Sevagan

Sevagan (/seɪvəɡən/ transl. Servant) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language action film written, directed and produced by Arjun in his directorial debut. The film stars him and Khushbu, with Nassar, Captain Raju and Charuhasan in supporting roles. It was released on 5 June 1992 and became a box office success.

Sevagan
Poster
Directed by	Arjun
Written by	Arjun Raja Subramanian
Produced by	Arjun
Starring	Arjun Khushbu
Cinematography	Lakshmi Narayanan
Edited by	P. Sai Suresh
Music by	Maragadha Mani
Production company	Sree Raam Films International
Release date	5 June 1992 (1992-06-05)
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

DSP Sanjay is transferred to a new city and locks horns with Sabapathy, a corrupt minister. Sabapathy is involved in liquor smuggling, procuring and illegal gambling. Sabapathy gets enraged after Sanjay destroys his business, so he kills Sanjay's wife Anjali. Sanjay's mentor Satyamoorthy, a politician, is also killed by Sabapathy. An enraged Sanjay finally kills Sabapathy and surrenders to the court. The court releases Sanjay as an act of self-defense and Sanjay returns to duty.

Cast

• Arjun as DSP Sanjay
• Khushbu as Anjali
• Captain Raju as Sabapathy
• Nassar as Ashok
• Rocky as Dhoni/Singh
• Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Ekambaram
• Senthil as Kanakambaram
• Charuhasan as Sathyamoorthy
• Ra. Sankaran as Shanmugam, Anjali's mother
• MRK as Arumugam
• Kavitha as Sanjay's mother
• C. R. Saraswathi as Ashok's mother

Guest appearances

• Ravichandran
• Major Sundarrajan

Production

Sevagan marks the directorial debut of Arjun. As his acting career was floundering and stopped receiving offers from directors, Arjun himself decided to direct, produce and star in a film which became Sevagan.^[1][2][3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Maragadha Mani, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.^[4]

Song	Singer(s)	Length
"Kalloori Mandabathil"	K. S. Chithra	4:10
"Nandri Solli"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chorus	2:47
"Nandri Solli Paaduven"	Mano, K. S. Chithra	4:02
"Sevagan"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	3:15
"Thanga Kaavalan"	Maragadha Mani, K. S. Chithra	4:30

Release and reception

Sevagan was released on 5 June 1992.^[5] RSP of The Indian Express gave the film a mixed review, citing "the narration lacks depth [...] Kushboo has been wasted. Captain Raju fails to impress only the first song bears Maragadha Mani's stamp" and praised the stunt sequences.^[6] The film was a success, and revitalised Arjun's career.^[3]