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Maravan
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Wikipedia article
'Maravan' is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Manoj Kumar. The film stars Prabhu and Khushbu, with Vijayakumar, Sumithra, Napoleon, R. P. Viswam, Chandrasekhar, Thyagu, Vadivelu, Venniradai Moorthy and Dakshayini playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Mohan Natarajan and Tharangai V. Shanmugam, had musical score by Deva and was released on 15 August 1993.
Plot
Sethupathi lived in the city with his family consisting of his father Manickam, his mother Meenakshi and his sister Lakshmi. Manickam, Sethupathi's father, is an honest police officer and wanted his son to become a police officer like him. Sethupathi took the IPS exam and successfully passed it. Sethupathi was subsequently transferred to the remote village called Solaiyoor.
When he arrives in the village, Sethupathi is in a state of shock. The village is under the control of the village president Rajadurai (R. P. Viswam) and his son Shankarapandiyan, a corrupt politician. With the local rowdies, they spread terror among the villagers.
Sethupathi first changes the bad habits of the police officers, Thyagu and Vadivelu. In the meantime, Sethupathi and the village belle Thangathai fall in love with each other. One day, Sethupathi beats up and strips Rajadurai in front of villagers for cheating them, and he puts him in jail. Shankarapandi makes his father release him the next hour. The next day, Shankarapandi, Rajadurai and his henchmen take revenge by stripping the police officers and beating them. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Cast
*Prabhu as Police Inspector Sethupathi
*Khushbu as Thangathai
*Vijayakumar as SP Manickam
*Sumithra as Meenakshi
*Napoleon as Shankarapandiyan
*R. P. Viswam as Rajadurai
*Chandrasekhar as Sekhar
*Thyagu as Police Officer
*Vadivelu as Constable Velu
*Venniradai Moorthy as Iyer
*Dakshayini as Lakshmi
*Oru Viral Krishna Rao
*Sethu Vinayagam as DSP
*Thalapathy Dinesh as Muthukalai
*Boopathi Raja
*Bhavani
*Sharmili as Sinthamani
*Mohana Priya
*LIC Narasimhan
*Pasi Narayanan as Vellaisamy
*Karuppu Subbiah
*Joker Thulasi
*Thideer Kannaiah
*Singamuthu
*Gundu Kalyanam
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1993, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali.
Reception
'The Indian Express' wrote "Since the story has nothing new to offer, writer-director Manoj Kumar has tried to bring freshness in his treatment". K. Vijiyan of 'New Straits Times' wrote that the film reminded him of 'Walter Vetrivel'.
References
Category:1993 films
Category:1990s Tamil-language films
Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)
Category:Indian action drama films
Category:1990s action drama films
Category:Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police
Category:1993 drama films
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