Captain (1994 film)

Captain is a 1994 Telugu-Tamil bilingual action thriller film written and directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. The film stars R. Sarathkumar, Sukanya, and Ranjitha. The film, produced by R. B. Choudary, had musical score by Sirpy and was released on 25 February 1994.[1] This was Kodi Ramakrishna's only straight Tamil film he had directed.

Captain
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKodi Ramakrishna
Written byKodi Ramakrishna
Vairamuthu (Tamil dialogues)
Produced byR. B. Choudary
Starring
CinematographyKodi Lakshmanan
Edited byThatha Suresh
Music bySirpy
Production
company
Release dates
  • 25 February 1994 (1994-02-25)
(Tamil version)
  • 4 March 1994 (1994-03-04)
(Telugu version)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesTelugu
Tamil

Plot

Kannappa Rao (Telugu) / Kannayiram (Tamil) (Raghuvaran) is a powerful mafia lord. He, along with his sons Vijaya (Rocky) and Jaya (Devan), spread terror around the Chennai (Vishakhapatnam in Telugu version) town. They are known for land grabbing. One day, Vijaya and Jaya threaten Ramasamy (Sarath Babu) to give his land in which there is an orphanage, but Ramasamy refuses categorically. Unfortunately, he is brutally killed in front of Gowri (Ranjitha). The information reaches his brother Shiva (R. Sarathkumar), a short-tempered soldier. His superiors reject his request to leave the military camp, so he flees the camp. In the past, Shiva was in love with Uma (Sukanya), but she died in a plane crash. Later, Shiva complains against Kannayiram and hires lawyer Lakshmi Narayanan (Janagaraj). Lakshmi Narayanan's daughter Gowri, who is dumb, becomes the eyewitness of the case. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Sirpy. The soundtrack, released in 1994, features 5 tracks.[2][3]

Telugu version
TrackSongLyricsSinger(s)Duration
1"Oyyari Buggameedu"Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara RaoSuresh Peters, Malgudi Subha5:03
2"Paaliyyave Hoi" Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara RaoMano, K. S. Chithra3:45
3"Mate Rani Maina'Sirivennela SitaramasastriS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra4:37
4"Neeku Pichi Naaku Pichi" Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara RaoS. P. Balasubrahmanyam3:50
5"Eraku Dorikina Magasiri Molaka" Sirivennela SitaramasastriS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra, Malgudi Subha4:13

Tamil version
TrackSongLyricsSinger(s)Duration
1"Kannil Aadum Roja"VairamuthuS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha4:39
2"Iduppu Adikkadi Pudikkidhu" Vairamuthu K. S. Chithra, Shahul Hameed, Malgudi Subha4:01
3"Unakku Oru Macham" Vairamuthu Suresh Peters, Malgudi Subha5:05
4"Kannatthula Vai" Vairamuthu S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra3:47
5"Natukkulle" Vairamuthu Malaysia Vasudevan3:51

Release and reception

Captain was released on February 25, 1994, alongside another Sarathkumar starrer Aranmanai Kaavalan.[4] Malini Mannath, writing for The Indian Express, panned the film, stating: "An insipid screenplay, jerky narration, careless handling of the subject, lack of continuity in scenes and lacklustre performances make Captain one of the worst of [Sarath] Kumar's films".[5]

References
  1. "Captain". The Indian Express. 25 February 1994. p. 4.
  2. "Captain (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP — Chirpi". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  3. "Captain (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP — Sirpi". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  4. "Sarath Kumar - Aranmanai Kavalan & Captain | List of Top Tamil heroes who had two releases on the same date". 20 March 2018.
  5. Malini Mannath (4 March 1994). "Jerky, insipid". The Indian Express: 7. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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