Captain (1994 film)

Captain (1994 film)

Captain is a 1994 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by R. B. Choudary of Super Good Films. The film stars R. Sarathkumar, Sukanya, and Ranjitha. It was partially reshot in Tamil and was released on 25 February 1994. The film was released on 4 March 1994.

Plot

Captain (1994 film)

Kannappa Rao is a powerful mafia lord. He, along with his sons Vijaya and Jaya, spread terror around Visakhapatnam. They are known for land grabbing. One day, Vijaya and Jaya threaten Ramasamy to give them his land in which there is an orphanage, but Ramasamy refuses. Unfortunately, he is brutally killed in front of Gowri. The information reaches his brother Shiva, a short-tempered soldier. His superiors reject his request to leave the military camp, so he flees the camp. In the past, Shiva was in love with Uma, but she died in a plane crash. Later, Shiva complains against Kannappa Rao and hires lawyer Lakshmi Narayanan. Lakshmi Narayanan's daughter Gowri, who is dumb, becomes the eyewitness of the case. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Soundtrack

Captain (1994 film)

<table><thead><tr><th>Song</th><th>Lyrics</th><th>Singer(s)</th><th>Duration</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>"Mate Rani Maina'</td><td>Sirivennela Sitaramasastri</td><td>S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra</td><td>4:37</td></tr><tr><td>"Eraku Dorikina Magasiri Molaka"</td><td>Sirivennela Sitaramasastri</td><td>S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra, Malgudi Subha</td><td>4:13</td></tr><tr><td>"Oyyari Buggameedu"</td><td>Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara Rao</td><td>Suresh Peters, Malgudi Subha</td><td>5:03</td></tr><tr><td>"Paaliyyave Hoi"</td><td>Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara Rao</td><td>Mano, K. S. Chithra</td><td>3:45</td></tr><tr><td>"Neeku Pichi Naaku Pichi"</td><td>Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara Rao</td><td>S. P. Balasubrahmanyam</td><td>3:50</td></tr></tbody></table>

The lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.

<table><thead><tr><th>Song</th><th>Singer(s)</th><th>Duration</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>"Kannil Aadum Roja"</td><td>S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha</td><td>4:39</td></tr><tr><td>"Iduppu Adikkadi Pudikkidhu"</td><td>K. S. Chithra, Shahul Hameed, Malgudi Subha</td><td>4:01</td></tr><tr><td>"Unakku Oru Macham"</td><td>Suresh Peters, Malgudi Subha</td><td>5:05</td></tr><tr><td>"Kannatthula Vai"</td><td>S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra</td><td>3:47</td></tr><tr><td>"Natukkulle"</td><td>Malaysia Vasudevan</td><td>3:51</td></tr></tbody></table>

Release and reception

Captain (1994 film)

The Tamil version was released on 25 February 1994, alongside another Sarathkumar starrer Aranmanai Kaavalan. Malini Mannath, writing for The Indian Express, panned the film: "An insipid screenplay, jerky narration, careless handling of the subject, lack of continuity in scenes and lacklustre performances make Captain one of the worst of [Sarathkumar's] films". R. P. R. of Kalki wrote that by looking at the title, he thought this to be a story about a soldier who received a medal, but to his dismay, it had elements of military hotel, action, explosion, murder here and there it is a terrible rupture; on one side let it be that the film offers nothing new but do not understand what it is.