Sirai Paravai

{{Infobox film

| image = Sirai Paravai.jpg

| caption = Poster

| director = Manobala

| screenplay = P. Kalaimani

| starring = Vijayakanth
Radhika
Lakshmi

| studio = Manthralaya Cine Creations

| based_on = Jailu Pakshi (Telugu)(1986)

| producer = V. N. J. Manivannan

| music = Ilaiyaraaja

| cinematography = B. R. Vijayalakshmi

| editing = Gauthaman

| released = {{film date|df=y|1987|1|14}}

| runtime = 137 minutes

| country = India

| language = Tamil

| budget =

}}

Sirai Paravai ({{translation|Jail Bird}}) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Manobala and written by P. Kalaimani. The film stars Vijayakanth and Radhika. It is a remake of the Telugu film Jailu Pakshi (1986),{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} and was released on 14 January 1987.{{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

Cast

Production

Vijayakanth was initially uninterested in doing the film as it was female centric, but after Kalaimani and Manobala promised to add more scenes featuring him, he agreed.{{Cite web |date=23 November 2015 |title=நான் உங்கள் ரசிகன் : மனோபாலா |url=http://kungumam.co.in/Articalinnerdetail.aspx?id=9638&id1=3&issue=20151123 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115161409/http://kungumam.co.in/Articalinnerdetail.aspx?id=9638&id1=3&issue=20151123 |archive-date=15 January 2023 |access-date=15 January 2023 |website=Kungumam |language=Ta}} During the filming of an action sequence, filmed by B. R. Vijayalakshmi lying low holding the camera to her face, Vijayakanth fell on the camera, causing Vijayalakshmi to bleed, but she was treated the same day and completed the sequence.{{Cite web |last=Prasad |first=Arun |date=2023-03-02 |title=விஜயகாந்த் படப்பிடிப்பில் ரணகளம்!! கேப்டன் செய்த காரியத்தால் ஒளிப்பதிவாளரின் முகத்தில் வழிந்தோடிய ரத்தம்… |url=https://cinereporters.com/accident-on-cinematographer-in-vijayakanth-shooting/ |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=CineReporters |language=ta |archive-date=2 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502035801/https://cinereporters.com/accident-on-cinematographer-in-vijayakanth-shooting/ |url-status=live }}

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.{{Cite web |title=Sirai Paravai (1987) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/sirai-paravai-songs-T0002943 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115161410/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/sirai-paravai-songs-T0002943 |archive-date=15 January 2023 |access-date=15 January 2023 |website=Raaga.com}}{{Cite web |title=Serai Paravai Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilaiyaraja |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/serai-paravai-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilaiyaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115161412/https://macsendisk.com/product/serai-paravai-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilaiyaraja/ |archive-date=15 January 2023 |access-date=1 June 2022 |website=Macsendisk}} "Paavam Oru" is the last song Vairamuthu wrote for Ilaiyaraaja.{{Cite web |date=30 January 2018 |title=இவர்கள் இணைவார்களா ? முடியும் என முயற்சியில் இறங்கியுள்ள சீனு ராமசாமி !! |url=https://tamil.asianetnews.com/cinema/ilaya-raja-vairamuthu-again-make-music |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120092159/https://tamil.asianetnews.com/cinema/ilaya-raja-vairamuthu-again-make-music |archive-date=20 January 2023 |access-date=20 January 2023 |website=Asianet News |language=ta}} The song "Anandam Pongida" is set to the Carnatic raga Kharaharapriya.{{Cite web |last=ராமானுஜன் |first=டாக்டர் ஆர். |date=31 August 2018 |title=ராகயாத்திரை 20: மோக முள்ளும் மூன்று பிரியாக்களும் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/138021-20.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120092906/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/138021-20.html |archive-date=20 January 2023 |access-date=20 January 2023 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}