''Muthukkal Moondru'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language film directed by

A. Jagannathan A. Jagannathan (26 November 19357 October 2012) was an Indian film director who worked in the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi film industries and he was introduced by R.M. Veerappan in his Sathya Movies banner for Manipayal. He directed nearly ...

. The film stars

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji Ga ...

, Sathyaraj,

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and Ranjini. The film had musical score by

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Cast

* Sathyaraj *

* Ranjini *

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 ...

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in Guest appearance * Thengai Srinivasan *

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* Manorama * Haja Sheriff * Baby Sujitha * Indira

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed and lyrics by

. *"Ennayya Manasilu" - K. S. Chithra *"Devan Koil" – K. J. Yesudas *"Mama Mama" - Chithra *"Vazhgave" -

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*"Aazham Thriyama" – Malaysia Vasudevan, Chithra *"Poove Chinna" – Malaysia Vasudevan, Chithra

Reception

N. Krishnaswamy of ''

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'' said, "It is a hell of a story. Attempted rape, rape, suicide, murder, revenge, songs, dances, fights, all pieced together in an absurd, thoroughly contrived, exploitative jumble".

References

External links

* {{A. Jagannathan 1987 films 1980s Tamil-language films Indian action thriller films Films directed by A. Jagannathan 1987 action thriller films