Dhevar Magan (1992) is a Tamil feature film by Bharathan, and written by Kamal Hassan. The film met with a very strong critical reception upon release, the film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Kamal Haasan, Nasser, Revathi and Gouthami in acclaimed roles. The film was also a commercial hit upon release. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The movie was later remade into Hindi as Virasat by Priyadarshan. Dhevar Magan was nominated b...
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Dhevar Magan (1992) is a Tamil feature film by Bharathan, and written by Kamal Hassan. The film met with a very strong critical reception upon release, the film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Kamal Haasan, Nasser, Revathi and Gouthami in acclaimed roles. The film was also a commercial hit upon release. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The movie was later remade into Hindi as Virasat by Priyadarshan. Dhevar Magan was nominated by India as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 1992.
The Britain-educated Shakti (Kamal Haasan), son of a village chieftain Periya-thevar (Sivaji Ganesan) returns home to his village after a long stay abroad. Accompanying Shakti is his girlfriend (Gouthami), with whom he intends to settle in a city and start a restaurant business. However, his father hopes he will don the patriarchal mantle, a role that the highly educated Shakti finds alien to him and distasteful primarily because of the bloody feud between...
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