''Jagathalaprathapan'' is a 1990

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directed by composers

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in their directorial debut being their only film directed so far. The film stars Mohan, Rakhi Sri and Divya. The film, produced by K. N. Natarajan, had musical score by

and was released on 17 March 1990.

Plot

The film begins with the robbery of a bank by a terrorist group. Each member of the terrorist group works in various sectors, but above this, they need money. Prathap and his friend Sri are petty thieves. One day, Vidya falls in love with Prathap. Vidya's brother Subash cherished her. When he knows about her love affair, he doesn't hesitate to kill her only because it's against the terrorist group's rules. The archaeology professor John Frederick finds out the placement of a treasure : an Emerald

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. The terrorist group later kills the professor and looks for his secretary Nandhini who owns the professor's map. Prathap finally helps Nandhini to find the treasure before the terrorists.

Cast

* Mohan as Prathap *Rakhi Sri as Nandhini *Divya as Vidya *

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as Sri * Kitty as Subash *

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as Dileep *

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* M. N. Nambiar as John Frederick *

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*Anuja *Sribala *Bhanu *Nandhakumar *Kanmani Subbu *Gundu Kalyanam *

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in a guest appearance *

in a cameo appearance

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

, with lyrics written by Vaali,

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and Shankar–Ganesh.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 10652854 1990 crime films 1990 directorial debut films 1990 films 1990s Tamil-language films Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh Indian crime films