''Idhuthanda Sattam'' () is a 1992

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directed by

Senthilnathan Senthilnathan Jambulingam is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and television actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and serials, based in Chennai. He is best known for his action-masala films. As of 2013, he has directed mo ...

. The film stars

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Rekha Bhanurekha Ganesan (born 10 October 1954), better known by her stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in more than 180 fil ...

and

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. The film's music was written by Sangeetha Rajan. The film was released on 29 May 1992.

Plot

Selvaraj (

), an upright police officer, takes charge as a SP in a new area and he settles down there with his daughter Meena. A woman inspector Amudha (Meenakshi) helps him. Selvaraj challenges a notorious man Gurusami (Mylai R.V. Gurupadam) and his henchmen Kaali ( Mansoor Ali Khan), Dharma (K. Natraj) and Soori (Justin) to punish them. Amudha is intrigued by Selvaraj and he tells her about his tragic past. In the past, Selvaraj lived happily with his wife Lakshmi (

), newborn baby and his father-in-law, the judge Venugopal (

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). During the

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festival, they all witnessed a murder committed by the rowdy Gurusami. Gurusami sent his henchmen to kill Selvaraj's family. During the confrontation, Lakshmi and Venugopal were murdered, while Selvaraj was seriously injured and his baby spared. Gurusami was later sentenced to the death penalty but he managed to be released thanks to his henchmen. Selvaraj is now determined to punish them.

Cast

as SP Selvaraj IPS *

as Lakshmi *

(credited as Meenakshi) as Amudha *

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as Karuppan *

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as Dharma *Justin as Soori *Senthilnathan as Ponnusamy *

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as Venugopal * V. Gopalakrishnan as Commissioner *

Idichapuli Selvaraj Idichapuli Selvaraj ( – 30 January 2012) was a veteran Tamil comedy actor. He acted in more than five hundred films. He acted along with lot of actors. He also worked as an assistant director for the M. G. Ramachandran films like ''Idhayakkani ...

as Amudha's father * Suryakanth *Sharmili *Dharani *

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*Surekha *Shanthi *K. S. Jayalakshmi as Gurusami's father *Baby Pushpambika as Meena (child) *

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as Meena (baby)

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Sangeetha Rajan. The soundtrack, released in 1992, features 3 tracks with lyrics written by Muthulingam and Piraisoodan.

Reception

RSP of ''

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'' gave the film a positive review citing "the dialogue is crisp and meaningful, Senthinathan's direction noteworthy. Sangeetha Rajan's music is average. R. Sarathkumar flexes his muscles well. Rekha is quite satisfactory in a small role".

References

External links

{{Senthilnathan 1992 films 1990s Tamil-language films Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police Indian crime action films 1990s crime action films Films directed by Senthilnathan