UpdateBot at 14:50, 23 June 2022

2022-06-23T14:50:04Z

New page

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Archana IAS
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[A. Jagannathan]]
| producer = Amudha Durairaj Y. Hema Ashok Reddy Sanayadi Reddy B. Vedapuri P. T. S. Sekar A. P. Srinivasan D. Delli
| story = Amudha Durairaj
| screenplay = Amudha Durairaj
| writer = Amudha Durairaj
| starring = {{ubl|[[Sithara (actress)|Sithara]]|[[R. Sarathkumar]]|Siva}}
| music = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
| cinematography = Vipindas
| editing = V. P. Krishnan
| distributor = [[Deivanai Movies]]
| studio = [[Deivanai Movies]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1991|07|05}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Archana IAS''''' is a 1991 Indian [[Tamil language]] [[political drama]] film directed by [[A. Jagannathan]]. The film stars [[Sithara (actress)|Sithara]], [[R. Sarathkumar]] and Siva, with [[Janagaraj]], [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]], [[Srividya]], [[Thalapathy Dinesh]], [[Senthil]] and [[Delhi Ganesh]] playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by [[S. A. Rajkumar]] and was released on 5 July 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=archana%20i.a.s|title=Filmography of archana i.a.s|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050209054324/http://www.cinesouth.com/films/cast/newfilmdb/archana%20i.a.s.html|archive-date=2005-02-09|accessdate=2016-10-05|publisher=cinesouth.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=N. Krishnaswamy|title=Archana IAS|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=1991-07-19|access-date=2016-10-05|pages=7|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19910719&printsec=frontpage}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Plot==

Archana ([[Sithara (actress)|Sithara]]) is the daughter of the widow Bhavani ([[Srividya]]), who brought up Archana alone and wanted her daughter to become an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer. Her mother didn't hesitate to physically torture Archana if she disobeyed her rules. Archana was a clever college student, and she won many cups during college. She was friendly with the orphan Kumar (Siva) and Mala (Yamini), who was the sister of the college professor Santhosh Kumar ([[R. Sarathkumar]]). One day, Dinesh ([[Thalapathy Dinesh]]) killed Mala in front of her brother Santhosh Kumar. The police then arrested Dinesh and the innocent Santhosh Kumar. The following day, Dinesh was released by the police using his father's power.

After that, Archana becomes an IAS Officer, and Siva becomes a police officer. Her mother, Bhavani finally reveals the reason behind her wish to see Archana as an IAS officer. In the past, Bhavani was cheated by Anandamurthy ([[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]), and he forced her to abort the baby, but she refused and ran away. Archana is now determined to punish her father, Anandamurthy, who is now a powerful and corrupt minister.

==Cast==

{{colbegin}}
*[[Sithara (actress)|Sithara]] as Archana IAS, Social Welfare Secretary
*[[R. Sarathkumar]] as Santhosh Kumar
*Siva as Inspector Kumar
*[[Janagaraj]] as Perumalswamy
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Anandamurthy
*[[Srividya]] as Bhavani
*[[Thalapathy Dinesh]] as Dinesh
*[[Senthil]]
*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Dinesh's father
*[[Kumarimuthu]]
*[[Oru Viral Krishna Rao]]
*[[Sri Lakshmi (actress)|Sri Lakshmi]] as Lakshmi
*Yamini as Mala
*[[M. R. Krishnamurthy]] as College principal
*[[Ennatha Kannaiya]]
*[[Theni Kunjarammal]]
*[[Typist Gopu]] as Sabesan
*[[Gundu Kalyanam]]
*[[Thideer Kannaiah]]
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[S. A. Rajkumar]]. The soundtrack, released in 1991, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]], Muthulingam, Na. Kamarasan and [[S. A. Rajkumar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Archana-IAS-songs-T0004204|title= Archana I.A.S Songs — Raaga|accessdate=2016-10-05|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/archana-i.a.s-original-motion/id962276892|title=Archana I.A.S (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|accessdate=2016-10-05|publisher=itunes.apple.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saavn.com/s/album/tamil/Archana-I.A.S.-1991/,gCoGtOr-Bo_|title=Archana I.A.S. Songs — saavn|accessdate=2016-10-05|publisher=saavn}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Vaazhkai Enbathu" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || [[S. A. Rajkumar]] || 4:24
|-
|2 || "Araigurai Baashai" || Mano, Anitha Suresh || Na. Kamarasan || 5:02
|-
|3 || "Unakenavea" || [[Vani Jairam]] || [[Muthulingam (poet)|Muthulingam]] || 5:00
|-
|4 || "Malivu Vilayilea" || S. A. Rajkumar || Na. Kamarasan || 4:25
|-
|5 || "Naalu Vaarthai" || [[P. Jayachandran]], K. S. Chithra || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 4:37
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{A. Jagannathan}}

[[Category:1991 films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian political drama films]]
[[Category:Indian feminist films]]
[[Category:Films about women in India]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. A. Rajkumar]]
[[Category:1990s action drama films]]
[[Category:1990s political drama films]]
[[Category:Political action films]]
[[Category:1991 drama films]]
[[Category:1990s feminist films]]

Archana IAS - Revision history

UpdateBot at 14:50, 23 June 2022