Pandian (film)

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Pandian
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by S. P. Muthuraman
Screenplay by Panchu Arunachalam
Story by Prabhakar
Produced byS. P. Muthuraman
Starring
CinematographyT. S. Vinayagam
Edited byR. Vittal
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Karthik Raja
Production
company
Visaalam Productions
Release date
  • 25 October 1992 (1992-10-25)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Pandian is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language action film produced and directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Rajinikanth, Khushbu, Janagaraj and Prabhakar. It is a remake of the 1991 Kannada film Bombay Dada which starred Prabhakar, who portrayed the antagonist of this film. The film was released on 25 October 1992 during Diwali and performed averagely at the box office.

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Plot

The film centers around Pandian, who wants to revenge his brother-in-law's death. He joins the murderer's gang and seeks vengeance. Then the gang discovers that Pandian is performing an undercover operation, since Pandian is a police officer. Despite this, Pandian eventually captures the culprit.

Cast

Production

Rajinikanth decided to make a low-budget film with director S. P. Muthuraman. Muthuraman produced the film under his production banner Visaalam Productions, named after his mother. Although not being a producer, Rajinikanth took care of production duties of the film along with M. Saravanan. Rajinikanth decided to act in the film to contribute to the retirement fund of main crew members of the Muthuraman team who were regulars in most of the latter's films. [1] The film title was initially titled Nanban (transl. Friend) before being retitled to Pandian. [2] It was Muthuraman's penultimate film as director, [3] and remade from the 1991 Kannada film Bombay Dada. Prabhakar, who acted as that film's protagonist, portrayed a different role in Pandian, the antagonist. [4] [5] Rajinikanth acted in the film without taking any remuneration. [1] This would be the last film in Rajinikanth portrayed a police officer until the release of Darbar (2020). [6]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, [7] while his son Karthik Raja composed "Pandianin Rajyathil", his first song. [8]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ulagathukaaga" Vaali Mano 4:49
2."Adi Jumba"VaaliMano, K. S. Chithra 6:00
3."Anbe Nee Enna"VaaliMano, K. S. Chithra4:41
4."Pandiayana Kokka Kokka"VaaliMano4:56
5."Pandiyanin Rajiyathil" Panchu Arunachalam Mano, K. S. Chithra5:44
Total length:26:10

Release

Pandiyan was released on 25 October 1992, Diwali day. [9] [10] Though Muthuraman's wife died 10 days before, he refused the crew's suggestion to postpone the release. [11] The film opened up against other Diwali releases such as Thevar Magan , Senthamizh Paattu , Thirumathi Palanisamy and Rasukutty . [2] Due to facing competition from Thevar Magan, Pandiyan achieved only moderate success. [12] Even though it made some money, the money grossed was used for the retirement fund of Muthuraman's crew. [1]

Critical reception

Malini Mannath of The Indian Express called it "a typical Rajini film; a mishmash of all ingredients formulated to please his fans". [4] K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote, "This 135-minute movie is only for hard-core Rajini fans". [8] C. R. K. of Kalki praised Muthuraman for taking a simple knot and making it interesting for seventeen reels which clearly shows his experience. [13]

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