Thevar Magan

Thevar Magan
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Directed by	Bharathan
Produced by	Kamal Haasan
Written by	Kamal Haasan
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan Kamal Haasan Revathi Gouthami Nassar Vadivelu Kaka Radhakrishnan S. N. Lakshmi Thalaivasal Vijay Renuka
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	P. C. Sriram
Edited by	N. P. Satish
Production company	Raaj Kamal Films International
Distributed by	Raaj Kamal Films International
Release date	25 October 1992 (1992-10-25)
Running time	158 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Thevar Magan (English: Son of Thevar) is a 1992 Indian Tamil drama film directed by Bharathan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Kamal Haasan, Revathi, Gouthami and Nassar in pivotal roles. The film's soundtrack album and background score were composed by Ilaiyaraaja while the cinematography was handled by P. C. Sriram. The film's script was written by Kamal Haasan who also produced the film along with his brother Chandra Haasan under the production company Raaj Kamal Films International.

The film tells the story of Sakthivel who returns home to meet his father Periya Thevar who is a respected village chieftain to marry his girlfriend. Sakthivel comes to know that the villagers are facing huge problems due to his father's stepbrother and his nephew. After the death of his father, Sakthivel takes over the duty of his father. Rest of the film is about how Sakthivel solves the problems of villagers.

The film was chosen by India as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the 65th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. The film won five National Film Awards, including the Best Tamil Film Award, Best Supporting Actress Award (Revathi), and a Special Jury Award (Sivaji Ganesan).