| Piranthaen Valarnthaen | |
| Director: | Vijayasingam |
| Producer: | C. Dhandayuthapani |
| Starring: | Goundamani |
| Cinematography: | S. R. Govindan |
| Editing: | M. G. Balurao |
| Music: | Shankar–Ganesh |
| Studio: | Dhandayuthapani Films |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Piranthaen Valarnthaen is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Vijayasingam and written by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram, starring Goundamani. It was released on 1 October 1986.[1]
Goundamani is sold to Senthamarai and later deserted by his parents when he was a newborn. The nurse adopts the deserted baby, and he grows up in the nurse's family with her son S. V. Shekhar. Jeevitha, SV Sekhar's sister plays Goundamani's love interest. Goundamani is now a street smart clever and cunning young man.
Years later, unaware of the fact, Goundamani goes to work for his own father who is now a rich businessman and whose business rival turns out to be Senthamarai. Son and father band together and take on the villain Senthamarai. When he becomes aware of the past, he cleverly plays one against other taking revenge on his birth as well as adopted father for abandoning him.
Soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.[2] [3]
Jayamanmadhan (a duo) of Kalki felt Goundamani's decision to act as lead actor was both gutsy and wrong calculation and he completely looked lost in emotional and romantic scenes. Jayamanmadhan was critical of the film's cinematography wondering whether the issue is with the camera or the film and dismissed Shankar–Ganesh's music as loud while concluding that S. Ve. Sekhar and Rajeev were underutilised.[4]
