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Ezhai Jaathi
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Wikipedia article
'Ezhai Jaathi' is a 1993 Tamil-language political drama film directed by Liaquat Ali Khan, starring Vijayakanth and Jaya Prada. Jaya Prada has returned to the Tamil screen after a long gap. Prabhu Deva appears for a dance sequence along with Vijayakanth.
Plot
Subhash (Vijayakanth) is the son industrialist udayar (Vijayakumar), an influential man who helps pull down one government, and set up another. Subhash is sympathetic to the cause of down-trodden lives in their midst, fighting for their rights. Initially, his father's name is Armour but when his actionslike his clashes with the son (Mansoor Ali Khan) of a minister (John Amirtharaj)threaten to bring down the very government which his father supports, latter washes his hands of him, and he is a market man.
The local MLA (Thyagu) exploits the innocent people of the slums and gets their votes by using the common caste-factor. Subhash acquaints them of their rights, exposes the politicians for what they are and earns the love and respect of the poor. Thilakavathi (Jaya Prada), and MP is sympathetic to his cause for which she is held prisoner by her colleagues. However, all ends well with Subhash recovering from a near-fatal wound and the exposed politicians getting their just deserts throughout an irate job.
Cast
*Vijayakanth as Subhash Chandra Bose
*Jaya Prada as Thilakavathi
*Vijayakumar as Odeyar
*M. N. Nambiar as Iyer
*Manorama as Nagamma
*Mansoor Ali Khan as Rajarathinam's son
*Livingston as Thilakavathi's step father
*John Amirtharaj as Rajarathinam
*Senthil as Petha Perumal
*Thyagu as MLA
*LIC Narasimhan as Selection officer
*Krishnamoorthy as Inspector
*Yuvasri as Shankar's Sister
*Murali Kumar as Blind man
*Kokila as Murali kumar's wife
*S. N. Vasanth as Shankar
*Vijay Krishnaraj as Opposition leader
*Dharani as Shanthi
*Prabhu Deva (Special appearance)
*Thalapathy Dinesh (Uncredited)
*Vadivelu as Villager (Guest Appearance)
Soundtrack
Reception
'The Indian Express' wrote "The dialogue are punchy, and the film, though a little prosaic, is able to hold one's attention".
References
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