Perazhagan(2004)
Perazhagan is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Sasi Shanker and produced by AVM Productions. The film stars Suriya and Jyothika in dual roles, with Vivek, Manorama, Bobby, Thalaivasal Vijay, and Devan in supporting roles. The story follows a hunchbacked village youth named Chinna who helps a lookalike college student named Karthik elope with his love Priya. After Priya is murdered, Chinna meets a blind orphan named Shenbagam who resembles Priya. The film explores themes of inner beauty, sacrifice, and justice. Suriya won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performance, and Jyothika won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The film was released on 7 May 2004 and received positive reviews for its performances and emotional storytelling.
Quick Facts
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- Amazon Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 7 May 2004
- Director
- Sasi Shankar
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 40m
- Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
A kind hunchback named Chinna runs a phone booth in a village and dreams of finding a bride. He meets a lookalike college student named Karthik who is in love with Priya. After a tragedy, Chinna falls for a blind orphan named Shenbagam who looks like Priya. Chinna must choose between his own happiness and sacrificing for Karthik.
“True beauty is not in the mirror”
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Perazhagan
Cast reunions in this film: Manobala & Thalaivasal Vijay (11 films together), Vivek & Manorama (10 films together), Vivek & Yuvan Shankar Raja (9 films together), Vivek & Jyothika (9 films together), Vivek & Manobala (8 films together), and Suriya & Yuvan Shankar Raja (8 films together).
Trivia
- The film was shot in just 45 days, a very fast schedule for a major Tamil production at the time.
- Suriya and Jyothika, who play dual roles, were a real-life couple who married the same year the film released.
- Director Sasi Shankar initially planned to cast a different actor for the constable role before finalizing Suriya for both parts.
- The movie's climax was partly filmed at the then-new Chennai Central railway station's modern annex.
- It was one of the early Tamil films to prominently feature a public phone booth as a key setting for the protagonist's job.
- The blind street dancer character was inspired by a real visually impaired performer the director observed in Chennai.
- Despite mixed reviews, the film was a commercial success, especially in rural Tamil Nadu.