Why singer Pradeep Kumar turned producer for this road film
The Hindu
All about upcoming Tamil film ‘Nalla Perai Vaanga Vendum Pillaigale’ produced by singer Pradeep Kumar and directed by Prasath Ramar.
‘Nalla Perai Vaanga Vendum Pillaigale’ (NPVVP), a popular MGR song from 1967 film Nam Naadu, is the title of an upcoming coming-of-age Tamil film. And, it has another musical connection: it is produced by popular singer Pradeep Kumar.
Shot in many locales near Madurai, Mayavaram and Poompuhar, this film revolves around a few small-town boys taking a trip and what happens during the journey. Directed by Prasath Ramar, who earlier helmed Siddharth-starrer Enakkul Oruvan, this film, featuring theatre artiste Preethy Karan and several newcomers, is set to hit screens soon. Excerpts from a chat with Pradeep and Prasath:

Away from the memorial of saint-composer Thyagaraja in Thiruvaiyaru, where his 179th aradhana is marked by five days of uninterrupted concerts, unchavritti and rendering of the Pancharatna kritis, a parallel aradhana is under way in Thanjavur. In the narrow Varagappa Iyer Lane off the bustling South Main Street, devotees queue up at a house named after Thyagaraja. It is here that the idols of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Bharata, Shatrughna and Anjaneya, worshipped by Thyagaraja himself, are preserved, along with a portrait of the saint-composer said to have been drawn by his disciples.












