Oorkavalan
Oorkavalan (transl. Village Guard) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Manobala, starring Rajinikanth and Raadhika. The film did average business in box-office.[1]
| Oorkavalan | |
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| Directed by | Manobala |
| Written by | A. L. Narayanan (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Rama Veerappan |
| Story by | Rama Veerappan |
| Produced by | G. Thyagarajan V. Thamilazhagan |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Raadhika |
| Cinematography | B. S. Lokanath |
| Edited by | K. R. Krishnan |
| Music by | Shankar–Ganesh |
Production company | Sathya Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
The story describes the struggle of a young villager Kangeyan to receive justice for his brother's murder. Manickam falls in love with Mallika, the daughter of Pannaiar. Mallika's marriage is arranged with Dorai, but she refuses and declares her love for Mannikam. Kangeyan gets them married in the village. The priest pretends to have divine powers and uses the superstitious beliefs of the villagers to kill Manickam. Kangeyan, not wanting to see Mallika as a widow, decides to get her married again to Pandian, a cart driver who was her childhood friend. Dorai intervenes again proceeding to use superstition again and Kangeyan learns about truth behind his brother's death exposing the priest and Dorai losing his lover in the process.
Cast
- Rajinikanth as Kangeyan
- Raadhika as Vadivu
- Pandiyan as Pandiyan
- Raghuvaran as Rajadurai
- Sangili Murugan as Swami
- Malaysia Vasudevan as President
- Manoj Krishna as Manickam (Kangeyan's brother)
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Kannukku Pillai
- Y. G. Mahendran as Rajadurai's friend
- Chithra as Mallika
- Kumarimuthu as Kangeyan's friend
- Sethu Vinayagam
- S. N. Parvathy
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.[2][3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Maasi Maasam Than" | Vaali | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 5:10 |
| 2. | "Muthamma" | Pulamaipithan | Malaysia Vasudevan | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Malligai Poovukku" | Pulamaipithan | Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam | 4:47 |
| 4. | "Melam Kotti Aadu" | Muthulingam | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Pattu Chattaikaran" | Na. Kamarasan | S. Janaki | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Edutha Sabadam" | Vairamuthu | K. J. Yesudas | 4:00 |
| Total length: | 26:53 | |||
Release and reception
Oorkavalan was released on 4 September 1987.[4] N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "Some of the characters get a lifelike quality because of good performances and a helpful screenplay."[5]
References
- ^ "Boxoffice Database based on Number of Days". Rajinifans. from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Oorkkavalan Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Mossymart. from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Oorkavalan". Gaana. from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Oorkaavalan". The Indian Express. 4 September 1987. p. 5. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Mosaic". The Indian Express. 11 September 1987. p. 5. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
External links
- Oorkavalan at IMDb