Ezhai Jaathi
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{{Infobox film
| image = Ezhai Jaathi.jpg
| caption = Title card
| director = Liaquat Ali Khan
| writer = Liaquat Ali Khan
| producer = Hemalatha Ramesh
| starring = Vijayakanth
Jaya Prada
| cinematography = Raja Rajan
| editing = G. Jayachandran
| music = Ilaiyaraaja
| studio = Chinnipavan Cine Creations
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1993|2|19|ref1=}}
| runtime = 152 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Ezhai Jaathi ({{translation|Poor Caste}}) is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language political action drama film written and directed by Liaquat Ali Khan. The film stars Vijayakanth and Jaya Prada. It was released on 19 February 1993.{{Cite news |date=1 December 2002 |title=நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல் |url=https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202064212/https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |archive-date=2 February 2024 |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=Cinema Express |pages=41–43 |language=Ta}}
Plot
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Subhash is the son of Udayar, an influential industrialist who helps pull down one government, and set up another. Subhash is sympathetic to the cause of down-trodden lives in their midst, fighting for their rights. Initially, his father's name is Armour but when his actions—like his clashes with the son of a minister —threaten to bring down the very government which his father supports, latter washes his hands of him, and he is a market man.
The local MLA exploits the innocent people of the slums and gets their votes by using the common caste-factor. Subhash acquaints them of their rights, exposes the politicians for what they are and earns the love and respect of the poor. Thilakavathi, an MP is sympathetic to his cause for which she is held prisoner by her colleagues. However, all ends well with Subhash recovering from a near-fatal wound and the exposed politicians getting their just deserts throughout an irate job.
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Vijayakanth as Subhash Chandra Bose
- Jaya Prada as Thilakavathi
- Vijayakumar as Udaiyar
- M. N. Nambiar as Iyer
- Manorama as Nagamma
- Mansoor Ali Khan as Rajarathinam's son
- Livingston as Thilakavathi's stepfather
- John Amirtharaj as Rajarathinam
- Senthil as Petha Perumal
- Thyagu as MLA
- LIC Narasimhan as Selection officer
- Krishnamoorthy as Inspector
- Yuvasri as Shankar's Sister
- Murali Kumar as Blind man
- Kokila as Murali kumar's wife
- S. N. Vasanth as Shankar
- Vijay Krishnaraj as Opposition leader
- Dharani as Shanthi
- Prabhu Deva (Special appearance){{Cite news |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S. R. |date=29 June 2006 |title=Prabhu Deva: From his father's shadow to the limelight |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/29/stories/2006062917560200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329003111/http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/29/stories/2006062917560200.htm |archive-date=29 March 2007 |access-date=12 July 2011 |work=The Hindu}}
- Thalapathy Dinesh (uncredited)
- Vadivelu as Villager (guest appearance)
}}
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.{{Cite web |title=ஏழை ஜாதி (1993) |url=https://www.raaga.com/album/?mid=t0002698 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315095411/https://www.raaga.com/album/?mid=t0002698 |archive-date=15 March 2022 |access-date=27 December 2022 |website=Raaga.com}}{{Cite web |title=Ezhai Jaadhi |url=https://gaana.com/album/ezhai-jaadhi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226130636/https://gaana.com/album/ezhai-jaadhi |archive-date=26 December 2022 |access-date=26 December 2022 |website=Gaana}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singers
| title1 = Ezhai Jaathi
| length1 = 5:00
| lyrics1 = Vaali
| extra1 = P. Jayachandran
| title2 = Adho Andha Nadhiyoram
| length2 = 5:38
| lyrics2 = Gangai Amaran
| extra2 = S. Janaki
| title3 = Indha Veedu
| length3 = 5:08
| lyrics3 = Vaali
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| title4 = Koduthalum
| length4 = 4:42
| lyrics4 = Vaali
| extra4 = Mano
| title5 = Anbe Vaa
| length5 = 7:01
| lyrics5 = Vaali
| extra5 = Minmini
| title6 = Indha Veedu
| length6 = 4:42
| lyrics6 = Vaali
| extra6 = Ilaiyaraaja
| total_length = 32:11
}}
Reception
Malini Mannath of The Indian Express wrote, "The dialogue are punchy, and the film, though a little prosaic, is able to hold one's attention".{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=26 February 1993 |title=Gripping |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930226&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=5 January 2019 |work=The Indian Express |pages=11 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} R. P. R. of Kalki wrote that despite grinding the same dough, there was no unnecessary romance, no absurd comedy track; the only thing is length could have been trimmed.{{Cite magazine |last=ஆர். பி. ஆர். |date=14 March 1993 |title=ஏழை ஜாதி |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1993-03-14/page/n47/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230509053309/https://archive.org/details/kalki1993-03-14/page/n47/mode/2up |archive-date=9 May 2023 |access-date=26 December 2022 |magazine=Kalki |language=Ta |via=Internet Archive}}
References
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External links
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Category:1990s political action films
Category:1990s political drama films
Category:1990s Tamil-language films
Category:1993 action drama films
Category:Films directed by Liaquat Ali Khan (director)
Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja
Category:Indian action drama films
Category:Indian political drama films