Aalappirandhavan

Aalappirandhavan
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Directed by	A. S. Pragasam
Produced by	M. K. M Jawahar Imayam Pragasam
Written by	A. S. Pragasam
Starring	Satyaraj Ambika Silk Smitha
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	B. S. Lokanath
Edited by	Natchathiram
Production company	Pragaas Productions
Release date	10 April 1987 (1987-04-10)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Aalappirandhavan (transl. Born to rule) is a 1987 Tamil-language action film, written and directed by A. S. Prakasam. It stars Sathyaraj and Ambika . It was released with a big hype featuring a full page ad in Daily Thanthi newspaper. The film was one of the superhits in Sathyaraj career.

Plot

Aalappirandhavan has an extraordinary power of appearing at the spot instantaneously where crimes occur and save the good people by punishing the bad elements. The actress Ambika falls for his heroism.

Cast

• Satyaraj as Aalappirandhavan
• Ambika
• Silk Smitha
• Tinku
• Vinu Chakravarthy
• Venniradai Moorthy
• Typist Gopu

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was written and composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics
1	"Unnayum Ennayum"	K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki	Ilaiyaraaja
2	"Machanukku"	S. Janaki
3	"Kodikatti"	Malaysia Vasudevan
4	"Yethivecha"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
5	"Ennal Mudiyathu"	Malaysia Vasudevan

Release and reception

Aalappirandhavan was released on 10 April 1987. The Indian Express said, "With an offbeat storyline that anyhow paves the way only for bloody violence — so common this line of approach has become that even a child would refuse to be impressed — college professor turned filmmaker A. S. Pragasam deserves a pat for attempting to develop on a fresh idea, but his jerky and inane narrative falls between the two stolls of reality and fantasy and sinks in the morass of sheer incapacity."

External links

• Aalapiranthavan at Cinesouth.com