Kuppathu Raja

Kuppathu Raja
Kuppathu Raja
	Poster
Directed by	T. R. Ramanna
Screenplay by	A. L. Narayanan
Produced by	S. Aarumugalakshmi; T. R. Nalini
Starring	Rajinikanth; Vijayakumar; Manjula Vijayakumar; Padmapriya
Cinematography	J. G. Vijayam; V. Suresh
Edited by	K. Narayanan
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production; company	Surya Lakshmi Pictures
Release date	12 January 1979;
Running time	134 minutes
Language	Tamil

Kuppathu Raja (transl. King of the slums) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by T. R. Ramanna. The film stars Rajinikanth, Vijayakumar, Manjula Vijayakumar and Padmapriya. It is a remake of the 1972 Hindi film Do Yaar.^[1]^[2]

Kuppathu Raja is one among the seven movies, Rajinikanth acted in the year 1979. It was released in theatres on 12 January 1979, Pongal day along with Kamal Haasan's Neeya. Although it was appreciated for Rajinikanth's style and acting, the movie became a commercial failure during its release. ^[3]

Plot[]

Cast[]

Rajinikanth as Jakku / Jayakumar
Vijayakumar as Selvam
Manjula Vijayakumar as Mynaa
Padmapriya as Kasthuri
S. A. Asokan as Govind
Venniradai Moorthy as Nallakannu
Manorama as Pavunu
C. I. D. Sakunthala as Dancer
Loose Mohan as Drunkard
Typist Gopu

Soundtrack[]

All songs were written by Kannadasan and composed by M. S. Viswanathan.^[4]

No.	Song Title	Lyrics	Singers(s)	Length
1	"Thinthom Thinthom"	Kannadasan	Vani Jairam	5:15
2	"Ammamma Aasai"		Vani Jairam	4:21
3	"Kodikatti Parakkudada"		TMS, Malaysia Vasudevan, L. R. Eswari, Manorama	4:22
4	"Puli Varudhu"		Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki	4:20

Reception[]

P. S. M. of Kalki said the film could be watched for Rajinikanth's performance.^[5]

References[]

^ Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
^ Kumar, K. Naresh (12 May 2020). "Rajini's Pongal releases are mostly remakes". The Hans India. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
^ "ரஜினியின் 'குப்பத்து ராஜா'". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
^ "Kuppathu Raja". Saregama. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
^ https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1979/feb/04-02-1979/p61.jpg

External links[]

Kuppathu Raja at IMDb

[1] Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.

[2] Kumar, K. Naresh (12 May 2020). "Rajini's Pongal releases are mostly remakes". The Hans India. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

[3] "ரஜினியின் 'குப்பத்து ராஜா'". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Retrieved 19 January 2022.

[4] "Kuppathu Raja". Saregama. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

[5] ttps://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1979/feb/04-02-1979/p61.jpg

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