Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran
Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran (transl. The guard of the flower garden) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by Senthilnathan, in his directorial debut. The film stars 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. It was remade in Sinhala as Ran Hadawatha and in Telugu as Dharma Teja.
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| Directed by | Senthilnathan |
| Screenplay by | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Story by | A. S. Ibrahim Rowther |
| Produced by | T. Siva R. Sundar Raj I. Rahumathulla Tamil Fathima |
| Starring | Vijayakanth Raadhika Anand Vani Viswanath Livingston |
| Cinematography | Rajarajan |
| Edited by | G. Jayachandran |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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 them with love and safety. The father of the young woman tries to eliminate the lover who 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 anymore 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][3] "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
Raadhika won the Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil.[4]
References
- Sai Sachin Shibu (1 August 2011). Director Senthilnathan Captain TV – Part 1 (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 11 December 2021 – via YouTube.
- "Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- "Poonthotta Kavalkaran (1988)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- "Cinema Express readers choose Agni Nakshathiram". The Indian Express. Express News Service. 11 March 1989. p. 4. Retrieved 19 February 2021.