Kaakki Sattai

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Kaakki Sattai
Kaakki Sattai poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRajasekhar
Written bySathya Movies Story Department
Livingston,
G. M. Kumar,
Avinasimani,
P. L. Sundarrajan,
Radha Veerannan,
V. ThamizhAlagan
Produced by
  • G. Thyagarajan
  • V. ThamizhAlagan
Starring
CinematographyV. Ranga
Edited byK. R. Krishnan
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Sathya Movies
Release date
  • 11 April 1985 (1985-04-11)
Running time
143 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kaakki Sattai (transl. Khaki Shirt) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Rajasekhar, starring Kamal Haasan, Ambika, Madhavi, Sathyaraj, Rajeev and Thengai Srinivasan. The film, released on 11 April 1985,[1] became a blockbuster at the box office.[2] The film was loosely remade in Hindi as Guru (1989), starring Mithun Chakraborty and Sridevi.[3]

Plot[]

Murali (Kamal Haasan) is a young man who trains very hard to become a police officer. Uma (Ambika) is his neighbour and they fall in love with each other while Uma supports Murali to achieve his goal but he is rejected after the physical test due to not having influence or money.

Angered by the rejection, Murali turns into a local rowdy. He causes trouble in his district and comes to the attention of a notorious smuggler and murderer, Vicky (Sathyaraj) and his partner Anand (Rajeev). After initial conflict between the two, Vicky recruits rowdy Murali into his gang. Murali becomes his most trusted member. He grows intimate with a girl, Anita (Madhavi), who is looking for personal revenge against Anand.

But soon Vicky's activities time and again, are foiled by the police and he finds out that they have a mole in his gang. Uma spots the changed Murali with Anita and becomes furious and breaks up with him. Then Murali reveals the truth to her. He was not rejected by the police but was recruited by a senior officer to bring down Vicky and Anand's gang. He became a rowdy to get into the gang and is acting as a mole to bring the gang down. They patch things up but Vicky finds out the truth too. In the climax, Anita kills Anand. Vicky kidnaps Uma after killing Anita and when police arrive to arrest him and blackmails Murali to help him escape. After initially helping his escape, Murali rescues Uma and Vicky is killed in the blast.

Cast[]

Soundtrack[]

Kaakki Sattai
Soundtrack album by
Ilaiyaraaja
Released1985
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length22:30
LanguageTamil
LabelEcho
External audio
audio icon Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4] The song "Kanmaniye Pesu" is set in Sivaranjani raga.[5]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kanmaniyae Pesu"PulamaipithanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
2."Nama Singaari Saraku"VaaliS. P. Balasubramanyam 
3."Poo Potta Dhavani"Avinashi ManiS. P. Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki 
4."Vaanile Thenila"Na. KamarasanS. P. Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki 
5."Pattu Kannam"MuthulinghamS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela 

Re-release[]

A digitally restored version of the film was released on 30 March 2018.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kaaki Sattai (1985)". Screen4Screen. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Digitally remastered 'Kaakki Sattai': Kamal Haasan's classic to re-release on March 30". The Times of India. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Kamal's Kaakki Sattai was remade". The Times of India. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Kaakki Sattai Songs". Raaga.com. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  5. ^ Mani, Charulatha (28 September 2012). "Sivaranjani for pathos". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

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