''Lorry Driver Rajakannu'' is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and

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. It is a remake of the Telugu film '' Driver Ramudu''. The film was released on 3 July 1981.

Plot

Rajakannu is a lorry driver whose only family is his blind sister, Meena. He always stands up for what's right and goes out of his way to assist others. He helps fellow driver Ramu and earns a devoted friend. Rajakannu falls for the short-tempered food stall owner Kannamma. Meena also becomes engaged to marry inspector Shankar. In the midst of this, Rajakannu is arrested after being implicated in a smuggling ring run by Jaganath and his son Kamal. With the help of Ramu, Kanamma and his lorry cleaner Periyathambi, he attempts to clear his name and bring the true criminals to justice.

Cast

* Sivaji Ganesan as Rajakannu *

as Kannamma *

M. N. Nambiar Manjeri Narayanan Nambiar (7 March 1919 – 19 November 2008) was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema, known mostly for his villain roles in an eight decade long career. He has also appeared in a few Malayalam films. ...

as Jaganath * Major Sundararajan as Ramu * Sathyakala as Meena * Suruli Rajan as Periyathambi * Jaiganesh as Shankar * Kanchana as Seetha * Manorama as Paapa * Jayamalini *

Ceylon Manohar Ceylon Manohar ( ta, சிலோன் மனோகர்) ( – 22 January 2018), popular name of A. E. Manoharan (Anthony Pillai Emmanuel Manoharan) also known as Surangani Manohar ( ta, சுராங்கனி மனோகர் ), was ...

*Prem Anand as Kamal *Haalam

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by

M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. He was popularly known as ''Mellisai Mannar''. He compose ...

Reception

Sindhu and Jeeva, reviewing for '' Kalki'', criticised the film for being formulaic and lacking newness.

References

External links

* {{A. C. Tirulokchandar 1980s Tamil-language films 1981 films Films directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Tamil remakes of Telugu films Trucker films