Yajaman (1993)

 ●  Tamil ● 2 hrs 45 mins

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Vaanavaraayan (Rajinikanth) plays the role of a feudal chieftain, adored and respected by his village people. He lives with his grandparents (M. N. Nambiar and Manorama). Following his advice, they abstain from voting in the elections and instead, pool the money given by the candidates to get themselves some basic amenities. Vallavaraayan (Napoleon) is his arch enemy. Their enmity is further sharpened when Vaanavaraayan wins the hand of Vaitheeswari (Meena), whom Vallavaraayan had also wished to wed. So Vallavaraayan convinces the priest at the temple to mix a poison in the holy water that Vaitheeswari drinks. As a result she becomes incapable of conceiving. But surprisingly, Vaitheeswari soon becomes pregnant-though she has pretended with the help of the mid-wife (S. N. Lakshmi), to do so to uphold her husband's honor. She takes poison and kills herself unable to bear the grief of being incapable of giving her husband a child and on her deathbed makes Vaanavarayan swear to take Ponni (Aishwariya) as his wife. Vaanavarayan however refuses until Ponni agrees to marry Sembattai ('Thalapathi' Dinesh), Vallavarayan's hechman who abandons her to Vallavarayan's vice. Infuriated Vaanavarayam attacks Vallavarayam and spares his life after giving him a sermon on how to win the heart of people. Vaanavarayan marries Ponni in the end and has a daughter he names Vaitheeswari, and all the darkness of the past is forgotten; light, happiness and celebrations abound.

Cast: Meena Durairaj, Napoleon Duraisamy, Rajinikanth

Crew: RV Udayakumar (Director), A Karthik Raja (Director of Photography), Ilaiyaraaja (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Musical, Romantic Comedy

Release Dates: 18 Feb 1993 (India)

Tamil Name: எஜமான்

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Did you know? After the phenomenal success of the movie it was dubbed into Telugu as "Rowdy Zamindar". Read More
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as Vaitheeswari
as Vallavarayan
as Vanavarayan
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as Vaanavarayan's Grandfather
as Vaanavarayan's Grandmother
as Vaitheeswari's Father
Supporting Actress
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as Sembattai

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Tamil
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Tracklist
04:06

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Playback Singer: Malaysia Vasudevan
05:04

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Playback Singer: SP Balasubramaniam, S Janaki
03:55

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Playback Singer: Malaysia Vasudevan
05:58

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Playback Singer: SP Balasubramaniam, S Janaki
05:02

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Playback Singer: S Janaki
05:09

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Playback Singer: SP Balasubramaniam
05:04

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Playback Singer: KS Chithra, SP Balasubramaniam
01:42

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Playback Singer: Malaysia Vasudevan
Trivia:
All the eight tracks in the soundtrack of this movie were composed by 'Ilayaraja', and went on to become one of the most popular soundtracks of all time.

After the phenomenal success of the movie it was dubbed into Telugu as "Rowdy Zamindar".

It was a box office success and completed a 100-day run in theaters.