| Kadal Meengal | |
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) Poster | |
| Directed by | G. N. Rangarajan[1] |
| Produced by | Mrs. R.Shantha |
| Written by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Story by | T. Damodaran |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja[2] |
| Cinematography | N. K. Viswanathan |
| Edited by | K. R. Ramalingam |
Production company | K. R. G. Art Productions |
| Distributed by | K. R. G. Art Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 137 Minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kadal Meengal (lit. 'Sea Fishes') is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by G. N. Rangarajan, starring Kamal Haasan, Sujatha, Nagesh and Swapna.[4] It was a remake of the Malayalam movie Meen. The movie was a Superhit at the box office. Kamal Haasan plays a father-son dual role in this movie. This movie was dubbed in Telugu-language as Rangoon Raja and Hindi as Baap bete.[5][6]
Plot
Selvanayakam a.k.a. Selvam (Kamal Haasan) is a poor but hard-working fisherman who is in love with Bhagyam (Sujatha) from the same fishing hamlet. After a tiff with the locals, Selvam moves to a neighbouring village for fishing and is feared dead during a cyclone. Selvam returns alive after a while and unable to find Bhagyam, marries another woman. Bhagyam has borne his child but lives in isolation away from the life of Selvam who has grown to be a rich businessman. After several years, Bhagyam's son Rajan (the younger Kamal Haasan) finds out about his father whom he despises for having deserted his mother. He vengefully joins his father's rivals and enters into a long confrontation with his father in business and in personal life as well. Nisha (Swapna), is Rajan's love interest while Ambika plays his step-sister's role.
Cast
- Kamal Haasan as Selvanayakam and Rajan
- Sujatha as Bhagyam[7]
- Nagesh as Peter
- Swapna as Nisha
- Ambika as Selvanayakam 's Daughter
- Suman as Sekhar
- K. A. Thangavelu as Mudhaliyar
- Sangili Murugan as Dhanakodi
- Thengai Srinivasan as Sivaanandham
- Sukumari as Annaporani
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Ravi
- G. Srinivasan as Nachimuthu
- K. Kannan as Vadivelu
- V. Gopalakrishnan
- A. R. Srinivasan
- Pandu as Vadivelu's Colleague
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics were written by Kannadasan, Panchu Arunachalam and Gangai Amaran.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Madini Madini" | Gangai Amaran | P. Susheela, Malaysia Vasudevan & Chorus | |
| 2. | "Thaalattudhe Vaanam" | Kannadasan | P. Jayachandran, S. Janaki | |
| 3. | "Endrendrum Anandhame" | Panchu Arunachalam | Malaysia Vasudevan | |
| 4. | "Kalai Maane" | Kannadasan | P. Susheela |
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aakashame Pade" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | |
| 2. | "Pilla Pilla" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | |
| 3. | "Sagenu Aanandame" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 4. | "Vinte Oka Maate Cheputha" | P. Susheela |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Machhil Machhil" | Shiv Shankar Vashishth | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | |
| 2. | "Yeh Pyar Ka Mausam" | Kumar Sanu, Vani Jairam | ||
| 3. | "Gori Gori Baahon Mein" | P. Jayachandran | ||
| 4. | "Raja Tera Chanda Sa" | Vani Jairam |
References
- ^ Kadal Meengal, IMDb, retrieved 27 October 2008
- ^ Kadal Meengal, Oosai, archived from the original on 20 October 2008, retrieved 27 October 2008
- ^ "Kadal Meengal". cinesouth. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ "Kadal Meengal LP Records". musicalaya. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ http://muvyz.com/moviepage/ni670534
- ^ https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1754116568153839&id=100006665384914&set=a.1672377606327736
- ^ "We will miss you, Sujatha". The Hindu. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ https://www.hungama.com/album/rangoon-raja/29257704/
- ^ https://www.raaga.com/telugu/movie/rangoon-raja-songs-A0003970
- ^ http://muvyz.com/moviepage/ni670534/songs/#tabs
External links
- Kadal Meengal at IMDb
- Kadal Meengal Soundtrack at Oosai
- Kadal Meengal Soundtrack at Music India Online