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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
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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 ==

Latest revision as of 15:49, 24 June 2022

Kuppathu Raja
File:Kuppathu Raja.jpg
Poster
Directed byT. R. Ramanna
Produced byS. Aarumugalakshmi
T. R. Nalini
Screenplay byA. L. Narayanan
StarringRajinikanth
Vijayakumar
Manjula Vijayakumar
Padmapriya
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyJ. G. Vijayam
V. Suresh
Edited byK. Narayanan
Production
company
Surya Lakshmi Pictures
Release date
  • 12 January 1979 (1979-01-12)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kuppathu Raja (transl. King of the slums) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by T. R. Ramanna. The film stars Rajinikanth, Vijayakumar, Manjula Vijayakumar and Padmapriya. It is a remake of the 1972 Hindi film Do Yaar.[1][2]

Kuppathu Raja was released in theatres on 12 January 1979, 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.[3]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

All songs were written by Kannadasan and composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[4]

No. Song Title Lyrics Singers(s) Length
1 "Thinthom Thinthom" Kannadasan Vani Jairam 5:15
2 "Ammamma Aasai" Vani Jairam 4:21
3 "Kodikatti Parakkudada" TMS, Malaysia Vasudevan, L. R. Eswari, Manorama 4:22
4 "Puli Varudhu" Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki 4:20

Reception[edit | edit source]

P. S. M. of Kalki said the film could be watched for Rajinikanth's performance.[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
  2. Kumar, K. Naresh (12 May 2020). "Rajini's Pongal releases are mostly remakes". The Hans India. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. "ரஜினியின் 'குப்பத்து ராஜா'". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). 7 April 2019. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. "Kuppathu Raja". Saregama. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  5. பி. எஸ். எம். (4 February 1979). "குப்பத்து ராஜா". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 61. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

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