Palaivana Solai (1981 film)

Palaivana Solai is a 1981 Tamil drama film directed by the duo Robert — Rajasekhar. The film features Suhasini Maniratnam, Chandrasekhar, Janagaraj, Rajeev, Kailash Nath and Thyagu in lead roles. The film, produced by R. Vadivel, had musical score by Sankar Ganesh and was released on 17 October 1981. The film was declared blockbuster at the box-office and the film has grown a strong cult film. It was remade in Telugu as Manchu Pallaki, in Malayalam as Ithu Njangalude Katha and it was remade in Tamil in 2009 under the same title.

Sekhar (Chandrasekhar), Senthil (Janagaraj), Kumar (Rajeev), Vasu (Kailash Nath) and Siva (Thyagu) are best friends. Kumar is the son of a rich entrepreneur who begs for affection and Sekhar is happy-go-lucky youth. Senthil is a jobless youth who is looking for a job while Siva wants to enter in the cinema field. Vasu is a caring brother who is determined to work hard and get his sisters married.

Their life takes a turn when Geetha (Suhasini Maniratnam) arrives in their locality. Geetha comes there for her heart transplantation. Geetha becomes their friend while the five youth fall in love with her. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Sankar Ganesh. The soundtrack, released in 1981, features 4 tracks with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.