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{{Infobox film
| name = Captain
| image = Captain 1994.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Kodi Ramakrishna]]
| producer = [[R. B. Choudary]]
| writer = Kodi Ramakrishna [[Vairamuthu]] (Tamil dialogues)
| starring = {{ubl|[[R. Sarathkumar]]|[[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]]|[[Ranjitha]]|[[Raghuvaran]]|[[Sarath Babu]]|Costumes Krishna|[[Janagaraj]]|Rocky|[[Devan (actor)|Devan]]|[[Sangeeta (Telugu actress)|Sangeeta]]|Sudha}}
| music = [[Sirpy]]
| cinematography = Kodi Lakshmanan
| editing = Thatha Suresh
| distributor =
| studio = [[Super Good Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1994|02|25}} (Tamil version)
| runtime = 140 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu Tamil
}}

'''''Captain''''' is a 1994 [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-[[Tamil language|Tamil]] bilingual [[action thriller]] film written and directed by [[Kodi Ramakrishna]]. The film features [[R. Sarathkumar]], [[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]], and [[Ranjitha]] in lead roles. The film, produced by [[R. B. Choudary]], had musical score by [[Sirpy]] and was released on 25 February 1994.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19940225&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Captain |date=25 February 1994 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=4}}</ref> This was Kodi Ramakrishna's only straight Tamil film he had directed.

==Plot==

Kannappa Rao (Telugu) / Kannayiram (Tamil) ([[Raghuvaran]]) is a powerful mafia lord. He, along with his sons Vijaya (Rocky) and Jaya ([[Devan (actor)|Devan]]), spread terror around the Chennai (Vishakhapatnam in Telugu version) town. They are known for land grabbing. One day, Vijaya and Jaya threaten Ramasamy ([[Sarath Babu]]) to give his land in which there is an orphanage, but Ramasamy refuses categorically. Unfortunately, he is brutally killed in front of Gowri ([[Ranjitha]]). The information reaches his brother Shiva ([[R. Sarathkumar]]), a short-tempered soldier. His superiors reject his request to leave the military camp, so he flees the camp. In the past, Shiva was in love with Uma ([[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]]), but she died in a plane crash. Later, Shiva complains against Kannayiram and hires lawyer Lakshmi Narayanan ([[Janagaraj]]). Lakshmi Narayanan's daughter Gowri, who is dumb, becomes the eyewitness of the case. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[R. Sarathkumar]] as Captain Shiva
*[[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]] as Uma
*[[Ranjitha]] as Gowri
*[[Raghuvaran]] as Kannappa Rao / Kannayiram in Tamil Version
*[[Sarath Babu]] as Ramasamy
*[[Janagaraj]] as Lakshmi Narayanan
*Costumes Krishna as Tiger Thatha Chari
*Rocky as Vijaya
*[[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as Jaya
*Sudha as Lakshmi
*[[Sangeeta (Telugu actress)|Sangeeta]]
*[[Ramesh Khanna]]
*[[Raju Sundaram]]
*Adhithya
*Thillai Rajan
*Raji
*R. Subramaniam
*[[Kanal Kannan]] as Auto Driver (special appearance)
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==

{{Infobox album|
| name = Captain
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Sirpy]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1994
| recorded = 1994
| venue =
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| language = Telugu Tamil
| label = [[Lahari Music]]
| producer = [[Sirpy]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
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}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Sirpy]]. The soundtrack, released in 1994, features 5 tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/captain-original-motion-picture/id641701524|title=Captain (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP — Chirpi|access-date=2014-11-30|publisher=itunes.apple.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/captain-original-motion-picture/id641696717|title=Captain (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP — Sirpi|access-date=2014-11-30|publisher=itunes.apple.com}}</ref>

===Telugu version===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Lyrics !! Singer(s) !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Oyyari Buggameedu" ||[[Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara Rao]] || [[Suresh Peters]], [[Malgudi Subha]] || 5:03
|-
|2 || "Paaliyyave Hoi"
|Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara Rao||[[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || 3:45
|-
|3 || "Mate Rani Maina' ||[[Sirivennela Sitaramasastri]] || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], K. S. Chithra || 4:37
|-
|4 || "Neeku Pichi Naaku Pichi"
|Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara Rao|| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || 3:50
|-
|5 || "Eraku Dorikina Magasiri Molaka"
|Sirivennela Sitaramasastri|| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra, Malgudi Subha || 4:13
|}

===Tamil version===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Lyrics !! Singer(s) !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Kannil Aadum Roja" ||[[Vairamuthu]] || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Swarnalatha]] || 4:39
|-
|2 || "Iduppu Adikkadi Pudikkidhu"
|Vairamuthu
|[[K. S. Chithra]], [[Shahul Hameed]], [[Malgudi Subha]] || 4:01
|-
|3 || "Unakku Oru Macham"
|Vairamuthu
|[[Suresh Peters]], Malgudi Subha || 5:05
|-
|4 || "Kannatthula Vai"
|Vairamuthu
| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra || 3:47
|-
|5 || "Natukkulle"
|Vairamuthu
|[[Malaysia Vasudevan]] || 3:51
|}

==Release & reception==
''Captain'' was released on October 25, 1994 alongside another Sarathkumar starrer ''[[Aranmanai Kaavalan]]''.<ref>https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/list-of-top-tamil-heroes-who-had-two-releases-on-the-same-date/sarath-kumar.html</ref> Malini Mannath, writing for ''[[The Indian Express]]'', panned the film, stating: "An insipid screenplay, jerky narration, careless handling of the subject, lack of continuity in scenes and lacklustre performances make ''Captain'' one of the worst of [Sarath] Kumar's films".<ref>{{cite journal|author=Malini Mannath|title=Jerky, insipid|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=1994-03-04|access-date=2014-11-30|page=7|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i4llAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kZ4NAAAAIBAJ&hl=fr&pg=473%2C3931154}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Kodi Ramakrishna}}

[[Category:1994 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Kodi Ramakrishna]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1990s multilingual films]]

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