''Sevagan'' is a 1992 Indian

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directed and produced by

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, making his directorial debut. The film stars him and

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. The film had musical score by

Maragadha Mani Koduri Marakathamani Keeravani (born 4 July 1961; credited as M. M. Keeravani) is an Indian film composer, playback singer, and lyricist, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema along with other languages including Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Ma ...

, released on 5 June 1992, and fared well at box office.

Plot

Sanjay, a fearless and upright police officer, is transferred to a new city. He lives with his widowed mother and sister. He also has a half-brother Ashok and stepmother. Ashok works for the corrupted minister Sabapathy, who is involved in liquor smuggling, procuring, and illegal gambling. One day, a corrupt police officer Sridhar tries to rape an innocent girl Anjali. Sanjay arrives on time, saves Anjali, and beats Sridhar. Sanjay later marries Anjali. He strongly supports the politician Sathyamoorthy. Sabapathy decides to target Sanjay's weak point: his wife Anjali. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

as D.S.P Sanjay *

as Anjali *

Captain Raju Raju Daniel (27 June 1950 – 17 September 2018), better known by his stage name Captain Raju, was an Indian army officer and Indian actor. He acted in more than 600 films in various languages, including Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannad ...

as Sabapathy *

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as Ashok *Rocky as Dhoni/Singh *

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as Ekambaram *

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as Sathyamoorthy *

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as Shanmugam, Anjali's mother * MRK as Arumugam *Kavitha as Sanjay's mother *C. R. Saraswathi as Ashok's mother *

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in a guest appearance *

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in a guest appearance

Production

''Sevagan'' is the directorial debut of Arjun. As his acting career was floundering and he stopped receiving offers from directors, he himself decided to direct, produce and star in a film which became ''Sevagan''.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

, with lyrics written by

Vairamuthu Vairamuthu Ramasamy (born 13 July 1953) is an Indian lyricist, poet, and novelist working in the Tamil film industry. He is a prominent figure in the Tamil literary world. A master's graduate from the Pachaiyappa's College in Chennai, he first ...

Reception

RSP of ''

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'' gave the film a mixed review, citing "the narration lacks depth ..Kushboo has been wasted. Captain Raju fails to impress only the first song bears Maragadha Mani's stamp" and praised the stunt sequences. The film was a success, and revitalised Arjun's career.

References

External links

* {{Arjun Sarja 1990s Tamil-language films 1992 crime films 1992 directorial debut films 1992 films Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police Films directed by Arjun Sarja Films scored by M. M. Keeravani Indian crime films