Pathinaaru

Pathinaaru
Directed by Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy
Produced by A. Sivasankar
Written by R. K. Mahalingam (dialogue)
Screenplay by Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy
Story by Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy
Starring Shiva
Madhu Shalini
Abhishek
Music by Yuvan Shankar Raja
Cinematography Aruldoss
Edited by G. Rama Rao
Production
company
Passion Movie Makers
Distributed by V. Creations
Release dates
  • 28 January 2011 (2011-01-28)
Running time
 106 mins
Country India
Language Tamil

Pathinaaru (Tamil: பதினாறு; English: Sixteen) is a 2011 Tamil romantic drama film written and directed by Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy, who earlier directed films like V.I.P (1997), Punnagai Poove (2003) and A Aa E Ee (2009). It stars Shiva and Madhu Shalini in lead along with musician Darbuka Siva and television artist Abhishek in pivotal roles. The film's background score and soundtrack was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. After being launched in October 2008 under the title 16, the film was shot for over one year, getting finished in early 2010 only. One year after its completion, Kalaipuli S. Thanu bought the distribution rights and released the film on 28 January 2011 under his V. Creations banner. However, this movie was unsuccessful at the Box-Office.[1] Despite that the movie did not fare well at the box office, it was remade as Jolly Boy in Kannada language.

Plot

Shiva (Shiva) and Indu (Madhu Shalini) are city-based students,who love each other. However, their love is strongly opposed by the latter’s parents. They're given a handwritten book titled "Pathinaaru" (Sixteen) by Indhu's mother to read.

The book depicts a real-life story about two village teenagers Gopi (Kishore) and Ilavarasi (Vinitha), and their romance as they step into adolescence. Facing opposition from her affluent family, the gutsy Ilavarasi takes some bold unconventional steps, which backfires on her.

The story of unrequited love and betrayal leaves Indu in a dilemma and she prepares to go with her family’s desires. But Siva is not ready to give up Indu and sets out to do his own investigation to get to the bottom of what ultimately happened to Gopi and Ilavarasi.

Cast

Production

With initial plans of releasing the film for Pongal 2009,[2] the film was officially launched under the title 16 on 15 October 2008 at the office of the production company, Passion Movie Makers, who are stepping into film production with this project,[3] Radio jockey-turned-actor Shiva, who rose to fame through his appearances in Chennai 600028 (2007) and Saroja (2008), revealed that he had signed this film after Chennai 600028 even, which commenced only after the release of his second film Saroja.[4] Darbuka Siva, a percussionist in various bands,[5] who also worked as a radio jockey together with Shiva, was signed for an important role as was the controversial director Velu Prabhakaran.[6][7] The first schedule of film shooting started on 3 November 2008, when scenes involving Shiva, Darbuka Siva and Madhu Shalini were shot across the East Coast Road in Tamil Nadu.[8] Subsequently, shooting was held at various places including Chennai, Ooty and Kodaikanal.[6][9] Despite being made on a low budget and featuring a relatively new cast, the film mired in development hell, with filming, which was supposed to be completed within two months, being carried on through entire 2009,[10][11] and finished in January 2010 only.[12] Following the completion, however, the film's release still got delayed further, since it also languished in post-production hell. However, noted film producer and distributor Kalaipuli S. Thanu, after watching a preview screening of the film, decided to take over the film's theatrical rights and distribute it under his V. Creations banner in entire Tamil Nadu.[1]

Soundtrack

Pathinaaru

Original CD Cover
Soundtrack album to Pathinaaru by Yuvan Shankar Raja
Released 24 December 2010
Recorded 2008-2009
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 22:58
Language Tamil
Label Think Music
Producer Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology
Boss Engira Bhaskaran
(2010)		 Pathinaaru
(2010)		 Vaanam
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Music Aloud[13]
Rediff[14]
Behindwoods[15]
600024[16]

Film score and soundtrack of Pathinaaru were composed by Shiva's friend Yuvan Shankar Raja, collaborating with Sabapathy again after Punnagai Poove in 2003. Notably, Yuvan Shankar worked for this film without receiving any remuneration as it would have overrun the film's whole budget.[17][18] The soundtrack album, considered the highlight of the film, features four songs along with a theme music track.[10] The songs were composed in 2008 and recorded later that year and the next year, with the album being ready for release by July 2009.[10] For a song in the flashback portion of the film, Yuvan Shankar Raja made his brother Karthik Raja sing,[19] which is the first solo song of him under Yuvan Shankar's direction.[20] Apart from Karthik Raja, Yuvan Shankar Raja himself, along with Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan and Bela Shende have sung the songs.[6] The soundtrack album was eventually released on 24 December 2010 in a small manner, with S. P. B. Charan and Samudrakani being present along with the film crew.[21] Prior and during the time of the film's audio launch, Yuvan Shankar Raja was featured on the film posters, by which the producer promoted the film and the album.[1][20]

The album as well as the film score received very positive reviews and critical acclaim.[22] Pavithra Srinivasan from Rediff cited that "'Yuvan's Musical' is worth a listen", further adding that Pathinaaru "might have plenty of Yuvan's signature tunes, but there are moments of appeal that give some depth to the album, and veer away from his template".[14] In regards to the score, she wrote that it "fits the film and adds some depth to it."[23] A review from Behindwoods described Pathinaaru's music as "youthful and lovely to the ears", further claiming that "lovely orchestrations, right chords and soulful voices make Pathinaaru a worthy album to have in your collection."[15] Times of India and Indiaglitz further addressed high praise to Yuvan Shankar Raja, with a critic from the former, N. Venkateswaran, noting that Yuvan was "in superb form in this romantic album both as composer and singer",[24] while a review from the latter labelled Yuvan Shankar Raja as the "real hero of the movie", particularly lauding his score, citing that "his re-recording especially for the rural episode is mind-boggling."[25]

All lyrics written by Snehan, except where noted. 

Tracklist
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Adada En Meethu" (Karthik Netha)Hariharan, Bela Shende4:21
2."Yaar Solli Kadhal"  Yuvan Shankar Raja6:36
3."Kaattu Chedikku"  Karthik Raja4:30
4."Vaanam Namadhe"  Shankar Mahadevan5:08
5."Theme Music"  Yuvan Shankar Raja2:23
Total length:22:58

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kalaipuli Thanu to release Pathinaru!". Sify.com. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  2. ↑ "Shiva going strong — Telugu Movie News". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  3. ↑ "'16' movie launch". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  4. ↑ "Shiva — Tamil Cinema Actress Interview — Shiva | Va-Quarter Cutting | Thamizh Padam | Saroja | Chennai 28 - Behindwoods.com". Videos.behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  5. ↑ "Siva's new album release". The Times Of India. 2010-11-28.
  6. 1 2 3 "All is sweet with 16". indiaglitz.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  7. ↑ "'16' team ropes in Velu Prabhakaran — Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 2008-11-15. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  8. ↑ "'16' starts rolling". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  9. ↑ "'Mirchi' Shiva's first solo-hero film". AOL. Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  10. 1 2 3 "Yuvan's '16' audio is ready — Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  11. ↑ "16 on Valentines Day! - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  12. ↑ "What is the story of 16?". Poochandi.com. 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  13. ↑ "Pathinaaru – Music Review". musicaloud.com. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  14. 1 2 Srinivasan, Pavithra. "Yuvan's Musical is worth a listen". Rediff.com. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  15. 1 2 "PATHINAARU MUSIC REVIEW". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  16. ↑ "2011 starts well for Yuvan". 600024.com. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  17. ↑ "Yuvan works without remuneration| Lakshman Sruthi - 100% Manual Orchestra |". Lakshman Sruthi. 2007-09-14. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  18. ↑ "Friendship Calls 'shiva' And 'yuvan' - Shiva — Yuvan - 16 - Tamil Movie News". Behindwoods.com. 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  19. ↑ "Karthik Raja croons for Yuvan". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  20. 1 2 "It was a good year for Yuvan!". Times of India.com. 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  21. ↑ "Audio launch function of Pathinaaru". The Times Of India. 2010-12-26.
  22. ↑ Musicaloud (2010). "Pathinaaru — Music Review". Retrieved 2010-12-25.
  23. ↑ "Review: Pathinaru is average — Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  24. ↑ "Padhinaru". The Times Of India. 2011-01-30.
  25. ↑ "Pathinaru Tamil Movie Review — cinema preview stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes". IndiaGlitz. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
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