Captain Magal (transl. The Captain's Daughter) is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Bharathiraja, starring Raja and Khushbu. It was released on 14 January 1993.
Plot
Khushbu is the daughter of a retired army officer who once saved the Prime Minister (PM). She falls in love with a musician Raja who has heart disease. They get married and go to a guest house in a hill area. Two terrorists enter their guest house, and they keep Khushbu and Raja under house arrest. One more local horse rider (who taught Khushbu to ride horse) is the main terrorist who also joins them in the house as he is injured. They plan to kill the PM using an automated missile while he is flying on the plane above their guest house. Finally, Khushbu and Raja manage to kill the three terrorists and save the PM without anyone's knowledge.
Cast
- Raja (voice dubbed by Nizhalgal Ravi)
- Khushbu
- Livingston
- Napoleon
- G. M. Kumar
- Janagaraj
Production
According to Selvaraj, who wrote the film's story, the title was named after The Captain's Daughter, a novel by the Russian novelist Alexander Pushkin.[1] The film was partly shot at Ooty.[2] The sets of windmill and farmhouse were built there.[1]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Hamsalekha and lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.[3] The song "Endha Pennilum Illadha" attained popularity.[4]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Endha Pennilum" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:09 |
| 2. | "Nandhavanam Pookkal" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 5:08 |
| 3. | "Kadhal Raja" | Sujatha Mohan | 5:08 |
| 4. | "Yarumillai" | Minmini | 5:09 |
| 5. | "Vaanambadi" | Unni Menon, Sujatha | 5:05 |
| Total length: | 25:39 | ||
Release and reception
Captain Magal was released on 14 January 1993, Pongal day.[5] Malini Mannath of The Indian Express likened it to "a C-grade English thriller, a pathetic attempt at making an action film. It has disjointed scenes, jerky narration and a loosely etched screenplay that seems more of a hotch-potch of various English films".[6] Kalki wrote that frame by frame throughout the film, one could see the director using his own techniques; when the story unfolds the techniques that is supposed to derail the story becomes like the mammoth elephant hiding in the tree.[7]
References
- ^ a b "கடல் தொடாத நதி - 23 - குஷ்பு கேட்ட டைட்டில்!". Junior Vikatan (in Tamil). 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Remembering K Balachander: Khushbu reminisces about the gutsy visionary". Cinema Express. 12 July 2020. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Captain Magal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "குஷ்பு என்னும் துணிச்சல் நாயகி! #HBDKhushbu". Cinema Vikatan (in Tamil). 29 September 2017. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ Sundaram, Nandhu (27 June 2018). "From 'Gentleman' to 'Amaravathi' : Revisiting popular films which released 25 years ago". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (17 January 1993). "Pathetic". The Indian Express. p. 7. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "கேப்டன் மகள்". Kalki (in Tamil). 31 January 1993. p. 32. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via Internet Archive.
