Aalappirandhavan
{{short description|1987 film}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Aalappirandhavan
| image = Aalappirandhavan.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = A. S. Prakasam
| producer = M. K. M Jawahar
Imayam Pragasam
| writer = A. S. Prakasam
| starring = Sathyaraj
Ambika
Silk Smitha
| music = Ilaiyaraaja
| cinematography = B. S. Lokanath
| editing = Natchathiram
| studio = Pragaas Productions
| released = {{Film date|1987|04|10|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Aalappirandhavan ({{Translation|Born to rule}}) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language action film, written and directed by A. S. Prakasam. The film stars Sathyaraj and Ambika. It was released on 10 April 1987.
Plot
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Aalappirandhavan has the extraordinary power of appearing instantaneously at the spot where crimes occur and saving the good people by punishing the bad elements. The actress Ambika falls for his heroism.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Sathyaraj as Duraiarasan a.k.a Aalappirandhavan
- Ambika
- Silk Smitha
- Tinku
- Vinu Chakravarthy
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy
- Typist Gopu}}
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was written and composed by Ilaiyaraaja.{{Cite web |title=Aalapiranthavan (1987) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/aalapiranthavan-songs-T0002624 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825140133/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/aalapiranthavan-songs-T0002624 |archive-date=25 August 2022 |access-date=25 August 2022 |website=Raaga.com}}{{Cite web |title=Aalappiranthavan Tamil FIlm LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraaja |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/aalappiranthavan-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraaja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602220244/https://macsendisk.com/product/aalappiranthavan-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraaja/ |archive-date=2 June 2023 |access-date=21 September 2023 |website=Macsendisk}}
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! Song !! Singers | |
| "Unnayum Ennayum" | K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki |
| "Machanukku" | S. Janaki |
| "Kodikatti" | Malaysia Vasudevan |
| "Yethivecha" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra |
| "Ennal Mudiyathu" | Malaysia Vasudevan |
Release and reception
Aalappirandhavan was released on 10 April 1987.{{Cite news |date=10 April 1987 |title=Aalapirandhavan |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870410&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=23 April 2018 |work=The Indian Express |pages=3 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} The Indian Express said, "With an offbeat storyline that anyhow paves the way only for bloody violence — so common this line of approach has become that even a child would refuse to be impressed — college professor turned filmmaker A. S. Pragasam deserves a pat for attempting to develop on a fresh idea, but his jerky and inane narrative falls between the two stolls of reality and fantasy and sinks in the morass of sheer incapacity."{{Cite news |last=Krishnasamy |first=N. |date=24 April 1987 |title=Maharaja's justice |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870424&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=23 April 2018 |work=The Indian Express |pages=12 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}}
References
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