Alexander (1996 film)

1996 Indian film

Alexander

Poster

Directed by| Keyaar
Screenplay by| Keyaar
Story by| Panchu Arunachalam
Produced by| Meena Panchu Arunachalam
Starring|

* Vijayakanth
* Sangita

Cinematography| Raja Rajan
Edited by| B. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Music by| Karthik Raja

Production
company

P. A. Art Productions

Release date

* 10 November 1996 (1996-11-10)

Running time

| 130 minutes
Country| India
Language| Tamil

Alexander is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Keyaar. The film stars Vijayakanth and Sangita. It was released on 10 November 1996,[1] and was an average grosser at box office.[2][3]

## Plot

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Ashok's brothers smuggle drugs and are unstoppable. Only Alexander, a CBI officer, can arrest them.

## Cast

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* Vijayakanth as Alexander
* Sangita as Priya
* Prakash Raj as Ashok
* Srihari as Hari
* Kavita as Thayamma
* Jeeva as Brinda
* Nizhalgal Ravi as Gandhirajan
* Vadivukkarasi as Lakshmi
* Rajasekhar as Rajasekhar
* Laxmi Rattan as Choudary
* Aditya Kumar
* Bobby

## Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Karthik Raja.[4]

Song | Singer | Lyrics | Duration

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"Alexander" | Bhavatharini, Anupama, Mahanadhi Shobana, Yuvan Shankar Raja, S. P. B. Charan | Vaali | 3:36
"Koothadichu" | Venkat Prabhu, Karthik Raja, Burns | Paarthi Bhaskar | 5:25
"Nadhiyoram" | P. Unnikrishnan, Bhavatharini | 4:52
"Rajarajan Nane" | Sujatha, Mano | Panchu Arunachalam | 4:40
"Thaathi Thaathi" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Anupama, Mahanadhi Shobana | Vaali | 4:44

## Reception

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R. P. R. of Kalki called Prakash Raj the film's biggest strength, and also appreciated Karthik Raja's score.[5]

## References

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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. ^ "Star Talk – Karthik Raja". IndiaGlitz. 29 June 2006. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
3. ^ Rajitha (4 April 1997). "My goal is to learn all I can about music". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
4. ^ "Alexander". JioSaavn. 1 April 2010. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
5. ^ ஆர். பி. ஆர். (1 December 1996). "அலெக்ஸாண்டர்". Kalki (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023 - via Internet Archive.

## External links

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* Alexander at IMDb

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Films directed by Keyaar

* Shishirathil Oru Vasantham (1980)
* Eeramana Rojave (1991)
* Vanaja Girija (1994)
* Mayabazaar 1995 (1995)
* Irattai Roja (1996)
* Enakkoru Magan Pirappan (1996)
* Alexander (1996)
* Thaali Pudhusu (1997)
* Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara (1998)
* Dharma (1998)
* Suyamvaram (1999)
* Kadhal Rojavae (2000)
* Dancer (2005)

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