Aravindhan (1997)

அரவிந்தன்

Aravindh is heartbroken when his friend gets killed for beheading an evil landlord who caused the death of many innocent villagers. He then decides to fight for the rights of the poor villagers.

Date of release
1997-02-27
Runtime
2h 30m
Genres
Drama
Director
Nagarajan T

Casting

Interesting facts

Aravindhan is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language political thriller film written and directed by newcomer T. Nagarajan and produced by T. Siva. The film stars Sarathkumar as the titular character, alongside Parthiban, Nagma, and Oorvasi in the lead roles, while Visu, Prakash Raj, Anandaraj, and Thilakan play supporting roles. The film marks the debut of noted music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, musician Ilaiyaraaja's youngest son, and the debut of cinematographer R. Rathnavelu. The film is based on the 1968 Kilvenmani massacre, in which 44 people were burnt alive. It was released on 16 February 1997, and failed at the box-office.

Production

Some of the scenes (incl. the song "Poovattam") were shot at Neyveli Coal Mining and at NLC.

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