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'{{Infobox film | name = Panakkaran | image = Panakaran.jpg | caption = Poster | director = [[P. Vasu]] | producer = [[G. Thiyagarajan]]<br />[[V. Thamizhzhagan]] | writer = [[P. Vasu]] | screenplay = [[P. Vasu]] | story = [[Prakash Mehra]] | starring = [[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Gouthami]]<br />[[Vijayakumar (actor)|Vijayakumar]]<br />[[Charan Raj]]<br />[[Radharavi]]<br />[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]]<br />Gopi<br />[[Janagaraj]]<br />[[Thiyagu]]<br />Senthamarai<br />V. Thamizhagan<br />[[Sathyapriya]]<br />[[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]]<br />Devisri<ref>http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=panakkaran</ref> | music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]] | cinematography = M. C. Sekar | editing = K. R. Krishnan | distributor = Sathya Movies | released = {{Film date|1990|01|14|df=y}} | runtime = | country = [[India]] | awards = | language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]] | budget = | gross = | website = }} '''Panakkaran''' (English : Rich Man) is a 1990 [[Tamil language]] film starring [[Rajinikanth]] and [[Gautami]]. This film ran for more than 200 days and was declared a hit film. It was dubbed in Telegu as ''Kondaveedi Puli'' and Hindi as ''Dhanwan No. 1''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vURefaqQO-U</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCv5DDp_m0I</ref> This film is a remake of ''[[Laawaris (1981 film)|Lawaaris]]'' (1981) starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]]. ==Plot== Sumithra is a famous singer and she is in love with Vijayakumar, a leading business man. She gets pregnant before wedding but Vijayakumar wants it to be aborted. Sumithra who doesn’t want to abort her child decides to breakup with Vijayakumar and she leaves with her brother Radharavi without informing Vijayakumar. Sumithra gives birth to a baby boy but Radharavi takes away the baby and gives it to Senthamarai asking it to be killed and lies to Sumithra that the baby was a stillborn. Sumithra leaves the hospital without informing anyone and even Radharavi don’t know about her whereabouts. Meanwhile, Senthamarai, a drunkard decides to raise the baby on his own instead of killing with the intention of making some money with the help of baby. He names the baby as Muthu (Rajinikanth). Rajini gets a job in a factory which is owned by Saranraj, who happens to be the son of Vijayakumar and Sathyapriya. It is shown that Vijayakumar leads an unhappy life with his wife Sathyapriya in an estate. He feels guilt about his betrayal to Sumithra thinking she is dead and Radharavi uses this opportunity to make some money of out of it. One day, Rajini breaks the liquor bottles with the hope of stopping Senthamarai’s alcohol habit. But Senthamarai gets furious seeing this and reveals that Rajini is an orphan which makes Rajini worry and he leaves Senthamarai’s home. Rajini understands that workers are not paid properly in Saranraj’s factory and decides to fight against it which angers Saranraj and Radharavi. Gauthami, who happens to be in Radharavi’s only daughter falls in love with Rajini without knowing his true identity. Saranraj transfers Rajini to work in his estate present at a hill station with plans of killing him. Rajini meets Vijayakumar in the estate and gets into his good books. During a function, Saranraj plans to kill Rajinikanth but accidentally Vijayakumar gets hurt and is need of a rare blood group for surgery. Now it is revealed that Sumithra is alive and she stays in an ashram. Seeing the advertisement for blood requirement, she comes forward to save Vijayakumar. On the way, Saranraj and Radharavi tries to kill her so that Vijayakumar will also die. But Rajini saves her. Now it is revealed that Rajini is the son of Sumithra and they are united. Vijayakumar is saved and he marries Sumithra with the consent of Sathyapriya. ==Cast== * [[Rajinikanth]] as Muthu * [[Gautami]] as Latha * [[Janagaraj]] * [[Vijayakumar (actor)|Vijayakumar]] * [[Radha Ravi]] * [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]] * [[Sathyapriya]] * [[Charan Raj]] * [[Achamillai Gopi]] * Senthaamarai * [[Mayilsamy]] * [[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] * [[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] ==Crew== * Screenplay, Dialogue, Direction: ''[[P. Vasu]]'' * Story: ''[[Prakash Mehra]] * Producers: ''Thyagarajan'', ''Thamizhagan'' * Music: ''[[Ilaiyaraaja]]'' * Lyrics: ''[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]'', ''[[Pulamaipithan]]'', ''[[Piraisoodan]]'', ''[[Ilaiyaraaja]]'' * Cinematographer: ''M. C. Sekar'' * Editor: ''K. R. Krishnan'' * Art: ''Mohan'', ''Rajendran'' ==Production== ''Panakkaran'' is a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Laawaris (1981 film)|Lawaaris]]'' (1981),<ref>{{Cite book|title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography|title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography|last=Ramachandran|first=Naman|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]|year=2014|isbn=|location=|pages=128|author-link=Naman Ramachandran}}</ref> and marked the first time collaboration of Rajinikanth and P. Vasu. The success of the film prompted further collaborations between the pair. The pair went on to do ''[[Mannan (film)|Mannan]]'' (1992), ''[[Uzhaippali]]'' (1993), ''[[Chandramukhi]]'' (2005) and ''[[Kuselan]]'' (2008).<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/News/14-4-05/vasu_interview.htm</ref><ref>http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=13715844&cid=2408</ref> ==Soundtrack== {{Infobox album | name = Panakkaran | type = soundtrack | artist = [[Ilaiyaraaja]] | cover = | alt = | released = 1990 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]] | length = | label = | producer = [[Ilaiyaraaja]] | prev_title = [[Mappillai (1989 film)|Maapilai]] | prev_year = 1989 | next_title = [[Anjali (1990 film)|Anjali]] | next_year = 1990 }} The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Rajshri Tamil|title=Panakkaran Tamil Movie Songs Jukebox - Rajnikanth - Ilaiyaraja Hits - Super Hit Songs Collection|date=2015-05-15|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWIOvV7Vs5Q|accessdate=2018-04-23}}</ref> {{tracklist | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Ding Dang Dang&nbsp; | extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]] | lyrics1 = [[Pulamaipithan]] | length1 = 5:00 | title2 = Maraththa Vechchavan | extra2 = [[Ilaiyaraaja]] | lyrics2 = [[Ilaiyaraaja]] | length2 = 3:59 | title3 = Nooru Varusham (F) | extra3 = [[S. Janaki]] | lyrics3 = [[Piraisoodan]] | length3 = 4:27 | title4 = Nooru Varusham (M) | extra4 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]] | lyrics4 = [[Piraisoodan]] | length4 = 4:27 | title5 = Silence Silence | extra5 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]] | lyrics5 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] | length5 = 4:38 | title6 = Ullukulla Chakaravarthy | extra6 = [[Ilaiyaraaja]] | lyrics6 = [[Pulamaipithan]] | length6 = 4:31 }} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb title|1286164|Panakkaran}} {{P. Vasu}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2010}} [[Category:Indian films]] [[Category:Indian film remakes]] [[Category:1990 films]] [[Category:Films directed by P. Vasu]] [[Category:Tamil film scores by Ilaiyaraaja]] [[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]] [[Category:Tamil-language films dubbed in Telugu]] [[Category:Tamil-language films dubbed in Hindi]] {{1990s-Tamil-film-stub}}'