''Government Mappillai'' () is a 1992 Indian

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directed

Manivannan S. Manivannan Rajagopal (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013), better known by his mononym Manivannan, was an Indian film director, actor and activist who worked mainly in Tamil cinema and also worked in a few Telugu & Malayalam films. In a car ...

. The film stars Anandaraj and Kasthuri. The film, produced by G. S. Madhu, had a musical score by Deva and was released on 6 March 1992.

Plot

Sundarapandian ( Anandaraj), an angry orphan, is the henchman of a rich man Manivannan (

) and often went to jail for minor offences. Karthikeyan (

Ramkumar Ramkumar is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Kannada cinema. He made his acting debut in Peraala's 1990 action film '' Aavesha''. The same year, he played a brief role in Rajendra Singh Babu's war film '' Muthina Haara'' ...

) enters his house as a servant and falls in love with his daughter Kalyani ( Saradha Preetha). In the meantime, Mallaria ( Kasthuri), an orphan, tries to reform Sundarapandian and they fall in love with each other. One day, a poor girl Chellayi (

Ragasudha Ragasudha or Raagasudha is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Tamil and Kannada film industries, she also acted in few Malayalam and Telugu movies as well. Personal life Ragasudha is the daughter of Malayalam actress K. R. Savithr ...

) is raped and killed by a corrupted

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(MLA) (Vasu Vikram). Sundarapandian and Mallaria finally get married, they decide to leave the village but they don't have enough money. Manivannan prepares his daughter's wedding with the MLA and Manivannan orders Sundarapandian to kill the innocent Karthikeyan. Sundarapandian, who is now a good man, decide to join the young pair. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

* Anandaraj as Sundarapandian * Kasthuri as Mallaria *

as Karthikeyan * Saradha Preetha as Kalyani *

as Manivannan * Senthil as Chokka *

Delhi Ganesh Delhi Ganesh is an Indian actor who mostly acts in supporting roles in Tamil cinema and serials. He has acted in more than 400 films from 1976 to present. Before films, he was a member of the Delhi-based theatre troupe, ''Dakshina Bharata Natak ...

as Karthikeyan's father *

Vasu Vikram Vasu Vikram is an Indian actor and stage director who has worked on Tamil-language films and in television dramas. Career Vasu Vikram is the son of actor M. R. R. Vasu, and the grandson of M. R. Radha. Several other members of his family are ...

as MLA *

Ponvannan Ponvannan (born Shanmugam; 23 September 1963) is an Indian actor and director who has worked in Tamil cinema and television. After beginning his career as an artist (painter), Ponvannan apprenticed as a director and writer under Bharathiraja. H ...

*Vasudevan *

Periya Karuppu Thevar Periya Karuppa Thevar (1936 - 18 September 2012) was a Tamil film character artiste and folk singer who appeared in Tamil-language films. Film career PKT was part of the drama troupe floated by veteran Sankaradoss Swamigal more than fifty year ...

*Kennedy *

as Chellayi *Vijayadurga as Arukkani *Janaki as Karthikeyan's mother *

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Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1992, features 7 tracks with lyrics written by Kalidasan.

References

External links

{{Manivannan 1992 films Films scored by Deva (composer) 1990s Tamil-language films Indian action drama films Films directed by Manivannan 1990s action drama films