''Chinnappadass'' is a 1989 Indian

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-language film directed by C. V. Rajendran, his final film as director. The film stars

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and

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. It is a remake of the 1987

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film '' Insaaf''. The film was released on 28 July 1989.

Plot

Chinnappadass, who is a post-graduate in law and a law college professor, gets suspended from his teaching job when he thrashes rowdies who happen to be the children of corrupt ministers who tried to molest his sister. Due to compulsion, Chinnappadass had to join the smuggling gang of Ravi Prakash. When Dileep tries to rape Radha, she commits suicide. Chinnappadass then pretends to be amnesiac to find the truth. However, he is shocked to find Radha's look alike twin sister who is Dr. Kavitha. In the end, Chinnappadass with the help of Inspector Balaraman catches all baddies and finally marries Dr. Kavitha.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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Reception

P. S. S. of ''

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'' wrote that the well-chosen exteriors, the settings, the costumes, and the lavishly spent currencies all spent with the intention of doing something useful in a somewhat believable story would have been overwhelming.

References

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* {{C. V. Rajendran 1980s Indian films 1980s masala films 1980s Tamil-language films 1989 action films 1989 films Films about educators Films directed by C. V. Rajendran Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films set in universities and colleges Films shot in Rajasthan Films with screenplays by M. G. Vallabhan Indian action films Tamil remakes of Hindi films Tamil-language Indian films