Sonthakkaran
Sonthakkaran (English: Relative) is a 1989 Indian Tamil action film, directed by L. Raja and produced by M. Saravanan, M. Balasubramanian & M. S. Guhan. The film was dubbed into Telugu Kondaveeti Dada. The film stars Arjun, Nirosha in lead roles, while Sarath Babu, Madhuri, Radha Ravi and S. S. Chandran portray pivotal roles.[1][2] The film had musical score by Chandrabose. The film was released on 16 June 1989. The film was commercially successful upon release.
| Sonthakkaran | |
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| Directed by | L. Raja |
| Produced by | M. Saravanan M. Balasubramanian M. S. Guhan |
| Written by | V. C. Guhanathan (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | V. C. Guhanathan |
| Story by | V. C. Guhanathan |
| Starring | Arjun Nirosha Sarath Babu Madhuri |
| Music by | Chandrabose |
| Cinematography | K. S. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | R. Vittal S. B. Mohan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | AVM Productions |
Release date | 16 June 1989 |
Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Rajadurai (Arjun) arrests Yuvaraj (Nassar) for raping a woman and killing an old man. Chalapathi Rao (Radha Ravi) father of Yuvaraj gets Rajadurai trapped in false rape charge and he loses his job. Yuvaraj comes back from the Jail to take revenge against Rajadurai.
Cast
- Arjun Sarja as Rajadurai "Raja"
- Nirosha as Rekha
- Sarath Babu as Chelladurai
- Madhuri as Lakshmi
- Radha Ravi as Chalapathi Rao
- S. S. Chandran as Singaram
- Nasser as Yuvaraj
- Charle as a resident of Bharath Nagar
- Chinni Jayanth as Vasu
- Silk Smitha as Sudha
- Master Vimal as young Rajadurai
- Master Suresh as young Chelladurai
- Master Charan as Babu
- G. Srinivasan as Rajadurai and Chelladurai's father
- K. K. Soundar as a bus conductor
- Yuvasree as a victim of Yuvaraj
- Kumaresan as Vasu's friend
- Peeli Sivam as a police inspector
- Premi as bus conductor's wife
- Ennathe Kannaiah as Chelladurai's farm worker
- Pasi Sathya as Sathya
- Omakuchi Narasimhan as Chalapathi Rao's assistant
- Jeeva as Ravayya
- Azhagu as RKV
- Thideer Kannaiah as Chelladurai and Sudha's servant
- K. Rajan as a resident of Bharath Nagar
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Chandrabose and Lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.[3] All songs were chartbusters during the time of release.[4]
| Sonthakkaran | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | AVM Audio Kosmik | |||
| Producer | AVM Productions | |||
| Chandrabose chronology | ||||
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| No. | Song | Singers | Length (min:sec) | Lyrics | Notes |
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| 1 | "Sonthakkaran Yar Sonthakkaran" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vairamuthu (Voice Over) | 04:06 | Vairamuthu | |
| 2 | "Ethala Kuthala Mathala" | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja & Chorus | 04:33 | ||
| 3 | "Katti Thangame Unnai" (Happy) | K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki | 04:15 | Version 1 | |
| 4 | "Pattu Sattai Pottu Vantha" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Chorus | 04:32 | ||
| 5 | "Aththane Aththane Azhagu" | S. Janaki | 03:58 | ||
| 6 | "Thimingalatha Muzhingkitu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Chorus | 04:24 | ||
| 7 | "Katti Thangame Unnai" (Pathos) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 04:35 | Version 2 | |
| 8 | "Kodambakkam Virgambakkam Pakkam Povoma" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja | 04:15 | ||
| 9 | "Katti Thangame Unnai" (Pathos) | S. Janaki, Sarath Babu & Silk Smitha (Voice Over) | 03:58 | Version 3 |
References
- "Sonthakkaran Chandrabose Tamil LP Record Bollywood India-1287". ebay. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- "Sonthakkaran Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- "Sonathakkaran (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Chandrabose". Apple Music Preview. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- "Sonthakkaran Songs". Raaga.com. Retrieved 16 February 2020.