Captain (1994 film)

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Captain
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Theatrical release poster of the Tamil Version
Directed by Kodi Ramakrishna
Written by
  • Vairamuthu (Tamil dialogues)
  • Kodi Ramakrishna (Telugu dialogues)
Produced by R. B. Choudary
Starring
CinematographyKodi Lakshmanan
Edited bySuresh Tata
Music by Sirpy
Production
company
Release dates
  • 25 February 1994 (1994-02-25)(Tamil)
  • 4 March 1994 (1994-03-04)(Telugu)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Tamil
  • Telugu

Captain is a 1994 Indian action film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by R. B. Choudary of Super Good Films. The film, a Tamil-Telugu bilingual, stars R. Sarathkumar, Sukanya, and Ranjitha. It was released on 25 February 1994 in Tamil, and 4 March 1994 in Telugu. [1]

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Plot

Kannayiram (Tamil) / Kannappa Rao (Telugu) is a powerful mafia lord. He, along with his sons Vijaya and Jaya, spread terror around Chennai (Tamil) / Vishakhapatnam (Telugu). They are known for land grabbing. One day, Vijaya and Jaya threaten Ramasamy to give his land in which there is an orphanage, but Ramasamy refuses categorically. Unfortunately, he is brutally killed in front of Gowri. The information reaches his brother Shiva, a short-tempered soldier. His superiors reject his request to leave the military camp, so he flees the camp. In the past, Shiva was in love with Uma, but she died in a plane crash. Later, Shiva complains against Kannayiram and hires lawyer Lakshmi Narayanan. Lakshmi Narayanan's daughter Gowri, who is dumb, becomes the eyewitness of the case. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Sirpy. [2] [3]

Tamil
SongLyricsSinger(s)Duration
"Kannil Aadum Roja" Vairamuthu S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha 4:39
"Iduppu Adikkadi Pudikkidhu"Vairamuthu K. S. Chithra, Shahul Hameed, Malgudi Subha 4:01
"Unakku Oru Macham"Vairamuthu Suresh Peters, Malgudi Subha5:05
"Kannatthula Vai"VairamuthuS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra3:47
"Natukkulle"Vairamuthu Malaysia Vasudevan 3:51
Telugu
SongLyricsSinger(s)Duration
"Oyyari Buggameedu" Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara Rao Suresh Peters, Malgudi Subha 5:03
"Paaliyyave Hoi"Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara Rao Mano, K. S. Chithra 3:45
"Mate Rani Maina' Sirivennela Sitaramasastri S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra4:37
"Neeku Pichi Naaku Pichi"Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara RaoS. P. Balasubrahmanyam3:50
"Eraku Dorikina Magasiri Molaka"Sirivennela SitaramasastriS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra, Malgudi Subha4:13

Release and reception

Captain was released on 25 February 1994, [4] alongside another Sarathkumar starrer Aranmanai Kaavalan . [5] Malini Mannath, writing for The Indian Express , panned the film: "An insipid screenplay, jerky narration, careless handling of the subject, lack of continuity in scenes and lacklustre performances make Captain one of the worst of [Sarathkumar's] films". [6] R. P. R. of Kalki wrote that by looking at the title, he thought this to be a story about a soldier who received a medal, but to his dismay, it had elements of military hotel, action, explosion, murder here and there it is a terrible rupture; on one side let it be that the film offers nothing new but do not understand what it is. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Captain". Indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Captain (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music . Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Captain (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music . Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Captain". The Indian Express . 25 February 1994. p. 4. Retrieved 7 March 2019– via Google News Archive.
  5. ↑ Divya (15 September 2023). "ஒரே நாளில் வெளியான நடிகர்களின் இரண்டு திரைப்படங்கள்!!". News4 Tamil (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Mannath, Malini (4 March 1994). "Jerky, insipid". The Indian Express . p. 7. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024– via Google News Archive.
  7. ↑ ஆர்.பி.ஆர் (20 March 1994). "கேப்டன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 23. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023– via Internet Archive.
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