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{{Infobox film
| name = Seevalaperi Pandi
| name = Seevalaperi Pandi
| image = Seevalaperi Pandi DVD cover.jpg
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| image_size =
| caption = DVD cover
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Prathap Pothan]]
| director = [[Pratap Pothen]]
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| story = Sowba
| producer = P G Srikanth
| producer = P G Srikanth
| writer = [[K. Rajeswar|K Rajeswar]]
| screenplay = [[K. Rajeshwar]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]|[[Saranya Ponvannan |Saranya]]|Ahana|[[Chandrasekhar (Tamil actor)|Chandrasekhar]]|[[Nizhalgal Ravi]]|[[Vijayachander]]|R P Viswam|Alex|Suryakanth|[[Venniradai Moorthy]]|[[Charle]]|[[Chinni Jayanth]]}}
| starring = {{ubl|[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]|[[Saranya Ponvannan|Saranya]]|[[Ahana]]}}
| music = [[Adithyan]]
| music = [[Adithyan]]
| cinematography = K Aravind
| cinematography = Aravind Kamalanathan
| editing = [[B. Lenin|B Lenin]]<br>[[V. T. Vijayan|V T Vijayan]]
| editing = [[B. Lenin|B Lenin]]<br />[[V. T. Vijayan|V T Vijayan]]
| distributor = Radhi Films
| studio = Radhi Films
| studio = Radhi Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1994|06|23}}
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1994|06|24}}
| runtime = 145 minutes
| runtime = 145 minutes
| country = India
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'''''Seevalaperi Pandi''''' is a 1994 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[biographical film|biographical]] [[crime action film]] directed by [[Pratap Pothen]] and written by [[K. Rajeshwar]]. It is based on the life of the Indian criminal of the same name. The film was released on 24 June 1994, and its success was a turning point in the lead actor [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]'s career.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seevalapperi Pandi ( 1994 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=1840 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040519202508/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=1840 |archive-date=19 May 2004 |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 November 2007 |title=Napoleon going steady |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/34832.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203203842/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/34832.html |archive-date=3 December 2015 |access-date=3 February 2013 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref>
{{copyedit|date=December 2017}}
{{plot|date=December 2017}}
{{sources|date=December 2017}}


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== Plot ==
'''''Seevalaperi Pandi''''' is a [[Tamil films of 1994|1994]] [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Prathap Pothan]]. The film features [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] in the lead role, making his debut as a hero. The film, produced by P. G. Srikanth, had musical score by Adithyan and was released on 23 June 1994. Based on the life of 'Seevalaperi' Pandi, the film was a blockbuster hit. The success of the drama film was a turning point in [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]'s career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=seevalapperi%20pandi|title=Filmography of seevalapperi pandi|accessdate=2013-02-03|publisher=cinesouth.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.600024.com/movie/seevalaperi-pandi|title=Seevalaperi Pandi (1994) Tamil Movie|accessdate=2013-02-03|publisher=en.600024.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/34832.html|title=Napoleon going steady|accessdate=2013-02-03|date=2007-11-23|publisher=indiaglitz.com}}</ref>
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'Seevalaperi' Pandi, a brave man is married to Velammal. They both live with his mother, and his elder brother Malayandi. The village leader, Grams, impressed by Pandi's strength, hires him as his bodyguard.


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Grams is a good man, but he ruined the lives of some villagers because of his wrong judgments. Nayanar, Sivankalai, Karuppaiah, Mookaiah, and Oochandi were against Grams's decisions that affected the villagers. Together with the help of Pandi, they plot to kill Grams. Pandi and his associates kill Grams, but they immediately surrender. At the trial, Pandi's associates are free to go, while Pandi receives a death sentence. While Pandi waits for his death, his associates promise him that they will help his family.
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==Plot==


At the last-minute, Pandi receives a reprieve. His sentence is life imprisonment. Pandi lives in jail, hoping his co-killers have helped his family as promised. His brother and wife reveal that his mother had died due to lack of food. Nayanar has not helped his family out with money or food as promised. He also updates Pandi that they treat him with no respect at all and instead used to abuse his family.
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'Seevalaperi' Pandi ([[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]), a brave man, is married to Velammal ([[Saranya Ponvannan |Saranya]]) and lives with her, his mother and his elder brother Malayandi. Impressed by Pandi's strength, the village leader, Grams ([[Vijayachander]]) hires him as his bodyguard.


Pandi escapes from jail the very night and decides to take revenge on his former associates. Pandi visits Nayanar seeking vengeance. Nayanar has a different story, fooling Pandi to turn him against his brother. Once Pandi has left, Nayanar informs police of Pandi's escape. Pandi, now hunted by the police, decides to take revenge on his former associates.
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Grams is a good man but he ruined the lives of some villager lives because of his wrong judgments. Nayanar ([http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5504412/bio R P Viswam]), Sivankalai (Alex), Karuppaiah (Suryakanth), Mookaiah ([[Venniradai Moorthy]]) and Oochandi (Prasanna), who were against Grams' decisions, decide to kill him with the help of Pandi. Pandi and his associates kill Grams and they immediately surrender. While his associates are acquitted, Pandi is sentenced to death. While he waits for his sentence to be carried out, his associates promise him that they will help his family.


On this journey, he steals from the rich who earned their money and helps the poor. Very soon, he becomes a local hooded warrior, and people show support towards him. This troubles the police, and a special sub-inspector gets the case. The sub-inspector enters the village people in disguise to arrest Pandi, but the locals do not help him.
Pandi lives in jail with the expectation that his co-killers have helped his family financially as promised. Pandi is then granted a last-minute reprieve and his sentence is changed to life imprisonment. His brother and his wife reveal that his mother had died due to lack of food and that Nayanar did not help him out with money, food or any other assets. He also updates Pandi that they treat him with no respect at all while abusing his family. Pandi escapes from the jail the very night. Angry, Pandi decides to take revenge on his former associates who had betrayed him. He visits Nayanar seeking vengeance, but is brainwashed by him. Nayanar acts innocent when encountered by Pandi and turns him against his own brother. He also informs police simultaneously through his accomplices to make sure that Pandi will be arrested and he is behind bars for his own safety. But Pandi understands this as he kills him accidentally and flees.


Pandi now lives under the name Konar and assists another village head Ravi ([[Nizhalgal Ravi]]). Ravi is unaware that he is Pandi in disguise. One fateful night, Pandi fights with his wife. Pandi decides to surrender, but police catch him before he can do so.
Pandi understands he will be hanged for sure for escaping prison and killing Nayanar. He decides to take revenge on all of his former associates. On this journey, he steals from the rich who earned their money illegally and helps the poor. Very soon he becomes a local hooded warrior and people show support towards him. This troubles the police and a special sub inspector is handed the case. He inspects the village people in disguise to arrest him but he is not at all helped by the locals. On the birthday of the sub inspector, Pandi arrives to kill him but spares him as he understands that it was his birthday. Realizing that the police search is closing in on him, Pandi lives under the name Konar and assists another village head Nilalgal Ravi. Ravi is unaware that Pandi is in disguise. One night he has a fight with his wife and decides to surrender, but he is caught by police before he is able to do so. He is taken to the station where higher-ranked officials decide to encounter and kill Pandi to avoid handling such a complicated case. They expect that the locals will favor Pandi during court cases, and subsequently take Pandi to a dark, deserted place where they proceed to shoot him. Before Pandi is killed, he refuses to escape even though he was warned by the sub inspector who understands that Pandi who is, in reality, a good man at heart. Pandi's final words were to treat all men equally, and remove caste-based differences.


At the station, high-ranked officials decide to kill Pandi. They expect that the locals will favour Pandi in court cases and not get a conviction. The police decide to escort Pandi to a dark and deserted place to shoot him. This way they can avoid the complicated situation and deliver their justice. The sub-inspector warns Pandi of the officials' plot to kill him. Pandi refuses to escape. Pandi's final words were to treat all men equal and remove caste-based differences.
The character Seevelaperi Pandi is based on a real life character who lived during 1960s at Seevalaperi village in Tirunelveli district.

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==Cast==


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== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
*[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] as Pandi
*[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] as Pandi
*[[Saranya Ponvannan |Saranya]] as Velammal
*[[Saranya Ponvannan|Saranya]] as Velammal
*Ahana as Oyila
*[[Ahana]] as Oyila
*[[Chandrasekhar (Tamil actor)|Chandrasekhar]] as Aliyan
*[[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]] as Aliyan
*[[Nizhalgal Ravi]]
*[[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Ravi Muthaliyar
*[[Vijayachander]] as Grams
*[[Vijayachander]] as Grams
*R. P. Viswam as Nayanar
*R. P. Viswam as Nayanar
*[[Alex (actor)|Alex]] as Sivankalai
*[[Alex (actor)|Alex]] as Sivankalai
*Suryakanth as Karuppaiah
*[[Suryakanth (actor)|Suryakanth]] as Karuppaiah
*[[Venniradai Moorthy]] as Mookaiah
*[[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]] as Mookaiah
*Prasanna Kumar as Oochandi
*Prasanna Kumar as Oochandi
*[[Charle]]
*[[Charle]]
*[[Chinni Jayanth]]
*[[Chinni Jayanth]]
*Nellai Siva
*[[Nellai Siva]]
*G. D. Ramesh as Rajkumar
*G. D. Ramesh as Rajkumar
*Madhan Gabriel as Pandi's brother
*Madhan Gabriel as Pandi's brother
*Rangammal as Pandi's mother
*[[Rangammal]] as Pandi's mother
*Rajan
*[[Idichapuli Selvaraj]] as Astrologer
*[[Idichapuli Selvaraj]] as Astrologer
*[[Sathyapriya]] as Grams' wife
*[[Sathyapriya]] as Grams' wife
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*Baboos as Muruga
*Baboos as Muruga
*[[Silk Smitha]] as an [[item number]]
*[[Silk Smitha]] as an [[item number]]
*John Babu in a cameo appearance
*John Babu in a special appearance
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}}


==Production==
== Production ==
Rajeshwar went to Tirunelveli and stayed in the city to gather material for the film. He interacted with the locals for over three months. Though the film was based on the life of a person of the same name, several scenes were fictional. Rajeshwar stated: "The characters and incidents are embellished to make the movie more interesting".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramesh |first=Deepika |date=6 January 2015 |title=K RAJESHWAR INTERVIEW: FUTURE PERFECT |url=http://silverscreen.in/features/rajeshwar-interview-futuristic/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109103207/http://silverscreen.in/features/rajeshwar-interview-futuristic/ |archive-date=9 January 2015 |access-date=9 January 2015 |website=Silverscreen}}</ref> The film was primarily based on a novel written by Sowba that was serialised in a Tamil magazine.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kolappan |first=B. |date=12 April 2014 |title=The dreams of a journalist over a beer |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/blogs/blogs-end-of-the-day/article5905122.ece |url-status=live |access-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024001138/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/blogs/blogs-end-of-the-day/article5905122.ece |archive-date=24 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ராமையா |first=தினேஷ் |date=23 June 2021 |title=ஒரிஜினல் சீவலப்பேரி பாண்டி யார்? #27YearsOfSeevalaperiPandi |url=https://tamilnadunow.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/original-seevalaperi-pandi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923100814/https://tamilnadunow.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/original-seevalaperi-pandi/ |archive-date=23 September 2022 |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=Tamilnadu Now |language=ta}}</ref> Pratap initially wanted [[Mammootty]] in the title role, but he declined due to unavailability of dates.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 October 2015 |title=Dulquer Salmaan confirms joint project with Prathap Pothen, Anjali Menon, Rajiv Menon |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/dulquer-salmaan-dq-prathap-pothen-anjali-menon-rajiv-rajeev-ravi-charlie-martin-prakkat-649134 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812185433/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/dulquer-salmaan-dq-prathap-pothen-anjali-menon-rajiv-rajeev-ravi-charlie-martin-prakkat-649134 |archive-date=12 August 2022 |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=[[International Business Times]]}}</ref>
Rajeshwar went to Tirunelveli and stayed in the city to gather material for the film. He interacted with the locals for over three months. Though the film was based on life of a person of same name, several scenes in the film were fictional. Rajeshwar stated: "The movies might be based on real people, but they were not biographies. The characters and incidents are embellished to make the movie more interesting. So, Oila, an important character in Seevalaperi Pandi was richly embroidered".<ref>http://silverscreen.in/features/rajeshwar-interview-futuristic/</ref>


==Reception==
== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Adithyan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seevalaperi Pandi (1994) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0000370.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827093650/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0000370.html |archive-date=27 August 2013 |access-date=3 February 2013 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref>
The film became a blockbuster hit at the box-office and eventually became a turning point in Napolean's career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/39258.html|title=Napoleon in 'Pallikondapuram'|accessdate=2013-02-03|date=2008-06-12|publisher=indiaglitz.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.actornapoleon.com/CinemaProfile.php|title=Welcome to ActorNapoleon.com - Cinema Profile|accessdate=2013-02-03|publisher=actornapoleon.com}}</ref>


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==Remake==
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! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Length
The producer of the film announced that he had plans to make a sequel to the film in November 2015, and considered bringing in [[Gautham Menon]] and [[Kamal Haasan]] to work on the film. However, it was shelved.<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/gautham-menon-to-direct-seevalaperipandi-remake-with-kamal-haasan-tamil-news-146996.html</ref>
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|-

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| "Aruvi Onnu Kulikudhu" || [[Swarnalatha]] || [[Vairamuthu]] || 4:05
==Soundtrack==

{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Seevalaperi Pandi
| Type = [[soundtrack]]
| Artist = Adithyan
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| Cover =
| Released = 1994
| Recorded = 1994
| Genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]] |
| Length = 23:57
| Label =
| Producer = Adithyan
| Reviews =
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] Adithyan. The soundtrack, released in 1994, features five tracks with lyrics written by [[Vairamuthu]] and K Rajeswar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0000370.html|title=Seevalaperi Pandi Songs|accessdate=2013-02-03|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hummaa.com/music/album/seevalaperi-pandi/37290|title=Seevalaperi Pandi Tamil Movie|accessdate=2013-02-03|publisher=hummaa.com}}</ref> The songs like "Kilakku Sivakayile" and "Thirunelveli seemayile" were chartbusters.

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! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration
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|1 || 'Aruvi Onnu Kulikudhu' || [[Swarnalatha]] || 4:05
|-
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|2 || 'Kilakku Sivakiyile' || Rajagopal, [[Sujatha Mohan]], P G Srikanth, [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] || 3:45
| "Kelakku Sevakaiyile" || Rajagopal, [[Sujatha Mohan]], P. G. Srikanth || K. Rajeswar || 3:45
|-
|-
|3 || 'Masala Araikura' || Mano, Asha Latha || 4:54
| "Masala Araikura" || Mano, Asha Latha || rowspan=3|Vairamuthu || 4:54
|-
|-
|4 || 'Oyila Paadum Paatule' || [[K S Chithra]] || 6:13
| "Oyila Paadum Paatule" || [[K. S. Chithra]] || 6:13
|-
|-
|5 || 'Thirunvelli Seemayile' || [[S P Balasubrahmanyam]] || 5:00
| "Thirunvelli Seemayile" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || 5:00
|}
|}


==References==
== Reception ==
''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote that life story of Pandi "has been brought alive on the screen by deft handling by Prathap Pothen and a very inspired performance by Napolean".<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 June 1994 |title=Story of the outlaw |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19940624&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=29 August 2020 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=6 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film became a box-office hit and a turning point in Napoleon's career.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 June 2008 |title=Napoleon in 'Pallikondapuram' |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/39258.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213171119/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/39258.html |archive-date=13 December 2014 |access-date=3 February 2013 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cinema Profile |url=http://www.actornapoleon.com/CinemaProfile.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119120033/http://www.actornapoleon.com/CinemaProfile.php |archive-date=19 November 2017 |access-date=3 February 2013 |website=ActorNapoleon.com}}</ref>


== References ==
{{reflist}}
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==External links==
== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0254777|Seevalaperi Pandi}}
*{{IMDb title|0254777}}
*[http://imayam.org/isai/songs/radio/index.jsp?action=playlist&artist=Seevalaperi+Pandi Seevalaperi Pandi]


{{Pratap K. Pothen}}
{{Pratap Pothen}}

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Latest revision as of 17:01, 18 August 2024

Seevalaperi Pandi
Poster
Directed byPratap Pothen
Screenplay byK. Rajeshwar
Story bySowba
Produced byP G Srikanth
Starring
CinematographyAravind Kamalanathan
Edited byB Lenin
V T Vijayan
Music byAdithyan
Production
company
Radhi Films
Release date
  • 24 June 1994 (1994-06-24)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Seevalaperi Pandi is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language biographical crime action film directed by Pratap Pothen and written by K. Rajeshwar. It is based on the life of the Indian criminal of the same name. The film was released on 24 June 1994, and its success was a turning point in the lead actor Napoleon's career.[1][2]

Plot

[edit]

'Seevalaperi' Pandi, a brave man is married to Velammal. They both live with his mother, and his elder brother Malayandi. The village leader, Grams, impressed by Pandi's strength, hires him as his bodyguard.

Grams is a good man, but he ruined the lives of some villagers because of his wrong judgments. Nayanar, Sivankalai, Karuppaiah, Mookaiah, and Oochandi were against Grams's decisions that affected the villagers. Together with the help of Pandi, they plot to kill Grams. Pandi and his associates kill Grams, but they immediately surrender. At the trial, Pandi's associates are free to go, while Pandi receives a death sentence. While Pandi waits for his death, his associates promise him that they will help his family.

At the last-minute, Pandi receives a reprieve. His sentence is life imprisonment. Pandi lives in jail, hoping his co-killers have helped his family as promised. His brother and wife reveal that his mother had died due to lack of food. Nayanar has not helped his family out with money or food as promised. He also updates Pandi that they treat him with no respect at all and instead used to abuse his family.

Pandi escapes from jail the very night and decides to take revenge on his former associates. Pandi visits Nayanar seeking vengeance. Nayanar has a different story, fooling Pandi to turn him against his brother. Once Pandi has left, Nayanar informs police of Pandi's escape. Pandi, now hunted by the police, decides to take revenge on his former associates.

On this journey, he steals from the rich who earned their money and helps the poor. Very soon, he becomes a local hooded warrior, and people show support towards him. This troubles the police, and a special sub-inspector gets the case. The sub-inspector enters the village people in disguise to arrest Pandi, but the locals do not help him.

Pandi now lives under the name Konar and assists another village head Ravi (Nizhalgal Ravi). Ravi is unaware that he is Pandi in disguise. One fateful night, Pandi fights with his wife. Pandi decides to surrender, but police catch him before he can do so.

At the station, high-ranked officials decide to kill Pandi. They expect that the locals will favour Pandi in court cases and not get a conviction. The police decide to escort Pandi to a dark and deserted place to shoot him. This way they can avoid the complicated situation and deliver their justice. The sub-inspector warns Pandi of the officials' plot to kill him. Pandi refuses to escape. Pandi's final words were to treat all men equal and remove caste-based differences.

Cast

[edit]

Production

[edit]

Rajeshwar went to Tirunelveli and stayed in the city to gather material for the film. He interacted with the locals for over three months. Though the film was based on the life of a person of the same name, several scenes were fictional. Rajeshwar stated: "The characters and incidents are embellished to make the movie more interesting".[3] The film was primarily based on a novel written by Sowba that was serialised in a Tamil magazine.[4][5] Pratap initially wanted Mammootty in the title role, but he declined due to unavailability of dates.[6]

Soundtrack

[edit]

The soundtrack was composed by Adithyan.[7]

Song Singer(s) Lyrics Length
"Aruvi Onnu Kulikudhu" Swarnalatha Vairamuthu 4:05
"Kelakku Sevakaiyile" Rajagopal, Sujatha Mohan, P. G. Srikanth K. Rajeswar 3:45
"Masala Araikura" Mano, Asha Latha Vairamuthu 4:54
"Oyila Paadum Paatule" K. S. Chithra 6:13
"Thirunvelli Seemayile" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 5:00

Reception

[edit]

The Indian Express wrote that life story of Pandi "has been brought alive on the screen by deft handling by Prathap Pothen and a very inspired performance by Napolean".[8] The film became a box-office hit and a turning point in Napoleon's career.[9][10]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Seevalapperi Pandi ( 1994 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 19 May 2004. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Napoleon going steady". IndiaGlitz. 23 November 2007. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
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  4. ^ Kolappan, B. (12 April 2014). "The dreams of a journalist over a beer". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
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