Bhagavath Singh

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Bhagavath Singh
Directed byA. C. Chandrakumar
Written byA. C. Chandrakumar
Produced byK Kaliyamurthy
Starring Napoleon
Sanghavi
CinematographyR. Rajarathnam
Edited by B. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Music by Deva
Production
company
Kavikuyil Cine Arts
Release date
  • 20 February 1998 (1998-02-20)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Bhagavath Singh is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language action drama film, written and directed by Chandrakumar. The film stars Napoleon and Sanghavi, while Goundamani and Senthil appear in supporting roles. Music for the film was composed by Deva and the film was released on 20 February 1998. [1] [2]

Contents

Plot

Cast

Production

The film marked the second venture of filmmaker Chandrakumar after Sevatha Ponnu (1994), with Napoleon, Sanghavi and Sangeetha brought in to play the lead roles. The film marked Sangeetha's debut, after her first project, Poonjolai was shelved. [3] It was said to be the most expensive films in Napoleon's career. [4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Deva and lyrics written by Kalidasan. [5] [6]

SongSingersLength
"Aathukkari Odambu" Swarnalatha 05:09
"Avan Kangalai"04:59
"Kaiyile Cellular" Mano, Surekha Kothari05:13
"Kokila Kokila"Mano, Krishnaraj, Sushmitha04:39
"Naadu Namma Naadu"Deva04:25

Release and reception

The film was ready for release by November 1997, but was delayed as a result of overcrowding at the box office. [7] D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "Cogency and cohesion now and then are sidelined in the director's narration [...] Cinematography of Rajarathnam is a plus point of the movie where the same cannot be said of Deva's music". [8] Two years after release, the producers were given a 5 lakh (equivalent to 21 lakhorUS$25,000 in 2023) subsidy by the Tamil Nadu government along with several other films. [9] The film failed at box-office. [4]

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