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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Maindhan<br />
| image = Maindhan 1994 poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = Pugazhendhi<br />
| writer = Pugazhendhi<br />[[R. N. R. Manohar]] <small>(dialogues)</small><br />
| producer = K. N. Natarajan<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Selva (actor)|Selva]]|[[Nirosha]]}}<br />
| cinematography = Dharma<br />
| editing = Srinivas<br />Krishna<br />
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]<br />
| studio = Patteeshwarathal Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1994|07|01}}<br />
| runtime = 125 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
'''''Maindhan''''' ({{translation|Son}}) is a 1994 Indian [[Tamil language]] [[action drama film]] directed by Pugazhendhi. The film stars [[Selva (actor)|Selva]] and [[Nirosha]], with [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]], [[Kalyan Kumar]], [[Pandiyan (actor)|Pandiyan]], [[Srikanth (actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]], [[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]], [[Nizhalgal Ravi]], [[Prathapachandran]], and [[Vadivelu]] playing supporting roles. It was released on 1 July 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maindhan ( 1994 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=maindhan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130423025521/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=maindhan |archive-date=23 April 2013 |access-date=8 March 2023 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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Ramasamy Mudaliar is a village chief who follows [[Gandhism|Gandhian principles]], while his son Jeeva is a jobless youth. Jeeva's Lakshmi is in love with him. Velayudam Pillai, a rich villager, plans to buy the village farmers' grounds and build a liquor factory there. Ramasamy Mudaliar tries to stop him and is subsequently killed. Jeeva becomes a responsible citizen and decides to take revenge on Velayudam Pillai.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{cast listing|<br />
*[[Selva (actor)|Selva]] as Jeeva<br />
*[[Nirosha]] as Lakshmi<br />
*[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] as Velayudam Pillai<br />
*[[Kalyan Kumar]] as Ramasamy Mudaliar, Jeeva's father<br />
*[[Pandiyan (actor)|Pandiyan]] as Inspector Vijay<br />
*[[Srikanth (actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] as Ranjan<br />
*[[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]] as Thyagu<br />
*[[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Ponrasu<br />
*[[Prathapachandran]] as DSP<br />
*[[Vadivelu]]<br />
*[[Kumarimuthu]]<br />
*[[Chinni Jayanth]]<br />
*[[K. S. G. Venkatesh]]<br />
*[[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]]<br />
*[[Monica (actress)|Monica]]<br />
*[[Swaminathan]]<br />
*Swamikannu as Periyasaamy<br />
*Arulmani as S. R. S.<br />
*Haja Shareef<br />
*M. R. K<br />
*Mohankumar<br />
*Hariprakash<br />
*Aakash<br />
*Chitraguptan<br />
}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], with lyrics written by [[Mu. Metha]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maindan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/maindan-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1600432765 |access-date=25 February 2023 |website=[[Apple Music]] |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225123101/https://music.apple.com/us/album/maindan-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1600432765 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration<br />
|-<br />
| "Kaalam Nalla Kaalam" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || 4:18<br />
|-<br />
| "Nandhavanam" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || 4:40<br />
|-<br />
| "Pogathe Ponmanai" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || 4:00<br />
|-<br />
| "Sikkikicha Sikkikicha" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[K. S. Chithra]] || 3:57<br />
|-<br />
|Thedathe En Kanne ||K. S. Chithra||3:58<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
Malini Mannath of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' said the film gave a sense of "déjà vu".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=1 July 1994 |title=Deja vu |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19940701&printsec=frontpage |access-date=23 December 2014 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=7 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title}}<br />
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[[Category:1994 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1994 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1994 action drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1994 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]</div>PercySpivakovsky