Ethirum Pudhirum
| எதிரும் புதிரும் Ethirum Pudhirum | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dharani |
| Produced by | G. S. Madhu |
| Written by | Dharani |
| Starring |
Mammootty Sangeetha Napoleon Nassar Goundamani Senthil Simran Bagga |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | A. Karthik Raja |
| Distributed by | Madhu Film International |
Release date | 4 March 1999 |
Running time | 165 mins |
| Language | Tamil |
Edhirum Pudhirum எதிரும் புதிரும் is a Tamil movie starring Mammootty, Sangeetha, Napoleon, Manorama and Simran Bagga directed by Dharani under his real name V.C. Ramani.
Plot
Kannan (Mammootty) is a sincere district collector. A female leader of a major political party is kidnapped by terrorist Veeraiyan (Nassar), and he promises to return her back if his injured brother Arasappan (Napoleon) is treated well and brought back safely. The government agrees to this condition and asks Kannan to look after Arasappan. At first, Arasappan hates Kannan and his family as Kannan works for the government against whom his brother's group is rebelling, but the kindness shown by Kannan's wife and mother change his attitude. Just when he was about to turn over a new leaf, a bad thing occurs. The police team, without taking the necessary orders from Kannan, go to the forest and attack Veeraiyan's gathering. This angers Arasappan, but he was restrained by Kannan. Now, the police accuse Kannan of having links with the terrorists as Arasappan ran away from his house and Kannan condemned the police action; hence, they arrest Kannan's wife and mother. (Kannan ran away to find Arasappan) Hearing this sad news, Arasappan himself surrenders to the police as he did not want them to suffer for him, but the police do not spare him despite his surrender.
Cast
- Mammootty as Collector Kannan
- Sangeetha as Selvi
- Napoleon as Arasappan
- Nassar as Veeraiyan
- Raadhika as Dr. Jayanthi
- Goundamani
- Senthil
- Manorama as Kannan's Mother
- Simran (special appearance in "Thottu Thottu")
- Sangili Murugan
- Madan Bob
- Shanmugasundaram
- Charan Raj as Devaraj
- Uday Prakash (actor) as Inspector
- Kumarimuthu
Production
The film was initially titled Master and production delays postponed the film's release by a couple of years. Soundarya was the original choice for the female lead role, while the item number done by Simran was initially offered to actress Rambha, who wanted better pay.[1][2]
Soundtrack
Music : Vidyasagar
| Song Title | Singers |
|---|---|
| "Thottu Thottu Pesum" | Swarnalatha, Pushpavanam Kuppusamy |
| "Kathu Pasanga" | Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Malaysia Vasudevan, Anuradha Sriram |
| "Nilavonnu Pathikichhu" | Swarnalatha |
| "Maruthaani Thottu" | Sujatha Mohan, Malaysia Vasudevan |
| "Ellorukkum Oru" | Anuradha Sriram |