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The soundtrack was composed by Shankar Ganesh with lyrics by Vaali, Pulamaipithan, Muthulingam, Vairamuthu and Na. Kamarasan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gaana.com/album/oorkavalan |title=Oorkavalan |website=[[Gaana.com]] |access-date=23 November 2019}}</ref> |
The soundtrack was composed by Shankar Ganesh with lyrics by Vaali, Pulamaipithan, Muthulingam, Vairamuthu and Na. Kamarasan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gaana.com/album/oorkavalan |title=Oorkavalan |website=[[Gaana.com]] |access-date=23 November 2019}}</ref> |
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*"Maasimaasam" – [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]] |
*"Maasimaasam Thaan" – [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]] |
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*"Thaaye Nam" – [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] |
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*"Malligaipoovukku" – Malaysia Vasudevan, [[Vani Jairam]] |
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| Oorkavalan | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Manobala |
| Written by | A. L. Narayanan (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Rama Veerappan |
| Story by | Rama Veerappan |
| Produced by | G. Thyagarajan V. Thamilazhagan |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Raadhika |
| Cinematography | B. S. Lokanath |
| Edited by | K. R. Krishnan |
| Music by | Shankar Ganesh |
Production company | Sathya Movies |
Release date | 4 September 1987 |
Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Oorkavalan (transl. The guard of the place) is a 1987 Tamil language action drama film. It was directed by Manobala, with music directed by Shankar Ganesh. It was dubbed in Telugu as Kanchukotaku Monagadu.[1]
Plot
The story describes the struggle of a young villager Kangeyan to receive justice for his brother's murder. Manickam falls in love with Mallika, the daughter of Pannaiar. Mallika's marriage is arranged with Dorai, but she refuses and declares her love for Mannikam. Kangeyan gets them married in the village. The priest pretends to have divine powers and uses the superstitious beliefs of the villagers to kill Manickam. Kangeyan, not wanting to see Mallika as a widow, decides to get her married again to Pandian, a cart driver who was her childhood friend. Dorai intervenes again proceeding to use superstition again and Kangeyan learns about truth behind his brother's death exposing the priest and Dorai losing his lover in the process.
Cast
- Rajinikanth as Kangeyan
- Raadhika as Vadivu
- Pandiyan as Pandiyan
- Raghuvaran as Rajadurai
- Sangili Murugan as Swami
- Malaysia Vasudevan as President
- Venniradai Moorthy as Kannukku Pulla
- Y. G. Mahendran as Rajadurai's friend
- Cheran as Rajinikanth brother
- Chithra as Mallika
- Kumarimuthu as Kangeyan's friend
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Shankar Ganesh with lyrics by Vaali, Pulamaipithan, Muthulingam, Vairamuthu and Na. Kamarasan.[2]
- "Maasimaasam Thaan" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
- "Thaaye Nam" – Malaysia Vasudevan
- "Malligaipoovukku" – Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam
- "Melam Kotti" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- "Pattu Sattai Karan" – S. Janaki
- "Eduththa Sabatham" – K. J. Yesudas
Release and reception
Oorkavalan was released on 4 September 1987.[3] N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "Some of the characters get a lifelike quality because of good performances and a helpful screenplay."[4]
References
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUh5sNNXzy4
- ^ "Oorkavalan". Gaana.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Oorkaavalan". The Indian Express. 4 September 1987. p. 5.
- ^ "Mosaic". The Indian Express. 11 September 1987. p. 5.
External links
- Oorkavalan at IMDb