Priya (1978 film)

Priya
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Directed by	SP. Muthuraman
Produced by	S. P. Thamizharasi
Written by	Sujatha Panchu Arunachalam
Starring	Rajinikanth Sridevi Ambarish Singapore Asha Major Sundarrajan
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	Babu
Edited by	R. Vittal
Release dates	22 December 1978 (Tamil) 12 January 1979 (Kannada)
Running time	192 mins
Country	India
Language	Tamil Kannada
Box office	₹17 lakh

Priya (Tamil: ப்ரியா)(Kannada:ಪ್ರಿಯಾ) is a 1978 film, made in Tamil and Kannada, directed by SP. Muthuraman, starring Rajinikanth, Sridevi and Ambarish. The story is an adaptation from writer Sujatha's Ganesh - Vasanth novels. The film was a blockbuster and completed a 175-day run at the box office.

Cast

• Rajinikanth as Ganesh
• Sridevi as Priya
• Ambarish as Bharath
• Major Sundarrajan
• Thengai Srinivasan

Plot

Priya (Sridevi) is a movie star, who is exploited by her producer Janardhan (Major Sundarrajan). Janardhan has such a tight control over Priya's financial and personal affairs that he refuses to let her get married to her boyfriend Bharat (Ambarish).

Before she flies off to Singapore for a film shoot, Priya seeks the help of Lawyer Ganesh (Rajnikant) to get rid of Janardhan.

How Ganesh helps Priya overcome her problems accounts for the rest of this movie, which includes a side story of Ganesh falling in love with a Malay-Indian girl.

The original story written by Sujatha was based in London setting with the Scotland Yard playing a central role. But the film adaptation chose a Singapore backdrop and no role for the police force.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features five songs composed by Ilayaraja, with lyrics by Panju Arunachalam.

The soundtracks of this film is recorded using Stereophonic technology for first time in Tamil cinema. "Akarai Cheemai" song was loosely inspired by "Kites" by Simon Dupree and the Big Sound.

• "Ye Paadal Onru" - Yesudas, S. Janaki
• "Akarai Cheemai" - Yesudas
• "Darling Darling" - P. Susheela
• "Enuyir Neethane" - Yesudas, Jency Anthony
• "Sri Ramanin" / "Oh Priya" - Yesudas

Allegations

Steve McQueen's Bullitt car chase sequence takes were used in Priya Climax chase scenes

External links

• Priya at IMDb