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Oorkavalan (transl.Village Guard) is a 1987 Tamil language action drama film directed by Manobala starring Rajinikanth and Raadhika. The film did average business in box-office .[1]

Oorkavalan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byManobala
Written byA. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
Screenplay byRama Veerappan
Story byRama Veerappan
Produced byG. Thyagarajan
V. Thamilazhagan
StarringRajinikanth
Raadhika
CinematographyB. S. Lokanath
Edited byK. R. Krishnan
Music byShankar–Ganesh
Production
company
Sathya Movies
Release date
  • 4 September 1987 (1987-09-04)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot


The story describes the struggle of a young villager Kangeyan to receive justice for his brother's murder. Manickam falls in love with Mallika, the daughter of Pannaiar. Mallika's marriage is arranged with Dorai, but she refuses and declares her love for Mannikam. Kangeyan gets them married in the village. The priest pretends to have divine powers and uses the superstitious beliefs of the villagers to kill Manickam. Kangeyan, not wanting to see Mallika as a widow, decides to get her married again to Pandian, a cart driver who was her childhood friend. Dorai intervenes again proceeding to use superstition again and Kangeyan learns about truth behind his brother's death exposing the priest and Dorai losing his lover in the process.


Cast



Soundtrack


The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.[2][3]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Maasi Maasam Than"VaaliS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra5:10
2."Muthamma"PulamaipithanMalaysia Vasudevan4:32
3."Malligai Poovukku"PulamaipithanMalaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam4:47
4."Melam Kotti Aadu"MuthulingamS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra4:30
5."Pattu Chattaikaran"Na. KamarasanS. Janaki3:54
6."Edutha Sabadam"VairamuthuK. J. Yesudas4:00
Total length:26:53

Release and reception


Oorkavalan was released on 4 September 1987.[4] N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "Some of the characters get a lifelike quality because of good performances and a helpful screenplay."[5]


References


  1. "Boxoffice Database based on Number of Days". Rajinifans. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. "Oorkkavalan Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. "Oorkavalan". Gaana. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. "Oorkaavalan". The Indian Express. 4 September 1987. p. 5. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. "Mosaic". The Indian Express. 11 September 1987. p. 5. Retrieved 23 November 2019.





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