Priyasakhi

Priyasakhi is a 2005 Tamil romance film directed by K. S. Adhiyaman and produced by P. L. Thenappan. The film stars Madhavan and Sadha in the leading roles, while Aishwarya, Ramesh Khanna, Manobala and Kovai Sarala feature in supporting roles. The film is a contemporary Indian take on life and pregnancy topics, and was also made in Hindi as Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar with Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty in the lead. Production began in December 2004 and the film was released in July 2005.

Plot

Sandhana Krishnan (Madhavan), also known as Sakhi, is an automobile company employee and lives in a joint family. He comes across a model named Priya (Sadha) and the two fall in love with each other. Eventually they get married. Here begins the story. Unlike that of Sakhi's family, Priya's family is 'cosmopolitan' and too outgoing. Her mother (Aishwarya), is a party going socialite, while her father (Pratap K. Pothen) restricts himself to his house and does not bother to have a social life of his own. Priya always goes out partying and does not spend much time with her family. Brought up in such a situation, Priya finds it hard to adjust to the family of Sakhi because his family does not like all this going out and partying stuff. They prefer to stay home and mix with family. Sakhi tries to make his wife understand the realities of life and the importance of family but is unsuccessful. After their honeymoon Priya gets pregnant. Sakhi is on top of the world but Priya has doubts as she feels shes too young to be a mother.

Priya does not want the baby and she tells Sakhi but Sakhi tells her that the whole family is happy and if now he goes and tell them then they would be upset but Priya says she does not care about them making Sakhi angry and Sakhi fires her. She tells her mother about it, who insists shes too young and under a guise that one of her relatives is ill, takes Priya to the hospital for an abortion. Sakhi finds out in time and rushes to the hospital where a reluctant Priya is being pulled towards the abortion room by her mother. When he calls to her she turns but is hit by a stretcher in her abdomen. The story moves ahead with Priya finding her diary in Sakhi's suitcase (he had stolen it at the beginning of the movie in order to woo her) accusing him of tricking her she leaves to her parents house. At the same time she wants a divorce but Sakhi wants the child. The judge presiding rules that Priya will have to have the baby. Sakhi moves into Priya's parents house with her in order to take care of his unborn child, claiming he doesn't trust them, they might try to abort his baby. Months pass and Priya has the baby. As it needs to be fed mothers' milk, Priya moves back in with Sakhis family for a period of two months. These two months find Priya getting closer to her baby then the day before the last, regretting her decision of leaving the house but convinced that Sakhi hates her, decides to go through with it.

The next day her parents come to get her, her mother has already selected another husband for her.Sakhi acts unbothered and taking the baby tells her to leave. Halfway home Priya gets out of the car; her dad and herself finally stand up to her mother. She stands lost on the island in the middle of the road when Sakhi drives by,and then priya and sakhi ask forgiveness from each other and hug each other in the middle of the road and they both return home happily.

Cast

Production

Adhiyaman began making a project titled Mujhse Shaadi Karogi in 2002, a romantic drama featuring Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty in the lead roles. The project's title was changed to Dil Chura Ke Chal Diye and then to the eventual title Shaadi Karke Phas Gaya Yaar and the film was completed within a year, though the producers delayed the film's release indefinitely.^[1][2] Delays meant that Adhiyaman chose to remake the film and release it swiftly in Tamil as Priyasakhi with a new cast, while he was still waiting for the Hindi film to have a theatrical release.^[3][4][5] The film was launched in December 2004 with R. Madhavan and Sadha revealed to be portraying the film's lead roles.^[6][7] Madhavan had a chance meeting with Adhiyaman in Mumbai, when the director revealed his intentions of making the film in Tamil.^[8] Sadha revealed that Madhavan had convinced her to play the role and had stated that only she could do full justice to the particular role of a young mother, prompting her to sign on for the project for 35 lakh rupees.^[9]

The makers teamed up with several brands for product placement throughout the film, including scenes with brands like Sangini Diamonds, Chlor Mint, Kun Hyundai and Western Union Money Transfer.^[10] Midst-production, the project experienced delays with reports emerging of a fallout between the lead actor and producer. The team held discussions with Nikita Thukral for a further role in the film, but later opted not to include the role in the film.^[11][12] Production was subsequently completed during June 2005 and the team held an audio launch event at Abirami Mega Mall during the same month.^[13]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features 6 songs composed by Bharadwaj.^[14]

• Kangalinal - Harish Raghavendra, Janani
• Oh Priyasakhi - Srinivas, Anuradha Sriram
• Mudhal Murai - Hariharan
• Mudhal Mudhal (Female) - Chithra
• Chinna Magaraniye - Hariharan
• Anbu Alaipayuthe - Karthik

Release

The film opened to positive reviews in July 2005 with Sify.com stating that the film was "worth a look", adding that "what works in favour of Priyasakhi is the palpable and terrific on-screen chemistry between the lead pair".^[15] Behindwoods.com wrote "Adhiyaman has not done anything new in his story and screenplay, but his characterization of roles is awesome", while also stating that the film has "an attractive look".^[16] Indiaglitz.com also the gave a similar review, stating "Adhiyaman shows he can tell a family story without losing the essential tempo or interest and that is a difficult task in these low-attention span times".^[17]

In November 2005, the film was dubbed and released in the Zulu language in South Africa, becoming the first ever Indian film to do so.^[18][19] Though the film did not perform well in India, it had a fifty-day run in South Africa.^[20]

References

External links

• Priyasakhi at the Internet Movie Database