Uzhavan Magan
1987 Tamil film directed by R. Aravindraj
Uzhavan Magan (transl. The Peasant's Son) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language action drama film, directed by R. Aravindraj and produced by A. S. Ibrahim Ravuthar. The film stars Vijayakanth, Radhika, Radha and Radha Ravi. It was released on 21 October 1987.
Plot
Chinna Durai, a farmer lives quietly in his village when Nirmala and Gunasekhar intervene to wreak havoc.
For revenge, Nirmala's family and Chinna Durai's father insist on getting married. While the wedding is in preparation, Gunasekhar's troops twist the neck of Durai's father. Chinna Durai seeing him dead, is embarked on Guna's general surprise and his relatives for attempted murder to the police leaving her lover Selvi.
While Chinna Durai is in prison, the younger brother Siva says that he wants to get revenge for Guna making her new husband believe in Nirmala but already had a positive relationship in the past. Chinna Durai delivered and his brother Siva will now recover their father's property.
Cast
Production
Vijayakanth agreed to act in the film without listening to the story.
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