Mella Pesungal () is a 1983 Indian Tamil language-language film, directed by the duo Bharathi–Vasu. The film stars S. N. Vasanth and Bhanupriya. It marked the debut of Vasanth and Bhanupriya in the film industry.
Plot
Prabhu, a young man, falls in love with Uma, a school teacher. Their love life runs into trouble due to an unpleasant incident that happened in Prabhu's house.
Cast
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Vasanth as Prabhu
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Bhanupriya as Uma
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Y. G. Mahendran
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Vinu Chakravarthy
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Anuradha
Production
The film was originally announced with
Sivakumar and
Saritha as leading pair.
The song "Sevvanthi Pookalil" was shot in a house set costing at VGP Golden Beach.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by
Ilaiyaraaja.
Reception
Jayamanmadhan of
Kalki praised the acting of Bhanupriya, Ilaiyaraaja's music and Sekar's cinematography but panned the climax.
According to Bharathi–Vasu, the film failed due to poor publicity.
After the film's release, Vasanth became popularly known as "Mella Pesungal Vasanth".
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