''Poovarasan'' is a 1996 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Drama (film and television), drama film, directed by Gokula Krishnan, starring Karthik (actor), Karthik and Rachana Banerjee. The film, produced by M Gafar includes a musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 9 August 1996. This is Rachana Banerjee's debut Tamil film.

Plot

Ukrapandi (Vijayakumar (Tamil actor), Vijayakumar), after consulting an astrologer, ordered Govind (Goundamani) to kill his baby in order to save his wife's life. Govind gives the baby to Sudalai (Vagai Chandrasekhar, Chandrasekhar) and orders him to kill the baby. 25 years later, Poovarasan (Karthik (actor), Karthik) was recruited by Govind to work. Poovarasan and Kaveri (Rachana Banerjee) fall in love with each other. One day, Poovarasan saves Senadhipathy (Radha Ravi). Senadhipathy's son Sinrasu and Ukrapandi's daughter Sundari fall in love. Their parents then agree to the marriage. Before the marriage, Senadhipathy reminds Ukrapandi of his stinging humiliation and orders Ukrapandi to do the same thing. He refuses to do so and the marriage is subsequently cancelled. While Senadhipathy's son is getting married, Poovarasan stops it and takes him to marry Sundari. The village's chiefs then decide to exonerate the new married couple and teach a lesson to Poovarasan. Poovarasan must attend the "Bhoomi Pooja": the ritual before the construction of any structure. Meanwhile, an old man, pretending to be Poovarasan's father, is recognised by Govind. Sudalai could not kill the baby and the baby was in fact, Poovarasan. Senadhipathy wants to take revenge on Ukrapandi's family, so he sends his henchmen to kill them. Poovarasan saves them, but he dies by a gunshot.

Cast

*Karthik (actor), Karthik as Poovarasan *Rachana Banerjee as Kaveri *Vijayakumar (Tamil actor), Vijayakumar as Ukrapandi *Sujatha (actress), Sujatha as Ukrapandi's wife / Govind's sister *Radha Ravi as Senadhipathy *Goundamani as Govind *Senthil as Samuthiram *Vagai Chandrasekhar, Chandrasekhar as Sudalai *Thalapathi Dinesh as Houseworker

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack, released in 1996, features six tracks with lyrics written by Vaali (poet), Vaali.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0317996 1996 films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja 1990s Tamil-language films Films directed by Gokula Krishnan