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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{about|the 1994 film|other uses|Sakthivel (disambiguation)}}<br />
{{Short description|1994 film by K. S. Ravikumar}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Sakthivel<br />
| image = Sakthivel poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[K. S. Ravikumar]]<br />
| screenplay = K. S. Ravikumar<br />
| story = Murugan Kalai Gnanam<br />
| producer = [[M. Saravanan (producer)|M. Saravanan]]<br />M. Balasubramanian<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Selva (actor)|Selva]]|[[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]]|[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]}}<br />
| cinematography = Ashok Rajan<br />
| editing = K. Thanikachalam<br />
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| studio = [[AVM Productions]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1994|04|14}}<br />
| runtime = 150 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Sakthivel ''''' is a 1994 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]]. The film stars [[Selva (actor)|Selva]], [[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]] and [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]. Produced by [[M. Saravanan (producer)|M. Saravanan]] and M. Balasubramanian of [[AVM Productions]], it was released on 14 April 1994 coinciding with [[Puthandu|Tamil New Year]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Saravanan |first=M. |author-link=M. Saravanan (producer) |title=AVM 60 Cinema |publisher=Rajarajan Pathippagam |year=2013 |edition=3rd |pages=453 |language=ta |oclc=1158347612 |orig-date=2005}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
{{more plot|date=April 2021}}<br />
Sakthivel is an honest [[head constable]] and has a daughter, Lalli. One day, he beats a politician's son. He is subsequently promoted as a Sub-inspector but he is transferred to a ruthless village. A feud between Pannaiyar and Chairman divides the village in half and every day many villagers die.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{cast listing|<br />
*[[Selva (actor)|Selva]] as Vignesh<br />
*[[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]] as Lallitha<br />
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Sakthivel<br />
*[[Jai Ganesh]] as Pannaiyar<br />
*[[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]] as Chairman<br />
*[[Manjula Vijayakumar]] as Lakshmi, Sakthivel's wife<br />
*[[K. S. Ravikumar]] as Sangili Murugan<br />
*Premi as Pannaiyar's wife<br />
*[[Sabitha Anand]] as Chairman's wife<br />
*[[Y. G. Mahendran]]<br />
*[[Charle]]<br />
*[[Vasu Vikram]]<br />
*[[Kumarimuthu]]<br />
*Vimalraj<br />
*[[Bayilvan Ranganathan]]<br />
*[[Idichapuli Selvaraj]]<br />
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]]<br />
*Ashok Raja<br />
*Chitraguptan as Kandha<br />
*Purushothaman as Poosari<br />
*Dakshayini<br />
}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sakthivel (1994) |url=https://mio.to/album/Ilaiyaraaja/Sakthivel+%281994%29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210424045639/https://mio.to/album/Ilaiyaraaja/Sakthivel+(1994) |archive-date=24 April 2021 |access-date=24 April 2021 |website=Mio}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration<br />
|-<br />
| "Chinna Chinna" || Sunanda || [[Mu. Metha]] || 4:33<br />
|-<br />
| "Idi Idikuthu" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 4:54<br />
|-<br />
| "Malliga Mottu" || [[Arunmozhi]], [[Swarnalatha]] || Kamakodiyan || 5:06<br />
|-<br />
| "Paatti Sutta" || Mano, K. S. Chithra || rowspan="3" |Vaali || 5:52<br />
|-<br />
| "Pambu Ena Vembu Ena" || K. S. Chithra || 5:10<br />
|-<br />
| "Poda Pakkoda" || Mano, [[Y. G. Mahendran]], [[Charle]] || 4:49<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
Malini Mannath of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "Ravikumar has woven a tale that may not be all exciting but is nevertheless neatly told."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=15 April 1994 |title=Policing against all the odds |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19940415&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=19 December 2018 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=7 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> K. Vijiyan of ''[[New Straits Times|New Sunday Times]]'' gave a positive review, saying that the film had good elements "a good story, meaningful dialogue, humour, good acting and drama".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. |date=9 May 1994 |title=All the enjoyments of an enjoyable movie |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Dm8WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bxMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3758%2C3365054 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527075253/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Dm8WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bxMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3758%2C3365054 |archive-date=27 May 2024 |access-date=15 March 2019 |work=[[New Straits Times|New Sunday Times]] |pages=28 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title}}<br />
{{K. S. Ravikumar}}<br />
{{AVM Productions}}<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:AVM Productions films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by K. S. Ravikumar]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by K. S. Ravikumar]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]</div>Pankajglobal