''Sahadevan Mahadevan'' is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
, directed by
Rama Narayanan
Rama Narayanan (3 April 1949 – 22 June 2014) was an Indian film director and producer. In the 1980s, he was known as a director who specialized in shooting commercial films in which animals played vital roles, while in the 1990s, several of h ...
, starring
Mohan and
S. V. Shekhar, with
S. S. Chandran,
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), '' ...
,
Pallavi
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, and
Madhuri in supporting roles.The music was composed by
Shankar–Ganesh
Shankar–Ganesh is an Indian music director duo who has worked on Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada movies for around 50 years.
Career
They started as assistants to Tamil music composers M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy in 1964 an ...
. This movie is a Tamil remake of
Malayalam
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movie
Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu
''Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu'' () is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Priyadarshan and written by Sreenivasan from a story by Jagadish. It stars an ensemble cast led by Mohanlal, Mukesh, Sreenivasan, Jagathi Sreekum ...
(1986).
Plot
The story is about two unemployed youths, Sahadevan (
Mohan) and Mahadevan (
S. V. Shekhar), who become detectives to solve Kaveri's (
Madhuri) problem. Kaveri is Sahadevan's love interest. Adiyapatham (
S. S. Chandran) is a politician who is going to open a party for children. Adiyapatham is too affectionate with his wife Chinnamani (
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), '' ...
). Mahadevan is an unemployed youth in a village and he ran away from his three daughters of his uncle after he came to Madras (Chennai). He went to Sahadevan's rental house and got into a problem with the house owner (
S. N. Parvathy). She took his and Mahadevan's degree certificates for not paying the rent, so both men went to Adiyapatham's place for asking about his car shed rent. He misunderstand that Mahadevan came for a marriage proposal to his daughter Geetha (
Pallavi
A pallavi has multiple connotations in carnatic music. It is the first part of any formal composition (Krithi) which has three segments - Pallavi, Anupallavi and Charanam (which can be one or more). Pallavi is usually also an abbreviation of R ...
). Geetha falls in love with Mahadevan, but he runs away when he saw her. Sahadevan falls in love with Kaveri, but she has a problem with her maternal uncle Veerappa (Chozharajan), who wants to marry her. So he kidnaps Chinnamani instead of Kaveri, and Chinnamani gives the phone number of the place to Adiyapatham. Both Sahadevan and Mahadevan find the place through the telephone exchange. They go and fight with Veerappa and his people and save Kaveri from them with a final police sequence. The film finishes with the men's marriages.
Cast
*
Mohan as Sahadevan
*
S. V. Shekhar as Mahadevan
*
S. S. Chandran as Politician Adiyapatham
*
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 Chinnamani
*
Pallavi
A pallavi has multiple connotations in carnatic music. It is the first part of any formal composition (Krithi) which has three segments - Pallavi, Anupallavi and Charanam (which can be one or more). Pallavi is usually also an abbreviation of R ...
as Geetha
*
Madhuri as Kaveri
*
S. N. Parvathy as Sahadevan's house owner
*
Kumarimuthu
Kumarimuthu (20 December 1940 – 28 February 2016) was a Tamil film character actor, comedian and politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He was known for his unique comical laugh.
Career
Kumarimuthu starred in 728 films in his car ...
as Laundry Man
*
Thyagu
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as Miloma Smuggler
* Chozharajan as Veerappa, Kavari's maternal uncle
* Pakoda Kathar as Kumarimuthu's laundry assistant
Songs
The music was composed by
Shankar–Ganesh
Shankar–Ganesh is an Indian music director duo who has worked on Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada movies for around 50 years.
Career
They started as assistants to Tamil music composers M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy in 1964 an ...
and penned by Vaali.
* "Aayiram Poigal Pesum"
Sakthisanmugam
* "Devaloga Indhiran Theendidaatha Chandhiran"
Mano
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* Mano (Portuguese footballer) ...
and chorus
* "Oru Jigu Jigu Rail"
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), also referred to as SPB or SP Balu or Balu, was an Indian playback singer, television presenter, actor, music composer, dubbing artist, and film producer. He is wi ...
and
Vani Jayaram
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* "Raja Raja Chozhan Thaan"
Mano
Mano may refer to:
People
* Mano people, an ethnic group in Liberia
* Mano (name), a list of people with either the given name or surname
* Mano (Mozambican footballer) (born 1984), real name Celso Halilo de Abdul
* Mano (Portuguese footballer) ...
and S. N. Surender
* "Sirikkanum Thaikkulanga Sirikkanum" Seerkazhi Sivachidambaram
References
External links
1988 films
1980s Tamil-language films
Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh
Films directed by Rama Narayanan
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