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{{short description|1994 film by P. Vasu}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Saadhu
| image = Saadhu film poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[P. Vasu]]
| writer = P. Vasu
| producer = Meera Vidyasagar
| starring = {{ubl|[[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]]|[[Raveena Tandon]]}}
| cinematography = M. C. Sekar
| editing = P. Mohan Raj
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| studio = Eashwara Chandra Combines
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1994|7|22}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Saadhu''''' ({{translation|Naive}}) is a 1994 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] written and directed by [[P. Vasu]], starring [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] and [[Raveena Tandon]], with [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]], [[Goundamani]] and [[Radha Ravi]] in supporting roles. The film marked the debut of Raveena Tandon in [[Tamil cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 March 2021 |title=Have Always Enjoyed Doing Movies from South, Says Raveena Tandon |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/have-always-enjoyed-doing-movies-from-south-says-raveena-tandon-3515744.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214060157/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/have-always-enjoyed-doing-movies-from-south-says-raveena-tandon-3515744.html |archive-date=14 February 2023 |access-date=14 February 2023 |website=[[News18]]}}</ref> It was released on 22 July 1994 and became a hit at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sadhu (1994) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=sadhu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013161029/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=sadhu |archive-date=13 October 2009 |access-date=17 April 2012 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=22 July 1994 |title=Saadhu |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19940722&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=15 February 2023 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=6 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Sathyamoorthy lives with his mother and grandfather in the Boat Club area. He earns a degree with first class honors. A notorious local rowdy, Narayanan, eyes the property where Sathyamoorthy lives, and trouble begins when his son threatens Sathyamoorthy’s family. After a violent confrontation, Sathyamoorthy’s grandfather dies, and he and his mother are forced to relocate.

In their new surroundings, Sathyamoorthy’s mother finds work and encourages him to find better prospects. Later events involve riots, wrongful arrest, and struggles with local criminal factions. Sathyamoorthy eventually decides to confront the gang to end the violence, encouraging reform through political candidacy before uncovering further betrayals and ultimately facing justice.

== Cast ==
* [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] as Sathyamoorthy (Sakthi)
* [[Jayabharathi]] as Sathyamoorthy's mother
* [[Raveena Tandon]] as Selvi
* [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Master
* [[Goundamani]] as Anjukolai Aarumugam/Aarukolai Aarumugam
* [[Radha Ravi]] as Vibhuthi Veeramuthu
* [[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]] as Police Inspector Krishnamoorthi
* [[Sethu Vinayagam]] as Minister Neelakandan
* [[Mohan Raj]] as Narayanan
* [[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]] as Police commissioner
* [[Y. Vijaya]] as Narayanan's wife

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]], with lyrics by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saadhu |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/saadhu/CnQHjRR-Dmk_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218163301/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/saadhu/CnQHjRR-Dmk_ |archive-date=18 February 2023 |access-date=18 February 2023 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singers
| total_length = 26:53 
| writing_credits =
| lyrics_credits =
| music_credits =
| title1 = Ammamma Unnai
| extra1 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]
| length1 = 4:44
| title2 = Ithayame Oh
| extra2 = [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length2 = 6:35
| title3 = Oorariya Pereduththa
| extra3 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length3 = 5:00
| title4 = Padikirom
| extra4 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Swarnalatha]], [[Arunmozhi]]
| length4 = 5:40
| title5 = Vitta Mochile
| extra5 = Mano, [[Swarnalatha]]
| length5 = 4:54
}}

== Reception ==
Malini Mannath of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote "Vasu has managed to infuse freshness in his screenplay and keeps the viewer's attention engaged for most of the time".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=29 July 1994 |title=Rage of innocence |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6ohlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wJ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=937%2C2797665 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603072715/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6ohlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wJ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=937%2C2797665 |archive-date=3 June 2024 |access-date=15 February 2023 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=6 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> R. P. R. of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised Arjun's performance and Rajeev's characterisation but panned the film for showing violence and then ending the film with a message against non-violence.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஆர். பி. ஆர். |date=14 August 1994 |title=சினிமாவுக்குப் போறீங்களா..? |url=https://archive.org/download/kalki1994-08-14/kalki1994-08-14.pdf |access-date=26 February 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=24–26 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0318642}}

{{P. Vasu}}

[[Category:1994 Indian films]]
[[Category:1990s masala films]]
[[Category:1994 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1994 action films]]
[[Category:1994 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by P. Vasu]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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