Ezhai Jaathi

Ezhai Jaathi
Ezhai Jaathi
	Title card
Directed by	Liaquat Ali Khan
Written by	Liaquat Ali Khan
Produced by	Hemalatha Ramesh
Starring	Vijayakanth; Jaya Prada
Cinematography	Raja Rajan
Edited by	G. Jayachandran
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production; company	Chinnipavan Cine Creations
Release date	19 February 1993;
Running time	152 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Ezhai Jaathi (transl. Poor Caste) is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language political action drama film written and directed by Liaquat Ali Khan. The film stars Vijayakanth and Jaya Prada. It was released on 19 February 1993.^[1]

Plot

Subhash is the son of Udayar, an influential industrialist who helps pull down one government, and set up another. Subhash is sympathetic to the cause of down-trodden lives in their midst, fighting for their rights. Initially, his father's name is Armour but when his actions—like his clashes with the son of a minister —threaten to bring down the very government which his father supports, latter washes his hands of him, and he is a market man.

The local MLA exploits the innocent people of the slums and gets their votes by using the common caste-factor. Subhash acquaints them of their rights, exposes the politicians for what they are and earns the love and respect of the poor. Thilakavathi, an MP is sympathetic to his cause for which she is held prisoner by her colleagues. However, all ends well with Subhash recovering from a near-fatal wound and the exposed politicians getting their just deserts throughout an irate job.

Cast

Vijayakanth as Subhash Chandra Bose
Jaya Prada as Thilakavathi
Vijayakumar as Udaiyar
M. N. Nambiar as Iyer
Manorama as Nagamma
Mansoor Ali Khan as Rajarathinam's son
Livingston as Thilakavathi's stepfather
John Amirtharaj as Rajarathinam
Senthil as Petha Perumal
Thyagu as MLA
LIC Narasimhan as Selection officer
Krishnamoorthy as Inspector
Yuvasri as Shankar's Sister
Murali Kumar as Blind man
Kokila as Murali kumar's wife
S. N. Vasanth as Shankar
Vijay Krishnaraj as Opposition leader
Dharani as Shanthi
Prabhu Deva (Special appearance)^[2]
Thalapathy Dinesh (uncredited)
Vadivelu as Villager (guest appearance)

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[3]^[4]

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singers	Length
1.	"Ezhai Jaathi"	Gangai Amaran	P. Jayachandran	5:00
2.	"Adho Andha Nadhiyoram"	Gangai Amaran	S. Janaki	5:38
3.	"Indha Veedu"	Vaali	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:08
4.	"Koduthalum"	Vaali	Mano	4:42
5.	"Anbe Vaa"	Vaali	Minmini	7:01
6.	"Indha Veedu"	Vaali	Ilaiyaraaja	4:42
Total length:				32:11

Reception

Malini Mannath of The Indian Express wrote, "The dialogue are punchy, and the film, though a little prosaic, is able to hold one's attention".^[5] R. P. R. of Kalki wrote that despite grinding the same dough, there was no unnecessary romance, no absurd comedy track; the only thing is length could have been trimmed.^[6]

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.
^ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (29 June 2006). "Prabhu Deva: From his father's shadow to the limelight". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 March 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
^ "ஏழை ஜாதி (1993)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
^ "Ezhai Jaadhi". Gaana. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
^ Mannath, Malini (26 February 1993). "Gripping". The Indian Express. p. 11. Retrieved 5 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.
^ ஆர். பி. ஆர். (14 March 1993). "ஏழை ஜாதி". Kalki (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via Internet Archive.

External links

Ezhai Jaathi at IMDb

[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.

[2] Ashok Kumar, S. R. (29 June 2006). "Prabhu Deva: From his father's shadow to the limelight". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 March 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2011.

[raaga-3] "ஏழை ஜாதி (1993)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.

[4] "Ezhai Jaadhi". Gaana. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[5] Mannath, Malini (26 February 1993). "Gripping". The Indian Express. p. 11. Retrieved 5 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.

[6] ஆர். பி. ஆர். (14 March 1993). "ஏழை ஜாதி". Kalki (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via Internet Archive.

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