Sevagan

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Sevagan
Directed by Arjun Sarja
Produced by Arjun Sarja
Written by K. C. Thangam (dialogues)
Screenplay by Arjun Sarja
Story by Raja Subramanian
Starring
Music by Maragadha Mani
Cinematography Lakshmi Narayanan
Edited by P. Sai Suresh
Production
company
Sree Raam Films International
Release dates
19 April 1992
Running time
140 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil

Sevagan is a 1992 Tamil language crime film directed and produced by Arjun Sarja, making his directorial debut. The film features Arjun Sarja and Kushboo in lead roles. The film had musical score by Maragadha Mani released on 19 April 1992 and fared well at box office.[1][2]

Plot

Sanjay (Arjun Sarja), a fearless and upright police office, is transferred to a new city. He lives with his widowed mother (Kavitha) and sister. He also has a half-brother Ashok (Nassar) and a stepmother. Ashok works for the corrupted minister Sabapathy (Captain Raju) who is involded in liquor smuggling, procuring and illegal gambling. One day, a corrupt police officer Sridhar tries to rape an innocent girl Anjali (Kushboo). Sanjay arrives on time : he saves Anjali and he beats him. Sanjay later gets married with Anjali. Sanjay strongly supports the politician Sathyamoorthy (Charuhasan). Sabapathy decides to target Sanjay's weakpoint, his wife Anjali. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

Sevagan
Soundtrack album by Maragadha Mani
Released 1992
Recorded 1992
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length 18:44
Producer Maragadha Mani

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Maragadha Mani. The soundtrack, released in 1992, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.

Track Song Singer(s) Duration
1 'Kalloori Mandabathil' K. S. Chithra 4:10
2 'Nandri Solli' S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chorus 2:47
3 'Nandri Solli Paaduven' Mano, K. S. Chithra 4:02
4 'Sevagan' S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 3:15
5 'Thanga Kaavalan' Maragadha Mani, K. S. Chithra 4:30

Reception

RSP of The New Indian Express gave the film a mixed review citing "the narration lacks depth [...] Kushboo has been wasted. Captain Raju fails to impress only the first song bears Maragadha Mani's stamp." and praised the stunt sequences.[3]

References

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