Uzhavan Magan (transl. The Peasant's Son)[1] is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language action drama film, directed by R. Aravindraj and produced by A. S. Ibrahim Ravuthar. The film stars Vijayakanth, Raadhika, Radha and Radha Ravi. The film had musical score by Manoj–Gyan. The film became a superhit it ran more than 150 days in theatres. The movie was superhit at box office despite faced heavy comeptition from Nayakan and Manithan.
Uzhavan Magan | |
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Directed by | R. Aravindraj |
Written by | Aabavanan |
Produced by | A. S. Ibrahim Rowther |
Starring | Vijayakanth Raadhika Radha Radha Ravi |
Cinematography | A. Ramesh Kumar |
Edited by | G. Jayachandran |
Music by | Manoj–Gyan |
Production company | Rowther Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Chinna Durai (Vijayakanth), a farmer lives quietly in his village when Nirmala (Radha) and Gunasekhar (Radha Ravi) intervene to wreak havoc.
For revenge, Nirmala's family and Chinna Durai's father (M. N. Nambiar) insist on getting married. While the wedding is in preparation, Gunasekhar's troops twist the neck of Durai's father. Chinna Durai seeing him dead, is embarked on Guna's general surprise and his relatives for attempted murder to the police leaving her lover Selvi (Raadhika).
While Chinna Durai is in prison, the little brother Siva (Vijayakanth again) says that he wants to get revenge for Guna making her new husband believe in Nirmala but already had a positive relationship in the past. Chinnai Durai delivered and his brother Siva will now recover their father's property.
The soundtrack was composed by Manoj–Gyan, and the lyrics were written by Aabavanan.[2]
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Semmari Aade" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vijaya | 4:32 |
2. | "Solli Tharava" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sasirekha | 5:26 |
3. | "Unnai Thinam Thedum" | T. M. Soundararajan, Sasirekha | 5:44 |
4. | "Pon Nel" | M. Vasudevan | 4:36 |
5. | "Varahu Chamba" | Sasirekha | 4:39 |
6. | "Matthapoo" | M. Vasudevan | 4:11 |
Uzhavan Magan got released on 21 October 1987 alongside another Vijayakanth film Sattam Oru Vilayaattu and it faced heavy competition from Nayakan and Manithan. However, all films went on to become successful in box-office.[4] N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "[..] the narrative lacks believability, because there isn't any feeling in this film".[5]
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