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Priya (1978 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Priya' is a 1978 Indian thriller film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Sridevi in the title role along with Rajinikanth, Aznah Hamid, and Ambareesh. It was simultaneously made in Tamil and Kannada languages. The story is an adaptation of writer Sujatha's novels. The Tamil version was released on 22 December 1978; whereas, its Kannada version was launched three weeks later on 12 January 1979. It was dubbed and released in Telugu as 'Ajeyudu' which released on 10 March 1979 and was also dubbed in Hindi as 'Love in Singapore' in 1983. The soundtrack of this film is recorded using Dolby Stereophonic technology for the first time in Tamil cinema. It was Sridevi's Kannada film as a lead actress and this eventually ended her foray towards the Sandalwood indstury.
Plot
Priya is a movie star who is exploited by her producer Janardhan. Janardhan has such a tight control over Priya's financial and personal affairs that he refuses to let her marry her boyfriend Bharat. Before she flies off to Singapore for a film shoot, Priya seeks the help of lawyer Ganesh to get rid of Janardhan. How Ganesh helps Priya overcome her problems accounts for the rest of the film, which includes a side story of Ganesh falling in love with a Malay-Indian girl named Subadhra.
Cast
*Sridevi as Priya
*Rajinikanth as Ganesh
*Ambareesh as Bharath
*Major Sundarrajan / K. S. Ashwath as Janardhan
*Thengai Srinivasan as Film director
*Aznah Hamid as Subadhra
*K. Natraj as Kaalimuthu
Production
The film was shot in Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. It was recorded using Dolby Stereophonic technology for the first time in Tamil cinema. The "Akarai Cheemai Azhaginile" song's 'pallavi' is based on the song "Kites" by Simon Dupree and the Big Sound. The song "Hey Paadal Ondru" is set in the Carnatic raga known as Kapi.
Allegations
The footage of the famous car chase sequence from the Steve McQueen film Bullitt was edited and spliced into the climax scene of this film; however, the allegations that ensued was that it was done so without permission.
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