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'Cheran Pandian' is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, from a story by Erode Soundar. The film stars Vijayakumar, Sarathkumar, Anand Babu and Sreeja. The film, released on 31 May 1991, emerged a box office success and won several Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.

Plot



Manicheran Gounder or Periya Gounder, the rich head of the village with his wife Paarvathi and daughter Vennila, is a person who strictly adheres to the caste system. Rajapaandi or Chinna Gounder is Periya Gounder's half brother and also a rich landlord in the same village, and Parimalam is his sister. Since Rajapaandi's mother was from a suppressed caste, Periya Gounder stays aloof from him and always ignores and berates Rajapaandi and Parimalam. Their father, before dying, had divided his entire property, including the house, equally between the two brothers, and they live on either side of the house, split by a wall. Yet, Periya Gounder's family gets first respect within the village and the local temple, and he refuses to yield any privilege to Rajapaandi.

Chandran, a young relative of Rajapaandi, comes to meet and work under him in the village and falls in love with Vennila. Periya Gounder is furious when he learns of this and tries to get Vennila married to his brother-in-law, and after being rebuked by him, he makes arrangements for Vennila's marriage with a womanising thug, son of a devious village elder, since he belongs to his own caste. After a serious turn of events, Periya Gounder has a change of heart with some heartfelt advice from Paarvathi, renounces his casteist mindset and accepts Rajapaandi as his equal sibling and Chandran and Vennila end up getting married.

Cast



* Vijayakumar as Mani Cheran Gounder (Periya Gounder)

* Sarathkumar as Raja Pandian Gounder (Chinna Gounder)

* Sreeja as Vennila

* Nagesh as Maniyam

* Anand Babu as Chandran

* Manjula Vijayakumar as Parvathi

* Goundamani as Mechanic Manikkam (motor mechanic)

* Anuja as Sundari, Manikkam's wife

* Senthil as Thangam

* Chitra as Parimalam

* K. S. Ravikumar as Sundaram

* Kumarimuthu as Mariappan

* Cheran as Bus conductor

Production



'Cheran Pandian' is K. S. Ravikumar's second film as director. Producer R. B. Choudary had previously stated he would finance Ravikumar's second directorial film, regardless of how well his first ('Puriyaadha Pudhir') performed at the box office.

Soundtrack



The music composed by Soundaryan, who also wrote the lyrics. The song "Kadhal Kaditham" is set in Mohanam raga.

Reception



C. R. K. of 'Kalki' appreciated the songs, but criticised their abundance. He also criticised Ravikumar's direction and writing. 'Cheran Pandian' won the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Special Prize for Best Film, Best Story Writer (Erode Soundar) and Best Sound Recording (Sampath). Vijayakumar won the Cinema Express Award for Best Character Actor. After the film's success, Ravikumar regularly collaborated with Sarathkumar, in films like 'Nattamai' (1994), 'Natpukkaga' (1998), 'Paattali' (1999) and 'Samudhiram' (2001) after which he became a highly sought-after filmmaker in the Tamil film industry.

Remakes



'Cheran Pandian' was remade in Telugu as 'Balarama Krishnulu' (1992), and in Hindi in as 'Sautela' (1999).

References




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