''Rasathi Varum Naal'' is a 1991

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directed by Maniyan Sivabalan. The film stars

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, Kasthuri and Balambika, with

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, Radha Ravi,

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and Rajeshkumar playing supporting roles. The film, produced by G. Sridevi Shahul, had musical score by Vijay Anand and was released on 13 December 1991.

Plot

Radha ( Kasthuri) lives a luxurious life with her widower father Rajasekhar (

) in a palace. She will marry the Inspector of Police Vijay (

) after finishing her studies. During a college tour in

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, Radha is saved from a near-drowning by her college mates. She then finds a pendant in her pocket and she brings it at home. Radha starts to have creepy nightmares in the night, and her pet dog died in a mysterious way. One night, a spirit flees from the pendant and it enters into Radha's body. The possessed spirit of the girl-victim Rasathi (Balambika) wants to take revenge for a gang-rape what had happened 19 years ago; the tormentors were Rajasekhar and his three friends Gowri ( Radha Ravi), Kabali (

) and Rajeshkumar (Rajeshkumar). The possessed Radha mercilessly kills Rajasekhar's friends one by one. Vijay, who is in charge of the case, finds out that Radha is the killer. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

as Inspector Vijay * Kasthuri as Radha *Balambika as Rasathi *

as Rajasekhar * Radha Ravi as Gowri *

as Kabali *Rajeshkumar as Rajeshkumar *A. K. Veerasamy as Rasathi's grandfather *

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as Pazhani *Marthandan as Muthu *Vasuki as Visalam *Vaman Malini as Radha's friend

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Vijay Anand. The soundtrack, released in 1991, features 4 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali.

Release and Reception

N. Krishnaswamy of ''The Indian Express'' called the film "more-or-less a business-like desi thriller". The film was dubbed in

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as ''Durgamma'' in 1992.

References

{{reflist 1991 films 1990s Tamil-language films Indian horror films Indian rape and revenge films 1991 horror films