Abhimanyu (1997 film)

Abhimanyu is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language crime film directed by K. Subash. The film stars R. Parthiban, Ravali, Raghuvaran and Geetha. It was released on 5 September 1997.

Plot
Maasilamani, a dreaded don, spreads terror around him: triggering riots, smuggling illicit liquor and drugs. The police are exasperated by Maasilamani and send Assistant Commissioner of Police Abhimanyu to cope with Maasilamani. Abhimanyu is an incorruptible and strict police officer who has been suspended seven times for challenging his superiors.

Abhimanyu first reforms the corrupt constables and befriends the police officer Deraviyam. In the meantime, Manju falls in love with Abhimanyu. Then, Abhimanyu intercepts Maasilamani's illicit drugs shipments. At this point, Abhimanyu becomes Maasilamani's worst enemy in a very short time. Maasilamani cannot kill him directly for fear of having the police behind him. So he triggers a riot in a college to kill smoothly Abhimanyu but Abhimanyu stops the riot just in time. Maasilamani's right-hand Somu turns approver, Maasilamani henchmen manage to kill him and Deraviyam at the court. In anger, Abhimanyu wants to punish Maasilamani but he sees a familiar face in Maasilamani's house.

Abhimanyu is, in fact, an orphan. In the past, Abhimanyu's father was a heartless corrupt police inspector and Abhimanyu's mother Kausalya killed him. So Abhimanyu's sister was sent to an orphanage and the pregnant Kausalya in jail. Abhimanyu was born in jail. The person that Abhimanyu saw in Maasilamani's house is actually Ranjitha: his long-lost elder sister and Maasilamani's wife. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Soundtrack
The music was composed by Deva.

Reception
R. P. R. of Kalki felt Parthiban's acting suited for cop role but panned his lengthy dialogues and dialogue delivery, he found Raghuvaran struggling to bring anything new to his character though he praised the pre-interval twist but it adds more confusion while panning heroine's track as unnecessary but praised Panneerselvam's cinematography.