''Gandhi Pirantha Mann'' () is a 1995 Indian

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-language action drama film directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars

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, and

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. The film, produced by Tamil Fathima, had musical score by Deva and was released on 21 July 1995. The film turned was a box office failure.

Plot

Rukmani (

) is pampered and brought up by her father Periyavar (

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) and uncles. Balu (

) manages to get married with Rukmani by hiding the truth. Balu tells her the reason why he marries her. Gandhi (Vijayakanth) and Lakshmi (

), Balu's parents, were kind-hearted teachers and were transferred to a village. Gandhi and Lakshmi were determined to abolish the caste system in school. Soon, they clashed with Periyavar and his four brothers. They finally killed the innocent Gandhi. Balu is now determined to eradicate the caste hatred in Periyavar's village. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

as Balu and Gandhi *

as Lakshmi *

as Rukmani *

as Periyavar (Gandhi) * Mansoor Ali Khan * R. Sundarrajan *

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* Charle * Ponnambalam *

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* Sathyapriya *

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as Narayanan *

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as Padma * Chelladurai as Arokiasamy * Suryakanth *

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*Kokila * Pasi Narayanan *Dhanapal *Thiruppur Ramasamy *

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* Karate R. Thiagarajan in a guest appearance

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1995, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Gangai Amaran and R. Sundarrajan.

Reception

R. P. R. of ''Kalki'' wrote that the director made a

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out of a sensitive issue like caste abolition superficially without going in depth about it while praising the dual roles of Vijayakanth and Deva's music.

References

{{R. Sundarrajan (director) 1995 action drama films 1990s Tamil-language films 1995 films Films directed by R. Sundarrajan Films scored by Deva (composer) Indian action drama films