Ullasa Paravaigal (transl. Joyful birds) is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by C. V. Rajendran, starring Kamal Haasan and Rati Agnihotri. It was released on 7 March 1980.[1] This film was dubbed into Hindi as Do Dil Deewane. This film was also dubbed in Telugu-language as Prema Pichchi and was released on 21 February 1981.[2]
Ravi, played by Kamal Haasan is in denial about the poor state of his mental health.
His love interest, played by Unni Mary, a charming village girl, recently died in a house fire, a result of an evil plot by her uncle, who lusted after his niece.
As a result of the fire, Ravi develops pyrophobia but continues to deny his problems.
His father and his friend Raju hatch a plan to take him overseas to get him treatment for his illness.
Whilst there, Ravi meets his childhood friend Nirmala. With the help of Nirmala and Raju, Ravi gets better. The second half of the film deals with how Ravi's uncle tries to kill him to get his hands on his fortune, and how Ravi overcomes his uncle.
Ullasa Paravaigal was shot extensively in West Germany, France and the United States.[3][4][5]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, and lyrics were written by Panchu Arunachalam.[6][7] The songs "Germaniyin Senthen Malare" and "Dheiveega Raagam" became chartbusters.[8] The latter song was recreated for Bommai (2023).[9]
Kanthan of Kalki wrote that the titular birds were flying high as a Boeing aircraft.[11]Tribune wrote in 1982, "Even the [Kamal Haasan] magic could not sustain this ambitiously produced film, directed by C. V. Rajendran for long as the story slipped more into a travelogue that circled the high, the bright and the night spots of Paris with its suburbs."[12]
