Sahadevan Mahadevan

{{Infobox film

| name = Sahadevan Mahadevan

| image = Sahadevan Mahadevan.jpg

| caption = Lobby card

| director = Rama Narayanan

| screenplay = Rama Narayanan

| story = T. S. Krishnakumar

| producer = N. Radha

| starring = Mohan
S. V. Shekhar

| cinematography = N. K. Viswanathan

| editing = Rajakeerthy

| music = Shankar–Ganesh

| studio = Sri Thenandal Films

| released = {{Film date|1988|12|2|ref1=}}

| runtime = 110 minutes

| country = India

| language = Tamil

}}

Sahadevan Mahadevan is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Rama Narayanan, starring Mohan and S. V. Shekhar, with S. S. Chandran, Kovai Sarala, Pallavi, and Madhuri in supporting roles.{{Cite news |date=30 June 2013 |title=Laughter lines |newspaper=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/laughter-lines/article4863636.ece |url-status=live |access-date=1 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011024449/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/laughter-lines/article4863636.ece |archive-date=11 October 2014}} The film was released on 2 December 1988.{{Cite web |title=சகாதேவன் மகாதேவன் / Sahadevan Mahadevan (1988) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/sahadevan-mahadevan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231030110944/https://screen4screen.com/movies/sahadevan-mahadevan |archive-date=30 October 2023 |access-date=29 August 2023 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}

Plot

The story is about two unemployed youths, Sahadevan and Mahadevan, who become detectives to solve Kaveri's problem. Kaveri is Sahadevan's love interest. Adiyapatham is a politician who is going to open a party for children. Adiyapatham is too affectionate with his wife Chinnamani. Mahadevan is an unemployed youth in a village and he ran away from his three daughters of his uncle after he came to Madras (Chennai).

He went to Sahadevan's rental house and got into a problem with the house owner. She took his and Mahadevan's degree certificates for not paying the rent, so both men went to Adiyapatham's place for asking about his car shed rent. He misunderstand that Mahadevan came for a marriage proposal to his daughter Geetha. Geetha falls in love with Mahadevan, but he runs away when he saw her. Sahadevan falls in love with Kaveri, but she has a problem with her maternal uncle Veerappa, who wants to marry her.

So he kidnaps Chinnamani instead of Kaveri, and Chinnamani gives the phone number of the place to Adiyapatham. Both Sahadevan and Mahadevan find the place through the telephone exchange. They go and fight with Veerappa and his people and save Kaveri from them with a final police sequence. The film finishes with the men's marriages.

Cast

{{cast listing|

Mohan as Sahadevan
S. V. Shekhar as Mahadevan
S. S. Chandran as Politician Adiyapatham
Kovai Sarala as Chinnamani
Pallavi as Geetha
Madhuri as Kaveri
S. N. Parvathy as Mandodari, Sahadevan's house owner
Kumarimuthu as Laundry Man
Thyagu as Miloma Smuggler
Chozharajan as Veerappa, Kavari's maternal uncle
Pakoda Kathar as Kumarimuthu's laundry assistant

}}

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and lyrics were penned by Vaali.{{Cite web |title=Sahadevan Mahadevan Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/sahadevan-mahadevan-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829060125/https://macsendisk.com/product/sahadevan-mahadevan-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record/ |archive-date=29 August 2023 |access-date=29 August 2023 |website=Macsendisk}}{{Cite web |last= |title=Sagadevan Mahadevan (1988) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/sagadevan-mahadevan-songs-T0003926 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230829061718/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/sagadevan-mahadevan-songs-T0003926 |archive-date=29 August 2023 |access-date=29 August 2023 |website=Raaga.com}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Track listing

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Aayiram Poigal Pesum

| extra1 = Sakthisanmugam

| title2 = Devaloga Indhiran Theendidaatha Chandhiran

| extra2 = Mano and chorus

| title3 = Oru Jigu Jigu Rail

| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Vani Jairam

| title4 = Raja Raja Chozhan Thaan

| extra4 = Mano and S. N. Surender

| title5 = Sirikkanum Thaikkulanga Sirikkanum"