Maindhan

Maindhan
Directed by	Pugazhendhi
Produced by	K. N. Natarajan
Written by	Pugazhendhi R. N. R. Manohar (dialogues)
Starring	Selva Nirosha Napoleon Chandrasekhar Nizhalgal Ravi Pandiyan Kalyan Kumar Sreekanth Vadivelu Kumarimuthu Chinni Jayanth
Music by	Deva
Cinematography	Dharma
Edited by	Srinivas Krishna
Production company	Patteeshwarathal Films
Release dates	3 July 1994
Running time	125 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Maindhan is a 1994 Tamil drama film directed by Pugazhendhi. The film features Selva, Nirosha and Napoleon in lead roles. The film, produced by K. N. Natarajan, had musical score by Deva and was released on 3 July 1994.^[1][2]

Plot

Ramasamy Mudaliar (Kalyan Kumar) is a village chief who follows Gandhian principles while his son Jeeva (Selva) is a jobless youth. Lakshmi (Nirosha) is in love with her cousin Jeeva. Velayudam Pillai (Napoleon), a rich villager, plans to buy the village farmers' grounds and to build there a liquor factory. Ramasamy Mudaliar try to stop him and he is subsequently killed. Jeeva transforms into a responsible citizen and decides to take revenge on the selfish Velayudam Pillai.

Cast

• Selva as Jeeva
• Nirosha as Lakshmi
• Napoleon as Velayudam Pillai
• Chandrasekhar as Thyagu
• Nizhalgal Ravi as Ponrasu
• Pandiyan as Inspector Vijay
• Kalyan Kumar as Ramasamy Mudaliar, Jeeva's father
• Sreekanth as Ranjan
• Vadivelu
• Kumarimuthu
• Chinni Jayanth
• Haja Shareef
• Swamikannu as Periyasaamy
• Mohankumar
• K. S. G. Venkatesh
• Prathapachandran as DSP
• M. R. K
• Hariprakash
• Arulmani as S. R. S.
• Aakash
• Chitraguptan
• Jayanthi
• Monica
• Swaminathan

Soundtrack

Maindhan
Soundtrack album by Deva
Released	1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	16:55
Producer	Deva

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1994, features 4 tracks with lyrics written by Muhammed Metha.

Track	Song	Singer(s)	Duration
1	'Kaalam Nalla Kaalam'	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:18
2	'Nandhavanam'	K. J. Yesudas	4:40
3	'Pogathe Ponmanai'	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:00
4	'Sikkikicha Sikkikicha'	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	3:57

Reception

Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express said the film gave a sense of "déjà vu".^[3]

References

1. "Find Tamil Movie Myindhan". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
2. "Maindhan (1994) Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
3. Malini Mannath (1994-07-01). "Deja vu". The Indian Express: 7. Retrieved 2014-12-23.