Rajadhi Raja (1989 film)
| Rajadhi Raj | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | R. Sundarrajan |
| Produced by | R. D. Bhaskar |
| Written by |
Panchu Arunachalam (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Story by | R. Sundarrajan |
| Starring |
Rajinikanth Radha Nadhiya Janagaraj Radha Ravi |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Rajarajan |
| Edited by |
B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
Production company |
Pavalar Creations |
| Distributed by | Pavalar Creations |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Rajadhi Raja is a Tamil film action comedy film directed by R. Sundarrajan and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The movie was released on 4 March 1989, with music by Ilaiyaraaja. Rajinikanth played a double role in the movie. The film was successful in the box office and re-established Rajinikanth as a leader of Kollywood box office.[1]
Plot
A rich estate owner is killed by his second wife and her brother Aadimoolam (Radharavi). The estate owner's son Raja (Rajinikanth) returns from USA and learns of this. In order to bring the culprits to book, he makes his friend Sethupati (Janakraj), a rickshaw puller, act as Raja. But soon, Aadimoolam learns of this and kills Sethu and frames Raja as the killer. Raja is sentenced to death. In between this Raja loves Senkamalam (Radha),sister of an employee in his estate. in the same village where Raja lives, there exists his lookalike, Chinnaraasu (Rajinikanth again), whose aim in life is to wed his sweetheart Lakshmi (Nadia). Raja escapes from jail and meets Chinnaraasu and makes Chinnaraasu take his place in jail. After many a twist and turns, Raja brings the culprits to book. At the end Raja marries Senkamalam and Chinnarasu marries Lakshimi.
Production
Initially Revathi and Rubini were reported to play the two female characters in the movie. Due to date clashes, Revathi's role was offered to Radha and Rubini's role to Nadiya. This was the last film for Radha to act with Rajinikanth and last movie for Nadhiya.[2] The film ran 150 days in most theatres.
Cast
- Rajinikanth as Raja and Chinnarasu
- Radha as Senkamalam
- Nadhiya as Lakshmi
- Radha Ravi
- Vijayakumar
- Y. Vijaya
- Vasanth
- Janagaraj
- Anandaraj
- Vinu Chakravarthy
- Pradeep Sakthi as Valparai Varathan
Soundtrack
The music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) | Picturised with |
| 1 | Malayala Karayoram | Mano | Vaali | 04:42 | Rajini |
| 2 | Enkitta Modhadhe | Mano, K. S. Chithra | Ponnadiyan | 04:51 | Rajini,Nadiya |
| 3 | Vaa Vaa Manjal | Mano, S. P. Sailaja | Ilaiyaraaja | 04:34 | Rajini,Radha |
| 4 | Maama Un Ponna Kodu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Gangai Amaran | 04:25 | Rajini,Nadiya |
| 5 | Meenamma Meenamma | Mano, K. S. Chithra | Piraisoodan | 04:38 | Rajini,Radha |
References
- ↑ "Rajadhi Raja Tamil Movie (1989) – Venpura". Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ↑ Rajadhi Raja – Cinema Express
- ↑ "Rajadhi Raja Songs". raaga. Retrieved 10 February 2014.