''Poovizhi Raja'' 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
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
-language film directed by
Santhana Bharathi
Santhana Bharathi is an Indian film director and actor who has primarily worked in Tamil cinema.
Career
Santhana Bharathi originally wanted to be a director but didn't get the right opportunity, even after working for a well known director ...
. The film stars
Prabhu
''Prabhu'' means master or the Prince in Sanskrit and many of the Indian languages; it is a name sometimes applied to God. The term is also used by devotees of the Hindu God Lord Krishna/Vishnu as a title and form of address. It is also appended ...
and
Nishanti. It was released on 8 November 1988.
Plot
A man asks the former managing director of his company to recommend his son for the position. But when he refuses, he resorts to unfair means.
Cast
From the opening credits:
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Prabhu
''Prabhu'' means master or the Prince in Sanskrit and many of the Indian languages; it is a name sometimes applied to God. The term is also used by devotees of the Hindu God Lord Krishna/Vishnu as a title and form of address. It is also appended ...
*
Ramki
Ramakrishnan, better known by his stage name Ramki, is an Indian actor best known for his work in Tamil and Telugu films. He made his debut in ''Chinna Poove Mella Pesu'' (1987). He was a lead actor from 1987 to 2004.
He was known for his per ...
*
Nishanti
*
Vijayakumar
*
Vinu Chakravarthy
Vinu Chakravarthy (15 December 1945 – 27 April 2017) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and director who is known for acting in more than 1000 movies in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Badaga and Malayalam mostly as a comedian, supporting actor or in ...
*
Subha
* Shabnam
Production
''Poovizhi Raja'' was directed by
Santhana Bharathi
Santhana Bharathi is an Indian film director and actor who has primarily worked in Tamil cinema.
Career
Santhana Bharathi originally wanted to be a director but didn't get the right opportunity, even after working for a well known director ...
and produced by M. Gopi under S. M. Arts.
The story was written by Shanmugasundaram. Cinematography was handled by A. Suresh Kumaar, and the editing by V. Rajagopal.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Yuvaraj.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title
1980s Tamil-language films
Films directed by Santhana Bharathi