Dravidan is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy, starring Sathyaraj, Vidhyashree and Suparna Anand.[1] It is a remake of the 1988 Malayalam film Aryan.[2] The film was released on 28 October 1989, Diwali day.

Dravidan
Poster
Directed byR. Krishnamoorthy
Written byA. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
Story byT. Damodaran
Produced bySuresh Balaje
StarringSathyaraj
Vidhyashree
Ambika
Suparna Anand
CinematographyBabu
Edited byBhaskaran
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Suresh Arts
Release date
  • 28 October 1989 (1989-10-28)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Cast

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Soundtrack

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The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Pulamaipithan.[3][4]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Yen Indha Kelvi"T. M. Soundararajan5:03
2."Anbe Vaa"Mano, Suja Radhakrishnan4:45
3."Adi Dhool Kelappudhu"Vani Jairam4:45
4."Netriyil"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sunandha4:37
Total length:19:10

Release and reception

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Dravidan was released on 28 October 1989, Diwali day, alongside another Sathyaraj film Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai.[5] P. S. S. of Kalki praised the performances of the cast.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Dhravidan ( 1989 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ "மோகன்லாலும், பின்னே தமிழ் ரீமேக்கும்..." [Mohanlal films and their remakes...]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). 5 July 2015. Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Dravidan Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by M.S.Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Dravidan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. ^ வருண்.நா (22 January 2020). "சந்தானம் மட்டுமில்ல... ரஜினி, கமல், விஜயகாந்த் முதல் பரத் வரை இந்த லிஸ்ட்ல இருக்காங்க!". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  6. ^ பி. எஸ். எஸ். (3 December 1989). "திராவிடன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 16. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024 – via Internet Archive.
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