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{{Infobox film
| name = Engal Aasan
| image =
| director = [[R. K. Kalaimani]]
| writer = R. K. Kalaimani
| starring = [[Vijayakanth]]<br>[[Vikranth]]<br>[[Sheryl Brindo]]<br>[[Akshaya]]<br>[[Suja Varunee]]
| producer = Thangaraj
| music = [[Sabesh–Murali]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2009|7|18}}
| runtime = 143 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}
'''''Engal Aasan''''' ({{trans|Our Mentor}}) is a 2009 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film|action]] [[comedy-drama film]] directed by [[R. K. Kalaimani]]. The film starring [[Vijayakanth]] in the lead role and [[Vikranth]], [[Sheryl Brindo]], [[Akshaya]] and [[Suja Varunee]] playing supporting roles. The film was released on 18 July 2009.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13570616/</ref> The film, upon release could not release the big theatres and became a colossal flop.<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/engal-aasan-07-01-09.html</ref> It was dubbed in Telugu as ''Captain''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxUTNzqMP6k |title=Captain Telugu Full Movie || Vijayakanth, Ramki, Sheryl Brindo || Kalaimani || Sabesh Murali |publisher=YouTube |date=2016-06-27 |accessdate=2021-06-04}}</ref>

== Plot ==

Mahendran ([[Vijayakanth]]), a bank officer who is transferred to the branch of Village Nilakottai to sort out the perplexing situation of bank fraud carried on by a big shot named Ramki (Marthandan). Over there, he happens to find out that Ramki has borrowed a loan of worth Rs.250 million in the name of villagers. Kumar ([[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]]) and Muthu ([[Ilavarasu]]) approach Ramki to return the money that he had illegally borrowed. When refused, he assures of arresting Ramki, and the very next day, Mahendran and his colleagues are pushed down in shock, for the entire bank is burnt down, and they are then dismissed. Now, Mahendran, together with his mates, tries to prove their innocence and reveal Ramki's true colors.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Vijayakanth]] as Mahendran
* [[Vikranth]] as Vasu
* [[Sheryl Brindo]] as Jayanthi
* [[Akshaya]] as Viji
* [[Suja Varunee]] as Usha
* [[Senthil]] as 'Aanikkaal' Ramasamy
* [[Ganja Karuppu]] as Yogiyan
* [[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]] as Kumar
* [[Ilavarasu]] as Muthu
* Marthandan as Ramki
* [[Vasu Vikram]] as Pachatani Narayanan
* [[Aarthi (actress)|Aarthi]] as Jakkamma
* [[Balu Anand]]
* [[Madhan Bob]]
* [[Mayilsamy]]
* [[Singamuthu]]
* [[Mahanadi Shankar]]
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Sabesh–Murali]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Engal Aasan Songs Download, Engal Aasan Tamil MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Tamil Songs - A World Of Music | website=Raaga.com | url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/engal-aasan-songs-T0001492 | access-date=2021-06-04}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Ennai Enna" || [[Saindhavi]] || 05:01
|-
| 2 || "Indha Oorukkuthan" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]] || 05:54
|-
| 3 || "Madhivadhana" || [[Kalyani Nair]], Bhagyaraj || 04:47
|-
| 4 || "Madhura Jilla" || Krishnaraj, [[Srilekha Parthasarathy]] || 04:18
|-
| 5 || "Solli Tharava" || [[Vijay Yesudas]], [[Anuradha Sriram]] || 04:39
|}

==Reception==
''thiraipadam'' wrote "the old-fashioned, simplistic storyline, the poor production values and the weak comedy track ensure that the movie doesn't offer anything else to a viewer not belonging to that group".<ref>[http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=839&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=english]{{dead link|date=June 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:2009 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2000s action comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Indian action comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Masala films]]

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Engal Aasan - Revision history

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