Dravidan (film)

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Dravidan
Dravidan film poster.jpg
Poster
Directed by R. Krishnamoorthy
Written byA. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
Story by T. Damodaran
Produced by Suresh Balaje
Starring Sathyaraj
Vidhyashree
Ambika
Suparna Anand
CinematographyBabu
Edited byBhaskaran
Music by M. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Suresh Arts
Release date
  • 28 October 1989 (1989-10-28)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Dravidan is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy, starring Sathyaraj, Vidhyashree and Suparna Anand. [1] It is a remake of the 1988 Malayalam film Aryan . [2] The film was released on 28 October 1989, Diwali day.

Contents

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Pulamaipithan. [3] [4]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Yen Indha Kelvi" T. M. Soundararajan 5:03
2."Anbe Vaa" Mano, Suja Radhakrishnan4:45
3."Adi Dhool Kelappudhu" Vani Jairam 4:45
4."Netriyil" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sunandha 4:37
Total length:19:10

Release and reception

Dravidan was released on 28 October 1989, Diwali day, alongside another Sathyaraj film Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai . [5] P. S. S. of Kalki praised the performances of the cast. [6]

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