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{{Infobox film
| name = Abhimanyu
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[K. Subash]]
| producer = C Chiranjeevi
| writer = K. Subash
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[R. Parthiepan|R Parthiepan]]|[[Ravali]]|[[Raghuvaran]]|[[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]]}}
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| cinematography = [[M. V. Panneerselvam]]
| editing = Mohamed Raja
| distributor =
| studio = Sree Charan Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1997|09|05}}
| runtime = 140 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Abhimanyu''''' is a 1997 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[crime film]] directed by [[K. Subash|K Subash]]. The film stars [[R. Parthiepan|R Parthiepan]], [[Ravali]], [[Raghuvaran]] and [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]]. The film, produced by C Chiranjeevi, had musical score by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] and was released on 5 September 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=abimanyu|title=Filmography of abimanyu|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829082955/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=abimanyu|archive-date=2009-08-29|accessdate=2015-03-08|publisher=cinesouth.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz.html|title=A-Z (I) - INDOlink|accessdate=2015-03-08|publisher=indolink.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331005748/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz.html|archive-date=31 March 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Plot==

Maasilamani ([[Raghuvaran]]), a dreaded don, spreads terror around him: triggering riots, smuggling illicit liquor and drugs. The police are exasperated by Maasilamani and send Abhimanyu ([[R. Parthiepan|R Parthiepan]]) to cope with Maasilamani. Abhimanyu is an incorruptible and strict Assistant Commissioner of Police who has been suspended seven times for challenging his superiors.

Abhimanyu first reforms the corrupt constables and befriends the police officer Deraviyam ([[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]]). In the meantime, Manju ([[Ravali]]) fall in love with Abhimanyu. Then, Abhimanyu intercepts Maasilamani's illicit drugs shipments. At this point, Abhimanyu becomes Maasilamani's worst enemy in a very short time. Maasilamani cannot kill him directly for fear of having the police behind him. So he triggers a riot in a college to kill smoothly Abhimanyu but Abhimanyu stops the riot just in time. Maasilamani's right-hand Somu turns approver, Maasilamani henchmen manage to kill him and Deraviyam at the court. In anger, Abhimanyu wants to punish Maasilamani but he sees a familiar face in Maasilamani's house.

Abhimanyu is, in fact, an orphan. In the past, Abhimanyu's father ([[Anandaraj]]) was a heartless corrupt police inspector and Abhimanyu's mother Kausalya killed him. So Abhimanyu's sister was sent to an orphanage and the pregnant Kausalya in jail. Abhimanyu was born in jail. The person that Abhimanyu saw in Maasilamani's house is actually Ranjitha: his long-lost elder sister and Maasilamani's wife.

What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

==Cast==

{{colbegin}}
*[[R. Parthiepan|R Parthiepan]] as ACP Abhimanyu IPS
*[[Ravali]] as Manju
*[[Raghuvaran]] as Maasilamani
*[[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]] as Kausalya and Ranjitha
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as SI Thangaraj
*[[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]] as Deraviyam
*[[Anandaraj]] in a guest appearance
*[[S. V. Ramadoss|S V Ramadoss]]
*Peeli Sivam
*[[Ragasudha]] as Deraviyam's wife
*[[S. V. Venkatraman|S V Venkatraman]]
*Veeraraghavan
*Kalidoss
*[[LIC Narasimhan]]
*Lakshmi Rattan as Raghavan
*[[Mohan V. Raman|Mohan V Raman]] as Saamy
*[[Gowtham Sundararajan]] as Ganesh, Maasilamani's son
*[[Ravikanth (actor)|Ravikanth]] as Prakash, Maasilamani's son
*Venky
*[[Periya Karuppu Thevar]] as Basha
*Vaani as Manju's mother
*Lalitha
*[[Mahanadi Shankar]] as Pandu
*Crazy Venkatesh
*Jayaprakasam as Somu
*Ram
*Lakshman
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==

{{Infobox album|
| name = Abhimanyu
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| cover =
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| released = 1997
| recorded = 1997
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 24:31
| label =
| producer = Deva
| prev_title =
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}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]. The soundtrack, released in 1997, features five tracks with lyrics written by [[Vairamuthu]], Kalidasan, Ponniyin Selvan, Mayil and Vaasan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mixrad.io/in/en/products/Deva/Abimanyu/14777665 |title=MixRadio — Abimanyu by Deva |accessdate=2015-03-08 |publisher=mixrad.io |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144331/http://www.mixrad.io/in/en/products/Deva/Abimanyu/14777665 |archivedate=2 April 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mio.to/album/Abimanyu+%281997%29|title=Abimanyu — MusicIndiaOnline|accessdate=2015-03-08|publisher=mio.to}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/abimanyu-mw0002134905|title=Abimanyu — Original Soundtrack|accessdate=2015-03-08|publisher=allmusic.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Alva Vaayil Alva" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || [[Vairamuthu]] || 5:23
|-
|2 || "Romeo Juliyattu" || Devi || Mayil || 4:45
|-
|3 || "Meadam Enna" || [[Sabesh–Murali|Sabesh]], Chorus || Ponniyin Selvan || 4:17
|-
|4 || "Thodu Vaanamaai" || [[K. S. Chithra]] || Vaasan || 4:48
|-
|5 || "Thai Unakku" || [[Uma Ramanan]] || Kalidasan || 5:18
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{K. Subash}}

[[Category:1997 films]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Subash]]

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