''Captain'' is a 1994

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bilingual

action thriller Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include lif ...

film written and directed by

Kodi Ramakrishna Kodi Ramakrishna (23 July 1949 – 22 February 2019) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. One of the most prolific film directors of Telugu film industry, Kodi Ramakrishna has ...

loosely adapted from

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. The film stars R. Sarathkumar, Sukanya, and

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. The film, produced by

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under the banner of Super Good Films, had musical score by Sirpy and was released on 25 February 1994. This was Kodi Ramakrishna's only straight Tamil film he had directed

Plot

Kannayiram (Tamil) / Kannappa Rao (Telugu) (

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) is a powerful mafia lord. He, along with his sons Vijaya (Rocky) and Jaya ( Devan), spread terror around the Chennai (Vishakhapatnam in Telugu version) town. They are known for land grabbing. One day, Vijaya and Jaya threaten Ramasamy (

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) to give his land in which there is an orphanage, but Ramasamy refuses categorically. Unfortunately, he is brutally killed in front of Gowri (

). The information reaches his brother Shiva ( R. Sarathkumar), a short-tempered soldier. His superiors reject his request to leave the military camp, so he flees the camp. In the past, Shiva was in love with Uma ( Sukanya), but she died in a plane crash. Later, Shiva complains against Kannayiram and hires lawyer Lakshmi Narayanan (

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). Lakshmi Narayanan's daughter Gowri, who is dumb, becomes the eyewitness of the case. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

* R. Sarathkumar as Captain Shiva * Sukanya as Uma *

as Gowri *

as Kannayiram / Kannappa Rao in Telugu Version *

as Ramasamy *

as Lakshmi Narayanan * Costumes Krishna as Tiger Thatha Chari * Rocky as Vijaya * Devan as Jaya * Sudha as Lakshmi * Sangeeta *

Ramesh Khanna Ramesh Khanna (also spelt as Ramesh Kanna) is an Indian actor and film director who has worked in Tamil cinema. He has acted in a number of supporting and comedian roles. Early life Khanna was born on 12 June 1954 in Chennai and third child to ...

Raju Sundaram Basuva Raju Sundaram is an Indian dance choreographer, actor and director, who works primarily in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. He appeared as an actor in films such as but not limited to: ''Jeans'' (1998), '' 123'' (2002), ''I Love You Da' ...

* Adhithya * Thillai Rajan * Raji * R. Subramaniam *

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as Auto Driver (special appearance)

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Sirpy. The soundtrack, released in 1994, features 5 tracks. ;Tamil ;Telugu

Release and reception

''Captain'' was released on 25 February 1994, alongside another Sarathkumar starrer ''

Aranmanai Kaavalan ''Aranmanai Kaavalan'' () is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Selva Vinayagam. The film stars R. Sarathkumar and Sivaranjani. The film had musical score by Deva and was released on 25 February 1994. Plot Sakthi a ...

''. Malini Mannath, writing for ''

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'', panned the film: "An insipid screenplay, jerky narration, careless handling of the subject, lack of continuity in scenes and lacklustre performances make ''Captain'' one of the worst of arathKumar's films".

References

External links

* {{Kodi Ramakrishna 1994 multilingual films 1990s Tamil-language films 1994 films Films directed by Kodi Ramakrishna Indian multilingual films 1990s Telugu-language films Super Good Films films