Bhagavath Singh

For the revolutionary, see Bhagat Singh.

Bhagavath Singh is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language action drama film, written and directed by Chandrakumar. The film stars Napoleon and Sanghavi, while Goundamani and Senthil appear in supporting roles. Music for the film was composed by Deva and the film was released on 30 March 1998.^[1][2]

Bhagavath Singh
Directed by	A. C. Chandrakumar
Written by	A. C. Chandrakumar
Produced by	K Kaliyamurthy
Starring	Napoleon Sanghavi
Cinematography	R. Rajarathnam
Edited by	B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan
Music by	Deva
Production company	Kavikuyil Cine Arts
Release date	30 March 1998 (1998-03-30)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Napoleon as Bhagavath Singh
• Sanghavi as Sarojini
• Sangeetha
• Goundamani
• Senthil
• Vinu Chakravarthy
• Ajay Rathnam
• Nizhalgal Ravi
• Visu
• Thalaivasal Vijay
• Alex
• Mahendran
• Ra. Sankaran

Production

The film marked the second venture of filmmaker Chandrakumar after Sevatha Ponnu (1994), with Napoleon, Sanghavi and Sangeetha brought in to play the lead roles. The film marked Sangeetha's debut, after her first project, Poonjolai was shelved.^[3] It was said to be the most expensive film in Napoleon's career to that point.^[4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Deva and lyrics written by Kalidasan.^[5][6]

Song	Singers	Length
"Aathukkari Odambu"	Swarnalatha	05:09
"Avan Kangalai"		04:59
"Kaiyile Cellular"	Mano, Surekha Kothari	05:13
"Kokila Kokila"	Mano, Krishnaraj, Sushmitha	04:39
"Naadu Namma Naadu"	Deva	04:25

Release and reception

The film was ready for release by November 1997, but was delayed as a result of overcrowding at the box office.^[7] D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "Cogency and cohesion now and then are sidelined in the director's narration [...] Cinematography of Rajarathnam is a plus point of the movie where the same cannot be said of Deva's music".^[8] Two years after release, the producers were given a ₹5 lakh (equivalent to ₹21 lakh or US$24,000 in 2023) subsidy by the Tamil Nadu government along with several other films.^[9] The film failed at box-office.^[4]