Mudhalvan - 1999 DD 5.1 DVD $14.99

A reporter accepts a challenge from the CM to be in power for a day. He rapidly goes about punishing and arresting corrupt officials and politicians, including the CM. Then, he faces the consequences.

Movie : Mudhalvan (The Chief Minister)
Year : 1999
Banner : S Films
Cast : Arjun Sarja, Manisha Koirala, Vadivelu, Raghuvaran, Manivannan, Vijayakumar, Lail, Cochin Haneefa, Sushmita Sen
Music : A. R. Rahman
Lyrics : Vairamuthu
Story-Screenplay : ‎S. Shankar, ‎R. Madhesh‎
Dialogues : Sujatha Rangarajan
Direction : S. Shankar
Producer : ‎S. Shankar, ‎R. Madhesh‎
Genre : Political Action Thriller
Runtime : 170 min
Release Date : 7 November 1999

Awards

• Filmfare Best Music Director Award - A. R. Rahman
• Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil - Vasundhara Das for "Shakalaka Baby"
• Filmfare Award for Best Dance Choreographer - South - Chinni Prakash
• Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor - Arjun Sarja
• Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain - Raghuvaran
• Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director - A. R. Rahman

DVD Features:

• Anamorphic Widescreen Enhanced (16:9) DVD
• English Subtitles
• Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
• DVD Text
• Jacket Picture
• PAL - All Regions
• Interactive Menus of Songs & Scenes for Easy Access

Plot

The film revolves around an ambitious TV journalist, Pughazhendi, who gets his first interview with the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Pughazh asks harder questions, and the Chief Minister starts trembling and asks him to put his money where his mike is and become his replacement CM for a day. After initially rejecting the offer, Pugazh agrees and does such a great job on his first day, that the actual cabinet collapses and fresh elections are held, where state voters eventually elect him to be their new official Chief Minister. The subsequent unpopularity and jealousy that the old Chief Minister goes through results in him taking revenge on Pugazh, and how he is stopped forms the crux of the story.