Azhagan(1991)
'Azhagan' (1991) is a Tamil drama film directed by K. Balachander. It stars Mammootty as Azhagappan, with Bhanupriya, Geetha, and Madhoo in key roles. The story follows a widowed hotelier and father of four adopted children who becomes the object of affection for three women. The film explores themes of selfless love, jealousy, and redemption. It was a critical and commercial success upon release. The music by Maragathamani won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director. The film was released on 25 August 1991.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video, Manorama MAX, Airtel Xstream Play, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 15 August 1991
- Director
- K. Balachander
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 34m
- Rating
- 3.8/10
Storyline
Azhagappan is a handsome widower raising four adopted children alone. Three women fall in love with him, but he only has eyes for dancer Priya. Jealousy leads the other women to sabotage his relationship. The children's desperate actions force a secret to emerge that changes everything.
“Love, lies, and a father's sacrifice.”
Film Details
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Azhagan
Cast reunions in this film: Charlie & Charle (102 films together), K. Balachander & Charlie (11 films together), K. Balachander & Sowcar Janaki (9 films together), K. Balachander & Charle (6 films together), Charlie & Bhanupriya (6 films together), and Mammootty & Charlie (4 films together).
Trivia
- The film was shot in just 30 days, a very fast schedule for a major production at the time.
- This was the first Tamil film where actor Mammootty, a Malayalam superstar, played a full-length romantic lead role.
- The movie's title 'Azhagan' means 'beautiful man', directly referring to the protagonist's character.
- Actress Rohini, who plays one of the love interests, was a real-life assistant to director K. Balachander before becoming an actress.
- The film's music composer Ilaiyaraaja reused the tune of the song 'Kadhal Mayakam' from his own 1988 Telugu film 'Rudraveena'.
- A subplot involves a character learning Bharatanatyam, which was a common cultural motif in Balachander's films.
- Despite the star cast, the film did not perform as well as expected at the box office upon its initial release.