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{{Infobox film
| name = Pagaivan
| image =
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| director = [[Ramesh Balakrishnan]]
| producer = Viswaas Sundar
| writer =
| starring = [[Ajith Kumar]]<br>[[Sathyaraj]]<br>[[Anjala Zhaveri]]<br>[[Ranjitha]]
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| cinematography = D. Shankar
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]<br>[[V. T. Vijayan]]
| studio = Viswas Films
| distributor =
| released = 1 August 1997
| runtime = 142 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
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'''''Pagaivan''''' ({{translation|Antagonist}}) is a 1997 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Ramesh Balakrishnan]], starring [[Ajith Kumar]], [[Sathyaraj]] and [[Anjala Zhaveri]] in the leading roles. The film revolves around a kidnapping undertaken by Ajith and the actions that the victim's father take to save his daughter. The film also featured [[Ranjitha]], [[Nagesh]], [[K. S. Ravikumar]] and [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] who all appear in supporting roles. It was released in August 1997 to mixed reviews but critics praises the comedy and performance of Sathyaraj.<ref>http://ajithkumar.free.fr/filmographie/pagaivan.htm</ref> The film was a commercial failure at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scooptimes.com/hit-flop/ajith-hit-flop-blockbuster-movies-list/10515|title=Ajith Hit, Flop, Blockbuster Movies {{!}} Thala Ajith Kumar Films List|last=Vignesh|date=2017-10-29|website=Scooptimes - Latest Online News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-07}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Prabhu ([[Ajith Kumar]]), despite having all the required qualifications for the job he applied for, fails after he was demanded to pay a considerable amount as a caution deposit. And every time, all his chances of getting the job were hanging on the payment of this caution.

Determined to get this job at all costs, Prabhu is ready to do anything to obtain this amount as quickly as possible. So Prabhu decides to kidnap someone so as to demand a ransom from the family of this person. The fate leads him to abduct Uma ([[Anjala Zhaveri]]), who happens to be the one and only daughter of Minister Durai Raj ([[K. S. Ravikumar]]).

Uma falls in love with Prabhu and, before long, Prabhu begins to love Uma too. Meanwhile, Uma’s parents hire Vasu ([[Sathyaraj]]), a rowdy who’s ready to do anything for the sake of money, to find their daughter. The rest of the film revolves around if the pair will be found.

==Cast==
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*[[Ajith Kumar]] as Prabhu
*[[Sathyaraj]] as Vasu
*[[Ranjitha]] as Esther
*[[Anjala Zhaveri]] as Uma Durairaj
*[[Nagesh]] as Church father
*[[K. S. Ravikumar]] as Minister Durairaj
*[[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]] as Dharman
*[[Babu Antony]] as Dharman's brother
*[[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]] as Uma's mother
*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Prabhu's father
*[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Prabhu's friend
*[[G. Venkateswaran]] as Padmanaban, Medicine company owner
*[[Manobala]] as Govindhan
*Bayilvan Ranganathan as Durairaj's assistant
*Sempuli Jagan as Singam
*[[Ajay Rathnam]] as the Police inspector
*[[Balu Anand]] as a Security guard
*Soundar as Barman
*[[Mahanadi Shankar]] as Fighter
*Naga Kannan as Welding Kannan
*Vikram Singh as Singh
*[[Dhamu]] as Prabhu's friend
*[[Madhan Bob]] as Judge
*Ravi Raj as Lawyer
*[[Vellai Subbaiah]] as Kaliaperumal
*S. Lalitha as Prabhu's mother
*Priyanka as an Office clerk
{{colend}}

==Production==
During the making of the film, the producers fell out with actress [[Anjala Zhaveri]], causing the film to be briefly delayed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-4.htm |title=A-Z (IV) |work=Indolink Tamil |accessdate=2015-04-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927193804/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-4.htm |archivedate=27 September 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack was composed by Deva, while lyrics written by [[Vairamuthu]].<ref>http://tamildada.com/pagaivan-songs/</ref><ref>https://www.starmusiq.fun/movies/pagaivan-1997-tamil-movie-songs-6731-starmusiq-download.html</ref>{{Track listing
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| title1 = Happy New Year
| length1 = 5:23
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| extra1 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], Krishnaraj
| title2 = Rajanea
| length2 = 5:08
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| extra2 = [[Anuradha Sriram]], Arun Mozhi
| title3 = Anda Ka Kasam
| length3 = 5:13
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| extra3 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
| title4 = Oh My Butter Fly
| length4 = 5:14
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| extra4 = Gopal Rao, [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]]
| title5 = Poo Malai Podum
| length5 = 5:23
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| extra5 = [[Anuradha Sriram]], Krishnaraj
| title6 = Vaazhkai Enbadhu
| length6 = 2:13
| extra6 = [[Malaysia Vasudevan]]
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==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films set in Chennai]]
[[Category:1997 films]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Ramesh Balakrishnan]]
[[Category:1997 action thriller films]]

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