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Name: Ethir Kaatru
Director: Muktha S. Sundar
Released: 2021-06-18T16:40:20Z
Duration: 2 h 20 min
Cast: Karthik (actor), Kanaka (actress)

Ethir Kaatru
Ethir Kaatru
	Title card
Directed by	Muktha S. Sundar
Produced by	Muktha Srinivasan
Screenplay by	Muktha Srinivasan
Story by	Subha
Starring	Karthik; Kanaka;
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	Mukta S. Sundar
Edited by	P. Mohanraj
Production; company	Muktha Films
Release date	7 December 1990;
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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Ethir Kaatru (transl. Headwind) is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language thriller film, directed by Muktha S. Sundar and produced by Muktha Srinivasan. The film stars Karthik and Kanaka. It was released on 7 December 1990.^[1] The film is based on the Malayalam film Artham, which is in turn based on the Tamil novel Ethir Kaatru, written by Subha.^[2]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Ram Narendran, a rich orphan youth, decides to end his life. Waiting on the railway track, he sees another man there who tries to jump on the railway track and Ram Narendran saves him. This person is Jana, he lives with his parents and his little sister Geetha. Jana was a jobless youth and he got a job as a manager in a chit fund company with the help of Madhavan, a family friend, and paid a big amount to join the company. Later, the company ripped off his clients; Madhavan cheated him. The clients threatened the innocent Jana and they put pressure on him to pay them back. Angered, Jana killed Madhavan, so he decides to commit suicide.

Ram Narendran decides to surrender instead of him and goes to the jail voluntarily. Jana has a guilty conscience and he appoints S. Chandrasekaran, a lawyer, to bail Narendran out of jail. However, Ram Narendran would rather sacrifice his life without goals than Jana's life. Later, Jana meets Devaraj, the chit fund company's head, and his partners: Maasi, a politician's cousin, and a police officer's son. Jana challenges Devaraj to punish them. The next day, Jana's dead body is found on a railway track.

Chandrasekaran publishes Ram Narendran's book and it turns out to be a huge success. Anita, a journalist, tries to meet him. Anita and S. Chandrasekaran bail Ram Narendran out of jail. Ram Narendran cannot accept that Jana committed suicide, so Anita and Ram Narendran start to investigate Jana's mysterious death.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Karthik as Ram Narendran
Kanaka as Journalist Anita
Anand Babu as Jana (Janardan)
V. K. Ramasamy as Advocate S. Chandrasekaran
Chithra as Geetha, Jana's sister
Anandaraj as Devaraj, Owner of Chit Fund Company
Livingston as Maasi, Brother in law of a minister
Crazy Venkatesh as son of DSP and an acquaintance of Maasi and Devaraj
Manorama as the landlady of S. Chandrasekaran
Ra. Sankaran as Jana's father
M. N. Rajam as Jana's mother
Vathiyar Raman as Francis
Vennira Aadai Moorthy
V. Gopalakrishnan
Oru Viral Krishna Rao
Santhana Bharathi as Minister Azhagesan
Delhi Ganesh as Sundaramoorthy, Anita's editor
Kavithalayaa Krishnan as Kamala Kannan (KK)
LIC Narasimhan
K. Natraj as Anita's Newspaper company owner
Writer S. Ramakrishnan in one scene.

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[3]^[4]

Song	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Duration
"Ingu Irukkum"	Uma Ramanan	Vaali	4:56
"Koondai Vittu"	K. J. Yesudas	Vaali	4:43
"Nee Ulla Poranthu"	Malaysia Vasudevan	Ilaiyaraaja	4:48
"Raja Illa"	Arunmozhi, Uma Ramanan	Vaali	4:57
"Saamiyaaraa Ponavanukku"	Ilaiyaraaja	Ilaiyaraaja	4:25

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "எதிர் காற்று / Ethir Kaatru (1990)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
↑ Francis, Alfred (28 July 2021). "32 Years of Artham: Sathyan Anthikkad classics you must not miss". OTTPlay. Retrieved 31 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Ethir Kaatru (1990)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
↑ "Ethir Kaatru". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

External links[edit | edit source]

Ethir Kaatru on IMDb
Ethir Kaatru at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] "எதிர் காற்று / Ethir Kaatru (1990)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[2] Francis, Alfred (28 July 2021). "32 Years of Artham: Sathyan Anthikkad classics you must not miss". OTTPlay. Retrieved 31 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[3] "Ethir Kaatru (1990)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[4] "Ethir Kaatru". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

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-'''''Ethir Kaatru''''' is a 1990 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[thriller film]], directed by [[Muktha S. Sundar]]. The film features [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] and [[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]] . The film, produced by [[Muktha Srinivasan]], had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and was released on 7 December 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=edhir%20kaatru|title=Filmography of edhir kaatru|access-date=2012-11-25|publisher=cinesouth.com}}</ref> The film is based on the Malayalam film  ''[[Artham]]'', which is in turn based on the Tamil novel ''Ethir Kaatru'', written by [[Subha (writers)]].
+'''''Ethir Kaatru''''' ({{Translation|Headwind}}) is a 1990 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[thriller film]], directed by [[Muktha S. Sundar]] and produced by [[Muktha Srinivasan]]. The film stars [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] and [[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]]. It was released on 7 December 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |title=எதிர் காற்று / Ethir Kaatru (1990) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/ethir-kaatru |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307070131/https://screen4screen.com/movies/ethir-kaatru |archive-date=7 March 2022 |access-date=7 March 2022 |website=Screen 4 Screen |language=}}</ref> The film is based on the Malayalam film ''[[Artham]]'', which is in turn based on the Tamil novel ''Ethir Kaatru'', written by [[Subha (writers)|Subha]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Francis |first=Alfred |date=28 July 2021 |title=32 Years of Artham: Sathyan Anthikkad classics you must not miss |url=https://www.ottplay.com/listicle/32-years-of-artham-sathyan-anthikkad-classics-you-must-not-miss/650fc3c128184ssics-you-must-not-miss%2F650fc3c128184+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230831104551/https://www.ottplay.com/listicle/32-years-of-artham-sathyan-anthikkad-classics-you-must-not-miss/650fc3c128184 |archive-date=31 August 2023 |access-date=31 August 2023 |website=[[OTTPlay]]}}</ref>
-==Plot==
+== Plot ==
-Ram Narendran ([[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]]), a rich orphan youth, decides to put an end to his life. Waiting in the railway track, he sees another man there who tries to jump on the railway track and Ram Narendran saves him. This person is Jana ([[Anand Babu]]), he lives with his parents (Ra. Sankaran and [[M. N. Rajam]]) and his little sister Geetha ([[Chithra (actress)|Chithra]]). Jana was a jobless youth and he got a job as a manager in a [[chit fund]] company with Madhavan's help (a family friend) and paid a big amount to join the company. Later, the company ripped off his clients: Madhavan cheated him. The clients threatened the innocent Jana and they put pressure on him to pay back them. Angry, Jana killed Madhavan, so he decides to commit suicide.
+Ram Narendran, a rich orphan youth, decides to end his life. Waiting on the railway track, he sees another man there who tries to jump on the railway track and Ram Narendran saves him. This person is Jana, he lives with his parents and his little sister Geetha. Jana was a jobless youth and he got a job as a manager in a [[chit fund]] company with the help of Madhavan, a family friend, and paid a big amount to join the company. Later, the company ripped off his clients; Madhavan cheated him. The clients threatened the innocent Jana and they put pressure on him to pay them back. Angered, Jana killed Madhavan, so he decides to commit suicide.
-Ram Narendran decides to surrender instead of him and goes to the jail happily. Jana has a guilty conscience and he appoints S. Chandrasekaran ([[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]), a lawyer, to bail Narendran out of jail. However, Narendran would rather sacrifice his life without goals than Jana's life. Later, Jana meets Devaraj ([[Anandaraj]]), the [[chit fund]] company's head, and his partners: Maasi ([[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]]), a politician's cousin, and a police officer's son (Crazy Venkatesh). Jana challenges Devaraj to punish them. The next day, Jana's dead body is found on a railway track.
+Ram Narendran decides to surrender instead of him and goes to the jail voluntarily. Jana has a guilty conscience and he appoints S. Chandrasekaran, a lawyer, to bail Narendran out of jail. However, Ram Narendran would rather sacrifice his life without goals than Jana's life. Later, Jana meets Devaraj, the chit fund company's head, and his partners: Maasi, a politician's cousin, and a police officer's son. Jana challenges Devaraj to punish them. The next day, Jana's dead body is found on a railway track.
-S. Chandrasekaran then publishes Ram Narendran's book and it turns out to be a huge success. Anita ([[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]]), a journalist, tries to meet him. Anita and S. Chandrasekaran bail Ram Narendran out of jail. Ram Narendran cannot accept that Jana committed suicide, so Anita and Ram Narendran start to investigate Jana's mysterious death.
+Chandrasekaran publishes Ram Narendran's book and it turns out to be a huge success. Anita, a journalist, tries to meet him. Anita and S. Chandrasekaran bail Ram Narendran out of jail. Ram Narendran cannot accept that Jana committed suicide, so Anita and Ram Narendran start to investigate Jana's mysterious death.
-==Cast==
+== Cast ==
-{{colbegin}}
+{{Cast listing|*[[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] as Ram Narendran
-*[[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] as Ram Narendran
 *[[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]] as Journalist Anita
 *[[Anand Babu]] as Jana (Janardan)
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 *[[Chithra (actress)|Chithra]] as Geetha, Jana's sister
 *[[Anandaraj]] as Devaraj, Owner of Chit Fund Company
-*[[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] as Maasi, Brother in law of a minister
+*[[J. Livingston|Livingston]] as Maasi, Brother in law of a minister
 *Crazy Venkatesh as son of DSP and an acquaintance of Maasi and Devaraj
 *[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as the landlady of S. Chandrasekaran
@@ Line 47: / Line 42: @@
 *[[M. N. Rajam]] as Jana's mother
 *Vathiyar Raman as Francis
-*[[Venniradai Moorthy]]
+*[[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]]
 *[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]]
 *[[Oru Viral Krishna Rao]]
 *[[Santhana Bharathi]] as Minister Azhagesan
 *[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Sundaramoorthy, Anita's editor
+*[[Kavithalayaa Krishnan]] as Kamala Kannan (KK)
 *[[LIC Narasimhan]]
 *[[K. Natraj]] as Anita's Newspaper company owner
-* Writer [[S. Ramakrishnan]] in one scene.
+* Writer [[S. Ramakrishnan]] in one scene.}}
-{{colend}}
-==Soundtrack==
+== Soundtrack ==
+The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ethir Kaatru (1990) |url=https://mio.to/album/Ethir+Kaatru+%281990%29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105103022/https://mio.to/album/Ethir+Kaatru+%281990%29 |archive-date=5 January 2022 |access-date=7 March 2022 |website=Music India Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ethir Kaatru |url=https://avdigital.in/products/ethir-kaatru |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616143840/https://avdigital.in/products/ethir-kaatru |archive-date=16 June 2021 |access-date=7 March 2022 |website=AVDigital}}</ref>
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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 Ilaiyaraaja and [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ww.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0002697|title=Ethir Kaatru Songs|access-date=2012-11-25|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thiraipaadal.com/album.php?ALBID=ALBIRR00159|title=Ethir Kaatru - Illayaraja|access-date=2012-11-25|publisher=thiraipaadal.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hummaa.com/music/album/ethir-kaatru/37989|title=Ethir Kaatru|access-date=2012-11-25|publisher=hummaa.com}}</ref>
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-! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration
+! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration
-|-
-|1 || "Ingu Irukkum" || [[Uma Ramanan]] || rowspan=2|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 4:56
 |-
-|2 || "Koondai Vittu" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || 4:43
+| "Ingu Irukkum" || [[Uma Ramanan]] || rowspan=2|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 4:56
 |-
-|3 || "Nee Ulla Poranthu" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] || Ilaiyaraaja || 4:48
+| "Koondai Vittu" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || 4:43
 |-
-|4 || "Raja Illa" || Arunmozhi, Uma Ramanan || Vaali || 4:57
+| "Nee Ulla Poranthu" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] || [[Ilaiyaraaja]] || 4:48
 |-
-|5 || "Saamiyaaraa Ponavanukku" || [[Ilaiyaraaja]] || Ilaiyaraaja || 4:25
+| "Raja Illa" || [[Arunmozhi]], [[Uma Ramanan]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 4:57
+|-
+| "Saamiyaaraa Ponavanukku" || [[Ilaiyaraaja]] || [[Ilaiyaraaja]] || 4:25
 |}
-==References==
+== References ==
+{{reflist}}
+== External links ==
+* {{IMDb title}}
+* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}
-{{reflist}}
 {{Muktha Srinivasan}}
 [[Category:1990 films]]
-[[Category:Indian films]]
+[[Category:1990 thriller films]]
-[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
+[[Category:1990 Indian films]]
+[[Category:1990 Tamil-language films]]
+[[Category:Films based on Tamil novels]]
+[[Category:Films directed by Muktha S. Sundar]]
+[[Category:Films produced by Muktha Srinivasan]]
 [[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
-[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
+[[Category:Films with screenplays by Muktha Srinivasan]]
+[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
+[[Category:Tamil remakes of Malayalam films]]
+[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
+[[Category:Tamil-language thriller films]]

v t e Muktha Srinivasan
As director	Mudhalali (1958) Panchaali (1959) Naalu Veli Nilam (1959) Thamarai Kulam (1959) Odi Vilaiyaadu Paapa (1959) Panithirai (1961) Idhayathil Nee (1963) Poojaikku Vandha Malar (1965) Maganey Kel (1965) Thenmazhai (1966) Ninaivil Nindraval (1967) Bommalattam (1968) Aayiram Poi (1969) Nirai Kudam (1969) Arunodhayam (1971) Thavapudhalavan (1972) Suryagandhi (1973) Anbai Thedi (1974) Cinema Paithiyam (1975) Andharangam (1975) Perum Pugazhum (1976) Balaparitchai (1977) Andaman Kadhali (1978) Imayam (1979) Sri Ramarajyam (1979) Avan Aval Adhu (1980) Polladhavan (1980) Keezh Vaanam Sivakkum (1981) Simla Special (1982) Paritchaikku Neramaachu (1982) Sivappu Sooriyan (1983) Thambathigal (1984) Iru Medhaigal (1984) Oru Malarin Payanam (1985) Katha Nayagan (1988) Vaai Kozhuppu (1989) Brahmachari (1992)
Produced only	Kodai Mazhai (1986) Nayakan (1987) Chinna Chinna Aasaigal (1989) Ethir Kaatru (1990) Raja Pandi (1994) Kangalin Vaarthaigal (1998) Pathayeram Kodi (2013) Sivappu (2015)
Screenplays only	Kodai Mazhai (1986) Chinna Chinna Aasaigal (1989) Ethir Kaatru (1990)