Oorkavalan
| Oorkavalan | |
|---|---|
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| Tamil | ஊர்க்காவலன் |
| Directed by | Manobala |
| Produced by |
G. Thyagarajan, V. Thamilazhagan |
| Written by |
A.L. Narayanan (Dialogues) Rama Veerappan (Story, Screenplay) |
| Starring |
Rajinikanth Raadhika Pandiyan Raghuvaran Sangili Murugan Malaysia Vasudevan |
| Music by | Shankar Ganesh |
| Cinematography | B. S. Lokanath |
| Edited by | K.R.Krishnan |
Production company |
Sathya Movies |
| Distributed by | Sathya Movies |
Release date | 4 September 1987 |
Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Oorkavalan (English: The guard of the place) is a 1987 Tamil drama film. It was directed by Manobala with music directed by Shankar Ganesh. The movie was a Mass hit at the box office. It was dubbed in Telegu as Kanchukotaku Monagadu.[1]
Plot
The story describes the struggle of a young villager Kangeyan (played by Rajinikanth) 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 (played by Raghuvaran) but refuses and declares her love for Mannikam. Kangeyan gets them married in the village. The priest pretends to have divine powers and uses superstitious belief of the villagers to kill Manickam. Kangeyan, not wanting to see Mallika as a widow, decides to 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 death exposing the priest and Dorai losing his lover in the process.
Legacy
This story was originally written for MGR who could not act further due to his entry in politics
Cast
- Rajinikanth as Kangeyan
- Raadhika as Vadivu
- Pandiyan as Pandiyan
- Raghuvaran as Rajadurai
- Sangili Murugan as Swami
- Malaysia Vasudevan as President
- Venniradai Moorthy as Kannukku Pulla
- Y. G. Mahendran as Rajadurai's friend
- Chithra as Mallika
- Kumarimuthu as Kangeyan's friend
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Shankar Ganesh and lyrics were written by Vaali, Pulamaipithan, Muthulingam, Vairamuthu, Na. Kamarasan.[2]
- Maasimaasam - SPB, Chithra
- Thaaye Nam - Malaysia Vasudevan
- Malligaipoovukku - Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam
- Melam Kotti - SPB, Janaki
- Pattu sattai karan- s.Janaki
- Eduththa sabatham- k.jesudas