''Soorakottai Singakutti'' () is a 1983 Indian

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-language masala film, directed by

Rama Narayanan Rama Narayanan (3 April 1949 – 22 June 2014) was an Indian film director and producer. In the 1980s, he was known as a director who specialized in shooting commercial films in which animals played vital roles, while in the 1990s, several of h ...

for AVM Productions. The film stars

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and Silk Smitha, with Vijayakumari, V. K. Ramaswami, Prameela and

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in supporting roles. It was released on 9 September 1983.

Plot

Viswanathan, a happily married landlord befriends a dancer. Later she shows her true colours, separates him from his wife and marries him. Meanwhile, Selvam, a vibrant youth hears from his mother about his past and vows to avenge the person who caused injustice to his family. How he manages to do it, is the rest of the story.

Cast

as Selvam * Silk Smitha as Sokki *

as Viswanathan *

C. R. Vijayakumari C. R. Vijayakumari is an Indian actress in the Tamil film industry from 1953 to 2003. Film career Vijayakumari is known for her ability to convincingly transform herself into the characters she portrays. She is noted for her Tamil diction an ...

as Lakshmi * Prameela as Kalyani * V. K. Ramasamy as Velu * Sangili Murugan as Nondy *

Venniradai Moorthy Vennira Aadai Moorthy (born 25 July 1936) is an Indian actor and comedian in Tamil cinema. He has starred in many Tamil films and television serials as a comedian and also played supporting roles. He is a lawyer by education, and holds a B.L. ...

as Marriage Broker *

S. S. Chandran S. S. Chandran (25 September 1941 – 9 October 2010) was an Indian comedy actor, producer, and politician from Tamil Nadu. He belonged to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party and was a Member of the Parliament representing Tamil N ...

as Chengalpattu Senthamarai Pulavar *

Bindu Ghosh Bindu Ghosh is a movie and stage actress and choreographer who has performed in Tamil and south Indian Languages. Her debut film was '' Kozhi Koovuthu'' released in 1982. As choreographer Bindu Ghosh's birth name is Vimala. "Kalathur Kannam ...

as Shantha *

Omakuchi Narasimhan Narasimhan (c. 1936 - 12 March 2009), popularly known as Omakuchi, was an Indian stage and film actor. He acted in over 1,500 films in 14 Indian languages, predominantly in Tamil. Early life Born in Kumbakonam in 1936, Narasimhan made his ...

* Gundu Kalyanam *

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(Guest Role)

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics were written by Vaali.

Reception

S. Shivakumar of '' Mid-Day'' called it "the worst AVM presentation I have ever seen" and went on to write "With absolutely no plot, director Ram Narayan depends on his abundant talent in penning the now proverbial double meaning dialogues to stimulate the baser instincts of the filmmakers 'main food'".

References

External links

* {{AVM Productions 1980s masala films 1980s Tamil-language films 1983 films AVM Productions films Films directed by Rama Narayanan Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja