''Ilaignar Ani'' ( ) is a 1994 Indian

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directed by K. R. Selvaraj. It stars

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with newcomers R. Harish, Ranjeev, Harikumar, Kannan, Prem Raj, Vijayraj and Sivasanth playing supporting roles. The film was released on 7 October 1994.

Plot

The film begins with the capture of the terrorist Kumar (Vasu Vikram) by ACP Rajarajan (

). Rajarajan investigates on Kumar's possible links, so he meets his roommates Raja (R. Harish), Balu (Ranjeev), Murali ( Harikumar), Devaraj (Kannan), Shankar (Prem Raj), Peter (Vijayraj) and Siva (Sivasanth). Soon, the youngsters clash with the terrorist Kumar who used them wrongly and the local liquor-shop owner (Raviraj).

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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Reception

Malini Mannath of ''

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'' gave the film a mixed review and said, "A tighter hold on his screenplay, avoiding of repetition of situations and stronger characterisations would have brought out the message better". Thulasi of ''

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'' praised the director for handling the theme against violence in an interesting manner.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1994 action drama films 1994 films Films about terrorism in India Films scored by Deva (composer) Indian action drama films Tamil-language Indian films