Captain Prabhakaran

Captain Prabhakaran is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by R. K. Selvamani. It stars Vijayakanth in the lead role. It also features Mansoor Ali Khan, Rupini, Livingston and Ramya Krishnan, while R. Sarathkumar appears in a cameo role. It was Vijayakanth's 100th film, after which he earned the sobriquet "captain".

Captain Prabhakaran
Poster
Directed byR. K. Selvamani
Produced by
  • R. Sundar Raj
  • S. Raveendran
  • Ibrahim Rowther
  • Vijayakanth
Screenplay byR. K. Selvamani
Story byR. K. Selvamani
Dialogues byLiyakath Ali Khan
StarringVijayakanth
Cinematography
  • Rajarajan
  • A.Ramesh Kumar
Edited byG. Jayachandran
V. Udhayashankar
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Release date
  • 14 April 1991 (1991-04-14)
Running time
162 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

The character of the antagonist Veerabhadran, played by Mansoor Ali Khan, is loosely based on the forest brigand Veerappan. The title of the film was inspired from Velupillai Prabhakaran, the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Upon its release, the film became a blockbuster at the box office.The film Completed 275 days Theatrical Run.

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