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	\| released = {{Film date\|df=y\|1979\|01\|12}}		\| released = {{Film date\|df=y\|1979\|01\|12}}
	\| runtime = 134 minutes		\| runtime = 134 minutes
			\| country = India
	\| language = Tamil		\| language = Tamil
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	'''Kuppathu Raja''' ({{translation\|King of the slums}}) is a 1979 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[T. R. Ramanna]]. The film stars [[Rajinikanth]], [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]], [[Manjula Vijayakumar]] and [[Padmapriya]]. It is a remake of the 1972 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Do Yaar]]''.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Ramachandran \|first=Naman \|title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|publisher=[[Penguin Books]] \|year=2014 \|isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 \|location=New Delhi \|pages=90 \|author-link=Naman Ramachandran \|orig-~~year~~=2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kumar \|first=K. Naresh \|date=2020-05-12 \|title=Rajini's Pongal releases are mostly remakes \|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/kollywood/rajinis-pongal-releases-are-mostly-remakes-622136 \|access-date=2021-08-26 \|website=[[The Hans India]]}}</ref>		'''Kuppathu Raja''' ({{translation\|King of the slums}}) is a 1979 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[T. R. Ramanna]]. The film stars [[Rajinikanth]], [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]], [[Manjula Vijayakumar]] and [[Padmapriya]]. It is a remake of the 1972 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Do Yaar]]''.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Ramachandran \|first=Naman \|title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|publisher=[[Penguin Books]] \|year=2014 \|isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 \|location=New Delhi \|pages=90 \|author-link=Naman Ramachandran \|orig-date=2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kumar \|first=K. Naresh \|date=2020-05-12 \|title=Rajini's Pongal releases are mostly remakes \|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/kollywood/rajinis-pongal-releases-are-mostly-remakes-622136 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826070316/https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/kollywood/rajinis-pongal-releases-are-mostly-remakes-622136 \|archive-date=26 August 2021 \|access-date=2021-08-26 \|website=[[The Hans India]]}}</ref>

			''Kuppathu Raja'' was released in theatres on 12 January 1979, [[Pongal (festival)\|Pongal]] day along with [[Kamal Haasan]]'s ''[[Neeya?]]''. Although it was appreciated for Rajinikanth's style and acting, the film became a commercial failure during its release.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=7 April 2019 \|title=ரஜினியின் 'குப்பத்து ராஜா' \|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/160812-.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119170829/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/160812-.html \|archive-date=19 January 2022 \|access-date=2022-01-19 \|website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] \|language=ta}}</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
			{{No plot\|date=August 2021}}

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
	*[[Rajinikanth]] as Jakku / ~~JayaKumar~~		*[[Rajinikanth]] as Jakku / Jayakumar
	*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]] as Selvam		*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]] as Selvam
	*[[Manjula Vijayakumar]] as Mynaa		*[[Manjula Vijayakumar]] as Mynaa
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	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	All songs were written by [[Kannadasan]] and composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Kuppathu Raja \|url=https://www.saregama.com/album/kuppathu-raja_14393 \|access-date=2021-08-26 \|website=[[Saregama]]}}</ref>		All songs were written by [[Kannadasan]] and composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Kuppathu Raja \|url=https://www.saregama.com/album/kuppathu-raja_14393 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826070441/https://www.saregama.com/album/kuppathu-raja_14393 \|archive-date=26 August 2021 \|access-date=2021-08-26 \|website=[[Saregama]]}}</ref>
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	\| 4 \|\| "Puli Varudhu"\|\|[[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[S. Janaki]]\|\|4:20		\| 4 \|\| "Puli Varudhu"\|\|[[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[S. Janaki]]\|\|4:20
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	\|}		\|}

			== Reception ==
			P. S. M. of ''[[Kalki (magazine)\|Kalki]]'' said the film could be watched for Rajinikanth's performance.<ref>{{Cite magazine \|last=பி. எஸ். எம். \|date=4 February 1979 \|title=குப்பத்து ராஜா \|url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1979/feb/04-02-1979/p61.jpg \|url-status=live \|magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)\|Kalki]] \|language=ta \|page=61 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104045641/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1979/feb/04-02-1979/p61.jpg \|archive-date=4 January 2022 \|access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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	\| name = Kuppathu Raja		\| name = Kuppathu Raja
	\| image = Kuppathu Raja.jpg		\| image = Kuppathu Raja.jpg
	\| caption =		\| caption = Poster
	\| director = [[T. R. Ramanna]]		\| director = [[T. R. Ramanna]]
	\| ~~writer~~ = A. L. Narayanan ~~(screenplay/dialogues)~~		\| screenplay = A. L. Narayanan
	\| starring = [[Rajnikanth]]<br />[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]]<br />[[Manjula Vijayakumar]]<br />[[Padmapriya (actress)\|Padmapriya]]<br />[[S. A. Ashokan\|Asokan]]<br />[[Venniradai Moorthy]]<br />[[Ramakrishnan (actor)\|Ramakrishnan]]<br />[[Ramkumar]]<br />[[Chandol Leela]]<br />[[Manorama (Tamil actress)\|Manorama]]<br />[[P. K. Saraswathi]]
	~~\| studio = Surya Lakshmi Pictures~~
	\| producer = S. Aarumugalakshmi<br />T. R. Nalini		\| producer = S. Aarumugalakshmi<br />T. R. Nalini
			\| starring = [[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]]<br />[[Manjula Vijayakumar]]<br />[[Padmapriya]]
			\| cinematography = J. G. Vijayam<br />V. Suresh
			\| editing = [[K. Narayanan]]
	\| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]		\| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
	\| ~~editing~~ = ~~[[K. Narayanan]]~~		\| studio = Surya Lakshmi Pictures
	~~\| cinematography = J. G. Vijayam,<br />V. Suresh~~
	\| released = {{Film date\|df=y\|1979\|01\|12}}		\| released = {{Film date\|df=y\|1979\|01\|12}}
	\| runtime = 134 ~~Minutes~~		\| runtime = 134 minutes
	\| language = Tamil		\| language = Tamil
	\| budget =		\| budget =
	}}		}}

	'''Kuppathu Raja''' ({{~~trans~~\|King of the slums}}) is a 1979 Tamil film, directed by [[T. R. Ramanna]]~~. This film was a blockbuster hit in the year 1979~~. The film stars [[Rajinikanth]], [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]], [[Manjula Vijayakumar]] and [[~~Padmapriya (actress)\|~~Padmapriya]] ~~in lead roles~~. It is a remake of the 1972 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Do Yaar]]''.<ref>{{Cite book \|title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography ~~\|last=Ramachandran \|first=Naman~~ \|publisher=[[Penguin Books]] \|year=2014 \|isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 \|location=New Delhi \|pages=90 \|author-link=Naman Ramachandran \|orig-year=2012}}</ref>		'''Kuppathu Raja''' ({{translation\|King of the slums}}) is a 1979 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[T. R. Ramanna]]. The film stars [[Rajinikanth]], [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]], [[Manjula Vijayakumar]] and [[Padmapriya]]. It is a remake of the 1972 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Do Yaar]]''.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Ramachandran \|first=Naman \|title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|publisher=[[Penguin Books]] \|year=2014 \|isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 \|location=New Delhi \|pages=90 \|author-link=Naman Ramachandran \|orig-year=2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Kumar \|first=K. Naresh \|date=2020-05-12 \|title=Rajini's Pongal releases are mostly remakes \|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/kollywood/rajinis-pongal-releases-are-mostly-remakes-622136 \|access-date=2021-08-26 \|website=[[The Hans India]]}}</ref>

	==Cast==		== Plot ==

			== Cast ==
	*[[Rajinikanth]] as Jakku / JayaKumar		*[[Rajinikanth]] as Jakku / JayaKumar
	*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]] as Selvam		*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)\|Vijayakumar]] as Selvam
	*[[Manjula Vijayakumar]] as Mynaa		*[[Manjula Vijayakumar]] as Mynaa
	*[[~~Padmapriya (actress)\|~~Padmapriya]] as Kasthuri		*[[Padmapriya]] as Kasthuri
	*[[S. A. Ashokan\|S. A. Asokan]] as Govind		*[[S. A. Ashokan\|S. A. Asokan]] as Govind
	*[[Venniradai Moorthy]] as Nallakannu		*[[Venniradai Moorthy]] as Nallakannu
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	*[[Typist Gopu]]		*[[Typist Gopu]]

	==Soundtrack==		== Soundtrack ==
	All songs were written by [[Kannadasan]] and composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]~~. The soundtrack was released under the label "Saregama"~~.<ref>~~http~~://www.saregama.com/album/kuppathu-raja_14393</ref>		All songs were written by [[Kannadasan]] and composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Kuppathu Raja \|url=https://www.saregama.com/album/kuppathu-raja_14393 \|access-date=2021-08-26 \|website=[[Saregama]]}}</ref>
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	! No. !! Song Title!!Lyrics!! Singers(s)!!Length		! No. !! Song Title!!Lyrics!! Singers(s)!!Length
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	\|}		\|}

	==References==		== References ==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

	==External links==		== External links ==
	* {{IMDb title\|0277786~~\|Kuppathu Raja~~}}		* {{IMDb title\|0277786}}
	{{T. R. Ramanna}}		{{T. R. Ramanna}}

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	~~[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]~~
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{{About||the 2017 film|Kuppathu Raja (2019 film)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kuppathu Raja
| image = Kuppathu Raja.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[T. R. Ramanna]]
| writer = A. L. Narayanan (screenplay/dialogues)
| starring = [[Rajnikanth]] [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] [[Manjula Vijayakumar]] [[Padmapriya (actress)|Padmapriya]] [[S. A. Ashokan|Asokan]] [[Venniradai Moorthy]] [[Ramakrishnan (actor)|Ramakrishnan]] [[Ramkumar]] [[Chandol Leela]] [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] [[P. K. Saraswathi]]
| studio = Surya Lakshmi Pictures
| producer = S. Aarumugalakshmi T. R. Nalini
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| editing = [[K. Narayanan]]
| cinematography = J. G. Vijayam, V. Suresh
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1979|01|12}}
| runtime = 134 Minutes
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}

'''Kuppathu Raja''' ({{trans|King of the slums}}) is a 1979 Tamil film, directed by [[T. R. Ramanna]]. This film was a blockbuster hit in the year 1979. The film stars [[Rajinikanth]], [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]], [[Manjula Vijayakumar]] and [[Padmapriya (actress)|Padmapriya]] in lead roles. It is a remake of the 1972 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Do Yaar]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 |location=New Delhi |pages=90 |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |orig-year=2012}}</ref>

==Cast==
*[[Rajinikanth]] as Jakku / JayaKumar
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Selvam
*[[Manjula Vijayakumar]] as Mynaa
*[[Padmapriya (actress)|Padmapriya]] as Kasthuri
*[[S. A. Ashokan|S. A. Asokan]] as Govind
*[[Venniradai Moorthy]] as Nallakannu
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Pavunu
*C. I. D. Sakunthala as Dancer
*[[Loose Mohan]] as Drunkard
*[[Typist Gopu]]

==Soundtrack==
All songs were written by [[Kannadasan]] and composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. The soundtrack was released under the label "Saregama".<ref>http://www.saregama.com/album/kuppathu-raja_14393</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
! No. !! Song Title!!Lyrics!! Singers(s)!!Length
|-
| 1 || "Thinthom Thinthom"
| rowspan="4" |[[Kannadasan]]||[[Vani Jairam]]||5:15
|-
| 2 || "Ammamma Aasai" ||[[Vani Jairam]]||4:21
|-
| 3 || "Kodikatti Parakkudada" ||[[T. M. Soundararajan|TMS]], [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[L. R. Eswari]], [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]||4:22
|-
| 4 || "Puli Varudhu"||[[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[S. Janaki]]||4:20
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0277786|Kuppathu Raja}}
{{T. R. Ramanna}}

[[Category:1979 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Hindi films]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by T. R. Ramanna]]

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