| Dhool Parakuthu | |
| Director: | K. Hariharan |
| Story: | Ramani |
| Starring: | Raghuvaran Ramya Krishnan Ravi Raghavendra Malaysia Vasudevan S. S. Chandran Sindhuja |
| Producer: | Chithra Ilangovan |
| Music: | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Editing: | K. Rasun |
| Cinematography: | Dharma |
| Studio: | Sri Sabarimala Enterprises |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Dhool Parakuthu is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by K. Hariharan, starring Raghuvaran.[1] The film was released after being in production hell for five years.
Raghuvaran, a man with golden heart, is loved by Ramya Krishnan. Raghuvaran's family get killed by Malaysia Vasudevan and his henchmen. Now Raghuvaran wants to take the law into his hands, but he is stopped by his police officer friend Ravi Raghavendra. Will Raghuvaran completes his revenge form the climax.
The film marked the second collaboration of director Hariharan and Raghuvaran after Ezhavathu Manithan (1982). It was Hariharan's first attempt at making mainstream cinema.[2] The film began production in July 1988; however the film was stopped by the producer after first schedule then second schedule began in 1990 and was again stopped. Hariharan expressed disinterest in making this film; however he managed to complete the film in 1993, five years since it began, after the producer threatened him by sending his men to his home.[3]
Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[4] [5]
The film was released at Casino Theatre and was removed after few days due to film's poor response. Hariharan revealed he was exhausted and depressed while making this film, due to the protracted production period, and the reason for the film's failure is the story got messed up due to producer's intervention.[2]