Maanagara Kaaval
| Maanagara Kaaval | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | M. Thiyagarajan |
| Written by | M. Thiyagarajan Liaquat Ali Khan (dialogues) |
| Produced by | M. Saravanan M. Balasubramaniam |
| Starring | Vijayakanth Suma |
| Cinematography | Shiva |
| Edited by | G. Jayachandran |
| Music by | Chandrabose |
Production company | |
Release date | 28 June 1991[1] |
Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Maanagara Kaaval (transl. City Police) is a 1991 Tamil-language action-thriller film directed by M. Thiyagarajan. The film stars Vijayakanth and Suma. This is 150th film of AVM Productions.[2]
Plot[]
Metha, a senior politician, is enraged when a junior Roopavathi (Lakshmi) is made the Prime Minister of India. Though he pretends to accept his party's decision, he secretly plots to eliminate her. Meanwhile, a high-profile officer is killed in Delhi by a professional killer, Robin (Anandaraj) and Vidya (Suma) witnesses the murder.
Vidya arrives in Chennai for a dance event and falls in love with Subash (Vijayakanth), an honest IPS officer who is mourning the loss of his beloved sister. He manages to impress Rupavathy by arresting Vannai Varathan (Thiyagu), an MP from her party, for creating social unrest. She gives him a green signal, and Varathan is arrested. Varathan swears revenge. As the story progresses, Subash begins to develop feelings for Vidya.
Robin, who arrives in Chennai, tries to murder Vidya. But Subash catches him, and under the orders of his superior, IG Jayaprakash (M. N. Nambiar), he accompanies Robin to Delhi so as to hand him over to the Delhi police. Vidya also joins them. Robin manages to escape with the help of his gang, who pretend to be the concerned police officers, and Subash is suspended. However, Subash swears to find the culprits and stays in Vidya's house in Delhi. He is confronted by Gowtham IPS (Nassar) who was supposed to have taken Robin from the airport and accuses him of aiding an anarchist. Subash, on the contrary, believes Gowtham to be a mole.
After spotting and chasing Robin, Subash, much to his horror, comes across his dead sister. She reveals the circumstances that forced her to land there and also says that Gowtham is her husband. Parallel to these incidents, it is shown that Robin was hired by Metha to assassinate Roopavathi. The person whom the latter murdered in the beginning of the movie was Roopavathi, Chief Security Officer. Metha is indirectly helped by Vannai Varathan, who is out of the prison.
Subash discovers that the Inspector General of the Delhi police is the actual mole. However, before he can extract more information, the IG is killed. With the help of Gowtham, Subash manages to inform Roopavathi about Metha's treachery. Still, she is unable to take action against him due to his support and clean image in the party. Robin and his associates kidnaps and imprisons Gowtham, Subash and his sister. After a prolonged struggle, Subash frees himself and kills Robin and Metha while an attempt was made on the life of Roopavathi.
Cast[]
- Vijayakanth as ACP Subhash IPS
- Suma as Vidhya
- M. N. Nambiar IG Jayaprakash
- Lakshmi as Roopavathi, (Prime Minister of India)
- Nassar as Gowtham IPS, ACP in Delhi
- Vaishnavi as Seetha (Subhash Sister, Gowtham Wife)
- Anandaraj as Robin (Killer of Enemy Role)
- Dubbing Janaki as Subhash & Seetha Mother
- Senthil as Alagappan (Subhash Home Servant)
- Thiyagu as MP Vannai Varathan (Enemy Role)
- Chinni Jayanth as Seenu (Vidhya & Delhi Student Dance Master)
- LIC Narasimhan as Sivasankar (Prime Minister P.A)
- Ganga as Suresh (Seetha EX. Lover Enemy role)
- Baby Vichitra as seetha's daughter
- Ponnambalam as Fighter
- Thalapathy Dinesh as Fighter
- Murali Kumar as Police Inspector
Soundtrack[]
The music was composed by Chandrabose.[3][4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kaalai Neram" | K. J. Yesudas | Vaali | 04:21 |
| 2 | "Thodi Raagam Paadava" | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra | 04:57 | |
| 3 | "Thiruvarur Thanga Thear" | S. P. Sailaja | 03:59 | |
| 4 | "Vandikkaran Sontha Ooru" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja | 05:03 | |
| 5 | "Thalai Vari Poochudum" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:36 |
Reception[]
The Indian Express wrote, "Even a film that sheet anchors itself on thrilling action, [..] in credibility by neat characterisation [..] but Maanagara Kaaval doesnt waste time on these."[5]
Bibliography[]
- Saravanan, M. (2013) [2005]. AVM 60 Cinema (in Tamil) (3rd ed.). Rajarajan Pathippagam. OCLC 1158347612.
References[]
- ^ Saravanan 2013, p. 327.
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19910628&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
- ^ https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/Managara-Kaval-songs-T0003197
- ^ https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/managara-kaval/R21HbzSE88s_
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19910705&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
External links[]
- Tamil-language films
- 1990s political thriller films
- 1990s Tamil-language films
- 1991 action thriller films
- 1991 films
- Cultural depictions of prime ministers of India
- Films scored by Chandrabose (composer)
- Indian action thriller films
- Indian films
- Indian political thriller films