''Kazhugumalai Kallan'' () is a 1988 Indian
Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
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* Tamil language, nativ ...
-language
action film
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directed by
Rajasekhar. The film stars
Charan Raj
Charan Raj is an Indian actor, director, film producer, and writer who works in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia and Hindi movies.
Career
Charan Raj is a versatile actor who is popular for his villainy and character roles in South Indian ...
and
Rekha
Bhanurekha Ganesan (born 10 October 1954), better known by her stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in more than 180 fil ...
. It was released on 23 March 1988.
Plot
Cast
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Charan Raj
Charan Raj is an Indian actor, director, film producer, and writer who works in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia and Hindi movies.
Career
Charan Raj is a versatile actor who is popular for his villainy and character roles in South Indian ...
*
Rekha
Bhanurekha Ganesan (born 10 October 1954), better known by her stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in more than 180 fil ...
*
Disco Shanti
Santha Kumari (born 28 August 1965), famously known as Disco Shanti, is an Indian actress who was particularly famous in South India for her appearances in item numbers.
She has appeared in more than 900 films in different languages of India, ...
*
Radha Ravi
Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan Ravi (born 29 July 1952) is an Indian actor and politician who played supporting roles throughout his career. He is the son of actor M. R. Radha and the uncle of Vasu Vikram and half-brother of Raadhika. He is a ...
* Marthandan as Amavasa
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by
Chandrabose, with lyrics by
Vaali. This is the feature film debut for Prabhakar, a devotional singer.
Reception
Jayamanmadhan of ''
Kalki
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'' appreciated the film for being a return to form for director Rajasekhar after a long time. ''
The Indian Express
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'' wrote, "The idea that was latent in the plot
..is not exploited well by the director", adding, It's only Rekha
..who puts some effort and feeling and some expression into her role.
References
External links
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{{Rajasekhar (director)
1980s Tamil-language films
1988 action films
1988 films
Films directed by Rajasekhar (director)
Films scored by Chandrabose (composer)
Indian action films