Raja (1972 film)
Raja is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language film directed by C. V. Rajendran. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalithaa and K. Balaji. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.[2] It is a remake of the Hindi film Johny Mera Naam.[3] It was highly successful at the box office.
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| Directed by | C. V. Rajendran |
| Written by | A. L. Narayanan Sujatha Story Dept. |
| Story by | A. L. Narayanan |
| Produced by | K. Balaji |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Jayalalithaa |
| Cinematography | Masthan-Thara |
| Edited by | B. Kanthasamy |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Raja/Sekar (C.I.D Police Officer)
- Jayalalithaa as Radha
- K. Balaji as Chandran/Babu
- S. V. Ranga Rao as Nagalingam Boopathy
- Major Sundarrajan as Prasanth
- R. S. Manohar as Viswam
- V. S. Raghavan as Dharmalingam Boopathy
- J. P. Chandrababu as Pattabiraman/Seetharaman
- Pandari Bai as Parvathi
- Ganthimathi as Radha Mother's
- V. Nagaiah as Haridass
- K. Kannan as Jambu
- Master Sekhar as Young Raja
- Harikrishnan as Police Inspector's
- Padma
- Renuka
- Dhanalakshmi
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kalayana Ponnu" | T. M. Soundararajan | Kannadasan | 04.23 |
| 2 | "Gangaiyile" | Susheela | 04.07 | |
| 3 | "Irandil Ondru" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. Vasantha | 04.16 | |
| 4 | "Naan Uyirukku Tharuvatu" | L. R. Eswari | 05.15 | |
| 5 | "Nee Vara Vendum" | T. M. Soundararajan, Susheela | 04.26 |
Re-release
A digitally restored version of the film was released in May 2018.[5]
References
- "நடிகர்திலகத்தின் பட வரிசைப்பட்டியல்". Seithi Saral (in Tamil). 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- "151-160". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- "செலுலாய்ட் சோழன் சிவாஜி தொடர் 169– சுதாங்கன்". Dinamalar. 26 March 2017. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- "Raja (1972)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- "Shivaji's 'Raja' is back in theatres". News Today. 25 May 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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