Senathipathi Thevar is a rich and respected village man who is married to Meenakshi, while his little brother Sethupathi is a good-for-nothing young man. Senathipathi Thevar and Lingappan Naicker , another rich respected village man and their area chief, are best friends. Senathipathi has been charged for past 10 years with the duty to protect the village against the robbers, which he has done with 100% efficiency. Lingappan Naicker's daughter Aishwarya, a clever, beautiful and arrogant girl, returns after studying in the city. Sethupathi and Aishwarya eventually fall in love with each other. But, Lingappan Naicker is totally against inter-caste marriage and sees them together. Nagappa Naickar is a long-distant relative of Lingappa and head of their rival village. Though he is rich, Nagappa Naickar has very bad habits and so does his only son. Lingappa's and Nagappa's villages clash every year, to receive water from the canal during farming seasons, though justice is on Lingappan Naicker's village. After failing to get water for the past 10 years, Nagappa Naickar gets the photos of Sethu and Aishwarya clubbing each other. he sends the photo to all of his caste's big heads so that none would wed Aishwarya. then, Nagappa Naickar can make his son marry her and get all properties of Lingappa's to himself, including canal's check-dams owned by him.
Meanwhile, to protect Aishwarya, Lingappan Naicker cleverly assigns her to live in Senathipathi's house till her marriage, so that she would be a guarded-object of Senathipathi Thevar so that his brother would be away from her. Sethu and Aishwarya try to break up, but can't. Aishwarya blackmails Sethu to marry her the next day or she will commit suicide. The next day, at the moment of marriage, Senathipathi intercepts Sethu. he asks Sethu to either surrender Aishwarya or comes to a one-on-one till death. Sethu surrenders Aishwarya and is expelled from the house. All of this is seen by Lingappan Naicker afar. he tries to get an alliance to Aishwarya but fails. Then, Nagappa proposes an alliance, and it is taken by Lingappan Naicker. Sethupathi hands over Aishwarya and thus keeps his honour. Then, Aishwarya and her mom plead for Lingappan Naicker to change his mind. When he is about to, Nagappa Naickar and his son come and drag Aiswarya out to be wed. Lingappa shoots both of them dead and starts to find Sethupathi. But, meanwhile, Senathipathi and his wife are attacked on the way home. Though Sethupathi joins them, a traitor stabs both Senathipathi and his wife in the back. At the dying moments, Senathipathi consents for marriage and he removes the thali from his dead wife's neck and gives it to Sethupathi. Sethu then marries Aishwarya there. After a few days, it is seen that Sethupathi is the new Chief of village guards.
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, 'Baby' Deepika, K. S. Chithra
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Total length:
24:11
Release and reception
Ratnakumar later worked on a project titled Enna Solla Pogirai featuring debutants Nandha, Saikiran and Gayathri Raguram in 2001, but the film was later stalled.[3] R. P. R. of Kalki praised Sathyaraj's performance but felt Rathnakumar's direction was similar to his mentor Bharathiraja and also added when the world of cinema is heading towards grandeur and many other things, the makers are still stuck with subject like caste and its consequences.[4]
References
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^Mannath, Malini. . Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ஆர். பி. ஆர். (29 December 1996). "சேனாதிபதி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 25. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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Senathipathi transl Chief is a 1996 Tamil language drama film directed by M Rathnakumar and also the script writer for films like Kizhakku Cheemayile 1993 and Karuthamma 1994 The film stars Sathyaraj in dual roles along with Soundarya and Sukanya It was released on 10 November 1996 1 SenathipathiPosterDirected byM RathnakumarWritten byM RathnakumarProduced byMalar BaluK DhandapaniStarringSathyarajSoundaryaSukanyaCinematographyB KannanEdited byK PazhanivelMusic byDevaProductioncompanyMalar FilmsRelease date10 November 1996 1996 11 10 Running time155 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamil Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Soundtrack 4 Release and reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditSenathipathi Thevar is a rich and respected village man who is married to Meenakshi while his little brother Sethupathi is a good for nothing young man Senathipathi Thevar and Lingappan Naicker another rich respected village man and their area chief are best friends Senathipathi has been charged for past 10 years with the duty to protect the village against the robbers which he has done with 100 efficiency Lingappan Naicker s daughter Aishwarya a clever beautiful and arrogant girl returns after studying in the city Sethupathi and Aishwarya eventually fall in love with each other But Lingappan Naicker is totally against inter caste marriage and sees them together Nagappa Naickar is a long distant relative of Lingappa and head of their rival village Though he is rich Nagappa Naickar has very bad habits and so does his only son Lingappa s and Nagappa s villages clash every year to receive water from the canal during farming seasons though justice is on Lingappan Naicker s village After failing to get water for the past 10 years Nagappa Naickar gets the photos of Sethu and Aishwarya clubbing each other he sends the photo to all of his caste s big heads so that none would wed Aishwarya then Nagappa Naickar can make his son marry her and get all properties of Lingappa s to himself including canal s check dams owned by him Meanwhile to protect Aishwarya Lingappan Naicker cleverly assigns her to live in Senathipathi s house till her marriage so that she would be a guarded object of Senathipathi Thevar so that his brother would be away from her Sethu and Aishwarya try to break up but can t Aishwarya blackmails Sethu to marry her the next day or she will commit suicide The next day at the moment of marriage Senathipathi intercepts Sethu he asks Sethu to either surrender Aishwarya or comes to a one on one till death Sethu surrenders Aishwarya and is expelled from the house All of this is seen by Lingappan Naicker afar he tries to get an alliance to Aishwarya but fails Then Nagappa proposes an alliance and it is taken by Lingappan Naicker Sethupathi hands over Aishwarya and thus keeps his honour Then Aishwarya and her mom plead for Lingappan Naicker to change his mind When he is about to Nagappa Naickar and his son come and drag Aiswarya out to be wed Lingappa shoots both of them dead and starts to find Sethupathi But meanwhile Senathipathi and his wife are attacked on the way home Though Sethupathi joins them a traitor stabs both Senathipathi and his wife in the back At the dying moments Senathipathi consents for marriage and he removes the thali from his dead wife s neck and gives it to Sethupathi Sethu then marries Aishwarya there After a few days it is seen that Sethupathi is the new Chief of village guards Cast EditSathyaraj as Senathipathy Thevar and Sethupathy Soundarya as Aishwarya Sukanya as Meenakshi Goundamani as Kathavarayan Senthil as Veera Bahu Vijayakumar as Lingappan Nayakar Srividya as Lingappan Nayakar s wife Manivannan as Nagappan Ponvannan as Nagappan s son Periya Karuppu Thevar as Meenakshi s father Mohan V Ram as Rangachari Pasi Narayanan as Thavasi Ponnambalam Mahanadi Shankar Thyagu K K Soundar Oru Viral Krishna Rao MRK Dhanapal MLA Malaya Bayilvan Ranganathan MLA Thangaraj Mahendran Viswanath Chandrasekhar as Suruli guest appearance Soundtrack EditThe music was composed by Deva 2 with lyrics written by Vairamuthu and M Rathnakumar Track listingNo TitleLyricsSinger s Length1 Chikku Pukku Ponnamma VairamuthuMano Krishnaraj5 032 En Idhayathai Thirudivittai VairamuthuMano Swarnalatha5 203 Moonu Mozhama Malliyappoo VairamuthuS P Balasubrahmanyam K S Chithra4 354 Palaivana Roja VairamuthuS P Balasubrahmanyam K S Chithra4 395 Yarukkum Thalaivanangaa M RathnakumarS P Balasubrahmanyam Baby Deepika K S Chithra4 34Total length 24 11Release and reception EditRatnakumar later worked on a project titled Enna Solla Pogirai featuring debutants Nandha Saikiran and Gayathri Raguram in 2001 but the film was later stalled 3 R P R of Kalki praised Sathyaraj s performance but felt Rathnakumar s direction was similar to his mentor Bharathiraja and also added when the world of cinema is heading towards grandeur and many other things the makers are still stuck with subject like caste and its consequences 4 References Edit Filmography of senathipathi Cinesouth Archived from the original on 2 April 2023 Retrieved 26 July 2013 Senathipathi Gaana Archived from the original on 29 March 2023 Retrieved 29 March 2023 Mannath Malini Enna Solla Pogirai Chennai Online Archived from the original on 3 June 2004 Retrieved 12 January 2022 ஆர ப ஆர 29 December 1996 ச ன த பத Kalki in Tamil p 25 Retrieved 28 March 2023 External links EditSenathipathi at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Senathipathi amp oldid 1149450497, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
