Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran
Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran (transl. The guard of the flower garden) is a 1988 Tamil drama film directed by Senthilnathan, making his directorial debut. The film features Vijayakanth, Raadhika, Anand, Vani Viswanath and Livingston. the movie was a blockbuster hit and ran more than 150 days in many theatres. The film's score was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 10 June 1988.
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| Directed by | Senthilnathan |
| Produced by | T. Siva R. Sundar Raj I. Rahumathulla Tamil Fathima |
| Written by | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Screenplay by | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Story by | A. S. Ibrahim Rowther |
| Starring | Vijayakanth Raadhika Anand Vani Viswanath Livingston S. S. Chandran M. N. Nambiar Pandiyan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Rajarajan |
| Edited by | G. Jayachandran |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
It was remade in Sinhala as Ran Hadawatha, starring Jeevan Kumaratunga, Ranjan Ramanayake, Nadeeka Gunasekara, Anoja Weerasinghe and it was also remade in Telugu as Dharma Teja, with Krishnam Raju.
Plot
Like a gardener with all his tenderness for his flowers, an old vigilante takes under his wing a young couple of runaway lovers. He lavishes on them love and safety. The father of the young woman who tries to eliminate the lover, is none other than the sworn enemy of the upholder of the law. It is because of him, that the woman of the hero lost their unique heir and cannot give birth any more from now on... Horrible memories surface and put the old upholder of the law on a war footing, for his ultimate confrontation...
Cast
- Vijayakanth as Anthony
- Raadhika as Sivagami
- Anand as Anand
- Vani Viswanath as Vidhya
- Livingston as Ramkumar
- S. S. Chandran as M.L.A.
- Pandiyan as Muthu Batcha
- M. N. Nambiar as D.S.P.
- Malaysia Vasudevan as Sivagami's Father (Guest Appearance)
- Thyagu as Ramkumar's Assistant
- Senthil as Azhagu (Guest Appearance)
- S. N. Lakshmi as Anand's Grandma
- Kullamani
- K. S. Jayalakshmi
- Vijay Krishnaraj as Minister
- Kokila as Susheela
- Subhala
Production
Senthilnathan, son of Jambulingam who directed Nam Naadu with M. G. Ramachandran and erstwhile assistant of S. A. Chandrasekhar and V. Azhagappan made his directorial debut with this film.[1]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[2] "Sindhiya Venmani" song is set to Srothaswini raaga and "Adi Kaana Karunkuyile" is set to HariKhamboji raaga."En Uyire Vaa" was set in Shankarabaranam ragam and "Paramal Partha nenjam" set in Sudhadhanyasi ragam while "Padatha Themangu" set in Natabhairavi ragam.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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| 1 | "En Uyire Vaa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | Gangai Amaran | 04:31 |
| 2 | "Adi Kaana Karunkuyile" | K. J. Yesudas | 05:35 | |
| 3 | "Kavalkara Kavalkara" | Ilaiyaraaja | 04:07 | |
| 4 | "Paadatha Themmangu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 05:32 | |
| 5 | "Paramal Paartha Nenjam" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | 04:26 | |
| 6 | "Sindhiya Venmani" | K. J. Yesudas, P. Susheela | 04:22 |
Reception
The film was a huge success and was considered one of the masterpieces of Senthilnathan. It was also the best action oriented film during the decade. It also projected Vijayakanth as a versatile actor, who was known to play excellent roles.
References
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJyOQbncCjg
- "Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran Songs". raaga. Retrieved 8 January 2013.