''Senthoorapandi'' is a 1993 Indian

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directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars

Vijayakanth Vijayaraj Alagarswami (25 August 1952 – 28 December 2023), known by his stage name Vijayakanth, was an Indian actor, filmmaker, philanthropist and politician. He worked in Tamil cinema in a career spanning four decades. He ventured into politi ...

and Vijay in the lead roles. It revolves around Vijay (Vijay) who falls in love with Meena. Meena's brother opposes their marriage due to rivalry between both the families, whereas Vijay's brother Senthoorapandi (Vijayakanth) returns from jail to help him to win his love. The film was released on 10 December 1993, and performed well commercially.

Cast

Production

After Vijay's debut film as a lead actor '' Naalaiya Theerpu'' (1992) failed at the box-office, Chandrasekhar decided to cast an established actor alongside Vijay for his next film; Vijayakanth agreed to do the film for free.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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. For the dubbed Telugu version ''Bobbili Rayudu'', all lyrics were written by Rajasri.

Reception

Malini Mannath of ''

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'' wrote it "turns out to be fairly engaging film". K. Vijiyan of ''

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'' wrote, "It is amazing Chandrasegaran went into production without a proper story. Rajarajan's cinematography is the saving grace in this movie which seems to have nothing new to say". Thulasi of ''

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'' panned the plot and violence but praised the cinematography and music. ''

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'' gave the film a score of 30 out of 100.

References

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* {{S. A. Chandrasekhar 1990s Indian films 1990s romantic action films 1990s Tamil-language films 1993 films Films directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar Films scored by Deva (composer) Films with screenplays by S. A. Chandrasekhar Indian romantic action films Tamil-language Indian films