Rajanadai
| Rajanadai | |
|---|---|
| File:Rajanadai DVD cover.jpg DVD cover | |
| Directed by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
| Screenplay by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
| Story by | Shoba Chandrasekhar |
| Produced by | Shoba Chandrasekhar |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Indhu Chakravarthy |
| Edited by | D. Shyam Mukherjee |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Rajanadai (English: Royal Walk) is a 1989 Tamil crime film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film features Vijayakanth, Gouthami, Vidhyashree and Seetha in lead roles. The film, produced by Shoba Chandrasekhar, had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan and was released on 28 October 1989. The film was later remade in Hindi as Jeevan Ki Shatranj (1993).[1][2]
Plot
Vijayakanth (Vijayakanth), an honest C.I.D inspector, is married to Seetha (Seetha) and they have a daughter Shamili (Shamili). Vijayakanth has enough evidence to arrest the dangerous criminal Tiger Kali (Charan Raj). Vijayakanth befriends Rekha (Gouthami), a C.I.D inspector, without knowing that she is Seetha's friend. Seetha compels Rekha to live with them. Seetha has blood cancer but she hides to her husband. When her husband and her friend know this news, they decide to go in the U.S.A for the treatment but Tiger manages to kill Seetha and erases the proofs. Vijayakanth is now more determined to catch Tiger.
Cast
- Vijayakanth as CID Inspector Vijayakanth
- Gouthami as Rekha
- Vidhyashree as Thenmozhi
- Seetha as Seetha
- Suresh as Pandian
- Charan Raj as Tiger Kali
- Radha Ravi as Chakravarthy
- Senthamarai
- Shamili as Shamili
- S. S. Chandran
- Kovai Sarala
- Kuyili in a special appearance
Soundtrack
| Rajanadai | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1989 |
| Recorded | 1989 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 24:16 |
| Label | Lahari Music |
| Producer | M. S. Viswanathan |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer M. S. Viswanathan. The soundtrack, released in 1989, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali and Pulamaipithan.[3]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kasthuri Maankutti" (solo) | K. S. Chithra | 4:37 |
| 2 | "Kasthuri Maankutti" (duet) | Jayachandran, K. S. Chithra | 4:32 |
| 3 | "Onnum Rendum" | Vani Jairam | 4:46 |
| 4 | "Thendralukku" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:02 |
| 5 | "Ullay Vanthathu" | Mano | 5:19 |
Release
Rajanadai was released on October 28, 1989 alongside another Vijayakanth starrer Dharmam Vellum.[4]
References
- ^ "Filmography of rajanadai". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Rajanadai (1989)". en.600024.com. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ https://bollywoodvinyl.in/collections/kannada-malayalam-telugu-tamil-lps/products/rajanadai-tamil-bollywood-vinyl-lp
- ^ https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/list-of-top-tamil-heroes-who-had-two-releases-on-the-same-date/vijayakanth.html