''Japanil Kalyanaraman'' () is a 1985 Indian

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-language comedy film directed by

S. P. Muthuraman S. P. Muthuraman, also referred to as SPM, is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry. He has directed 72 films in Tamil. He was one of the most successful commercial directors in Tamil cinema. Initially he worked mainly w ...

, starring

Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan (born 7 November 1954) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, playback singer, television presenter and politician who works mainly in Tamil cinema and has also appeared in some Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali f ...

and

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. A follow up to '' Kalyanaraman'' (1979), it is the first sequel film in Tamil cinema. It garnered mixed reviews and performed average business at the box office.

Plot

Raman is a journalist who exposes a smuggling and black money racket, which involves the high-profile and his son Narendran, and is about to go public. The magazine is bought by Narendran overnight. When Raman reveals that he is about to start his own magazine, he is beaten up by Narendran's men. After surviving miraculously, Raman, his son Arun, and the spirit of the now-dead Kalyanaraman, travel to Japan to buy printing equipment and to show Arun around. In the comedy side plot, Mayilsamy and Muppaathaa win a lucky draw to visit Japan, guided by Munusamy. Raman meets Radha, who is a waitress in a restaurant, and they gradually fall in love, with the efforts of Kalyanaraman and Arun. Meanwhile, Narendran also travels to Japan to get rid of Raman before he arrives back in India. The movie ends with Raman helping to arrest Narendran and getting back together with Radha and Arun.

Cast

as Raman and Kalyanam *

as Radha *

Sathyaraj Rangaraj Subbiah (born 3 October 1954), professionally known as Sathyaraj, is an Indian actor, producer, director and a media personality who has predominantly appeares in Tamil cinema and Telugu Cinema. His 240 films also include works in Mal ...

as Narendran * V. K. Ramasamy as Samikannu *

Major Sundarrajan Srinivasan Sundarrajan (17 March 1925 – 28 February 2003), popularly known as Major Sundarrajan, was an Indian actor and director who performed predominantly in Tamil language films and plays. He was well known for his sophisticated and ...

Goundamani Subramaniyan Karuppaiya (born 25 May 1939), known by his stage name Goundamani, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Tamil cinema. He is known for his comic duo partnership in Tamil films with fellow actor Senthil. The pair dominated t ...

as Mayilsamy *

Kovai Sarala Kovai Sarala is an Indian actress and comedian, who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian three times, for her performances in '' Sathi Leelavathi'' (1995), '' ...

as Muppatha *

Chitra Lakshmanan Lakshmanan Ramasamy (born 23 January 1948), known professionally as Chitra Lakshmanan, is an Indian journalist, filmmaker and actor. He produced and directed several Tamil language films starring some of Tamil cinema's major stars during the 19 ...

as Munusamy Guide * Master Tinku as Arun * ISR as Textile showroom salesman * Nazeem

Production

''Japanil Kalyanaraman'' is a sequel to the 1979 film '' Kalyanaraman'', making that the first Tamil film to have a sequel. The film was entirely shot in Japan. Buck Tooth for Master Tinku was designed by Janakiraman, a dentist.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one o ...

Reception

''Japanil Kalyanaraman'' was released on 11 November 1985. The film failed commercially because, according to the director, "it lacked the freshness the original version had".

References

External links

* {{S. P. Muthuraman 1985 films Films set in Japan Films shot in Japan Indian sequel films Films directed by S. P. Muthuraman 1980s Tamil-language films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Indian romantic comedy films Comedy of remarriage films Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam Japan in non-Japanese culture 1985 romantic comedy films