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'''''Makkal En Pakkam''''' ({{translation|People are on my side}}) is a 1987 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] directed by Karthik Raghunath. The film stars [[Sathyaraj]], [[Rajesh (actor)|Rajesh]], and [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]]. It is a remake of the 1986 [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Rajavinte Makan]]''.<ref>http://fullpicture.in/talking-detail/66/from-shakespeare-to-.html</ref> The film was blockbuster at box office and completed 150 days run in theaters.

 

Police officials respond to the order of Rajmohan and try to arrest Samraj. He escapes most occasions and continues to be king of smugglers. Finally when Rajmohan attempts to revenge Samraj, Samraj close friends and team (Nizhalgal Ravi and Raguvaran) get killed. Samraj becomes extremely ferocious and chases Rajmohan at his residence with firearms, kills plenty of his party men, but hesitates to kill Rajmohan as Radha intercepts.

*[[Nagesh]]<ref name="IE review" /> as Chari, Advocate

*[[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Micheal <ref name="IE review" />

In the 1970s, [[M. G. Ramachandran]] was due to star in a film titled ''Makkal En Pakkam'', but the project was dropped after he quit the film industry to enter politics.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dinamani.com/mgr---100/2017/oct/26/mgr---100-%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D-2796300.html |title=எம்ஜிஆரின் திரைப்பயணம் குறித்த சில சுவாரஸ்யமான செய்திகள்... |last=சரவணன் |first=சி.பி. |date=30 October 2017 |work=[[Dinamani]] |access-date=7 February 2019 |language=ta}}</ref> In early 1987, producer [[K. Balaji]] launched a film with the same name starring [[Sathyaraj]],<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Sunil |first=K. P. |date=14 June 1987 |title=Trading Places |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12254/page/n1175 |magazine=[[The Illustrated Weekly of India]] |volume=108 |pages=22–23}}</ref> which was a remake of the [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Rajavinte Makan]]'' (1986),<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/from-drishyam-to-oppam-why-mohanlals-films-are-remade-in-other-languages-often-3174430.html |title=From Drishyam to Oppam, why Mohanlal's films are remade in other languages often |last=Narayanan |first=Sujatha |date=26 December 2016 |website=[[Firstpost]] |access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref> itself inspired by [[Sidney Sheldon]]'s novel ''[[Rage of Angels]]'' (1980).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Pillai|first1=Sreedhar|title=Malayalam film makers in Kerala transposes real life into reel life|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19870228-malayalam-film-makers-in-kerala-transposes-real-life-into-reel-life-798594-1987-02-28|accessdate=22 April 2018|work=[[India Today]]|date=28 February 1987|language=en}}</ref> [[Alex Mathew]], who appeared as a student leader in the Malayalam film, reprised his role in the Tamil remake.<ref name="AlexMathew">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=peLIDAAAQBAJ&q=Makkal+En+Pakkam+Rajavinte+Makan&pg=PA229 |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2015 |last=Harris M. Lentz III |date=30 March 2016 |publisher=[[McFarland & Company|McFarland]] |page=229|isbn=9781476625539 }}</ref> Sathyaraj said he accepted to act in the film because it was a remake of a successful film, and was guaranteed to do well.<ref name="Illustrated Weekly">{{Cite magazine |last=Sunil |first=K. P. |date=29 November 1987 |title=The Anti-Hero |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.110088/page/n1127 |magazine=[[The Illustrated Weekly of India]] |volume=108 |pages=40–41}}</ref> ''Makkal En Pakkam'', like a previous Sathyaraj film ''[[Palaivana Rojakkal]]'' (1986), was made with political overtones.<ref name="IE review" /><ref name="Illustrated Weekly" />

The music was composed by [[Chandrabose (composer)|Chandrabose]]. with lyrics by [[Vairamuthu]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0003194.html |title=Makkal En Pakkam |website=[[Raaga.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228063210/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0003194.html |archive-date=28 December 2013 |url-status=bot: unknown |access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref>

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| 1 || "Andavanai Paarkanum Avanukku" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || rowspan=4|[[Vairamuthu]]

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| 2 || "Kongu Nadu Thangam Ada" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

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| 3 || "Maane Pon Maane Vilaiyada" || [[S. Janaki]]

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| 4 || "Panchangam Yeanga" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki

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''Makkal En Pakkam'' was released on 14 April 1987.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870414&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Makkal En Pakkam |date=14 April 1987 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=7}}</ref> The following week, N. Krishnaswamy of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "The film has enough 'dhum' to keep lay viewers happy" and praised the performances of Sathyaraj and Rajesh.<ref name="IE review">{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870424&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Politics again |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=24 April 1987 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=12}}</ref>