Thaimel Aanai () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by L. Raja and produced by AVM Productions. The film stars Arjun and Raghuvaran. It was released on 13 April 1988. This film was dubbed in Telugu as Kondaveeti Siva. The film is a remake of Bengali film Pratikaar (1987). Before the film's release, Rajinikanth made a special appearance regarding eye donation and its awareness.
Plot
Thaimel Aanai is the story of a son's revenge on the killers of his mother and sister, but his friend, who is now a police officer, does not like someone taking the law into his hands. The villains kidnap Vinod's family. Raja storms the hideout of the villains along with Vinod and rescues Vinod's family by fighting with the villains, killing the goons who destroyed his family in the process. But Raja succumbs to the injuries he received during the fight. The film ends with Vinod carrying the corpse of Raja and walking away along with his family.
Cast
Production The film was launched at AVM Studios. The scenes of Arjun, Ranjini, Raghuvaran and Madhuri were shot on first day. Soundtrack The soundtrack consist of nine songs composed by Chandrabose. Among which 2 unpublished works at the time of the release of the soundtrack, "Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna", S. P. Balasubrahmanyam's version and K. S. Chitra's sad version (or slow version). Lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.
Tamil Tracklist Song Singers Length (min:sec) "Vaaika Varabukulla Vayasupulla" Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam and Chorus 04:43 "Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna" K. S. Chitra 04:24 "Sangu Chakra Sami Vanthu" Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja and Chorus 04:55 "Poona Poora Vittitu Avana" Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja and Chorus 04:24 "Hey Mallikai Poo Poothirukku" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki and Chorus 04:06 "Yentha Kadai Solla" K. J. Yesudas, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and M. S. Rajeswari 04:16 "Poona Poora Vittitu Avana" (Reprise) Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja and Chorus 04:24 "Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna" K. J. Yesudas 03:46 "Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 04:24 "Chinna Kanna Chella Kanna" (Sad) K. S. Chitra 04:14
Reception The Indian Express wrote, "Like a merry-go-round the film keeps spinning about in a whirl all geared to one end of satisfying the audience in an entertainment made-to-order exercise".
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