Meendum Parasakthi
{{short description|1985 Tamil-language film}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Meendum Parasakthi.jpg
| caption = Title card
| director = A. Jagannathan
| screenplay = R. K. Dharmaraj
| story = Raghavan Thambi
| producer = Siva. Ramadass
K. M. Ravi
K. Muthukumaran
| music = Ilaiyaraaja
| cinematography = P. Ganesapandian
| editing = V. Rajagopal
| studio = Sridevi Bhagavathi Films
| released = {{film date|1985|6|2|df=y|ref1=}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}
Meendum Parasakthi ({{translation|Parasakthi again}}) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. Jagannathan, starring Sivakumar and Nalini.{{Cite news |date=9 February 1985 |title=உளவாளிகளை பிடிக்க சிவகுமார் முயற்சி |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_9_103/3.jp2/0,0,6196,8464/6196,8464/90/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250103115409/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_9_103/3.jp2/0,0,6196,8464/6196,8464/90/default.jpg |archive-date=3 January 2025 |access-date=3 January 2025 |work=Anna |pages=3 |language=ta |via=Endangered Archives Programme}} It was released on 2 June 1985.{{Cite web |title=Meendum Parasakthi / மீண்டும் பராசக்தி |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/meendum-parasakthi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119102552/https://screen4screen.com/movies/meendum-parasakthi |archive-date=19 November 2021 |access-date=7 March 2022 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}
Plot
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Cast
Production
The film was originally titled Parasakthi, but was retitled after objections from fans of the 1952 film.{{Cite web |date=24 January 2025 |title=Sivaji's fans raise objection over Parasakthi title |url=https://www.dtnext.in/entertainment/cinema/sivajis-fans-raise-objection-over-parasakthi-title-820445 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/0kyOA |archive-date=24 January 2025 |access-date=24 January 2025 |website=DT Next |language=en}} Some of the scenes were shot at Ooty.{{Cite news |date=24 Feb 1985 |title=மீண்டும் பராசக்தி |url=https://archive.org/details/EAP372-6-23-9-118/page/%E0%AF%AB/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240917055504/https://ia802206.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/10/items/EAP372-6-23-9-118/EAP372-6-23-9-118_jp2.zip&file=EAP372-6-23-9-118_jp2/EAP372-6-23-9-118_0003.jp2&id=EAP372-6-23-9-118&scale=4&rotate=0 |archive-date=17 September 2024 |access-date=13 September 2024 |work=Anna |pages=4 |language=Ta |via=Internet Archive}}
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.{{Cite web |title=Meendum Parasakthi |url=https://avdigital.in/collections/ilaiyaraaja-vinyl-records/products/meendum-parasakthi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412081542/https://avdigital.in/collections/ilaiyaraaja-vinyl-records/products/meendum-parasakthi |archive-date=12 April 2019 |access-date=12 April 2019 |website=AVDigital}}{{Cite web |date=1 January 1985 |title=Meendum Parasakthi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |url=https://music.apple.com/tr/album/meendum-parasakthi-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1606714861 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307092547/https://music.apple.com/tr/album/meendum-parasakthi-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1606714861 |archive-date=7 March 2022 |access-date=7 March 2022 |website=Apple Music}}
{{Track listing
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Rajathi Roja
| note1 =
| lyrics1 =
| music1 =
| extra1 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length1 =
| title2 = Kaanal Neer
| note2 =
| lyrics2 =
| music2 =
| extra2 = S. Janaki
| length2 =
| title3 = Kaatukulle
| note3 =
| lyrics3 =
| music3 =
| extra3 = Ilaiyaraaja
| length3 =
| title4 = Sandha Kadaiya
| note4 =
| lyrics4 =
| music4 =
| extra4 = S. P. Sailaja, Malaysia Vasudevan
| length4 =
}}
Reception
Jayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote looking for logic in cinema is a mistake, but is it like this? and concluded don't get mislead by the title.{{cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=21 April 1985 |title=மீண்டும் பராசக்தி |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1985-04-21/page/n57/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230622071729/https://archive.org/details/kalki1985-04-21/page/n57/mode/2up |archive-date=22 June 2023 |access-date=21 February 2023 |magazine=Kalki |page=57 |language=Ta |via=Internet Archive}}
References
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