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{{short description|1990 film by N. K. Viswanathan}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Inaindha Kaigal
| image = Inaindha Kaigal DVD cover.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = DVD cover
| director = [[N. K. Viswanathan]]
| writer = N. Prasannakumar (dialogues)
| story = [[Aabavanan]]
| producer = [[Aabavanan]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Ramki]]|[[C. Arunpandian]]|[[Nirosha]]|[[Sindhu (actress)]]|[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]|[[Senthil]]|[[Srividya]]|[[Charle]]|Murali Kumar|Prabhakaran|[[A. R. Srinivasan|A. R. S.]]|Sivaraman|K. S. Selvaraj}}
| cinematography = N. K. Viswanathan
| editing = S. Ashok Mehtha
| music = [[Manoj–Gyan|Gyan Varma]]
| studio = Thiraichirpi
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1990|08|02}}
| runtime = 160 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Inaindha Kaigal''''' ({{translation|Conjoined Hands}}) is a 1990 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[N. K. Viswanathan]]. The film stars [[Ramki]], [[C. Arunpandian]], [[Nirosha]] and [[Sindhu (actress)|Sindhu]], with [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[Senthil]], [[Srividya]], Murali Kumar and Prabhakaran playing supporting roles. The film, produced by [[Aabavanan]] who also wrote the script and lyrics, had musical score by [[Manoj–Gyan|Gyan Varma]] and was released on 2 August 1990. The film has been dubbed in [[Hindi]] as ''Aakhri Sangam''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Bollywood/Aakhri_Sangam/10919|title=Find Tamil Movie Aakhri Sangam|access-date=19 January 2012|publisher=jointscene.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424063425/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Bollywood/Aakhri_Sangam/10919|archive-date=24 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as Sahasa Ghattam.

==Plot==
Chandralekha ([[Srividya]]), a grieving mother, asks an ex-army man named David Kumar ([[C. Arunpandian]]) to rescue her son Gunasekaran (Prabhakaran), who is locked up in a military prison. At the same time, the hideous criminal P. K. Roy ([[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]) appoints the fugitive Pratap ([[Ramki]]) to kidnap Gunasekharan from prison. Both leave for their missions respectively, not knowing what surrender holds in his past and the fugitive takes this personal.

==Cast==
*[[Ramki]] as Pratap, a [[fugitive]] on the run.
*[[C. Arunpandian]] as [[Major|Maj.]] David Kumar, ex-[[Indian Army]] [[soldier]].
*[[Nirosha]] as Julie, an orphaned college student and love interest of David.
*[[Sindhu (actress)|Sindhu]] as Geetha, a [[Backpacking (wilderness)|trek]] [[guide]].
*[[Srividya]] as [[Lieutenant colonel|Lt. Col.]] Chandralekha, a serving soldier with the [[Indian Army Medical Corps]] placed on [[house arrest]] after [[Court-martial|court martial]] on false drug-related scam.
*[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as P. K. Roy, a chief antagonist, an ex-[[Indian Army]] [[soldier]] involved in drug scam framing Chandralekha and indirectly responsible for making Pratap an orphan after accidentally and intentionally blewing up the helicopter, piloted by Pratap's father.
*[[Senthil]] as Mani, a [[Waiting staff|waiter]] at a hotel.
*[[A. R. Srinivasan|A. R. S.]] as Lawyer Shanmugam
*Prabhakaran as Gunasekaran, Chandralekha's son.
*Murali Kumar as Ashok
*[[Vellai Subbaiah]] as Sivaraman
*K. S. Selvaraj
*Vijay Ganesh as P. K. Roy's assistant
*[[Charle]] as a singer (guest appearance)
*Veera Raghavan in a guest appearance
*[[Kullamani]] in a guest appearance as a hired-to-kill [[Assassination|assassin]] targeting Pratap.

==Soundtrack==

{{Infobox album
| name = Inaindha Kaigal
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Manoj–Gyan|Gyan Varma]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1990
| recorded = 1990
| venue =
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 30:31
| label =
| producer = [[Manoj–Gyan|Gyan Varma]]
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| prev_year =
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}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[Manoj–Gyan|Gyan Varma]]. The soundtrack, released in 1990, features eight tracks with lyrics written by [[Aabavanan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/movie/T0001924.html|title=Inaindha Kaigal Songs|access-date=19 January 2012|website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc;" align="centre"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Length
|-
|1 || "Aadi Maasam" || [[Gangai Amaran]] || 2:23
|-
|2 || "Andhinera Thendral" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[P. Jayachandran|Jayachandran]] || 4:29
|-
|3 || "Chinnapoove Chinnapoove" || [[Deepan Chakravarthy]], Vidhya || 4:31
|-
|4 || "Gangai Karaiyil" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] || 4:59
|-
|5 || "Malaiyorum Kuyil" || Deepan Chakravarthy, Vidhya || 4:28
|-
|6 || "Oracha Manjala" || Abhavanan || 2:48
|-
|7 || "Mella Mella" || Vidhya || 3:06
|-
|8 || "Ithu Enna Mudhalirava" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], B. S. Sasirekha || 3:47
|}

==Reception==
''[[The Indian Express]]'' called it "ambitious and vast, brash, blatantly loud, empty and diffuse but overall a good film to watch".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900803&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Inaindha Kaigal |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=3 August 1990 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=7}}</ref>

==Legacy==
The film had an extra ordinary opening and such that it created [[Stampede]]s in Shanti theatre in Coimbatore, killing 2 persons. The news, which appeared in Tamil daily [[Dina Thanthi]] was advertised as a poster for its [[Kerala]] release. In 2013 Tamil film ''[[Sutta Kadhai]]'', lead heroes of that film Balaji and Venkatesh appeared as fans of Ramki and Arun Pandian. In one scene, Balaji utters the film's title referring to their collaboration on a mission.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0482677}}

[[Category:1990 films]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Indian Army in films]]
[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police]]
[[Category:Films set in Chennai]]
[[Category:Films shot in Chennai]]
[[Category:Films directed by N. K. Vishwanathan]]
[[Category:1990 action films]]

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