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{{Infobox film
| name = Bharathan
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy]]
| producer = [[Ibrahim Rowther|A. S. Ibrahim Rowther]]
| writer = [[Rajkumar Santoshi]]
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Vijayakanth]]|[[Bhanupriya]]}}
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = Rajarajan
| editing = G. Jayachandran<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/film-editor-g-jayachandran-dead/article31914312.ece</ref>
| studio = [[Ibrahim Rowther|Rowther Films]]
| distributor = Rowther Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1992|04|16}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Bharathan''''' is a 1992 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama film]], directed by [[Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy]]. The film features [[Vijayakanth]] and [[Bhanupriya]], while [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Anandaraj]], [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]], [[Sumitra]], and [[Chandrasekhar (Tamil actor)|Chandrasekhar]] play supporting roles. The film, produced by [[Ibrahim Rowther|A. S. Ibrahim Rowther]], had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and was released on 16 April 1992. The film is a remake of the Hindi film ''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]'' (1990). The film completed a 100-day run.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Malini Mannath|title=Run-of-the-mill fare|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=1993-01-01|accessdate=2013-12-23|page=7|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930101&printsec=frontpage}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/8013/baradhan.html|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120718102447/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/8013/baradhan.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-18|title=Baradhan|accessdate=2012-04-11|publisher=popcorn.oneindia.in}}</ref>

==Plot==
Bharathan ([[Vijayakanth]]) is sent to jail for a murder and is sentenced to the [[death penalty]].

In the past, Bharath was in love with Indhu ([[Bhanupriya]]). He had a brother named Ramkumar ([[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]) and a sister-in-law named Janaki ([[Sumitra]]). His brother dreamt to see him as a government official, but Bharath preferred to be a [[kickboxing]] champion.

One day, Ramkumar disappeared, and Bharath began to look for him. Finally, Ramkumar's laborer ([[Chandrasekhar (Tamil actor)|Chandrasekhar]]) explained to Bharath what happened to his brother. Gangadharan ([[Anandaraj]]), a powerful businessman, helped Ramkumar in his business. Ramkumar was grateful to him, and Gangadharan took some advantages and began to smuggle [[alcohol (drug)|alcohol]] illegally in Ramkumar's company. When Ramkumar decided to report it to the police, he was kidnapped by Gangadharan. Gangadharan killed Ramkumar, and the innocent Bharath is arrested for the murder. Bharath appointed his family friend Viswanathan as the advocate, but Viswanathan, an ally of Gangadharan, betrayed him, and Bharath was sentenced to capital punishment. Thereafter, Janaki committed suicide.

In jail, Bharath makes friends with his cellmates, and they escape from jail to punish Gangadharan. Johnson ([[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]), an honest [[Criminal Investigation Department#India|CID]] officer, is appointed to protect Gangadharan. Bharath first kills the traitor Viswanathan. He then threatens the commissioner and his family to kill Gangadharan more easily.

In the meantime, Indhu is kidnapped by Gangadharan's henchmen, and Bharath saves her on time. Shameful to protect a criminal and worried to punish an innocent, the commissioner and Johnson try to stop Bharath. In the end, Bharath kills Gangadharan and gets sent to jail.

==Cast==
*[[Vijayakanth]] as Bharathan a.k.a. Bharath
*[[Bhanupriya]] as Indhu
*[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] as Ramkumar
*[[Anandaraj]] as Gangadharan
*[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] as CID Johnson
*[[Sumitra]] as Janaki
*[[Chandrasekhar (Tamil actor)|Chandrasekhar]] as Ramkumar's laborer
*[[Vasu Vikram]] as Bharath's cellmate
*[[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]] as Gangadharan's man
*[[Srividya]] as Lakshmi
*[[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]] as Gangadharan's right hand
*[[Srihari]] as Uttam Singh (guest appearance)
*[[Prabhu Deva]] in a special appearance
*[[Disco Shanti]] in an [[item number]]

==Soundtrack==

{{Infobox album|
| name = Bharathan
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1992
| recorded = 1992
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Pyramid|Pyramid Saimira]]
| producer = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
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}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. The soundtrack, released in 1992, features 5 tracks.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Azhage Amuthe" || [[Ilaiyaraaja]] || Ponnaiyan || 4:45
|-
|2 || "Nalveenai Naatham" || Ilaiyaraaja || Ponnaiyan || 1:55
|-
|3 || "Pottathalem" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 5:00
|-
|4 || "Punnakaiyil Minsaram" || Ilaiyaraaja, [[S. Janaki]] || Vaali ||5:04
|-
|5 || "Vaa Vaathiyare" || [[K. S. Chithra]] || [[Gangai Amaran]] || 4:49
|}

==Reception==
''The Indian Express'' wrote "Despite the remake of the original being before the eyes, debutant director Saba has been able to warm up for viewers only a lukewarm concoction of various box-office elements".<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920424&printsec=frontpage&hl=en</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:1992 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Hindi films]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy]]

Bharathan (1992 film) - Revision history

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