Alexander (1996 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

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

Cast

• Vijayakanth as Alexander IPS
• 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

The music was composed by Karthik Raja.[4]

Song	Singer	Lyrics	Duration
"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

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

References

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

• Alexander at IMDb