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En Kelvikku Enna Bathil
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Wikipedia article
'En Kelvikku Enna Bathil' is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by P. Madhavan and written by Balamurugan. The film stars Rajinikanth, Vijayakumar, Sripriya and M. N. Nambiar. It revolves around a man seeking to get revenge on his uncle for duping his father. The film was released on 9 December 1978.
Plot
Saravana and Muruga are brothers whose father was duped by their uncle Sivaraman, who borrowed a large sum of money but failed to return it after his business flourished. Their father is left in a miserable condition and the brothers are separated with Muruga growing up to become a coward and Saravana, a criminal who is arrested. When Saravana is released after some years, he is determined to avenge his father's dignity and reunite with his brother.
Cast
* Rajinikanth as Saravana
* Vijayakumar as Muruga
* Sripriya as Rosy and Alamelu
* M. N. Nambiar as Sivaraman
* Manorama as Chinthamani
*Y. G. Mahendra as servant of sivaraman
*C. K. Saraswathi as Muruga's aunt
*T. M . Samikannu as Samikannu
*Peelisivam as Nallasivam
*V. S. Raghavan as Muruga's uncle
*Suruli Rajan as Chinthamani's love interest
*Cylone Manohar as Raja
*Veeraraghavan as Alamelu's stepfather
*Vijayachandrika as school headmistress
Production
'En Kelvikku Enna Bathil' was directed by P. Madhavan, written by Balamurugan and produced by T. K. Gopinath under Arun Prasad Movies. Cinematography was handled by P. N. Sundaram, and the editing by R. Devarajan.
Themes
'En Kelvikku Enna Bathil', like many Rajinikanth films of the late 1970s and 1980s, had metamorphosis and vengeance as its dominant narrative.
Soundtrack
All songs were written by Kannadasan and Muthulingam. The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.
Release and reception
'En Kelvikku Enna Bathil' was released on 9 December 1978. The film was a commercial success, and with that Rajinikanth "carved out for himself a niche in vendetta roles".
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