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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Maindhan<br />
| image = <br />
| image_size =<br />
| caption = <br />
| director = Pugazhendhi<br />
| producer = K. N. Natarajan<br />
| writer = Pugazhendhi<br />[[R. N. R. Manohar]] <small>(dialogues)</small><br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Selva (actor)|Selva]]|[[Nirosha]]}}<br />
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]<br />
| cinematography = Dharma<br />
| editing = Srinivas<br>Krishna<br />
| distributor =<br />
| studio = Patteeshwarathal Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1994|07|01}}<br />
| runtime = 125 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
'''''Maindhan''''' ({{translation|Son}}) is a 1994 Indian [[Tamil language]] [[drama film]] directed by Pugazhendhi. The film stars [[Selva (actor)|Selva]] and [[Nirosha]], with [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]], [[Kalyan Kumar]], [[Pandiyan (actor)|Pandiyan]], [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]], [[Chandrasekhar (Tamil actor)|Chandrasekhar]], [[Nizhalgal Ravi]], [[Prathapachandran]], [[Vadivelu]] playing supporting roles. The film, produced by K. N. Natarajan, has a musical score by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] and was released on 1 July 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Myindhan/8567|title=Find Tamil Movie Myindhan|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430110614/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Myindhan/8567|archivedate=30 April 2012|accessdate=23 December 2014|publisher= |website=Joint Scene}}<br>- {{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/maindhan/|title=Maindhan (1994) Tamil Movie|accessdate=23 December 2014| publisher= |website=Spicy Onion}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Ramasamy Mudaliar ([[Kalyan Kumar]]) is a village chief who follows [[Gandhism|Gandhian principles]], while his son Jeeva ([[Selva (actor)|Selva]]) is a jobless youth. Lakshmi ([[Nirosha]]) is in love with her cousin Jeeva. Velayudam Pillai ([[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]), a rich villager, plans to buy the village farmers' grounds and build a [[liquor]] factory there. Ramasamy Mudaliar tries to stop him and is subsequently killed. Jeeva becomes a responsible citizen and decides to take revenge on Velayudam Pillai.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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*[[Selva (actor)|Selva]] as Jeeva<br />
*[[Nirosha]] as Lakshmi<br />
*[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] as Velayudam Pillai<br />
*[[Kalyan Kumar]] as Ramasamy Mudaliar, Jeeva's father<br />
*[[Pandiyan (actor)|Pandiyan]] as Inspector Vijay<br />
*[[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] as Ranjan<br />
*[[Chandrasekhar (Tamil actor)|Chandrasekhar]] as Thyagu<br />
*[[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Ponrasu<br />
*[[Prathapachandran]] as DSP<br />
*[[Vadivelu]]<br />
*[[Kumarimuthu]]<br />
*[[Chinni Jayanth]]<br />
*[[K. S. G. Venkatesh]]<br />
*[[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]]<br />
*[[Monica (actress)|Monica]]<br />
*[[Swaminathan]]<br />
*Swamikannu as Periyasaamy<br />
*Arulmani as S. R. S.<br />
*Haja Shareef<br />
*M. R. K<br />
*Mohankumar<br />
*Hariprakash<br />
*Aakash<br />
*Chitraguptan<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Maindhan<br />
| type = [[soundtrack]]<br />
| artist = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 1994<br />
| recorded = 1994<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 16:55<br />
| label =<br />
| producer = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]<br />
| prev_title =<br />
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]. The soundtrack, released in 1994, has four tracks with lyrics written by [[Muhammed Metha|Mu. Metha]].<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration<br />
|-<br />
|1 || "Kaalam Nalla Kaalam" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || 4:18<br />
|-<br />
|2 || "Nandhavanam" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || 4:40<br />
|-<br />
|3 || "Pogathe Ponmanai" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || 4:00<br />
|-<br />
|4 || "Sikkikicha Sikkikicha" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[K. S. Chithra]] || 3:57<br />
|}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
Malini Mannath of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' said the film gave a sense of "déjà vu".<ref>{{cite journal|author=Malini Mannath|title=Deja vu|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=1 July 1994|accessdate=23 December 2014|page=7|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19940701&printsec=frontpage}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1994 films]]<br />
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
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