Synopsis
Kadavul is a 1997 Indian Tamil language film directed by Velu Prabhakaran.
The film stars Velu Prabhakaran, Manivannan, Arun Pandiyan, Mansoor Ali Khan, and Roja.
Released on December 5, 1997, the movie explores themes that were considered controversial despite its well-received reception.
The story revolves around Parvathi (Roja), a young woman who believes in goddesses, and her father, the priest of a temple. Five years after a quarrel between two castes during a Hindu festival led to the temple's closure, it reopens.
Muthu (Rahul) and Thenmozhi (Nandhini) are in love but from different castes. Velusamy (Karikalan), Thenmozhi's uncle, forces her to marry him instead.
K. Shanmugam (Mansoor Ali Khan), a corrupt MLA, kills a girl and blames Thamizharasan (Arun Pandian). Thamizharasan fights against injustice as a revolutionary but is injured in the process.
