Senathipathi

Senathipathi
Directed by	M. Rathnakumar
Produced by	Malar Balu K. Dhandapani
Written by	M. Rathnakumar
Starring	Sathyaraj Soundarya Sukanya Goundamani Senthil Vijayakumar Srividya Manivannan Ponvannan Ponnambalam
Music by	Deva
Cinematography	B. Kannan
Edited by	K. Pazhanivel
Production company	Malar Films
Distributed by	Malar Films
Release dates	10 November 1996 (1996-11-10)
Running time	155 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Senathipathi (English: Chief) is a 1996 Tamil drama film directed by M. Rathnakumar, an erstwhile assistant of Bharathi Raja and also wrote script for his films Karuthamma and Kizhakku Cheemayile. The film features Sathyaraj, Soundarya and Sukanya in lead roles. The film, produced by Malar Balu and K. Dhandapani, had musical score by Deva and was released on 10 November 1996.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Senathipathi (Sathyaraj) is a respected village chief who is married to Meenakshi (Sukanya), while his little brother Sethupathi (Sathyaraj) is a good-for-nothing young man. Senathipathi and Lingappan Naicker (Vijayakumar), another respected village man, are best friends. Senathipathi is charged to protect the village against the robbers. Lingappan Naicker's daughter Aishwarya (Soundarya), a clever and arrogant girl, returns after studying in the city. Sethupathi and Aishwarya eventually fall in love with each other. Nagappan (Manivannan), a rich man, clashed in the past with Senathipathi and wants to take revenge on Senathipathi's family.

Cast

Sathyaraj as Senathipathi and Sethupathi
Soundarya as Aishwarya
Sukanya as Meenakshi
Goundamani as Kathavarayan
Senthil as Veera Bahu
Vijayakumar as Lingappan Naicker
Srividya as Lingappan Naicker's wife
Manivannan as Nagappan
Ponvannan as Nagappan's son
Ponnambalam
Mahanadi Shankar
Chandrasekhar as Suruli (guest appearance)
Thyagu

Mohan V. Ram as Rangachari
K. K. Soundar
Oru Viral Krishna Rao
Dhanapal
Pasi Narayanan as Thavasi
MLA Malaya
MRK
Bayilvan Ranganathan
Periya Karuppu Thevar as Meenakshi's father
MLA Thangaraj
Mahendran
Viswanath

Soundtrack

Senathipathi
Soundtrack album by Deva
Released	1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	24:11
Producer	Deva

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1996, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vairamuthu and M. Rathnakumar.^[3]^[4]

Track	Song	Singer(s)	Duration
1	'Chikku Pukku Ponnamma'	Mano	5:03
2	'En Idhaya Thai Thirudivittai'	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha	5:20
3	'Moonu Mozhama Malliyappoo'	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:35
4	'Palaivana Roja'	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:39
5	'Yarukkum Thalaivanangaa'	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:34

References

↑ "Filmography of senathipathi". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
↑ "Senathipathi (1996) Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
↑ "MusicIndiaOnline - Senathipathi(1996) Soundtrack". mio.to. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
↑ "Download Senathipathi by Deva on Nokia Music". music.ovi.com. Retrieved 2013-07-26.

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