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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Sakkarai Devan<br />
| image = Sakkarai-Thevan-Tamil-Audio-Cassette.jpg<br />
| image_size = <br />
| caption = Audio cassette cover<br />
| director = J. Panneer<br />
| producer = [[Ibrahim Rowther|A. S. Ibrahim Rawuthar]]<br />
| writer = Liyakath Ali Khan<br />
| screenplay = [[Liaquat Ali Khan (director)|Liaquat Ali Khan]]<br />
| story = [[R. Selvaraj (screenwriter)|R. Selvaraj]]<br />
| starring = [[Vijayakanth]]<br />[[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]]<br />[[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]]<br />[[M. N. Nambiar]]<br />
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| cinematography = Rajarajan<br />
| editing = G. Jayachandran<br />
| studio = I. V. Cini Productions<br />
| distributor = I. V. Cini Productions<br />
| released = 10 July 1993<br />
| runtime = 154 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Sakkarai Devan''''' is a 1993 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama]] film, directed by J. Panneer and produced by [[Ibrahim Rowther|A. S. Ibrahim Rawuthar]]. The film stars [[Vijayakanth]], [[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]], [[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]] and [[M. N. Nambiar]]. The film had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/sakkarai-devan-movie/11728|title=Sakkarai Devan|accessdate=2014-09-19|publisher=gomolo.com}}</ref> The film opened to positive reviews. <br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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Sakkarai Devan ([[Vijayakanth]]) makes and sells [[jaggery]]. On a visit to a neighbouring village, he falls in love with Sarasu ([[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]]), on whom the village landlord Vaiga Perumal (Mohan Natarajan) had already cust his eye. Sarasu widowed brother Vaiyapuri ([[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]) is arrested following an altercation with the landlord over his sister. Dhanam ([[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]]), an orphan, given refuge by Sakkarai, realising her love is one-sided, marries Vaiyapuri. Sakkarai popularity with the villagers and his attempts to unite them against the landlord invite the evil man's ire.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
*[[Vijayakanth]] as Sakkarai Devan<ref name="IE review" /><br />
*[[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]] as Sarasu<ref name="IE review" /><br />
*[[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]] as Dhanam<ref name="IE review" /><br />
*[[M. N. Nambiar]] as Vaiyapuri Sarasu's grandfather<br />
*[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Vaiyapuri<ref name="IE review" /><br />
*Mohan Natarajan as Vairaperumal<br />
*[[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] as Ponnambalam<br />
*[[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]] as Appu<br />
*[[Gandhimathi]] as Sakkarai Devan's mother<ref name="nst" /><br />
*[[Senthil]]<br />
*[[Vadivelu]]<br />
*[[C. K. Saraswathi]]<br />
*Baby Monisha as Revathi<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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== Production ==<br />
''Sakkarai Devan'' marked the directorial debut of J. Panneer, who earlier assisted Aabavanan.<ref name="nst" /><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/sakkarai-devan-t0002921|title=Sakkarai Devan Songs|accessdate=2014-09-19|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "L.o.v.e Love Love" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[S. Janaki]] || rowspan=6|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 04:50<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Manjal Poosum" || Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki || 04:58<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Nalla Velli" || [[Ilaiyaraaja]] || 04:54<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Pattathu Yaanai" || T. S. Raghavendra, Krishnamoorthy || 05:54<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Thanner Kudam" || [[S. Janaki]] || 04:43<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Thanner Kudam – short version" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[S. Janaki]] || 02:19<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote "Despite the story being an oft-repeated one, Panneer's narration is fairly neat and his handling of the subject confident".<ref name="IE review">{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930723&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Evil in the village |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=23 July 1993 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=6}}</ref> ''[[New Straits Times]]'' wrote "Sakkarai Devan should go down well with Vijayakanth's fans".<ref name="nst">{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Nms0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=2hMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5037%2C4324996 |title=Village tale backed by powerful script |last=Vijiyan |first=K. |date=31 July 1993 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |pages=15}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0318651}}<br />
* {{YouTube|id=zizI5nOKBto|title=Sakkarai Devan}}<br />
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[[Category:1993 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1993 directorial debut films]]<br />
[[Category:1990s action drama films]]<br />
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