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{{Infobox film
| name = Nallavan
| image = Nallavan (1988 film).jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[S. P. Muthuraman]]
| writer = [[Kalaipuli S. Thanu]]
| producer = Kalaipuli S. Thanu [[Ibrahim Rowther]]
| starring = [[Vijayakanth]] [[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]] [[M. N. Nambiar]]
| cinematography = T. S. Vinayagam
| editing = R. Vittal C. Lancy
| music = [[Chandrabose (composer)|Chandrabose]]
| studio = Kalaippuli International Tamilannai Cine Creation
| released = {{Film date|1988|08|15|df=y}}
| runtime = 140 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Nallavan''''' ({{Translation|Good Man}}) is a 1988 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]], directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]] and produced by [[Kalaipuli S. Thanu]] and [[Ibrahim Rowther]]. It stars [[Vijayakanth]], [[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]] and [[M. N. Nambiar]]. The film, released on 15 August 1988,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 December 2002 |title=நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல் |url=https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202064212/https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |archive-date=2 February 2024 |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=[[Cinema Express]] |pages=41–43 |language=Ta}}</ref> was a box office success.<ref>{{Cite web |last=முத்துராமன் |first=எஸ்.பி. |author-link=S. P. Muthuraman |date=16 November 2016 |title=சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 84: விஜயகாந்தின் நண்பர் இப்ராகிம் ராவுத்தர்! |trans-title=Try making a film 84: Vijayakanth's friend Ibrahim Rowther! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/86632-84.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217072120/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/86632-84.html |archive-date=17 February 2022 |access-date=13 February 2021 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{More plot|date=November 2022}}
Gurumoorthy and Raja are twin brothers. Guru is set to marry a collector. On the day of the marriage, Raja is kidnapped and shown a photo where he is stabbing Manju. Raja realises it is Guru in the photo. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Vijayakanth]] in a [[dual role]] as
**Gurumoorthy "Guru"
**Raja
*[[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]] as [[District collector|Collector]] Ponni
*[[M. N. Nambiar]] as Guru and Raja's father
*[[S. S. Chandran]] as Point
*[[Janagaraj]] as Madhu
*[[Kitty (actor)|Kitty]] as Vikram
*[[Vani Viswanath]] as Radha
*[[Manimala (actress)|Manimala]] as Guru and Raja's mother
*[[Disco Shanti]] as Manju
*[[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] as Peter
*[[Charle]] as Raja's friend
*[[Chinni Jayanth]] as Raja's friend
*[[Achamillai Gopi]] as Shankar
}}

== Production ==
[[Kalaipuli S. Thanu]] expressed his interest to produce a film with [[S. P. Muthuraman]] as director and [[Vijayakanth]] as lead which eventually became ''Nallavan''.<ref name="சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 82">{{Cite news |last=முத்துராமன் |first=எஸ்.பி. |author-link=S. P. Muthuraman |date=2 November 2016 |title=சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 82: பிரபுவுக்கு விட்டுக்கொடுத்த ரஜினி! |trans-title=Try to make a film 82: Rajini, who sacrificed for Prabhu! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/89102-82.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808102636/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/89102-82.html |archive-date=8 August 2019 |access-date=30 March 2023 |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref>{{sfn|Muthuraman|2017|page=325}} The film featured Vijayakanth in dual roles and most of the scenes involving them together in single frame were shot using Mitchell Camera by the cinematographer T. S. Vinayagam.{{sfn|Muthuraman|2017|page=326}}

The stunt scenes and a song were picturised and shot at Kashmir. Muthuraman revealed that the crew faced tough time to shoot at the 600 feet hills for a fight sequence, they had to use horses travel to hills and also used to transport costumes and foods there.<ref>{{Cite web |last=முத்துராமன் |first=எஸ்.பி. |author-link=S. P. Muthuraman |date=9 November 2016 |title=சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 83: தாணு கொடுத்த பட்டம்! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/90047-83.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217072121/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/90047-83.html |archive-date=17 February 2022 |access-date=13 February 2021 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=Ta}}</ref> The climax fight sequence was shot with 100 lorries which came to Ladakh to provide food to people there.{{sfn|Muthuraman|2017|page=327}}

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Chandrabose (composer)|Chandrabose]] and the lyrics were written by Thanu.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nallavan (1988) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/nallavan-songs-T0001957 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127101431/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/nallavan-songs-T0001957 |archive-date=27 November 2021 |access-date=17 February 2022 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nallavan Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Chandrabose |url=https://mossymart.com/product/nallavan-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-chandrabose/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217072119/https://mossymart.com/product/nallavan-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-chandrabose/ |archive-date=17 February 2022 |access-date=17 February 2022 |website=Mossymart}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singers !! Length
|-
| "Aaraaro Naan" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], Vanitha || 04:32
|-
| "Mellam Kotti" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || 04:31
|-
| "Ullathil Ondru" || [[S. P. Sailaja]] || 04:34
|-
| "Vaanam Boomi" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || 06:10
|-
| "Vaanmegam" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra || 04:37
|-
| "Vetrimala Vetridhan" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || 04:32
|}

== Reception ==
N. Krishnaswamy of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "The script is full of holes [..] Thanu, the producer of the film is credited with the script too. He has only himself to blame. S. P. Muthuraman directs the film as best as he can within the limitations of the canvass".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=26 August 1988 |title=Nallavan |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19880826&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=15 January 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=5 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Subha (writers)|Jayamanmadhan]] of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' also criticised the film for its writing.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=25 September 1988 |title=நல்லவன் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1988/sep/25-09-1988/p64.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220730053238/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1988/sep/25-09-1988/p64.jpg |archive-date=30 July 2022 |access-date=17 February 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=64 |language=ta}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
*{{Cite book |last=Muthuraman |first=S. P. |author-link=S. P. Muthuraman |title=AVM Thandha SPM |publisher=Vikatan |year=2017 |edition=3rd |language=Tamil |oclc=607342391 |orig-date=2005}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}

{{S. P. Muthuraman}}

[[Category:1988 Indian films]]
[[Category:1988 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1988 action films]]
[[Category:1988 films]]
[[Category:Films about twin brothers]]
[[Category:Films directed by S. P. Muthuraman]]
[[Category:Films produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu]]
[[Category:Films scored by Chandrabose (composer)]]
[[Category:Films shot in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Films shot in Ladakh]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Kalaipuli S. Thanu]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language action films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]

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