Dhinamum Ennai Gavani(1997)
Dhinamum Ennai Gavani is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language crime film directed by A. R. Ramesh. The film stars Ramki as ACP Jai Kumar, Sanghavi as Raji, and Prakash Raj as the antagonist Rolex. The story follows a fearless police officer who arrests a notorious international smuggler, only to face a calculated revenge plot after the criminal escapes from prison and fakes his death. The film was a commercial failure at the box office but later received a ₹5 lakh subsidy from the Tamil Nadu government. It was released on 14 April 1997.
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- Theatrical Release
- 14 April 1997
- Director
- A. R. Ramesh
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 15m 0
Storyline
ACP Jai Kumar arrests a dangerous international smuggler named Rolex. Rolex escapes from jail and fakes his own death. He then targets Jai Kumar's family to exact revenge. Jai Kumar must protect his wife and stop Rolex before it is too late.
“Revenge is a game he will win”
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Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Dhinamum Ennai Gavani
Cast reunions in this film: Vivek & Prakash Raj (11 films together), Vivek & Ramki (9 films together), Prakash Raj & Mohan Raman (4 films together), Vivek & Sirpy (3 films together), Prakash Raj & Sanghavi (3 films together), and Ramki & Sanghavi (3 films together).
Trivia
- This film was the first and only directorial venture of A. R. Ramesh, who was primarily known as a producer.
- The movie's title 'Dhinamum Ennai Gavani' translates to 'Every Day You Embrace Me', which is a popular Tamil song lyric from an older film.
- Actor Sarathkumar, who plays the villain Rolex, performed many of his own action stunts without a body double.
- The film's soundtrack by Deva included a re-recording of his own hit song 'Nila Kaigirathu' from the 1991 film 'Chinna Thambi'.
- It was shot extensively in Mysore and Ooty, which was uncommon for a late-90s Tamil action thriller.
- The movie had a delayed release, completing filming in 1995 but not reaching theaters until 1997.
- A subplot involving the smuggling of ancient temple idols was inspired by real-life news reports from that era.