Agni Natchathiram (1988)

Original title

அக்னி நட்சத்திரம்

Directed by

Mani Ratnam

Genre

action film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 26m

Rated

UA

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two half-brothers fight over who is the legitimate son of their common father. Their conflict drives the story of this Indian masala film.

emotionaltensemelodramaticfamily conflictstylized1980s vibemasalasibling rivalry

What happens

Agni Natchathiram (transl. Fire star) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language masala film that was written and directed by Mani Ratnam. The film stars Prabhu, Karthik, Amala and newcomer Nirosha in the lead roles, with Vijayakumar, Jayachitra, Sumithra, Tara, S. N. Lakshmi and G. Umapathy in supporting roles. Its story revolves around two half-brothers who come into conflict with each other due to their claims for legitimacy as sons of a common father. Ratnam intended Agni Natchathiram to follow Mouna Ragam (1986); he completed the script but chose to prioritise Nayakan. Although some scenes were filmed during a break from Nayakan, production on Agni Natchathiram stalled for nearly a year and resumed in late 1987 after Nayakan's release. Agni Natchathiram was produced by Ratnam's brother G. Venkateswaran; it was filmed by P. C. Sreeram, and edited by B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan. Agni Natchathiram was released on 15 April 1988, the week of the Tamil New Year festival Puthandu, and became a commercial success, running in theatres across Tamil Nadu for over 200 days. The film won two Filmfare Awards South, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, and five Cinema Express Awards. It became a trendsetter in Tamil cinema, set a new standard in the use of lighting, and was remade in Hindi as Vansh (1992). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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