Sakkarai Devan

Sakkarai Devan
Sakkarai Devan
	Poster
Directed by	J. Panneer
Screenplay by	Liaquat Ali Khan
Story by	R. Selvaraj
Produced by	A. S. Ibrahim Rawuthar
Starring	Vijayakanth; Sukanya; Kanaka
Cinematography	Rajarajan
Edited by	G. Jayachandran
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production; company	I. V. Cini Productions
Release date	10 July 1993;
Running time	154 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Sakkarai Devan is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language action drama film, directed by J. Panneer (in his directorial debut) and produced by A. S. Ibrahim Rowther. The film stars Vijayakanth, Sukanya and Kanaka. It was released on 10 July 1993.^[1]

Plot

Sakkarai Devan makes and sells jaggery. On a visit to a neighbouring village, he falls in love with Sarasu, on whom the village landlord Vairaperumal had already cast his eye. Sarasu's widowed brother Vaiyapuri is arrested following an altercation with Vairaperumal over his sister. Dhanam, an orphan, given refuge by Sakkarai, realising her love is one-sided, marries Vaiyapuri. Sakkarai's popularity with the villagers and his attempts to unite them against Vairaperumal invite the latter's ire.

Cast

Vijayakanth as Sakkarai Devan
Sukanya as Sarasu
Kanaka as Dhanam
M. N. Nambiar as Sarasu's grandfather
Nassar as Vaiyapuri
Mohan Natarajan as Vairaperumal
Thyagu as Ponnambalam
R. Sundarrajan as Appu
Gandhimathi as Sakkarai Devan's mother
Senthil
Vadivelu
C. K. Saraswathi
Baby Monisha as Revathi

Production

The story of Sakkarai Devan was written by R. Selvaraj. He revealed when he visited sugarcane plants in Alanganallur, it reminded him of sugarcane plants owned by his grandfather which prompted him to write a screenplay based on this backdrop.^[2] R. V. Udayakumar was supposed to direct the film but due to some reasons he left.^[2] He was replaced by J. Panneer, who earlier assisted Aabavanan, making his directorial debut.^[3]^[4] Selvaraj felt the film felt short of the taste they created after Udayakumar left the film.^[2] Balaji Sakthivel worked as an assistant director.^[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by Vaali.^[6]^[7] The song "Love Love" is set to the raga Chakravakam,^[8] "Manjal Poosum" is set to Sivaranjani,^[9] and "Nalla Velli" is set to Sankarabharanam.^[10]

Song	Singers	Length
"L.o.v.e Love Love"	Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki	04:50
"Manjal Poosum"	Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki	04:58
"Nalla Velli"	Ilaiyaraaja	04:54
"Pattathu Yaanai"	T. S. Raghavendra, Krishnamoorthy	05:54
"Thanner Kudam"	S. Janaki	04:43
"Thanner Kudam – short version"	Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki	02:19

Reception

Malini Mannath of The Indian Express wrote, "Despite the story being an oft-repeated one, Panneer's narration is fairly neat and his handling of the subject confident".^[11] K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote "Sakkarai Devan should go down well with Vijayakanth's fans".^[3]

Legacy

The song "Manjal Poosum" was also used in Vaazhai (2024).^[12]

References

^ "நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல்". Cinema Express (in Tamil). 1 December 2002. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c செல்வராஜ், ஆர். (12 July 2017). "கடல் தொடாத நதி – 28 – கரும்பு ஆலையும் சக்கரை தேவனும்". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b Vijiyan, K. (31 July 1993). "Village tale backed by powerful script". New Straits Times. p. 15. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2019 – via Google News Archive.
^ V, Sankaran (1 April 2024). "கேப்டன் விஜயகாந்த் தமிழ் சினிமா உலகில் அறிமுகப்படுத்திய 30 இயக்குனர்கள்!.. அட எல்லாமே ஹிட்டு!." CineReporters (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
^ "விஜயகாந்த் - இப்ராஹிம் ராவுத்தர் கதையை படமாக்க முயற்சித்தேன்! - பாலாஜி சக்திவேல் பகிர்ந்த சர்ப்ரைஸ் தகவல்". Nakkheeran (in Tamil). 11 May 2019. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^ "Sakkarai Devan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 10 July 1993. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
^ "Sakkarai Thevan – Tamil Audio Cassette by Ilayaraaja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
^ Sundararaman 2007, p. 140.
^ Sundararaman 2007, p. 142.
^ Sundararaman 2007, p. 146.
^ Mannath, Malini (23 July 1993). "Evil in the village". The Indian Express. p. 6. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2023 – via Google News Archive.
^ ராஜா, எஸ். (15 December 2024). "ராஜா... ராஜாதிராஜன் இந்த ராஜா..!". Kungumam (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.

Bibliography

Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Pichhamal Chintamani. OCLC 295034757.

External links

Sakkarai Devan at IMDb
Sakkarai Devan at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] "நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல்". Cinema Express (in Tamil). 1 December 2002. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

[selvaraj-2] செல்வராஜ், ஆர். (12 July 2017). "கடல் தொடாத நதி – 28 – கரும்பு ஆலையும் சக்கரை தேவனும்". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[nst-3] Vijiyan, K. (31 July 1993). "Village tale backed by powerful script". New Straits Times. p. 15. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2019 – via Google News Archive.

[4] V, Sankaran (1 April 2024). "கேப்டன் விஜயகாந்த் தமிழ் சினிமா உலகில் அறிமுகப்படுத்திய 30 இயக்குனர்கள்!.. அட எல்லாமே ஹிட்டு!." CineReporters (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.

[5] "விஜயகாந்த் - இப்ராஹிம் ராவுத்தர் கதையை படமாக்க முயற்சித்தேன்! - பாலாஜி சக்திவேல் பகிர்ந்த சர்ப்ரைஸ் தகவல்". Nakkheeran (in Tamil). 11 May 2019. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.

[6] "Sakkarai Devan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 10 July 1993. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

[7] "Sakkarai Thevan – Tamil Audio Cassette by Ilayaraaja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

[FOOTNOTESundararaman2007140-8] Sundararaman 2007, p. 140.

[FOOTNOTESundararaman2007142-9] Sundararaman 2007, p. 142.

[FOOTNOTESundararaman2007146-10] Sundararaman 2007, p. 146.

[IE_review-11] Mannath, Malini (23 July 1993). "Evil in the village". The Indian Express. p. 6. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2023 – via Google News Archive.

[12] ராஜா, எஸ். (15 December 2024). "ராஜா... ராஜாதிராஜன் இந்த ராஜா..!". Kungumam (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.

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