Gnanapazham

1996 Indian film

15 November 1996 (1996-11-15)

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Gnanapazham (pronounced [ɲaːɳappːaɻam] transl. Fruit of wisdom)^[1] is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language film directed R. P. Viswam and written by K. Bhagyaraj who also composed the music. The film stars Bhagyaraj, Sukanya, Vineetha and Rekha. It was released on 15 November 1996.^[2]

Plot

Cast

K. Bhagyaraj as Gnanasuryan
Sukanya as Aarthi
Viswam as Rathnam
Rekha as Nirmala
S. N. Lakshmi as Gnanasuryan's mother
Prabhu Deva as Prabhu
Kasthuri as Aarthi Navel Massager
Vineetha as Thakkali Jothi
Goundamani as Aarthi's brother
Senthil as Aazhagu Aarthi's car driver
Mayilsamy as Bar Owner
Junior Balaiah as Sathyamoorthy's assistant
Kovai Senthil as Kanthasamy (Building contractor)

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by K. Bhagyaraj.^[3] Pa. Vijay made his debut as lyricist with this film.^[4]

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Manimaada"	Pa. Vijay	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:00
2.	"Marina Beach"	Pa. Vijay	Malgudi Subha	5:16
3.	"Onnum Onnum"	Pulamaipithan	Harini, K. Bhagyaraj	1:51
4.	"Unnaipol"	Pa. Vijay	Mano	4:52
5.	"Yaarum Illadha"	Pulamaipithan	Sujatha, P. Unnikrishnan	5:31
6.	"Hey Sayorana"	Kalidasan	Mano, Suresh Peters, Swarnalatha	4:46
Total length:				27:16

Reception

R. P. R. of Kalki praised Sukanya's performance and technical elements which previous films of Bhagyaraj lacked in but felt the film lacked trademark humour of Bhagyaraj and the film's climax suffers from artificiality and concluded calling it a mutual disappointment for Bhagyaraj and his fans.^[5]

References

^ Bai, D. Devika (8 May 1995). "Mango's wide influence in Indian culture". New Straits Times. p. 31. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024 – via Google News Archive.
^ M, Marimuthu (15 November 2023). "27 years of Gnanapazham: நேர்மையான பத்திரிகையாளனின் காதலும் அதன்பிந்தைய காமெடி களேபரங்களும் தான்.. ஞானப்பழம்". Hindustan Times (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
^ "Gnana Pazham (1996)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
^ "Interview : Lyricist Pa Vijay". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^ ஆர். பி. ஆர் (8 December 1996). "ஞானப்பழம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 80. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.