Kamal Haasan plays a successful businessman who seduces women and later kills them. In fact, BharathirajaвЂ™s Sigappu RojakkalВ brought in an interesting resurgence of thriller films soon after. This film can be called Tamil cinemaвЂ™s coming-of-age thriller, one of the very earliest successful psychological thriller films. Interestingly,В Shanthi NilayamВ fetched its cinematographer Marcus Bartley a National Award. The scene where the woman walks with a lantern at night and the song shot in a hot-air balloon are some of the memorable scenes from this film. The filmвЂ™s narrative steadily builds up with eerie sounds and clever play with light and shadows. This film is a loose adaptation of Charlotte BronteвЂ™s novel Jane Eyre. The film was also popular for its chart-busting songs. The big reveal, however, is one that will not fail to take you by surprise. ThereвЂ™s plenty of glitz, reckless living and endearing romance in the film. A popular adaptation of the English film Chase A Crooked ShadowВ (1958) by noted filmmaker Michael Anderson, Puthiya ParavaiВ is best known for its narrative technique. Puthiya Paravai, starring Sivaji Ganesan, Saroja Devi and Sowcar Janaki, was a great success when it released. The climax is quite literally edge-of-the-seat and the brilliant background score compensates for the absence of dialogues in the climax. The film has some brilliant sequences, and the cinematography by Aloysius Vincent was lauded by many. With its unusual storyline, this is another film worthy of being called a cult classic.В Director CV Sridhar has admitted to have been inspired from real life incidents that he read in the newspaper.

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