Abhirami (film)

Abhirami is a 1992 Indian Tamil language drama film, directed by Dilip Kumar in his directorial debut and produced by R. B. Choudary. The film stars Saravanan, Sujatha and Kasthuri, with the supporting cast including Anju, Vinodhini, Rohini, Goundamani and Senthil. It was released on 27 November 1992.

Plot
Abhirami has five daughters including Dhanam, Rajeshwari, Maheshwari. The eldest Dhanam is a soft-spoken woman who worked as typist, while Rajeshwari is a short-tempered woman, Maheshwari is a carefree teenager and the last two are little girls.

Saravanan is an orphan and jobless youth who is in love with Dhanam. He lives in a small hotel with his new friend Ramkanth. Saravanan finally finds a decent job in a clothes shop. He then moves with his friend Ramkanth near Dhanam's house. Saravanan slowly becomes one of their well-wishers but Saravanan learns that Dhanam will get married soon to someone else. The heartbroken Saravanan doesn't reveal his love and vacates the house.

On the wedding day, Abhirami has an accident and their jewels have been stolen. Saravanan rushes Abhirami to the hospital, he then takes jewels from his boss' daughter Vasanthi who is a widow. Afterwards, the wedding takes place. After the wedding, Saravanan reveals that Abhirami had died on the way to the hospital. Saravanan doesn't tell the truth for fear that the wedding would stop.

Now, the remaining four girls accept Saravanan as their brother and he decides to live with them. Saravanan and Vasanthi will get married soon.

Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Mano Ranjan, with lyrics written by Kalidasan, Vairamuthu and Dilip Kumar.

Reception
Ayyappa Prasad of The Indian Express gave the film a positive review: "Dilip Kumar has handled the story with finesse" and praised the lead actors. The film was also reviewed by New Straits Times.