Japanil Kalyanaraman

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Japanil Kalyanaraman
Japanil Kalyanaraman.jpg
Poster
Directed byS. P. Muthuraman
Written byPanchu Arunachalam
Produced by
  • Meena Panchu Arunachalam
  • Sethu Bhaskaran
Starring
CinematographyT. S. Vinayagam
Edited byR. Vittal
C. Lancy
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
P. A. Art Productions
Distributed byP. A. Art Productions
Release date
  • 11 November 1985 (1985-11-11)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Japanil Kalyanaraman (transl. Kalyanaraman in Japan) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Kamal Haasan and Radha . A follow up to Kalyanaraman (1979), it is the first sequel film in Tamil cinema. It garnered mixed reviews and performed average business at the box office.

Plot[]

Raman (Kamal Haasan) is a journalist who exposes a smuggling and black money racket, which involves the high-profile (Major Sunderarajan) and his son Narendran (Sathyaraj), and is about to go public. The magazine is bought by Narendran overnight.

When Raman reveals that he is about to start his own magazine, he is beaten up by Narendran's men. After surviving miraculously, Raman, his son Arun (Master Tinku), and the spirit of the now-dead Kalyanaraman (also played by Kamal Haasan), travel to Japan to buy printing equipment and to show Arun around.

In the comedy side plot, Mayilsamy (Goundamani) and Muppaathaa (Kovai Sarala) win a lucky draw to visit Japan, guided by Munusamy (Chitra Lakshmanan).

Raman meets Radha (Radha), who is a waitress in a restaurant, and they gradually fall in love, with the efforts of Kalyanaraman and Arun. Meanwhile, Narendran also travels to Japan to get rid of Raman before he arrives back in India.

The movie ends with Raman helping to arrest Narendran and getting back together with Radha and Arun.

Cast[]

Production[]

Japanil Kalyanaraman is a sequel to the 1979 film Kalyanaraman, making that the first Tamil film to have a sequel.[1][2] The film was entirely shot in Japan.[3] Buck Tooth for Master Tinku was designed by Janakiraman, a dentist.[4]

Soundtrack[]

Japanil Kalyanaraman
Soundtrack album by
Ilaiyaraaja
Released1985
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length30:47
LanguageTamil
LabelEcho
External audio
audio icon Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[5]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Appappoi Ammammoi"VaaliKamal Haasan4:23
2."Chinna Poo"VaaliS. Janaki4:42
3."Radhe En Radhe"VaaliM. Ramesh, S. Janaki5:33
4."Vaaya Vaaya"VaaliS. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:32
5."Kadhal Un Leelaiya"VairamuthuIlaiyaraaja4:24
6."Appappa Thithikkum"VairamuthuS. P. Balasubramanyam4:28
7."Theme Music"  2:45
Total length:30:47

Reception[]

Japanil Kalyanaraman was released on 11 November 1985.[6] The film failed commercially because, according to the director, "it lacked the freshness the original version had".[7] This movie dubbed into Telugu-language as Japan Ramudu, released on 18 September 1987.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kamal to do a sequel". Behindwoods. 16 June 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. ^ Pillai, Sreedhar. "Kollywood's franchise factory opens". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Vikram to sizzle with Reema & Shriya!". Sify. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  4. ^ R, Sujatha (20 November 2003). "Dentist to the stars". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Japanil Kalyanaraman (1985)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  6. ^ ராம்ஜி, வி. (11 November 2018). "தமிழில் முதல் பார்ட் டூ… ஜப்பானில் கல்யாணராமன்; 33 வருடங்களுக்கு முன்பு… ஓர் ப்ளாஷ்பேக்!". Kamadenu. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  7. ^ Ramesh, Neeraja (15 December 2016). "Sequels a reliable recipe for hit films". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  8. ^ https://ghantasalagalamrutamu.blogspot.com/2019/08/1977_26.html?m=1

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