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{{Infobox film
| name = Ettupatti Rasa
| image = Ettupatti Rasa DVD cover.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = DVD cover
| director = [[Kasthuri Raja]]
| producer = [[Pyramid Natarajan|V. Natarajan]]
| writer = Kasthuri Raja
| starring = {{ubl|[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]|[[Khushbu]]|[[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]]|[[Ponvannan]]|[[Manivannan]]|[[Vinu Chakravarthy]]}}
| music = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]
| cinematography = Kichas
| editing = Ganesh Kumar
| distributor =
| studio = Pyramid Films International
| released = 14 February 1997
| runtime = 145 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil

}}

'''''Ettupatti Rasa''''' ({{lang-en|King of eight villages}}) is a [[Tamil films of 1997|1997]] Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Kasthuri Raja]]. The film features [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]], [[Khushbu]] and [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] in lead roles. The film, produced by V. Natarajan, had musical score by [[Deva (music director)|Deva]] and was released on 14 February 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=ettupatti%20raasaa|title=Filmography of ettupatti raasaa|accessdate=2012-05-19|publisher=cinesouth.com}}</ref>

==Plot==

Singarasu ([[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]), a brave and influential man, protects the eight villages living next to the [[canal]]. Palaniyamma ([[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]]) is crazy about Singarasu, but Singarasu prefers her soft and sensitive sister Pandiyamma ([[Khushbu]]). Singarasu finally marries Pandiyamma.

Marimuthu's ([[Manivannan]]) brother (Sukanraj) and Ponrasu's ([[Ponvannan]]) daughter ([[Abitha]]) are in love. Ponrasu, the village chief, refuses for the wedding, so Singarasu decides to accommodate the lovers in his house and promises to unite them, but later the young lovers commit suicide. So Marimuthu and Ponrasu decide to take revenge on Singarasu. Singarasu, busy in his duty, neglects his wife and is unable to understand her feelings. One day, Marimuthu tells lies about Singarasu to Pandiyamma, and she commits suicide. All the villagers think Singarasu is the killer. Palaniyamma decides to live with Singarasu and he develops a soft corner for her. When Singarasu decides to marry Palaniyamma, a woman explains to him what happened before his late wife's suicide. Pandiyamma was in fact killed by Ponrasu and Marimuthu. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] as Singarasu
*[[Khushbu]] as Pandiyamma
*[[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] as Palaniyamma
*[[Ponvannan]] as Ponrasu
*[[Manivannan]] as Marimuthu
*[[Vinu Chakravarthy]] as Pandiyamma and Palaniyamma's father
*[[Charle]] as Mokkaiyan
*[[Abitha]] as Ponrasu's daughter
*Sukanraj as Marimuthu's brother
*[[Kumarimuthu]]
*Sempuli Jagan
*K. Rajeshkumar
*Manangatti Subramaniam
*[[Roopa Sree]] in a guest appearance
*[[Vichithra]] in a guest appearance
*Ram
*Lakshman
{{colend}}

==Awards==
The film has won the following awards since its release :

'''[[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]] 1997 '''

*[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize|Special Prize for Best Actor]] - [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]
* Madras Film Academy Award for Best actress- [[Urvashi]]

==Soundtrack==

{{Infobox album
| name = Ettupatti Rasa
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1997
| recorded = 1997
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 22:38
| label =
| producer = Deva
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]. The soundtrack, released in 1997, features 7 tracks with lyrics written by [[Kasthuri Raja]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.muzigle.com/album/ettu-patti-rasa-1|title=Ettu Patti Rasa By Deva|accessdate=2012-05-19|publisher=muzigle.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thiraipaadal.com/album.php?ALBID=ALBDEV00199|title=Ettu Patti Raasa - Deva|accessdate=2012-05-19|publisher=thiraipaadal.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hummaa.com/music/album/ettupatti-raasa/37358|title=Ettupatti Raasa : Tamil Movie |accessdate=2012-05-19|publisher=hummaa.com}}</ref> "Panjumittai" was one of the famous songs from this film.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration
|-
|1 || "Bemasena" || [[Deva (music director)|Deva]] || 0:34
|-
|2 || "Ettupatti Rasa" || [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]], [[Swarnalatha]] || 3:31
|-
|3 || "Karikalai Puttikittu" || [[Manivannan]], Kalpana || 2:26
|-
|4 || "Kaathu Adikkidhu" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[S. Janaki]] || 5:06
|-
|5 || "Lovapazham" || Manivannan || 2:38
|-
|6 || "Merku Seemaiyile" || Deva, Swarnalatha || 5:21
|-
|7 || "Panju Mittai" || Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki|| 4:56
|}

==References==

{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Kasthuri Raja}}

[[Category:1997 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Kasthuri Raja]]

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