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-language

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directed by S. P. Muthuraman, written by Mahendran and produced by

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. The film stars

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, Sreeja and

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in supporting roles. It was released on 14 January 1991.

Plot

Pandian is a poor tailor, he is a fearless and smart man. He is appreciated by most of the villagers for his bravery. Kaveri is in love with Pandian but Pandian has no feelings for her. Kaveri is the sister of Jayabal, a wealthy rowdy who controls the fish market. Later, Pandian saves many people. He first saves a woman who has been beaten by her alcoholic son. He then saves an old man who was a famous singer in the past, now he suffers from poverty. He then rescues a young girl Lakshmi who was kidnapped by pimps. He then protects a jobless youngster Gopi from drug dealers. Pandian accommodates them in his house. To feed them, Pandian starts working day and night. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

as Pandian *

as Kaveri *

as Jayabal * Sreeja as Omana *

as Lakshmi *Muralikumar as Inspector Sukumar *

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as Chokkalinga Bhagavathar *

as Gopi *

as Khaja *

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* M. R. Krishnamurthy as Nayar *Manohar *Suryakanth *Savithri *Anushya *Hema *

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in a guest appearance

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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, with lyrics written by Vaali.

Reception

Sundarji of ''

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'' said Muthuraman had tried something different, but by forcing many things like love, action and drama, it felt bored watching like a slow moving film from the 1970s. N. Krishnaswamy of ''

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'' wrote, "Parthiban seems to have worked on histrionics. TS Vinayagam handles the camera capably for director SP Muthuraman".

References

External links

* {{S. P. Muthuraman 1990s Tamil-language films 1991 drama films 1991 films Films directed by S. P. Muthuraman Films scored by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Films with screenplays by Mahendran (filmmaker) Indian drama films