Most Lovable / Favourite Characters on screen

I am neither here nor there actually.
I just saw a movie by Robert Bresson I found the acting extremely impressive overall and very ordinary in some parts. Then what I found left me confused.

Apparently Bresson uses non-actors, insists of having absolutely no trace of 'acting' whatsover and retains that in the final take. So the artifice of creating is actually non-existence and the 'value of what I appreciated' plummeted instantly for me (whether it should or not is another question, but as of now I should confess I did). And the 'bad' parts were the amteurish acting came to the fore, expressions jumping the gun, end of scene timing misses in transition etc.

So at the moment I wouldn't argue too much about the subtelety being everything. :-) But even as far as dramatic performances go I would still not rate this high in terms of 'believability'. There are so many expressions which Sivaji shows that exist not because they are 'real' but because they are meant to be impressive.

'Apt' is one such. You cannot fault the sentence he speaks etc. But the way he says that -and him teasing his D-i-L are 'unreal' even within the granted melodrama of this movie. What the deuce where they going for first night song ? Cuteness !

And yeah, I found the character and the movie itself very annoying, so that did contribute to me not liking the performance.

PR sonna madhiri Sakthivel Kavundar is one of the most endearing characters ever. Thanks in good measure to that place called Coimbatore. Yeah, generalizations etc etc but everyone who's lived there must have seen person(s) like that or at least some of those qualities. The vegulithanam, respect and helpfulness might even throw one off guard. "Dumb"-nu avasiyam illa...
The film rests on Kavunder's shoulders, with due respect to the other great performances in the film (Raaja intentionally gives a very light unobtrusive BGM - less is more for this film). And IMO, the reason why i'm able to :lol: at every single joke (where Thalaivar is present) every time i see the movie is because of the characterization, accent and Thalaivar's performance. It doesn't rely on "smart", Crazy-type wit-liners or situational jeopardy alone.

The humor would not be what it is if you take away any of thee - Kamal, accent, characterization.
Prabhu quote panna line,
"...apparam thoppula suthi oosi podonum,...... naikku", veedu ippadi irulonnu irukkudhu?", etc etc.... the beauty is in the accent.

Kamal "naughtily" giving a nudge in reply to Kovai Sarala's nudge - idhellam 'peer' Kamal

Heera-ku restaurant la eduthu solra scene. Being in character, being humorous and yet giving lump-in-throat :notworthy: for the acting and characterization

The defining moment for this character is when he exclaims in the climax "Enakku kovam vandhuchunna enna pannuven theriyuma? Aludhu poduven!" :rotfl3:

Chaplin, Kamal essentials (hugging Heera in the climax :lol: ), and the CBE traits - kalandhu seidha kalavai :)

dai madava eppadi da unnala mattum idellam.... ennamo poda..

anna nagar mudal theru

Amaidhipadai amavasai and mani

"naaya konnupotenunga"

"adapaavi"

:lol:

Mayor in Indran chandran

"Odi vilayadu paapaa ...aanaa ennoda thotathula vilayadaatha"

"NO naa EN OO NOOO" - chandran :lol:

sinni jayanth in idhayam 8-).. very good friend.

vetri vizha prabhu

Vasool Raja, definitely

first patient-E bEdhi baby! :rotfl3:
DR thaan pEsuREn.. DR.MBBS
manamirundhAl mArgabhandhu
embi embi B.S
pheelings :lol:
co-operation-nu kELvippattadhilayA?
ganga tharREn kAviri tharREnnu kudutha kadanaiyE thiruppi tharAma
phenAyilu enga oothuRa matter-u.. atha pOi enga oothiyirukkuRE :lol2:
donAldu.. donAldu dakku
lolly poppu!! :rotfl2:
nAn elakaivan
anbe vengadAjalam
93.5 FM :)
raja calling raju andha mEri maamanaarai calling maamu!
rudraatcha kottai illaadha karanathukkaga ennai ututeengaLE.. nAnum senior thAnyA ennaiyum rag pannunga.. kamaan kamaan kamm aan! :smokesmirk:

Just too much of them everywhere! Absolute fun! :yes:

delhi ganesh in thenali..

takkali, sundeli, kabali.. :rotfl3:
kaitha, kasmalam, peedai.. :rotfl2:
kailash... nee en kaila ash.. :lol:

"Latha" in Vasantha Maaligai :)

"Anand" in Vasantha Maalikai :cool:

Rajinikant in Gowravam :yes:

"Rajinikant" in Bhuvana oru ? :D

Kamal in Sathya, Varumaiyin niram sikappu

Genelia character in SS Telugu version..

and ....

RagaRao in Padikkatha methai

Sivaji as Rangan in padikkAdha mEdhai

In one scene, Sivaji will be having hig night meal and will be having milk, because next day he is going to lift a roller (unnai maadhiri oru roller - to Sundaribai :lol:).

Sundaribai says something sharp that all undeserving people are feasting rightaway and are waiting to get the wealth when Rangarao dies

Both Sivaji and Sowcar are shocked to hear that. But Sivaji is angered and has tears in his eyes not because he has been insulted but because she had mentioned the possibility of Rangarao's death.

Poonam Vishwanathan in Tillu Mullu. In fact, I always feel that he's apt for most father's role- Mahanadhi, Aasai, etc...there's something about his pleasant face and nonchalant acting which never fail to bring a smile on your face...RIP :cry:

Lawyer Charuhassan from Thillu Mullu :)

Kamalji in one scene, during the break in dialogues would actually take out the spectacles and cleans it with his hanging coat. Couple of shots later once Thengai comes to know about the thillu mullu, Kamalji adhae kannadikulla kaiya vittu kannai nonduvaar and then delivers this dialogue to Rajini "sir, indha junior artistes sambalam ellam neengalavae illa Nagesh paathupaara " :lol: Even though he is appearing for a short stint, he has made every possible way to make his presence a remarkable one. :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Aalavanthan

Lawyer Charuhassan from Thillu Mullu :)

Kamalji in one scene, during the break in dialogues would actually take out the spectacles and cleans it with his hanging coat. Couple of shots later once Thengai comes to know about the thillu mullu, Kamalji adhae kannadikulla kaiya vittu kannai nonduvaar and then delivers this dialogue to Rajini "sir, indha junior artistes sambalam ellam neengalavae illa Nagesh paathupaara " :lol: Even though he is appearing for a short stint, he has made every possible way to make his presence a remarkable one. :thumbsup:

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Note this point... note this point.... note this point :lol: too good.. esp thenkai's expression :rotfl2:

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Originally Posted by Bala (Karthik)

PR sonna madhiri Sakthivel Kavundar is one of the most endearing characters ever. Thanks in good measure to that place called Coimbatore. Yeah, generalizations etc etc but everyone who's lived there must have seen person(s) like that or at least some of those qualities. The vegulithanam, respect and helpfulness might even throw one off guard. "Dumb"-nu avasiyam illa...

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This one is arguable here.. But for the hero, he was kinda irritating character "poojai samaiyathula karadi pugundhaa pola". Right from the beginning of his introduction until he finds that they both have come together, he is such an hilarious factor in the movie. I still remember the bathroom scenes, flight scenes, hotel reception scenes. The vazhiyal jokes that he shares with Heera (the flight seat number) to make some sort of converstation shows his jollufying character.

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Originally Posted by Bala (Karthik)

The film rests on Kavunder's shoulders, with due respect to the other great performances in the film (Raaja intentionally gives a very light unobtrusive BGM - less is more for this film). And IMO, the reason why i'm able to :lol: at every single joke (where Thalaivar is present) every time i see the movie is because of the characterization, accent and Thalaivar's performance. It doesn't rely on "smart", Crazy-type wit-liners or situational jeopardy alone.

The humor would not be what it is if you take away any of thee - Kamal, accent, characterization.
Prabhu quote panna line,
"...apparam thoppula suthi oosi podonum,...... naikku", veedu ippadi irulonnu irukkudhu?", etc etc.... the beauty is in the accent.

Kamal "naughtily" giving a nudge in reply to Kovai Sarala's nudge - idhellam 'peer' Kamal

Heera-ku restaurant la eduthu solra scene. Being in character, being humorous and yet giving lump-in-throat :notworthy: for the acting and characterization

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The first half was well set up for Kounder to gain his entry in a best possible manner. The first half, IMO is a typical Balu Mahendra's touch but once Kounder enters, he takes the torch from Balu and goes along with others until the kounder family goes into the court through the wall and ends with
Kounder " enga di vandhirukom",
Koundaramma "courtunga" ,
Kounder "court elam appavae venaamnu sonnaen kettiyae", Koundaramma " mamaaaa",
"chinna" koundar after a brief pause " appaaa " :lol:

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Originally Posted by Bala (Karthik)

The defining moment for this character is when he exclaims in the climax "Enakku kovam vandhuchunna enna pannuven theriyuma? Aludhu poduven!" :rotfl3:

Chaplin, Kamal essentials (hugging Heera in the climax :lol: ), and the CBE traits - kalandhu seidha kalavai :)

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Very true.. I often use this dialogue to my wifey ... its just like those one liners like "vara kovathuku.. ennanu poi keettutu vandhudaraen" :lol:

Thanks for refreshing my mind Bala.. I think its time for me to recap this movie once again :)

Babloo, Pulikutty, Naadhas :D

chinna pandi - Aan paavam :D

witty, funny - ooma kusumban...that character almost carried the movie on his shoulder (motha padathayum avarthan somandharu - that's different) in the second half.

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Originally Posted by rangan_08

chinna pandi - Aan paavam :D

witty, funny - ooma kusumban...that character almost carried the movie on his shoulder (motha padathayum avarthan somandharu - that's different) in the second half.

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"aah muttidichi sir" :lol:

"appa idhu enna nyaayam, nee matum engamma-va kalyaanam pannikalaam. naan ungammava kalyaanam pannika koodadha" :lol: :lol:

Adultery & " padi thandiya pathini " characters are not new to tamil cinema ( in fact, for any cinema :D ) But the one that stays in my mind evergreen is the one played by Silk Smitha in Moondram Pirai.

A helpless young girl, married to a hopeless old man. Naturally, she develops an affinity towards this young, charming & handsome hero. Smitha did a brilliant job :clap:

People used to argue with me saying that character was thrusted deliberately for commercial reasons. Well, I would say that except for " ponmeni urugudhey " which is definitely for commercial reason, the character has got its own significance. The logic is very simple. When she openly reveals her desire to the hero himself, he rejects her very decently. This helps make the audience to understand what a virtuous guy he is and at the same time his deep love to Viji.

CAPTAIN PRABHAKARAN – ONE MAN ARMY !!!

Another of my favourite character. A fantastic role for Vijaykanth who couldn’t have asked more for his 100th film. Right from the beginning, it was action, action, action all the way.

I could never forget the dramatic opening scene. It’s almost middle of the night. A girl comes running in the broad & lonely road, screaming for help. She is being chased by a police man (Ponnambalam). She runs blindly and collides on a jeep which belongs to none other than Captain’s. IR’s trademark BGM makes it more interesting.

With all the headlights of the jeep shining brightly, Captain stands there like a lion. Ippo angey irundhu arambipparu saravediya….adi pinnikitte police station varaikkum povar. Of course, everyone knows about his skills in action sequences, but here’s my take. He swiftly perches on any stationary object (at times, even movable too !!), makes a turn in the air, kicks the enemy and makes a perfect landing – something like a ballet !! The subsequent fight in the police station is also a treat. Now, when all the cops are exhausted, ivar thenavatta, dhairiyama angey irukkira black board-la thannudaya peru, address ellam ezhuduvaru – sema scene. Upon watching that character doing those fantastic stunts on screen, you feel like rolling up your sleeves and get ready for a fist fight with someone !!!!

rangan.. :clap: :clap:

Infact, I logged in specifically to post / list VK's characters in this thread... neenga lead kuduthutteenga :ty:

I have seen CP when it was released.. but don't remember much about the crowd response..

until first 25 mins, they show Sarath's episode.. after that its VK all the way .. action + dialogues sara maariya irukkum :clap: :clap:

May or may not be Lovable / Fav.. I'll list VK's govt officer characters:

Designation.. from my memory.. may / maynot be exact & not in any particular order

Character --- Film
CAPTAIN PRABHAKARAN ---- &&
Assistant Commissionar Panneer Selvam ---- Sathriyan
Honest Raj ---- Pulan Visaranai
Raaj (aka) HonestRaj --- Honest Raj
District Collector Thamizhchelvan ---- &&
Sethupathy IPS ---- &&
Captain Soundhrapandian ---- Senthoora Poove
DSP Dheenadhayalan ---- Oomai Vizhigal
Captain Narasimma ---- &&
Captain Vasanth Periyasamy ---- ULavuthurai
Commissioner Vallarasu ---- &&
Commissioner Vanchinathan ---- &&
Rajadhurai ---- &&
CBI Alexander ---- &&
CBI Kasi Viswanathan ---- Perarasu
Criminologist Arivarasu ---- ARASANGAM
Military man ---- Santhana Kaatru
??? ---- Thaimozhi
RathnavElu ---- Devan
??? ---- Dharmam Vellum
Subash ---- Manakara Kaaval

A handful of Mid 1980's not much popular films of SAC & others


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Type panni tired aagitten :P

Edhavadhu miss panni irundha .. innoru naal update panren

Last but not the least:

Innum duty'il seradha... designation finalise aagadha ... vayasanalum Singathin gunangal maruvadhillai'nu nirubuikka thudithu kondirukkum.. engal annan

VIRUDHAGIRI

HR, captain in Pattukku Oru Talaivan can be considered fun and lovable.

NT

Ranggan - Padikaatha Methai
Muthu - Muradan Muthu.
The innocent village dude - Navarathiri
Madhan - Galatta Kalyanam
Raman - Raman Ethanai Raamanadi (see NT thread for Saradha mdm's review for more detail).
Marudhu - Bale Pandiya (Onnume pannaama suttupuduvangga padupaavi passangga, see my signature for details).


Prabhu
Chinnathambi
Uzhavan
Vetri Vizha (good balance to serious Kamal)
Gusu Sishyan - (Good balance to hilarious Rajini)

Sathyaraj (Only one who can be evil and lovable).
Kakkichattai/Vikram
Amaithi Padai (Nagaraaja Sozhan :P )


Madhavan
BAttil Mani - Ethiri (lovable bloke you wanna have beer with)
Ars - Anbe Sivam (lovable bloke you want to have Bong with). :P
Thambi - Thambi...err..no...am kidding. Stay away from him he is nuts.

Balraam Naidu and Rangarajan Nambi in 10A :D

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Originally Posted by groucho070

Prabhu
Chinnathambi
Uzhavan
Vetri Vizha (good balance to serious Kamal)
Gusu Sishyan - (Good balance to hilarious Rajini)

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:exactly: Talking about Guru Sishyan, who can ever forget the hilarious Manorama? :D

Rajini: Ivar yaaru theriyuma? Periya ABC officer!
Manorama: ABC officera? (The expression on her face in this scene was priceless)
Prabhu: Yo! CBI officer ya!

Rajini pointing at Mona Lisa's picture : Ithu yaaru photonge?
Manorama: Athuva..athu enga mamiyar :lol:

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Originally Posted by groucho070

Prabhu
Chinnathambi
Uzhavan
Vetri Vizha (good balance to serious Kamal)
Gusu Sishyan - (Good balance to hilarious Rajini)

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:exactly: Talking about Guru Sishyan, who can ever forget the hilarious Manorama? :D

Rajini: Ivar yaaru theriyuma? Periya ABC officer!
Manorama: ABC officera? (The expression on her face in this scene was priceless)
Prabhu: Yo! CBI officer ya!

Rajini pointing at Mona Lisa's picture : Ithu yaaru photonge?
Manorama: Athuva..athu enga mamiyar :lol:

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it's actually "ivar yaaru, sirichikitte toonguraru?".. :rotfl2: manorama's answer is even more hilarious..

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Originally Posted by groucho070

Prabhu
Chinnathambi
Uzhavan
Vetri Vizha (good balance to serious Kamal)
Gusu Sishyan - (Good balance to hilarious Rajini)

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:exactly: Talking about Guru Sishyan, who can ever forget the hilarious Manorama? :D

Rajini: Ivar yaaru theriyuma? Periya ABC officer!
Manorama: ABC officera? (The expression on her face in this scene was priceless)
Prabhu: Yo! CBI officer ya!

Rajini pointing at Mona Lisa's picture : Ithu yaaru photonge?
Manorama: Athuva..athu enga mamiyar :lol:

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it's actually "ivar yaaru, sirichikitte toonguraru?".. :rotfl2: manorama's answer is even more hilarious..

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Hehehe, my bad...sorry, but yeah your dialogues sounds more like it :lol:

Muraimaman Goundamani,Bhagyaraj Rasukutty -ideal lifestyle eggsamples in tamil cinema

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Muraimaman Goundamani,Bhagyaraj Rasukutty -ideal lifestyle eggsamples in tamil cinema

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Riverside foldable chair azhagai rasichings:

Oh ippollAm purushanunga kOvichikkittu ammA veetukku pOyidraanungaLA ....bachelor life-la irukkuradhaala idhellAm theriyuradhillai :lol:

Mr. Uthaman from Anbae Sivam

Bavyamaa oru character trainla okkandhirukardha paathutu Vedhandha Iyer vandhutaaronu nenaichaen.

But he just proved himself that he is as good as any other character artiste to make his presence sound and valuable in the train scene in Anbae Sivam.

He starts off with speaking in English, Tamil & Sanskrit that any man can be excited to continue the conversation with him which continues like..

"deva baashaiyila sonnaen, kadavulaiyum marandhaachu, samaskirudhathaiyum marandhaachu"

ARS - "oh samaskridham ellam theriyuma ungaluku "

UTH: "ofcourse, paeru uthaman nu vechitu poi solla koodadhu" (he knows that ARS doesnt know Sanskrit and he maintains his std on sanskrit here ), then comes the real Uthaman..

ARS - "Ad film makera sir neenga"

UTH: "Ofcourse" (just like the way he said yes to sanskrit)
ARS - "naanum thaan"
UTH - with a toned voice he continues from his initial dialogue "ofcourse, enaku andha alavuku paritchayam illai andha fieldla" :lol: :lol: - Amazing characterisation and execution.

Once he is caught in the crowd, then his dialogues turns into a well groomed mugger and went on to insult ARS

"manishanaaya nee, un potti padukaiyellam thozhaavittu oru pathu paisa kooda illaiyae, appuram epadi thaanya thirudan pozhapu nadathuradhu " :rotfl: (This might be a common dialogue but after the tragic accident scenes, seeing "real" uthaman was a stress reliever for ARS, Sivam and us. )

and he continues

"Pandhalu Kaaru" , camera turns to a saamiyar with naamam doing aasirvaadham and Uthaman

"aayinaalu bag-ae ichaesae padhirooba theesko" :rotfl3: - One of the talents unused in tamil cinema

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"manishanaaya nee, un potti padukaiyellam thozhaavittu oru pathu paisa kooda illaiyae, appuram epadi thaanya thirudan pozhapu nadathuradhu "

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:rotfl: :rotfl: My favourite dialouge in that scene..

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Originally Posted by Aalavanthan

Mr. Uthaman from Anbae Sivam

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:thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Aalavanthan

"aayinaalu bag-ae ichaesae padhirooba theesko" :rotfl3: - One of the talents unused in tamil cinema

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:rotfl3: My favorite line... he says it with complete authority :lol:

And he keeps daring them.. "take me to the police station.. take me to the police staion!" nextu nejamave police vandhurum :rotfl2:

pusthagathayum pondattiyayum mathavangakitta kudukkakoodadhu. kudutha cover-a pirichi menjiduvanga. :lol:

V.K. Ramasamy- Nammbina in Arangetra Velai. Wonderful Character :clap:

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Originally Posted by Jyothsna

V.K. Ramasamy- Nammbina in Arangetra Velai. Wonderful Character :clap:

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:yes: :exactly:

Also "Sriramachandra Moorthy" character played by Thengai Sreenivasan in Thillu Mullu... My all-time favourite... :yes: :rotfl3:

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Originally Posted by groucho070

Prabhu
Chinnathambi
Uzhavan
Vetri Vizha (good balance to serious Kamal)
Gusu Sishyan - (Good balance to hilarious Rajini)

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:exactly: Talking about Guru Sishyan, who can ever forget the hilarious Manorama? :D

Rajini: Ivar yaaru theriyuma? Periya ABC officer!
Manorama: ABC officera? (The expression on her face in this scene was priceless)
Prabhu: Yo! CBI officer ya!

Rajini pointing at Mona Lisa's picture : Ithu yaaru photonge?
Manorama: Athuva..athu enga mamiyar :lol:

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it's actually "ivar yaaru, sirichikitte toonguraru?".. :rotfl2: manorama's answer is even more hilarious..

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Indha neram paarththu indha manushan jalaja kooda jalsa pannikittu irukkaarae... :rotfl3:

And also I like this dialogue:

Rajini: Thank you mummy
Manorama: "Mummy illai aunty" :rotfl:

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Originally Posted by HonestRaj

May or may not be Lovable / Fav.. I'll list VK's govt officer characters:

Designation.. from my memory.. may / maynot be exact & not in any particular order

Character --- Film
CAPTAIN PRABHAKARAN ---- &&
Assistant Commissionar Panneer Selvam ---- Sathriyan
Honest Raj ---- Pulan Visaranai
Raaj (aka) HonestRaj --- Honest Raj
District Collector Thamizhchelvan ---- &&
Sethupathy IPS ---- &&
Captain Soundhrapandian ---- Senthoora Poove
DSP Dheenadhayalan ---- Oomai Vizhigal
Captain Narasimma ---- &&
Captain Vasanth Periyasamy ---- ULavuthurai
Commissioner Vallarasu ---- &&
Commissioner Vanchinathan ---- &&
Rajadhurai ---- &&
CBI Alexander ---- &&
CBI Kasi Viswanathan ---- Perarasu
Criminologist Arivarasu ---- ARASANGAM
Military man ---- Santhana Kaatru
??? ---- Thaimozhi
RathnavElu ---- Devan
??? ---- Dharmam Vellum
Subash ---- Manakara Kaaval

A handful of Mid 1980's not much popular films of SAC & others


&& -->character name = Film name

Type panni tired aagitten :P

Edhavadhu miss panni irundha .. innoru naal update panren

Last but not the least:

Innum duty'il seradha... designation finalise aagadha ... vayasanalum Singathin gunangal maruvadhillai'nu nirubuikka thudithu kondirukkum.. engal annan

VIRUDHAGIRI

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I like the characters displayed in bold...