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{{Infobox film<br />
| image = Maravan poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Manoj Kumar (Tamil director)|Manoj Kumar]]<br />
| writer = Manoj Kumar<br />Sivaram Gandhi <small>(dialogues)</small><br />
| producer = Mohan Natarajan<br />Tharangai V. Shanmugam<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]|[[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]]}}<br />
| cinematography = Sekar<br />
| editing = Mohan<br />Bhaskar<br />
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]<br />
| studio = Sree Rajakaali Amman Enterprises<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1993|08|15}}<br />
| runtime = 135 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Maravan''''' is a 1993 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by [[Manoj Kumar (Tamil director)|Manoj Kumar]]. The film stars [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] and [[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]], with [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]], [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]], [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]], R. P. Viswam, [[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]], [[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]], [[Vadivelu]], [[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]] and Dakshayini playing supporting roles. It was released on 15 August 1993.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maravan ( 1993 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=1686 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051203034732/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=1686 |archive-date=3 December 2005 |access-date=9 October 2016 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Sethupathi lived in the city with his family consisting of his father Manickam, his mother Meenakshi and his sister Lakshmi. Manickam, Sethupathi's father, is an honest police officer and wanted his son to become a police officer like him. Sethupathi took the IPS exam and successfully passed it. Sethupathi was subsequently transferred to the remote village called Solaiyoor.<br />
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When he arrives in the village, Sethupathi is in a state of shock. The village is under the control of the village president Rajadurai (R. P. Viswam) and his son Shankarapandiyan, a corrupt politician. With the local rowdies, they spread terror among the villagers.<br />
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Sethupathi first changes the bad habits of the police officers, Thyagu and Vadivelu. In the meantime, Sethupathi and the village belle Thangathai fall in love with each other. One day, Sethupathi beats up and strips Rajadurai in front of villagers for cheating them, and he puts him in jail. Shankarapandi makes his father release him the next hour. The next day, Shankarapandi, Rajadurai and his henchmen take revenge by stripping the police officers and beating them. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{cast listing|<br />
*[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] as Police Inspector Sethupathi<br />
*[[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]] as Thangathai<br />
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as SP Manickam<br />
*[[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]] as Meenakshi<br />
*[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] as Shankarapandiyan<br />
*R. P. Viswam as Rajadurai<br />
*[[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]] as Sekhar<br />
*[[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] as Police Officer<br />
*[[Vadivelu]] as Constable Velu<br />
*[[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]] as Iyer<br />
*Dakshayini as Lakshmi<br />
*[[Oru Viral Krishna Rao]]<br />
*[[Sethu Vinayagam]] as DSP<br />
*[[Thalapathy Dinesh]] as Muthukalai<br />
*Boopathi Raja<br />
*Bhavani<br />
*Sharmili as Sinthamani<br />
*Mohana Priya<br />
*[[LIC Narasimhan]]<br />
*[[Pasi Narayanan]] as Vellaisamy<br />
*[[Karuppu Subbiah]]<br />
*[[Joker Thulasi]]<br />
*[[Thideer Kannaiah]]<br />
*[[Singamuthu]]<br />
*[[Gundu Kalyanam]]<br />
}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], with lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maravan (1993) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil-ta/movie/maravan-songs-T0004914 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240223105421/https://www.raaga.com/tamil-ta/movie/maravan-songs-T0004914 |archive-date=23 February 2024 |access-date=23 February 2024 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Maravan Tamil Film Audio Cassette by Deva |url=https://mossymart.com/product/maravan-tamil-film-audio-cassette-by-deva/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20241028091055/https://mossymart.com/product/maravan-tamil-film-audio-cassette-by-deva/ |archive-date=28 October 2024 |access-date=28 October 2024 |website=Mossymart |language=en }}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration<br />
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| "Chandiranai Kuppidunga" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || 3:30<br />
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| "Kondiyele" || [[S. Janaki]] || 5:36<br />
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| "Singara Kuyilu" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[K. S. Chithra]] || 4:47<br />
|-<br />
| "Gulaabi Gulaabi" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki || 4:35<br />
|-<br />
| "En Ooru" || S. Janaki || 4:45<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
Malini Mannath of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "Since the story has nothing new to offer, writer-director Manoj Kumar has tried to bring freshness in his treatment".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=20 August 1993 |title=Cop who acts |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_IFlAAAAIBAJ&pg=906%2C171261 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528081511/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_IFlAAAAIBAJ&pg=906%2C171261 |archive-date=28 May 2024 |access-date=9 October 2016 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=6 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> K. Vijiyan of ''[[New Straits Times]]'' wrote that the film reminded him of ''[[Walter Vetrivel]]'', and lamented that being edited to a shorter runtime by local exhibitors affected its narrative.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. |date=11 September 1993 |title=Empty plot after the cuts |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G-JOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zhMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1772%2C173135 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528081721/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G-JOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zhMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1772%2C173135 |archive-date=28 May 2024 |access-date=23 February 2024 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |pages=15 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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*{{Rotten Tomatoes}}<br />
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