Captain (1994 film)

Captain is a 1994 Indian action film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by R. B. Choudary of Super Good Films. The film, a Tamil-Telugu bilingual, stars R. Sarathkumar, Sukanya, and Ranjitha. It was released on 25 February 1994 in Tamil, and 4 March 1994 in Telugu.^[1]

Captain
Theatrical release poster of the Tamil Version
Directed by	Kodi Ramakrishna
Written by	Vairamuthu (Tamil dialogues) Kodi Ramakrishna (Telugu dialogues)
Produced by	R. B. Choudary
Starring	R. Sarathkumar Sukanya Ranjitha
Cinematography	Kodi Lakshmanan
Edited by	Suresh Tata
Music by	Sirpy
Production company	Super Good Films
Release dates	25 February 1994 (1994-02-25) (Tamil) 4 March 1994 (1994-03-04) (Telugu)
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Languages	Tamil Telugu

Plot

Kannabiran (Tamil) / Kannappa Rao (Telugu) is a powerful mafia lord. He, along with his sons Vijaya and Jaya, spread terror around Chennai (Tamil) / Vishakhapatnam (Telugu). They are known for land grabbing. One day, Vijaya and Jaya threaten Ramasamy to give them his land in which there is an orphanage, but Ramasamy refuses. Unfortunately, he is brutally killed in front of Gowri. The information reaches his brother Shiva, 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, but she died in a plane crash. Later, Shiva complains against Kannabiran and hires lawyer Lakshmi Narayanan. Lakshmi Narayanan's daughter Gowri, who is dumb, becomes the eyewitness of the case. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

• R. Sarathkumar as Captain Shiva
• Sukanya as Uma
• Ranjitha as Gowri
• Raghuvaran as Kannabiran / Kannappa Rao in Telugu Version
• Sarath Babu as Ramasamy
• Janagaraj as Lakshmi Narayanan
• Costumes Krishna as Tiger Thatha Chari
• Rocky as Vijaya
• Devan as Jaya
• Sudha as Lakshmi
• Sangeeta
• Ramesh Khanna
• Raju Sundaram (special appearance in "Unakku Oru Macham"/ "Oyyari Buggameedu")
• Kanal Kannan as Auto Driver (special appearance)

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Sirpy, with lyrics by Vairamuthu.^[2][3]

Tamil

Song	Singer(s)	Duration
"Kannil Aadum Roja"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha	4:39
"Iduppu Adikkadi Pudikkidhu"	K. S. Chithra, Shahul Hameed, Malgudi Subha	4:01
"Unakku Oru Macham"	Suresh Peters, Malgudi Subha	5:05
"Kannatthula Vai"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	3:47
"Natukkulle"	Malaysia Vasudevan	3:51

Telugu

Song	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Duration
"Mate Rani Maina'	Sirivennela Sitaramasastri	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:37
"Eraku Dorikina Magasiri Molaka"	Sirivennela Sitaramasastri	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra, Malgudi Subha	4:13
"Oyyari Buggameedu"	Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara Rao	Suresh Peters, Malgudi Subha	5:03
"Paaliyyave Hoi"	Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara Rao	Mano, K. S. Chithra	3:45
"Neeku Pichi Naaku Pichi"	Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara Rao	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	3:50

Release and reception

Captain was released on 25 February 1994,^[4] alongside another Sarathkumar starrer Aranmanai Kaavalan.^[5] Malini Mannath, writing for The Indian Express, panned the film: "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 [Sarathkumar's] films".^[6] R. P. R. of Kalki wrote that by looking at the title, he thought this to be a story about a soldier who received a medal, but to his dismay, it had elements of military hotel, action, explosion, murder here and there it is a terrible rupture; on one side let it be that the film offers nothing new but do not understand what it is.^[7]