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{{Infobox film
| name          = Padikkadavan
| name          = Padikkadavan
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| caption        = Poster
| caption        = Poster
| director      = [[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]]
| director      = [[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]]
| writer        = Rajasekhar
| story          = [[Kader Khan]]
| story          = [[Kader Khan]]
| starring      = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]]
| producer      = [[N. Veeraswamy]]<br />[[Ravichandran (Kannada actor)|Ravichandran]]
| producer      = [[N. Veeraswamy]]<br />[[V. Ravichandran]]
| starring      = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]]
| cinematography = V. Ranga
| editing        = R. Vittal<br />S. B. Mohan
| music          = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| music          = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = V.Ranga
| released      = {{film date|1985|11|11|df=y}}
| editing        = R. Vittal<br />S. B. Mohan
| released      = 11 November 1985
| studio        = Sri Eswari Productions
| studio        = Sri Eswari Productions
| distributor    = Sri Eswari Productions
| runtime        =
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
| budget        =
| gross          = {{estimation}} {{INR}}5.5 crore<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raghu |first=Sunita |date=4 May 2014 |title=Setting the Cash Registers Ringing. The Top Ten Grossers So Far |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2014/may/04/setting-the-cash-registers-ringing.-the-top-ten-grossers-so-far-607866.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603033543/https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2014/may/04/Setting-the-Cash-Registers-Ringing.-The-Top-Ten-Grossers-So-Far-607866.html |archive-date=3 June 2023 |access-date=20 November 2023 |work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>
| gross          = {{INR}}6 crore<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raghu |first=Sunita |date=4 May 2014 |title=Southern Supernova |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2014/may/04/Southern-Supernova-607857.html |access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''''Padikkadavan''''' ({{trans|Uneducated Man}}) is a 1985 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama]] film, starring [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Rajinikanth]] and [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]]. It is directed by [[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]]. The film was produced by [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] actor [[V. Ravichandran|Ravichandran]] along with his father Veerasami. It is a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Khud-Daar]]'' (1982). <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 |location=New Delhi |page=111 |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |orig-year=2012}}</ref>
'''''Padikkadavan''''' ({{translation|Uneducated Man}}) is a 1985 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama film]], starring [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Rajinikanth]] and [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]]. It is directed by [[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]]. The film was produced by [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] actor [[Ravichandran (Kannada actor)|Ravichandran]] along with his father [[N. Veeraswamy]]. It is a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Khud-Daar]]'' (1982).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 |location=New Delhi |pages=111 |orig-date=2012}}</ref>


The story is about a man who strives hard to make his younger brother study. The two brothers are the step-brothers of Sivaji Ganesan. The younger brother of Rajinikanth after distressing from Rajinikanth finally joins with him. All three of them finally join together after certain conviction regarding a death. The film was a blockbuster and had a run for more than 250 days. This film is considered as one of the biggest hits for Rajinikanth during the 1980s.
The story is about a man who strives hard to make his younger brother study. The two brothers are the step-brothers of Rajasekhar. The younger brother of Rajendran after distressing from him finally joins with him. All three of them finally join after certain conviction regarding a death. It was released on 11 November 1985 and became a major commercial success at the box office and 250 days at theatres and reestablished [[Rajinikanth]] as box office king also established more fanbase in rural areas .<ref>{{Cite web |last=கண்ணன் |first=சுரேஷ் |date=15 June 2022 |title=படிக்காதவன்: சென்ட்டிமென்ட் - ஆக்ஷன் காம்போவில் கலக்கிய ரஜினி; டாக்ஸிக்கும் உயிர்கொடுத்த இயக்குநர்! |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/revisiting-the-classic-movie-padikkadavan-starring-rajinikanth-sivaji-ganesan-and-ambika |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327060927/https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/revisiting-the-classic-movie-padikkadavan-starring-rajinikanth-sivaji-ganesan-and-ambika |archive-date=27 March 2023 |access-date=26 November 2023 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=Ta}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Rajasekhar ([[Sivaji Ganesan]]) is the loving elder stepbrother of Rajendran ([[Rajinikanth]]) and Ramu ([[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1951)|Vijay Babu]]). After his marriage, his wife ([[Vadivukkarasi]]) sends his brothers out when he goes to Madras. Rajendran, the older of the two, toils and becomes a taxi driver to educate and bring up his brother. As a taxi driver, he does what's right, such as stopping drug dealers. His brother, who he believes to be the innocent and well-educated man, strays and gets mixed up with some wrong-doers. He marries a girl Manju ([[Ramya Krishnan]]) from a wealthy family. The girl's uncle Chakravarthy([[Jaishankar]]), is a smuggler who sells drugs using his older brother's lorries. Chakravarthy later kills his brother and blames Rajendran. Rajasekhar, the presiding judge, realizes that Rajendran is his long-lost brother. He then proceeds to have a heart attack but then researches all night and returns as a lawyer to save him.
Rajasekhar is the loving elder stepbrother of Rajendran aka Raja and Ramachandran aka Ramu. After his marriage, his wife Radha ousts Raja and Ramu from home while he is away. After some struggle, the two young brothers are adopted by Rahim, a Muslim. Raja, the older of the two, toils and becomes a taxi driver to educate his brother. As a taxi driver, he does what is right, such as stopping drug dealers. There, he meets Mary, a girl who smuggles drugs and alcohol while pretending to be pregnant. After sometime, she has a change of heart, and she and Raja fall in love.
 
Ramu, whom Raja believes to be an innocent person, strays and gets mixed up with some wrong-doers. He marries a girl named Manju, who is from a wealthy family, and later severs his ties with Raja when Raja discovers that he lied about passing an examination (when actually, he failed in the examination) and confronts him. Meanwhile, Manju's maternal uncle Chakravarthy is a smuggler who sells drugs using his older brother Vedhachalam's lorries. Chakravarthy later kills Vedhachalam, and frames Raja for the crime. Rajasekhar, the presiding judge for the case, realises that Raja & Ramu are his long-lost brothers. He then proceeds to have a heart attack & adjourns the court. He then researches all night, returns as a defence lawyer to save Raja and successfully proves that Chakravarthy is the one who murdered his own brother. A fight ensues between Chakravarthy and Raja, where Raja defeats Chakravarthy. In the end, Radha apologises for her old attitude with Raja and Ramu.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Rajasekhar
* [[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Rajasekhar
* [[Rajinikanth]] as Rajendran
* [[Rajinikanth]] as Rajendran
* [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] as Chakravarthy
* [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] as Mary
* [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] as Mary
* [[Ramya Krishnan]] as Manju
* [[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1951)|Vijay Babu]] as Ramachandran
* [[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1951)|Vijay Babu]] as Ramachandran
* [[Jaishankar]] as Chakkaravarthi
* [[Vadivukkarasi]] as Radha, Rajasekhar's wife
* [[Nagesh]] as Rahim
* [[Nagesh]] as Rahim
* [[Poornam Vishwanathan]] as Vedhachalam
* [[Poornam Viswanathan]] as Vedhachalam
* [[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Ramanathan
* [[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Ramanathan
* [[Janagaraj]] as Kabali
* [[Janagaraj]] as Kabali Alais K.Bali
* [[Vadivukkarasi]] as Radha, Rajasekhar's wife
* [[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as Advocate
* [[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as Advocate
* [[Ramya Krishnan]] as Manju
* Indira as Faritha
* Indira as Faritha
* Santhi
* [[Gundu Kalyanam]] as Vathalagundu Vasu
* Suryakala
* [[Rangammal]]
* Rasi
* [[Surya Kiran (director)|Master Suresh]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/child-actor-in-my-dear-kuttichathan-passes-away-1.9397354|title='My Dear Kuttichathan' child artist Surya Kiran dies|date=11 March 2024 |publisher=Mathrubhumi|access-date=8 May 2024|archive-date=12 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312095858/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/child-actor-in-my-dear-kuttichathan-passes-away-1.9397354|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Gundu Kalyanam]] as Ramu's friend.
}}


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000311|title=Padikkadavan Songs|accessdate=2013-12-21|publisher=raaga}}</ref>
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Padikathavan (1985) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000311 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203111326/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000311 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |access-date=21 December 2013 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Padikkathavan Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/padikkathavan-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904072828/https://mossymart.com/product/padikkathavan-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=4 September 2021 |access-date=4 September 2021 |website=Mossymart}}</ref> The song "Oorai Therinchikitten" is set to the raga [[Keeravani]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |pages=150 |oclc=295034757 |orig-date=2005}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
|-
| 1 || "Jodi Kili" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]] || rowspan=3|[[Vairamuthu]] || 05:00
| "Jodi Kili" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]] || rowspan=3|[[Vairamuthu]] || 05:00
|-
|-
| 2 || "Oorai Therinchikitten" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || 04:07
| "Oorai Therinchikitten" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || 04:07
|-
|-
| 3 || "Oru Koottu" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] || 03:45
| "Oru Koottu" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] || 03:45
|-
|-
| 4 || "Rajavukku Raja" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 04:32
| "Rajavukku Raja" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 04:32
|-
|-
| 5 || "Solli Adipenadi" || Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki || [[Gangai Amaran]] || 04:29
| "Solli Adipenadi" || Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki || [[Gangai Amaran]] || 04:29
|}
|}
== Reception ==
[[Subha (writers)|Jayamanmadhan]] (a duo) of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised Rajinikanth for his fight scenes, Ganesan for controlled acting, Ilaiyaraaja's music as melodious with praise directed towards the song "Oorai Therinjukitten" for its tune, lyrics and picturisation but felt Ambika was there only for glamour. The duo concluded the review saying due to the presence of Rajinikanth, the film looks brighter and also added the film which is backed up by great music, strong story will satisfy all audiences and the film will easily succeed.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=8 December 1985 |title=படிக்காதவன் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1985-12-08/page/n63/mode/2up? |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240320054955/https://archive.org/details/kalki1985-12-08/page/n63/mode/2up? |archive-date=2024-03-20 |access-date=2024-03-20 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=62 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> ''[[Ananda Vikatan]]'' wrote that although is a simple masala story, director Rajasekhar should be applauded for giving a quality entertainment film with Ganesan quietly and Rajinikanth aggressively, though the critic felt the final dialogue was artificial.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=1985 |title=படிக்காதவன் - விகடன் விமர்சனம் |url=http://rajinifans.com/review/padikathavan.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127042332/http://rajinifans.com/review/padikathavan.php |archive-date=27 November 2023 |access-date=27 November 2023 |magazine=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta |via=Rajinifans.com}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' praised the film's director Rajasekhar's direction for infusing life and idealism into the film despite being a commercial film while also appreciating the acting of cast, music and production values but found fights to be the only drawback.<ref>{{Cite web |last=B |first=Jayabhuvaneshwari |date=2025-08-14 |title=50 years of Rajinikanth: What Cinema Express critics thought of superstar's films over the ages |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/features/2025/Aug/14/50-years-of-rajinikanth-what-cinema-express-critics-thought-of-superstars-films-over-the-ages |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250815111351/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/features/2025/Aug/14/50-years-of-rajinikanth-what-cinema-express-critics-thought-of-superstars-films-over-the-ages |archive-date=2025-08-15 |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{IMDb title|0316369}}
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Padikkadavan
File:Padikathavan 1985.jpg
Poster
Directed byRajasekhar
Produced byN. Veeraswamy
Ravichandran
Story byKader Khan
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Rajinikanth
Jaishankar
Music byIlaiyaraaja
CinematographyV. Ranga
Edited byR. Vittal
S. B. Mohan
Production
company
Sri Eswari Productions
Release date
  • 11 November 1985 (1985-11-11)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box officeest. ₹5.5 crore[1]

Padikkadavan (transl. Uneducated Man) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language action drama film, starring Sivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth and Ambika. It is directed by Rajasekhar. The film was produced by Kannada actor Ravichandran along with his father N. Veeraswamy. It is a remake of the Hindi film Khud-Daar (1982).[2]

The story is about a man who strives hard to make his younger brother study. The two brothers are the step-brothers of Rajasekhar. The younger brother of Rajendran after distressing from him finally joins with him. All three of them finally join after certain conviction regarding a death. It was released on 11 November 1985 and became a major commercial success at the box office and 250 days at theatres and reestablished Rajinikanth as box office king also established more fanbase in rural areas .[3]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Rajasekhar is the loving elder stepbrother of Rajendran aka Raja and Ramachandran aka Ramu. After his marriage, his wife Radha ousts Raja and Ramu from home while he is away. After some struggle, the two young brothers are adopted by Rahim, a Muslim. Raja, the older of the two, toils and becomes a taxi driver to educate his brother. As a taxi driver, he does what is right, such as stopping drug dealers. There, he meets Mary, a girl who smuggles drugs and alcohol while pretending to be pregnant. After sometime, she has a change of heart, and she and Raja fall in love.

Ramu, whom Raja believes to be an innocent person, strays and gets mixed up with some wrong-doers. He marries a girl named Manju, who is from a wealthy family, and later severs his ties with Raja when Raja discovers that he lied about passing an examination (when actually, he failed in the examination) and confronts him. Meanwhile, Manju's maternal uncle Chakravarthy is a smuggler who sells drugs using his older brother Vedhachalam's lorries. Chakravarthy later kills Vedhachalam, and frames Raja for the crime. Rajasekhar, the presiding judge for the case, realises that Raja & Ramu are his long-lost brothers. He then proceeds to have a heart attack & adjourns the court. He then researches all night, returns as a defence lawyer to save Raja and successfully proves that Chakravarthy is the one who murdered his own brother. A fight ensues between Chakravarthy and Raja, where Raja defeats Chakravarthy. In the end, Radha apologises for her old attitude with Raja and Ramu.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[5][6] The song "Oorai Therinchikitten" is set to the raga Keeravani.[7]

Song Singers Lyrics Length
"Jodi Kili" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki Vairamuthu 05:00
"Oorai Therinchikitten" K. J. Yesudas 04:07
"Oru Koottu" Malaysia Vasudevan 03:45
"Rajavukku Raja" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Vaali 04:32
"Solli Adipenadi" Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki Gangai Amaran 04:29

Reception[edit | edit source]

Jayamanmadhan (a duo) of Kalki praised Rajinikanth for his fight scenes, Ganesan for controlled acting, Ilaiyaraaja's music as melodious with praise directed towards the song "Oorai Therinjukitten" for its tune, lyrics and picturisation but felt Ambika was there only for glamour. The duo concluded the review saying due to the presence of Rajinikanth, the film looks brighter and also added the film which is backed up by great music, strong story will satisfy all audiences and the film will easily succeed.[8] Ananda Vikatan wrote that although is a simple masala story, director Rajasekhar should be applauded for giving a quality entertainment film with Ganesan quietly and Rajinikanth aggressively, though the critic felt the final dialogue was artificial.[9] The Indian Express praised the film's director Rajasekhar's direction for infusing life and idealism into the film despite being a commercial film while also appreciating the acting of cast, music and production values but found fights to be the only drawback.[10]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Raghu, Sunita (4 May 2014). "Setting the Cash Registers Ringing. The Top Ten Grossers So Far". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 111. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
  3. ↑ கண்ணன், சுரேஷ் (15 June 2022). "படிக்காதவன்: சென்ட்டிமென்ட் - ஆக்ஷன் காம்போவில் கலக்கிய ரஜினி; டாக்ஸிக்கும் உயிர்கொடுத்த இயக்குநர்!". Ananda Vikatan (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "'My Dear Kuttichathan' child artist Surya Kiran dies". Mathrubhumi. 11 March 2024. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Padikathavan (1985)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Padikkathavan Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  7. ↑ Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Pichhamal Chintamani. p. 150. OCLC 295034757.
  8. ↑ ஜெயமன்மதன் (8 December 1985). "படிக்காதவன்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 62. Retrieved 20 March 2024 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ↑ "படிக்காதவன் - விகடன் விமர்சனம்". Ananda Vikatan (in தமிழ்). 1985. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023 – via Rajinifans.com.
  10. ↑ B, Jayabhuvaneshwari (14 August 2025). "50 years of Rajinikanth: What Cinema Express critics thought of superstar's films over the ages". Cinema Express. Retrieved 15 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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