Pathimoonam Number Veedu
| Pathimoonam Number Veedu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Baby |
| Produced by | Aasha Creations |
| Written by |
Baby Erukoor Elavarasan (dialogues) |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Sangeetha Rajan |
| Cinematography |
K. B. Dhayalan C. E. Babu |
| Edited by | G. Murali |
Production company |
Aasha Creations |
Release dates |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Pathimoonam Number Veedu, also known as 13am Number Veedu, is a 1990 Tamil horror film directed by Baby. The film features Nizhalgal Ravi, Sadhana and Lalitha Kumari in lead roles. The film, produced by Aasha Creations, had musical score by Sangeetha Rajan and was released on 15 June 1990. Became a blockbuster hit and It was remade in Hindi as House No. 13 (1991) directed by Baby.[1][2][3][4]
Plot
Selvam (Nizhalgal Ravi), an estate manager, and his family move into a new house based in a village. There, Selvam falls in love with Annam (Sadhana), a jolly village girl. Disturbed by a ghost (Lalitha Kumari), Selvam's grandfather dies from a heart attack. One day, Murali (Jaishankar), Selvam's brother, goes to an isolated home and treats an old lady. The next day, he realize that the old lady was a ghost and he also dies from a heart attack. The family, in mourning, decides to arrange Selvam's wedding with Annam to forget this tragedy. Thereafter, Annam becomes pregnant and even after 10 months she doesn't deliver. A Gurukkal (Ra. Sankaran) comes to the aid of the family and feels that something slows her delivery. He prepares a ritual. Finally, the ghost appears and tells her past.
The ghost was Rekha. She lived happily with her husband (Ravikanth) but her husband had bad habits and also had lot of debts. Under pressures, he forced his wife Rekha to have a sexual relation with the house owner. She refused and killed the house owner. Her angry husband killed her in turn. As a ghost, she then killed her husband. Since that day, she killed every male who stayed in the house.
Cast
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Selvam
- Sadhana as Annam
- Lalitha Kumari as Rekha / Ghost
- Jaishankar as Murali
- Sripriya as Murali's wife
- Ravikanth as Rekha's husband
- Nalinikanth
- Achamillai Gopi as Muthu
- Ra. Sankaran as Swamy
- S. N. Parvathi as Parvathi, Selvam and Murali's mother
- Baby Manju as Manju
Soundtrack
| Pathimoonam Number Veedu | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Sangeetha Rajan | |
| Released | 1990 |
| Recorded | 1990 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 10:09 |
| Producer | Sangeetha Rajan |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Sangeetha Rajan. The soundtrack, released in 1990, features 3 tracks with lyrics written by Pulaimaipithan.
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Koko Koko Koko' | Suchithra | 4:28 |
| 2 | 'Kandathu Ellam Mayyama' | K. S. Chithra | 1:26 |
| 3 | 'Kalyana Penne' | Mano, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:15 |
References
- ↑ "Pathimoonam Number Veedu (1990) Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ↑ "13-m Number Veedu (1990)". gomolo.com. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ↑ "Ringing in eerie silence - The New Indian Express". newindianexpress.com. 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ↑ "Horror fims loosing sheen in Kollywood?". The Times of India. Retrieved 2013-12-23.