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Alexander 1996 film
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Alexander<br />
| image = Alexander (1996).jpg<br />
| image_size =<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Kothanda Ramaiah|Keyaar]]<br />
| producer = Meena Panchu Arunachalam<br />
| screenplay = Keyaar<br />
| story = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Vijayakanth]]|[[Sangita Madhavan Nair|Sangita]]|[[Prakash Raj]]|[[Srihari]]|[[Kavitha (actress)|Kavita]]|Jeeva|[[Nizhalgal Ravi]]|[[Vadivukkarasi]]|Rajasekhar|Laxmi Rattan}}<br />
| music = [[Karthik Raja]]<br />
| cinematography = Raja Rajan<br />
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]<br />[[V. T. Vijayan]]<br />
| distributor =<br />
| studio = P.A. Art Productions<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1996|11|10}}<br />
| runtime = 130 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''Alexander''' is a [[Tamil films of 1996|1996]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[action film]] directed by [[Kothanda Ramaiah|Keyaar]]. The film features [[Vijayakanth]] and [[Sangita Madhavan Nair|Sangita]] in lead roles. The film, produced by Meena Panchu Arunachalam, had musical score by [[Karthik Raja]] and was released on 10 November 1996 as a Deepavali release and was an average grosser at box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/movies/alexander.html |title=Alexander|access-date=2012-12-25|publisher=entertainment.oneindia.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/events/9976.html|title=Star Talk – Karthik Raja|access-date=2012-12-25|date=2006-06-29| publisher=indiaglitz.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/apr/04katik.htm|title=My goal is to learn all I can about music |author=Rajitha|access-date=2012-12-25|date=1997-04-04|work=rediff.com}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
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Ashok's ([[Prakash Raj]]) brothers smuggle drugs and are unstoppable. Only Alexander ([[Vijayakanth]]), a CBI officer, can arrest them.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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*[[Vijayakanth]] as Alexander<br />
*[[Sangita Madhavan Nair|Sangita]] as Priya<br />
*[[Prakash Raj]] as Ashok<br />
*[[Srihari]] as Hari<br />
*[[Kavitha (actress)|Kavita]] as Thayamma <br />
*Jeeva as Brinda<br />
*[[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Gandhirajan<br />
*[[Vadivukkarasi]] as Lakshmi<br />
*Rajasekhar as Rajasekhar <br />
*Laxmi Rattan as Choudary <br />
*Aditya Kumar<br />
*Bobby<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
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{{Infobox album|<br />
|<br />
| name = Alexander<br />
| type = [[soundtrack]]<br />
| artist = [[Karthik Raja]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 1996<br />
| recorded = 1996<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 23:19<br />
| label =<br />
| producer = Karthik Raja<br />
| prev_title =<br />
| prev_year =<br />
| next_title =<br />
| next_year =<br />
}}<br />
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Karthik Raja]]. The soundtrack, released in 1996, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]], Panchu Arunachalam and Parthi Bhaskar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.ovi.com/in/en/pc/Product/Karthik-Raja/Alexander/8687597 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130130213507/http://music.ovi.com/in/en/pc/Product/Karthik-Raja/Alexander/8687597 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-30 |title=Download Alexander by Karthik Raja on Nokia Music |access-date=2012-12-25 |publisher=music.ovi.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thiraipaadal.com/album.php?ALBID=ALBKAR00003|title=Alexander - Karthik Raja|access-date=2012-12-25|publisher=thiraipaadal.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hummaa.com/music/album/alexander/24679 |title=Alexander |access-date=2012-12-25 |publisher=hummaa.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622165717/http://www.hummaa.com/music/album/alexander/24679 |archive-date=22 June 2012 }}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Track !! Song !! Singer !! Duration<br />
|- <br />
|1 || "Alexander" || [[Annupamaa|Anupama]], [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] || 3:36<br />
|-<br />
|2 || "Koothadichu" || [[S. P. B. Charan]], Yuvan Shankar Raja || 5:25<br />
|-<br />
|3 || "Nadhiyoram" || [[P. Unni Krishnan|Unni Krishnan]], [[Bhavatharini]] || 4:52<br />
|-<br />
|4 || "Rajarajan Nane" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]] || 4:40<br />
|-<br />
|5 || "Thaathi Thaathi" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], 'Mahanadhi' Shobana || 4:44<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
{{Kothanda Ramaiah}}<br />
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[[Category:1996 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Central Bureau of Investigation in fiction]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Kothanda Ramaiah]]</div>
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