan](/source/R._Sundarrajan) - [Vinu Chakravarthy](/source/Vinu_Chakravarthy) - [Ajay Rathnam](/source/Ajay_Rathnam) as Collector - [O.A.K. Sundar](/source/O.A.K._Sundar) - [Sachu](/source/Sachu) - [Vaiyapuri](/source/Vaiyapuri) as Prisoner - [S. S. Chandran](/source/S._S._Chandran) - [Thalapathi Dinesh](/source/Thalapathi_Dinesh) - [Ram Lakshman](/source/Ram_Lakshman_(stunt_choreographers)) - [Rocky Rajesh](/source/Rocky_Rajesh) as Henchman (special appearance) ## Production S. A. Chandrasekhar had initially planned to make the film with [Vijayakanth](/source/Vijayakanth) and [Vijay](/source/Vijay_(actor)), 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](/source/Suriya) to appear in a lead role alongside Vijayakanth.[1] [Meena](/source/Meena_(actress)) 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.[2] The role was handed to Ganga, sister of actress [Easwari Rao](/source/Easwari_Rao), with the director changing her stage name to Manasa from Ganga as she was known in *[Kaakai Siraginilae](/source/Kakkai_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.[3] The film was launched in late 1998 with Vijayakanth, Suriya, director Chandrasekhar and veteran producers [A. L. Azhagappan](/source/A._L._Azhagappan) and Ibrahim Rowther in attendance.[4] Vijayakanth charged no remuneration for his work.[5] ## Soundtrack [Bharani](/source/Bharani_(composer)) who earlier wrote lyrics for Vijay's debut film *[Naalaya Theerpu](/source/Naalaya_Theerpu)* (1992) was selected to compose the music thus making his debut.[6] The soundtrack contains 7 songs and lyrics for the songs were written by Bharani, Vasan, Arivumathi and Pulamaipithan.[7] 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 No. Title Lyrics Singer(s) Length 1. "Nilave Nilave" Vasan Hariharan, Sujatha Mohan 5:03 2. "Naan Dum Adikkira Styla Pathu" Bharani Vijay 4:21 3. "Juttadi Leela Sundara Mala" Bharani Vijay, Swarnalatha 4:45 4. "Pollachi Mala Rottula" Pulamaipithan Malaysia Vasudevan, Swarnalatha, S. N. Surendar 5:47 5. "Rottula Oru Chinnaponnu" Bharani Vijay 4:13 6. "Pacholay Keethukulla" Arivumathi S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K.S. Chithra 4:35 7. "Nilave Nilave" (pathos) Vasan S. N. Surendar 3:15 Total length: 31:59 ## Release and reception The film released on 14 April 1999,[8] and was a box office failure.[9] K. N. Vijiyan of *[New Straits Times](/source/New_Straits_Times)* called it "not a must-see movie".[10] K. P. S. of *[Kalki](/source/Kalki_(magazine))* 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.[11] D. S. Ramanujam of *[The Hindu](/source/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".[12] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Anon (15 January 1999). ["On the Sets"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120405020501/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/195584B7152B4B4365256940004C8B27). *[Screen](/source/Screen_(magazine))*. Archived from [the original](http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/%28docid%29/195584B7152B4B4365256940004C8B27) on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Sons and rivals"](https://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jan/25ss.htm). *[Rediff.com](/source/Rediff.com)*. 25 January 1999. Retrieved 13 June 2023.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Tamil Cinema 1998-Year Highlights (Part-2)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20010112113500/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/highlights/01-01-99/yearhig2.htm). *[Dinakaran](/source/Dinakaran)*. 1 January 1999. 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Retrieved 14 February 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Music Director Bharani"](http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/Interview4/bharani/tamil-cinema-interview-bharani.html). *Behindwoods*. 22 August 2005. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20121206051928/http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/Interview4/bharani/tamil-cinema-interview-bharani.html) from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Periyanna (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)"](https://music.apple.com/us/album/periyanna-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1525758523). *[Apple Music](/source/Apple_Music)*. 14 April 1999. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230613130740/https://music.apple.com/us/album/periyanna-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1525758523) from the original on 13 June 2023. 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Retrieved 13 June 2023 – via [Google News Archive](/source/Google_News_Archive). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** கே. பி. எஸ். (16 May 1999). ["பெரியண்ணா"](https://archive.org/details/kalki1999-05-16/page/80/mode/2up). *[Kalki](/source/Kalki_(magazine))* (in Tamil). p. 81. Retrieved 10 June 2023 – via [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive).{{[cite magazine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_magazine)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Ramanujam, D. S. (23 April 1999). ["Film Reviews: Perianna / Monisha En Monalisa / Ethirum Puthirum"](https://web.archive.org/web/20010222071639/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/990423/09/09230222.htm). *[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)*. p. 26. Archived from [the original](http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/990423/09/09230222.htm) on 22 February 2001. Retrieved 14 March 2024. ## External links - [*Perianna*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332313/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [*Perianna*](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/periyanna) at [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes) v t e Films directed by S. A. 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