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{{short description|1992 film by S. P. Muthuraman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Pandian film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[S. P. Muthuraman]]
| screenplay = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]
| story = [[Tiger Prabhakar|Prabhakar]]
| producer = S. P. Muthuraman
| starring = {{ubl|[[Rajinikanth]]|[[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]]|[[Jayasudha]]}}
| cinematography = T. S. Vinayagam
| editing = R. Vittal
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| studio = Visaalam Productions
| released = {{film date|1992|10|25|df=y}}
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Pandian''''' is a 1992 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] produced and directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]] and written by [[Panchu Arunachalam]]. The film stars [[Rajinikanth]], [[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]], [[Jayasudha]], [[Janagaraj]], [[Tiger Prabhakar|Prabhakar]]. It is a remake of the 1991 [[Kannada]] film ''Bombay Dada'' which starred Prabhakar, who portrayed the antagonist of this film. The film was released on 25 October 1992 during [[Diwali]] and performed averagely at the box office.

== Plot ==
Ashok Kumar "Ashok" [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], a special [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] officer, discovers hoarded ammunition and drugs during a raid at [[Vedaranyam]] harbour. The influential gangster‑exporter Parameshwaran's men capture him, and Parameshwaran orders his right‑hand man, Philips, to kill him. Pandian returns to his hometown after six years, clashing with his sister, [[Inspector]] Vijayalakshmi "Vijaya", a strict rule‑follower. He fights goons disturbing public peace, but Vijaya arrests him despite public support. His friend, photographer Vinayagam, and the townspeople bail him out. At home, Pandian hides what he's been doing for the past six years. Vijaya disapproves of Pandian's violent methods, even though he fights for the right cause. She sees him as useless, yet he clears the family's debts.

Pandian arranges for the groom's family to meet Vijaya for her marriage, but she makes their younger sister Rani dress as the bride. Pandian covers Rani's marriage expenses, and she gets married. On New Year's Eve, a dance battle between Pandian and Vinayagam's niece, Rekha, takes place. The challenge: the loser must kiss the winner. Pandian refuses to accept the kiss from Rekha, which makes her instantly fall in love with him. Vinayagam loves Rekha one‑sidedly, but Pandian mistakenly thinks Vinayagam loves Rekha's friend Mala. Rekha lies to Vinayagam, saying Mala loves Pandian. Vinayagam soon learns Rekha's feelings for Pandian and informs him. During a fake‑police raid at a club owned by Rekha's father, Rajendran, Pandian intervenes, beats the fake cops, and earns Rajendran's trust, getting appointed as the club's chief security officer.

Meanwhile, Vijaya receives a call from Sathya saying her toddler Priya is missing. Unable to locate Priya, Vijaya is shattered. Her family is stunned to learn that Priya is her biological daughter. Vijaya reveals her past: five years earlier, she was in love with IPS officer Ashok. After they consummated, Ashok vanished on a secret mission and never returned. Keeping it hidden, Vijaya moved to [[Bengaluru]], gave birth to Priya, and raised her under Sathya's care. It's revealed that Pandian already knew about Vijaya's past, and to reunite her with Priya, he staged Priya's "missing" incident and brought her home. Vijaya, with a change of heart, accepts Pandian staying with them and acknowledges his love for Rekha.

Rajendran entrusts a valuable consignment to Pandian for transport to Vedaranyam, meant for Parameshwaran. Periyasamy learns of the shipment and orders his goons to hijack it. En route, Pandian is ambushed by Periyasamy's brother Chinnasamy and his men, but he slips through and reaches Vedaranyam. Pandian is shocked to spot Ashok's distinctive bracelet on Philips. Parameshwaran, impressed by Pandian's bravery, offers him a place in his gang, but he declines. Back home, Vijaya recognizes the bracelet as the one she gifted to Ashok. Fearing danger, she hides the truth from Pandian and secures a voluntary transfer to Vedaranyam. In Vedaranyam, Vijaya saves a press reporter from Periyasamy and Chinnasamy. Their goons retaliate, but Pandian intervenes and rescues her.

Despite her disapproval, Pandian joins Parameshwaran's gang. Investigating the villagers, Vijaya learns Ashok was last seen with Parameshwaran's men, deepening her suspicion. She confronts Parameshwaran, who denies any knowledge of Ashok. Departmental pressure mounts on her to stay away from Parameshwaran's business. Rekha follows Pandian to Vedaranyam but pretends to be indifferent. Pandian, trying to stir jealousy, gets close to dancer Reeta. Periyasamy and Chinnasamy inform Parameshwaran that Pandian is Vijaya's brother, shocking him. Suspecting Pandian of spying, Parameshwaran orders a corrupt [[Superintendent of police|SP]] to eliminate Vijaya, just as they did with Ashok. Pandian overhears the plot and rushes to protect his sister.

Vijaya is lured to a mountain forest with a false claim that Pandian is in danger. A scuffle erupts were Vijaya accidentally shoots Periyasamy and Chinnasamy. She is arrested, handcuffed, and paraded for public humiliation. At that moment, Pandian appears in an IPS uniform, shocking everyone, and takes custody of her. He reveals to Vijaya that her lover Ashok was his close friend in [[Delhi]] and that he was secretly assigned to locate the missing Ashok. Pandian also shares that, according to the conversation he overheard, Ashok is dead. Vijaya clarifies that she didn't shoot the brothers; the gun was actually fired and then planted by Philips into her hands. To free Vijaya, Pandian captures Philips and forces him to confess and write stating that Parameshwaran ordered the murders of Chinnasamy and Periyasamy and framed Vijaya. Armed with this proof, Pandian arrests Parameshwaran and parades him publicly.

In court, Parameshwaran's lawyer claims Philips had lost both hand fingers in an accident and is mute, arguing the confession couldn't have been written by him. He produces fabricated evidence and suggests Vijaya might have killed Ashok out of revenge. The judge acquits Parameshwaran and Philips but sentences Vijaya to life for the murders of Ashok, Chinnasamy, and Periyasamy. Vijaya urges Pandian to quit the police, embrace his earlier violent methods, and fight for justice. Pandian beats the perjury‑witness doctor, the corrupt SP, and Parameshwaran's lawyer, dragging them before the judge. The judge reopens the case after learning that, under Parameshwaran's bribe, Philips's fingers and tongue were surgically removed while in custody.

Pandian beats Philips and Parameshwaran's henchmen, and finally engages in a one‑to‑one fight with Parameshwaran. Meanwhile, Parameshwaran has kidnapped Rekha, Priya, and Meenakshiammal. In a desperate move, he handcuffs himself to Pandian with a time bomb, planning to die together with Pandian and his family. With two minutes left, Pandian cuts off Parameshwaran's hand and escapes just as the bomb detonates, killing Parameshwaran. The film ends with Vijayalakshmi released from prison and happily reunited with her family.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Rajinikanth]] as Pandian [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
* [[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]] as Rekha
* [[Janagaraj]] as Vinayagam
* [[Tiger Prabhakar|Prabhakar]] as Parameshwaran
* [[Vinu Chakravarthy]] as Rajendran, Rekha's father
* [[Charan Raj]] in a guest appearance as Ashok Kumar "Ashok" IPS
* [[Radha Ravi]] in a guest appearance as Parameshwaran's advocate
* [[Delhi Ganesh]] in a guest appearance as a public prosecutor
* Rocky as Philips
* [[Uday Prakash (actor)|Uday Prakash]] as Chinnasamy
* [[Prathapachandran]] as the [[Superintendent of police|SP]]
* [[K. Natraj|Natraj]] as a press reporter
* [[M. R. Krishnamurthy]] as the groom's father
* [[LIC Narasimhan|V. Narasimhan]] as the [[Commissioner of Police (India)|Commissioner]]
* [[Typist Gopu]] as [[Constable]] Kannaiyan
* Nagaraja Cholan as Parameshwaran's henchman
* [[Dubbing Janaki]] as Meenakshiammal, Pandian's mother
* [[Monica (Tamil actress)|Baby Monisha]] as Priya, Vijaya's daughter
* [[Archana Puran Singh]] as Reeta
* Anuja as Mala, Rekha's friend
* [[Pasi Sathya|Sathya]] as Sathya, Vijaya's maid
* [[Jayasudha]] as [[Inspector]] Vijayalakshmi "Vijaya"
* [[Ponnambalam]] in an uncredited role as a goon
}}

== Production ==
Rajinikanth decided to make a low-budget film with director S. P. Muthuraman. Muthuraman produced the film under his production banner Visaalam Productions, named after his mother. Although not being a producer, Rajinikanth took care of production duties of the film along with [[M. Saravanan (producer)|M. Saravanan]]. Rajinikanth decided to act in the film to contribute to the retirement fund of main crew members of the Muthuraman team who were regulars in most of the latter's films.<ref name="visaalam" /> The film title was initially titled ''Nanban'' ({{translation|Friend}}) before being retitled to ''Pandian''.<ref name="Deepavali releases" /> It was Muthuraman's penultimate film as director,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=3 December 2009 |title=Musings, the Muthuraman way |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Musings-the-Muthuraman-way/article16851341.ece |url-status=live |access-date=18 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925211351/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Musings-the-Muthuraman-way/article16851341.ece |archive-date=25 September 2020}}</ref> and remade from the 1991 [[Kannada]] film ''Bombay Dada''. [[Tiger Prabhakar|Prabhakar]], who acted as that film's protagonist, portrayed a different role in ''Pandian'', the antagonist.<ref name="IE review" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 |pages=150 |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |orig-date=2012}}</ref> Rajinikanth acted in the film without taking any remuneration.<ref name="visaalam">{{Cite news |date=31 December 2012 |title=எஸ்.பி.முத்துராமன் யூனிட்டின் உதவிக்காக ரஜினி நடித்துக் கொடுத்த 'பாண்டியன்' |language=ta |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2012/12/31223412/sp-muthuraman-unit-help-rajini.html |url-status=dead |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131031101703/http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2012/12/31223412/sp-muthuraman-unit-help-rajini.html |archive-date=31 October 2013}}</ref> This would be the last film in Rajinikanth portrayed a police officer until the release of ''[[Darbar (film)|Darbar]]'' (2020).<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 January 2020 |title=Rajini's 'Darbar' releases to a full house |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/dh-talkies/rajini-s-darbar-releases-to-a-full-house-792979.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210102050323/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/dh-talkies/rajini-s-darbar-releases-to-a-full-house-792979.html |archive-date=2 January 2021 |access-date=2 January 2021 |website=[[Deccan Herald]] }}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pandian (1992) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0000578 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140304065309/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0000578 |archive-date=4 March 2014 |access-date=4 March 2014 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> while his son [[Karthik Raja]] composed "Pandianin Rajyathil", his first song.<ref name="NST" />

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Ulagathukaaga
| lyrics1 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| extra1 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
| length1 = 4:49
| title2 = Adi Jumba
| lyrics2 = Vaali
| extra2 = Mano, [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length2 = 6:00
| title3 = Anbe Nee Enna
| lyrics3 = Vaali
| extra3 = Mano, K. S. Chithra
| length3 = 4:41
| title4 = Pandiayana Kokka Kokka
| lyrics4 = Vaali
| extra4 = Mano
| length4 = 4:56
| title5 = Pandiyanin Rajiyathil
| lyrics5 = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]
| extra5 = Mano, K. S. Chithra
| length5 = 5:44
| total_length = 26:10
}}

== Release ==
''Pandiyan'' was released on 25 October 1992, [[Diwali]] day.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 October 1992 |title=Pandian |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19921025&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=5 January 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=7 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 October 2019 |title=தீபாவளி ரிலீஸ்! |url=http://www.kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=9746&id1=40&issue=20191025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025053114/http://www.kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=9746&id1=40&issue=20191025 |archive-date=25 October 2022 |access-date=11 January 2022 |website=[[Kungumam (magazine)|Kungumam]] |language=ta}}</ref> Though Muthuraman's wife died 10 days before, he refused the crew's suggestion to postpone the release.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 January 2013 |title=மனைவி மறைந்த துயரத்தை அடக்கிக்கொண்டு 'பாண்டியன்' படத்தை முடித்து வெளியிட்டார், முத்துராமன் |language=ta |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/01/01215350/Wife-death-suppressed-sorrow-P.html |url-status=dead |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131031101710/http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/01/01215350/Wife-death-suppressed-sorrow-P.html |archive-date=31 October 2013}}</ref> The film opened up against other Diwali releases such as ''[[Thevar Magan]]'', ''[[Senthamizh Paattu]]'', ''[[Thirumathi Palanisamy]]'' and ''[[Rasukutty]]''.<ref name="Deepavali releases" /> Due to facing competition from ''Thevar Magan'', ''Pandiyan'' achieved only moderate success.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramesh |first=Akshay |date=17 September 2015 |title=Thoongavanam vs Kabali: Kamal Haasan meets Rajinikanth on the battlefield |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/thoongavanam-vs-kabali-kamal-haasan-meets-rajinikanth-on-the-battlefield-263430-2015-09-17 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629183710/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/thoongavanam-vs-kabali-kamal-haasan-meets-rajinikanth-on-the-battlefield-263430-2015-09-17 |archive-date=29 June 2020 |access-date=27 June 2020 |work=[[India Today]]}}</ref> Even though it made some money, the money grossed was used for the retirement fund of Muthuraman's crew.<ref name="visaalam" />

== Critical reception ==
Malini Mannath of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' called it "a typical Rajini film; a mishmash of all ingredients formulated to please his fans".<ref name="IE review" /> K. Vijiyan of ''[[New Straits Times]]'' wrote, "This 135-minute movie is only for hard-core Rajini fans".<ref name="NST" /> C. R. K. of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised Muthuraman for taking a simple knot and making it interesting for seventeen reels which clearly shows his experience.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=சி. ஆர். கே. |date=15 November 1992 |title=பாண்டியன் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1992-11-15/page/44/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231031142609/https://archive.org/details/kalki1992-11-15/page/44/mode/2up |archive-date=31 October 2023 |access-date=18 December 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=44 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

== References ==
<references>

<ref name="Deepavali releases">{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=16 October 1992 |title=Deepavali releases |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19921016&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=5 January 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=7 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
<ref name="IE review">{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=30 October 1992 |title=Grab it, you fans |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19921030&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=5 January 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=7 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
<ref name="NST">{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. |date=21 November 1992 |title=Hackneyed plot and unconvincing fighting scenes |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A69UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TpADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5916%2C147744 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516034947/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A69UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TpADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5916%2C147744 |archive-date=16 May 2024 |access-date=13 March 2019 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |pages=25 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref>

</references>

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0318540}}

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[[Category:Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam]]
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