''Thottil Kuzhandhai'' ( ) is a 1995 Indian

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-language

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directed by S. P. Muthuraman. The film stars

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and

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, with

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, Vivek and Karan playing supporting roles. It was released on 24 February 1995, and failed at the box office. The film notably was the last directorial venture of Muthuraman, and was a

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promoting the

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's ''thottil kuzhandhai'' scheme to prevent

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Plot

The film begins with the abandonment of a baby girl in a

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and that baby is brought up in a government orphanage. Now, Raani is a gifted woman and she is proud of the orphanage. She then goes to a renowned college. There, Raani meets the village boy Pitchai and she changes him into a perfect city dweller, they slowly become best friends. After their studies, Pitchai and Raani fall in love. Raani becomes a

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of police while Pitchai becomes a

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. Soon, they have to face the smuggler Rajarathnam and his son Murali. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

Adithyan Adithyan (birth name Titus; 9 April 1954 – 5 December 2017) was an Indian film score and soundtrack composer. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil films apart from working in Telugu and Malayalam films. He sang several songs for his o ...

, with lyrics written by

Panchu Arunachalam Panchanathan Arunachalam (22 March 1941 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian writer, director, producer and lyricist who worked in the Tamil cinema. He was mentored by poet Kannadasan who was his uncle. He also worked as a lyricist in the Tami ...

References

External links

* {{S. P. Muthuraman 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1995 crime films 1995 films Films directed by S. P. Muthuraman Films scored by Adithyan Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam Indian crime films Indian propaganda films Tamil-language Indian films