Raja Kaiya Vacha

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{{Infobox film
| name = Raja Kaiya Vacha
| image = Raja Kaiya Vacha poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Suresh Krissna]]
| producer = V. Mohan<br />[[V. Natarajan]]
| writer = [[Suresh Krissna]]<br />[[Ananthu (screenwriter)|Ananthu]] (dialogues)
| starring = {{ubl|[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]| [[Revathi]]|[[Gouthami]]}}
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = P. S. Prakash
| editing = Raghu<br />Baabu
| studio = Ananthi Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1990|12|07}}
| country = India
| runtime = 145 min
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Raja Kaiya Vacha''''' ({{trans|If Raja Lays Hands}}) is a 1990 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy film]], directed by [[Suresh Krissna]]. The film stars [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]], [[Revathi]] and [[Gouthami]] with [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[Sarath Kumar]], [[Nagesh]], [[Janagaraj]], [[Anandaraj]], and [[Poornam Viswanathan]] in supporting roles. The film was produced by V. Mohan and V. Natarajan, had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and was released on 7 December 1990.

== Plot ==
Raja ([[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]) is a thief who falls in love with Vijaya ([[Gouthami]]). First, she thinks that he was a police officer and asks him to find lost belongings. However, Raja steals to fulfill her wishes. One day, the police arrests Raja in front of Vijaya. Raja is sent to jail but is welcome like a king in jail. Vijaya leaves the town with her father ([[Nagesh]]). When Raja is released, he decides to find Vijaya.

Meanwhile, Johnny ([[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]), a worker union leader, often strikes and works with a competitor company manager named Vaidyaraj ([[Sarath Kumar]]). Many general manager of the company resigned, so Raja tries to get the job to see Vijaya, who also works there. The company chairman ([[Poornam Vishwanathan]]) engages Raja, who in turn engages his friend Japan ([[Anandaraj]]) as a company security officer. Divya ([[Revathi]]), the company chairman's granddaughter and a polio patient, falls in love with Raja. The strikes and workers problem within the company begins to disappear, and Vaidaraj gets furious.

Vijaya begins to understand Raja's heart. Divya's grandfather proposes to Raja to marry her, but Raja says that he is in love with Vijaya. Johnny and Vaidaraj plan to kill Raja, so they put a bomb in the factory. Vaidyaraj reveals that he is the brother of the company chairman. He and Johnny eventually get killed. Finally, Raja saves the factory and marries Vijaya.

== Cast ==
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* [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] as Raja
* [[Revathi]] as Divya
* [[Gouthami]] as Vijaya
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Johnny
* [[Sarath Kumar]] as Vaidyaraj
* [[Anandaraj]] as Japan
* [[Nagesh]] as Vijaya's father
* [[Janagaraj]] as Raghu
* [[Poornam Vishwanathan]] as the company chairman and Divya's grandfather
* [[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]] as Goon
* [[Suresh Krissna]]
* [[Charle]] in a guest appearance
* [[G. Venkateswaran]] as himself (guest appearance)
* [[Laxman Sivaramakrishnan]] as himself (guest appearance)<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 February 2021 |title=1990-ல் பிரபு படத்தில் நடித்துள்ள இந்திய கிரிக்கெட் வீரர் - அட யாருன்னு தெரியுதா ? |url=https://tamil.behindtalkies.com/indian-cricketer-laxman-sivaramakrishnan-in-raja-kaiya-vacha-movie/ |access-date=20 February 2021 |website=Tamil Behind Talkies}}</ref>
{{colend}}

== Soundtrack ==
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| artist = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
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| released = 1990
| recorded = 1990
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 24:07
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. The soundtrack, released in 1990, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]], [[Pulamaipithan]], Kanmani Subbu and Piraisoodan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raja Kaiya Vacha (1990) Tamil Super Hit Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilaiyaraaja |url=https://dmcvinyl.com/collection/raja-kaiya-vacha-by-ilaiyaraaja/ |access-date=2021-02-20 |website=Disco Music Center |language=en-US}}</ref> The song "Mazhai Varudhu" is based on Bhagasri raga.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=March 16, 2012 |title=A Raga's Journey – Bewitching Bhagesri |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-bewitching-bhagesri/article3002530.ece |access-date=2019-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823075543/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-bewitching-bhagesri/article3002530.ece |archive-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Kadhaluku Raja" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[S. Janaki]] || [[Piraisoodan]] || 5:05
|-
|2 || "Kanneer Thuli" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 4:31
|-
|3 || "Mazhai Varuthu" || [[K. S. Chitra]], K. J. Yesudas || [[Pulamaipithan]] || 4:48
|-
|4 || "Maruthaani Araicheney" || [[Ilaiyaraaja]], Mano, S. Janaki || Kanmani Subbu || 5:11
|-
|5 || "Unn Kanakku Thaan" || Mano || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 4:32
|-
|}

== Reception ==
N. Krishnaswamy of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "The film has a classy look, but in the quest for comedy, director Suresh Krishna seems to have taken the story line rather too lightly".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=December 14, 1990 |title=Raja Kaiyya Vachaa |pages=5 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19901214&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0320338}}

{{Suresh Krissna}}

[[Category:1990 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian action comedy films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Films directed by Suresh Krissna]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films set in Bangalore]]
[[Category:1990s action comedy films]]

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