Dravidan (film)

Dravidan is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy, starring Sathyaraj, Vidhyashree and Suparna Anand.^[1] It is a remake of the 1988 Malayalam film Aryan.^[2] The film was released on 28 October 1989, Diwali day.

Dravidan
Poster
Directed by	R. Krishnamoorthy
Written by	A. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
Story by	T. Damodaran
Produced by	Suresh Balaje
Starring	Sathyaraj Vidhyashree Suparna Anand
Cinematography	Babu
Edited by	Bhaskaran
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Suresh Arts
Release date	28 October 1989 (1989-10-28)
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Sathyaraj
• Vidhyashree
• Suparna Anand
• Jaishankar
• Sharat Saxena
• Jai Ganesh
• Goga Kapoor
• Nalinikanth
• Hareesh
• Monisha Unni
• Nizhalgal Ravi
• S. S. Chandran
• Somayajulu
• Vijayakumar
• Vinu Chakravarthy
• Rajyalakshmi
• Devilalitha
• Srividya

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Pulamaipithan.^[3][4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Yen Endra Kelvi"	T. M. Soundararajan	5:03
2.	"Anbe Vaa"	Mano, Suja Radhakrishnan	4:45
3.	"Adi Dhool Kelappudhu"	Vani Jairam	4:45
4.	"Netriyil Pottu Ittu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. S. Sasirekha, Sunandha	4:37
Total length:			19:10

Release and reception

Dravidan was released on 28 October 1989, Diwali day, alongside another Sathyaraj film Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai.^[5] P. S. S. of Kalki praised the performances of the cast.^[6]