Pathavi Pramanam
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{{Infobox film
| image = Pathavi Pramanam.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = K. R. Udayasankar
| screenplay = K. R. Udayasankar
| story = C. Dhinakaran
| producer = Mohan Natarajan
V. Shanmugam
| starring = {{ubl|Vijayakanth|Vineetha|Keerthana}}
| cinematography = Utpal
| editing = M. Ramamoorthy
| music = Deva
| studio = Sree Rajakaali Amman Enterprises
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1994|06|10}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Pathavi Pramanam ({{Translation| Office Oath}}) is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language political satire film directed by K. R. Udayasankar in his debut.{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. |date=9 July 1994 |title=Revolutionary, fast-paced political tale |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ElBIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lhMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6436%2C3585514 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530114101/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ElBIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lhMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6436%2C3585514 |archive-date=30 May 2024 |access-date=23 December 2014 |work=New Straits Times |pages=20 |via=Google News Archive}} The film stars Vijayakanth, Vineetha, and Keerthana. It was released on 10 June 1994.{{Cite news |date=1 December 2002 |title=நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல் |url=https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202064212/https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |archive-date=2 February 2024 |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=Cinema Express |pages=41–43 |language=Ta}}
Plot
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The film begins with Siva escaping from jail, as a convict who failed to kill the politician R. K. twice. At the transfer of power, R. K. will take oath as the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu, so he deploys heavy security to protect him from Siva. Before that, Siva manages to kidnap R. K. and hauls him to a television station. Siva tells his past to the audience and the reason behind the kidnapping.
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Vijayakanth as Siva
- Vineetha as Krishnaveni
- Ramesh Aravind as Selvamani (guest appearance)
- Keerthana as Seetha Lakshmi
- Rajan P. Dev as R. K. (Rajakumar)
- Mohan Natarajan as Mahadevan
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy
- Kovai Sarala
- Kumarimuthu
- Chitti as Police inspector
- Priya
- Sempuli Jagan
- R. N. K. Prasad as President of India
- Mohan V. Ram as Governor of Tamil Nadu
- Shari
- Raviraj
- King Kong
- Rani in a special appearance
}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Deva.{{Cite web |title=Pathavi Pramannam |url=https://gaana.com/album/pathavi-pramannam |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426090857/https://gaana.com/album/pathavi-pramannam |archive-date=26 April 2022 |access-date=26 April 2022 |website=Gaana}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration | |||
| "Ore Oru Pattu Kaanamal" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | rowspan=3|Piraisoodan | 5:09 |
| "Ore Oru Pattu Naan Paada" | K. S. Chithra | 4:27 | |
| "Poo Mudithu Pottu Vachu" | Krishnaraj | 4:21 | |
| "Thulli Thulli Thudikuthu Manasu" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | rowspan=2|Kamakodiyan | 4:26 |
| "Vetri Kottai Nayagare" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | 4:35 |
Reception
K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times labelled the film as "fast-paced political tale", and Malini Mannath of The Indian Express described the film as "a fairly engrossing entertainer despite its flaws".{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=24 June 1994 |title=Escape to revenge |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19940624&printsec=frontpage |access-date=23 December 2014 |work=The Indian Express |pages=6 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} R. P. R. of Kalki noted down that the story is similar to old films of Vijayakanth and the dialogues reminds of television serials while calling climax as a good joke. He however found Mohan Natarajan as the only likeable character from the entire film and concluded that since director Udayashankar is a debutant from D. F. T., he is spared with sympathy.{{Cite magazine |last=ஆர். பி. ஆர். |date=24 August 1994 |title=பதவி பிரமாணம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1994-07-24/page/n49/mode/2up? |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240226082928/https://archive.org/details/kalki1994-07-24/page/n49/mode/2up? |archive-date=26 February 2024 |access-date=26 February 2024 |magazine=Kalki |page=48 |language=Ta |via=Internet Archive}} The film failed at the box office.{{Cite web |title=The Hero of the Masses |url=http://www.reocities.com/Hollywood/Set/1876/inde.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001952/http://www.reocities.com/Hollywood/Set/1876/inde.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=18 July 2014 |website=reocities.com}}
References
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