| Band Master | |
| Director: | K. S. Ravikumar |
| Story: | A. C. Chandrakumar |
| Producer: | A. G. Subramaniam |
| Starring: | R. Sarathkumar Heera |
| Cinematography: | Ashok Rajan |
| Editing: | K. Thanikachalam |
| Music: | Deva |
| Studio: | A. G. S. Movies |
| Runtime: | 143 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Band Master is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film stars R. Sarathkumar and Heera, with Ranjitha, Vijayakumar and Srividya in supporting roles. It was released on 2 July 1993.
Ravi, a bandmaster, leads a happy and self-contented life. Circumstances make him fall in love with Gita without realising that she is a minister's only daughter.
Soundtrack was composed by Deva. Lyrics were written by Vaali and Kalidasan.[1] [2]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Kili Joshiyam Parthen" | Kalidasan | |
| "Paattuku Yaar Ingu Pallavi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | Vaali |
| "Paattuku Yaaradi Pallavi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
| "Putham Puthu" | Kalidasan | |
| "Pudhiya Nilave" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| "Thiruneer Mala" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
Band Master was released on 2 July 1993.[3] Malini Mannath of The Indian Express praised Ravikumar's handling of the film's humour, and also praised the performances of Sarathkumar, Heera and Chinni Jayanth, calling him the "scene-stealer".[4]
In 2022, Lakshmi Priya, writing for The News Minute, criticised one scene where Ranjitha's character ill treats two dwarf characters by asking them to sniff food because "a sniff would be enough for their size" as insensitive, and a bad example of dwarfs being used for comic effect in Indian cinema.[5]