''Ellaichami'' is a 1992

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directed and produced by

K. Rangaraj K. Rangaraj is an Indian film director and screenwriter and producer who was active in Tamil cinema mainly in the 1980s. Career Rangaraj was born in a village near Kovilpatti. While searching for job in Chennai, he decided to join Tamil film in ...

. The film stars

R. Sarathkumar Sarathkumar Ramanathan (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, politician, filmmaker, and singer. He has acted in more than 130 Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. He has won two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three Filmfare Award ...

and

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, with

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, Vetri Vigneshwar and Gowri playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by

S. A. Rajkumar S. A. Rajkumar is an Indian composer and lyricist. He has made music for all South Indian language films in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada. Early life Rajkumar's father was a vocalist performing in stage shows conducted by popular mu ...

and was released on 11 September 1992.

Plot

Minor Muthurasu (

) is a rich man in his village and womaniser who raped the village girls. While in the nearby village, Ellaichami (

) is a brave village chieftain and he protects the village. Ellaichami's sister (Gowri) and the village's veterinarian (Vetri Vigneshwar) are in love. One day, Kaveri (

) comes to Ellaichami's village to find out the person who raped her but she didn't see the culprit's face. Ellaichami promises to not prepare any ceremony until he catches the rapist. In the meantime, Ellaichami's sister becomes pregnant. Ellaichami, worried to prepare her wedding as soon as possible, lies that he raped Kaveri. Ellaichami marries Kaveri and his sister marries her lover at the same time. The villagers elect a new village chief because Ellaichami's image is deteriorated. Kaveri reveals to Ellaichami that she lied and nobody raped her. Kaveri turns out to be Minor Muthurasu's relative. In the past, Minor Muthurasu compelled her to marry her but she refused and fled. Kaveri landed in Ellaichami's village and met his sister who gave her that idea.

Cast

as Ellaichami *

as Kaveri *

as Minor Muthurasu *Vetri Vigneshwar *Gowri * R. Sundarrajan *

Senthil Senthil (born 23 March 1951) is an Indian comedy actor who works in Tamil cinema. He is famous for his comedian roles along with fellow actor Goundamani. The pair dominated the Tamil industry as comedians in the 1980s and 90s.Kovai Sarala Kovai Sarala is an Indian actress and comedian, who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian three times, for her performances in '' Sathi Leelavathi'' (1995), '' ...

as Savitri *V. R. Thilakam *Kokila as Karuvayi *Vadivu *

M. R. Krishnamurthy M. R. Krishnamurthy (1940–2012) who popularly referred to as MRK, was an actor and stage artist who appeared in Tamil films. He starred in more than 100 films and in more than 500 stage plays conceived and hosted by various leading stage art ...

as Panchangam *Raja Bahadur as Kadhirvelu *

Peeli Sivam P.L. Sivanappan known by his stage name credited as Peeli Sivam (5 July 1938 – 25 September 2017) was an Indian actor who featured around 400 Tamil-language films and plays from 1958–2017. He has featured in several films such as ''Muhamma ...

* Ponnambalam as Malayandi *

Thideer Kannaiah ''Thideer'' Kannaiah was an Indian film and stage actor. He has acted in more than 500 films. His debut film was Aval Oru Thodarkathai. He is notable for his comedian roles along with actors Goundamani and Vadivelu. While he was in the drama, ...

*Azhagu *John Babu

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by

. The soundtrack, released in 1992, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by

Pulamaipithan Pulavar Pulamaipithan (6 October 1935 – 8 September 2021) was an Indian scholar, poet and lyricist who got recognition through the song "Naan yaar nee yaar" which was featured in the Tamil film ''Kudiyirundha Koyil'' in 1968. He briefly serve ...

and S. A. Rajkumar.

References

{{reflist 1992 films 1990s Tamil-language films Indian action drama films Films scored by S. A. Rajkumar Films directed by K. Rangaraj 1990s action drama films