Thevar Magan

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Thevar Magan
Directed by Bharathan
Produced by Kamal Haasan
Written by Kamal Haasan
Starring Kamal Haasan
Sivaji Ganesan
Nasser
Revathi
Gouthami
Vadivelu
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Distributed by Raajkamal Films International
Release date(s) Flag of India1992
Running time 145 mins
Language Tamil
IMDb profile

Thevar Magan (1992) is a Tamil feature film directed by veteran director Bharathan. Critically considered by some to be amongst the best films released in the Tamil film industry, the film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Kamal Haasan, Nasser, Revathi and Gouthami in acclaimed roles. The film was also a commercial hit upon release. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The movie was later remade into Hindi as Virasat by Priyadarshan. Thevar Magan was nominated by India as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 1992.

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Plot

The Britain-educated Shakti (Kamal Haasan), son of a rural village chieftain Periya-thevar (Sivaji Ganesan) returns home to his village after a long stay abroad. Accompanying Shakti is his girlfriend (Gouthami), with whom he intends to settle in a city and start a restaurant business. However, his father hopes he will don the patriarchal mantle, a role that the highly educated Shakti finds alien to him and distasteful primarily because of the bloody feud between factions aligned with his father and his paternal uncle, Chinna Thevar & his son, Maya Thevan (Nasser). Violent confrontations between both sides leading to loss of lives and a humiliating Panchayat trial that leads to his father's death, forces Shakti to re-examine his initial judgment and adopt the patriarchal mantle that he initially despised.

Awards

From left to right: Kamal Hassan and Shivaji Ganesan as they appear in Thevar Magan (this film)
From left to right: Kamal Hassan and Shivaji Ganesan as they appear in Thevar Magan (this film)

The film has won the following awards since its release:

1993 National Film Awards (India)

  • Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Supporting Actress - Revathi
  • Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Playback Singer (Female) - S. Janaki
  • Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Audiography - N. Pandu Rangan
  • Won - Silver Lotus Award - Special Jury Award - Actor - Sivaji Ganesan - Thevar Magan
  • Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Regional Film (Tamil) - Thevar Magan - Bharathan

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features 9 songs composed by Ilayaraaja.


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