Sri Bannari Amman is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language devotional film written and directed by Bharathi Kannan. The film featured Vijayashanti in the title role being her 175th project alongside Karan and Laya, while Vadivelu plays a supporting role. The film, which had music composed by T. Rajendar, released in April 2002.
Cast
- Vijayashanti as Sri Bannari Amman
- Karan as Vaanamaalai
- Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram as Sage Agastya
- Laya as Bhavani
- Vadivelu as Kozhakatta Govindan
- Rajan P. Dev as Vellangiri
- Singamuthu
- King Kong as Govindan's partner
- Kullamani as Govindan's partner
- Bonda Mani as Govindan's partner
- Baby Akshya
- Khushbu as a dancer ("Kutram Enna" song)
- Sukanya as a dancer ("Athishivan" song)
- Nalini in a special appearance (Atharvana Bhatirakali devotee)
Production
While marketing the film, the producers featured Sukanya, as well as Khushboo, who appear only in songs, as a selling point in the posters.[1] The film's shoot was held at various temples including Mahasakthi Amman temple at Hyderabad, Sivan temple at Bangalore, Kasi Viswanathar temple at Tenkasi, Mutharamman temple at Kulasekarapattinam, Vekkaliamman temple at Sindalakkarai, Bannari Amman temple at Thiruvakkarai, Kurungaliswarar temple at Koyambedu, Vadivudai Amman at Thiruvotriyur, and Sri Kalikaambal temple in George Town.[2]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by T. Rajendar who also wrote the lyrics.[3]
| Song | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Vetri Nadai" | T. Rajendar | 02:57 |
| "Aathisivan Pathiyada" | T. Rajendar, Sujatha Mohan | 06:47 |
| "Thalattu Kettathillai" | K. S. Chithra, Anuradha Sriram | 08:14 |
| "Roopamaari" | T. Rajendar | 03:10 |
| "Kalakkuthu Karagaatam" | Simbu, Harini | 07:20 |
| "Kallaanalum Kanavanthan" | Nithyasree Mahadevan, Swarnalatha | 06:34 |
| "Vandhidu Vandhidu" | K. S. Chithra | 06:56 |
Release and reception
The film was released on 12 April 2002.[4][5] S. R. Ashok Kumar from The Hindu wrote, "if only one story had been woven into a nice screenplay, it would have sustained the tempo. A couple of small stories narrated in the film make the main story line weak.".[6] Ayyappa Prasad of Screen wrote, "Actually it seems that the director is more confused on whether to cash in on Vijayshanthi’s image or go in for more of the unusual stuff".[7] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote, "It is a film that wouldn't disappoint Vijayshanti's fans and would be lapped up by lovers of devotional themes".[8]
The film was later dubbed and released in Telugu as Maha Chandi.[9]
References
- ^ "Tamil Film Poster-' Bannari Amman'(2003)- Poster No 2". cscsarchive.org. 1 January 2006. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Ushering in the new year". The Hindu. 12 April 2002. Archived from the original on 3 January 2004. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Sri Bannari Amman (2002)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Tulika (11 April 2002). "What the marquee looks like this New Year". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (12 April 2002). "Awaiting superhits". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 January 2004. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (26 April 2002). "Sri Bannari Amman". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 June 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ Prasad, Ayyappa (26 April 2002). "Sri Bhanaari Amman". Screen. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (22 April 2002). "Shri Bannari Amman". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 8 April 2005. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Tamil Film Poster- ' Bannari Amman' (2002)- Poster No 1". cscsarchive.org. 1 January 2006. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
