Sri Bannari Amman
Sri Bannari Amman is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language devotional film written and directed by Bharathi Kannan. The film featured Vijayashanti in the title role being her 175th project alongside Karan and Laya, while Vadivelu plays a supporting role. The film, which had music composed by T. Rajendar, released in April 2002.
Production
While marketing the film, the producers featured Sukanya, as well as Khushboo, who appear only in songs, as a selling point in the posters. The film's shoot was held at various temples including Mahasakthi Amman temple at Hyderabad, Sivan temple at Bangalore, Kasi Viswanathar temple at Tenkasi, Mutharamman temple at Kulasekarapattinam, Vekkaliamman temple at Sindalakkarai, Bannari Amman temple at Thiruvakkarai, Kurungaliswarar temple at Koyambedu, Vadivudai Amman at Thiruvotriyur, and Sri Kalikaambal temple in George Town. A scene was shot at a bungalow of king of Courtrallam.Soundtrack
The music was composed by T. Rajendar who also wrote the lyrics.| Song | Singers | Length |
| "Vetri Nadai" | T. Rajendar | 02:57 |
| "Aathisivan Pathiyada" | T. Rajendar, Sujatha Mohan | 06:47 |
| "Thalattu Kettathillai" | K. S. Chithra, Anuradha Sriram | 08:14 |
| "Roopamaari" | T. Rajendar | 03:10 |
| "Kalakkuthu Karagaatam" | Simbu, Harini | 07:20 |
| "Kallaanalum Kanavanthan" | Nithyasree Mahadevan, Swarnalatha | 06:34 |
| "Vandhidu Vandhidu" | K. S. Chithra | 06:56 |
Release and reception
The film was released on 12 April 2002. S. R. Ashok Kumar from The Hindu wrote, "if only one story had been woven into a nice screenplay, it would have sustained the tempo. A couple of small stories narrated in the film make the main story line weak.". Ayyappa Prasad of Screen wrote, "Actually it seems that the director is more confused on whether to cash in on Vijayshanthi’s image or go in for more of the unusual stuff". Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote, "It is a film that wouldn't disappoint Vijayshanti's fans and would be lapped up by lovers of devotional themes". Sify wrote "The director of the film Bharathi Kannan has specialised in making such films, which is meant for illiterates. However the highlight of the film are two `Amman` songs which are sung by Kushboo and Sukanya in the film".The film was later dubbed and released in Telugu as Maha Chandi.