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{{Infobox film
| name          = Murattuk Karangal
| name          = Murattu Karangal
| image          =
| image          = Murattu Karangal.jpg
| director      = [[Rajashekar (director)|Rajasekar]]
| caption        = VCD cover
| writer        = [[Rajashekar (director)|Rajasekar]]
| director      = [[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]]
| starring      = [[Thiagarajan]]<br/>[[Sathyaraj]]<br/>[[Jaishankar]]<br/>[[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]]<br/>[[Bhanu Chander]]
| writer        = Rajasekhar
| producer      = Hem Nag
| producer      = Hem Nag
| starring      = [[Thiagarajan]]<br />[[Sulakshana (actress)|Sulakshana]]
| cinematography = V. Ranga
| editing        = R. Vittal<br />S. B. Mohan
| music          = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| studio        = Hem-Nag Films
| studio        = Hem-Nag Films
| music          = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| released      = {{film date|1986|1|10|df=y}}
| cinematography = V. Ranga
| editing        = R. Vittal<br>S. B. Mohan
| distributor    = Hem-Nag Films
| released      = 14 April 1986
| country        = India
| country        = India
| runtime        =
| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
| budget        =
| budget        =  
}}
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'''''Murattuk Karangal''''' ({{trans|Violent Arms}})  is a 1986 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Western (genre)|Western]] film written & directed by [[Rajashekar (director)|Rajasekar]] and produced by Hem-nag Films. The film stars [[Thiagarajan]] & [[Sulakshana (actress)|Sulakshana]] in lead roles with [[Sathyaraj]], [[Jaishankar]], [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] and [[Bhanu Chander]] supporting roles.
'''''Murattu Karangal''''' ({{translation|Violent Arms}})  is a 1986 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Western film]] written and directed by [[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]]. The film stars [[Thiagarajan]] and [[Sulakshana (actress)|Sulakshana]], with [[Sathyaraj]], [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]], [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] and [[Bhanu Chander]] in supporting roles. It was released on 10 January 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |title=முரட்டு கரங்கள் / Murattu Karangal (1986) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/murattu-karangal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118162545/https://screen4screen.com/movies/murattu-karangal |archive-date=18 November 2023 |access-date=18 March 2022 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref>
 
== Plot ==
{{no plot|date=March 2022}}


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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* [[Sathyaraj]] as Kabali
* [[Sathyaraj]] as Kabali
* [[Sulakshana (actress)|Sulakshana]] as Valli
* [[Sulakshana (actress)|Sulakshana]] as Valli
* [[Jaishankar]] as Kaali
* [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] as Kaali
* [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] as Muthu
* [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] as Muthu
* [[Bhanu Chander]] as Maari
* [[Bhanu Chander]] as Maari
* [[Sivachandran]] as Rahman
* [[Sivachandran]] as Rahman
* [[Unni Mary|Dheepa]]
* Karate Mani
* "[[Karate]]" Mani
* Anumanthu
* [[Disco Shanthi]]
* [[Chalapathi Rao]]
* [[Tammareddy Chalapathi Rao|Chalapathi Rao]] as Kabali's Side Kick
* [[Senthil]]
* [[T. K. S. Natarajan]]
* [[Chelladurai]]
* Master Vimal
* Suvaraj
*[[Disco Shanti|Disco Shanthi]]


==Soundtrack==
== Soundtrack ==
Soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>https://mio.to/album/Murattu+Karangal+%281986%29</ref>
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=முரட்டு கரங்கள் (1986) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/murattu-karangal-songs-T0002811 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318075609/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/murattu-karangal-songs-T0002811 |archive-date=18 March 2022 |access-date=18 March 2022 |website=[[Raaga.com]] |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Murattu Karangal Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/murattu-karangal-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024165050/https://mossymart.com/product/murattu-karangal-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=24 October 2021 |access-date=18 March 2022 |website=Mossymart}}</ref>


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{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCF" align="center"
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
| '''No.''' || '''Song''' || '''Singers''' ||'''Lyrics'''
|-
|-
| 1 || "Kanni Ponnu" || [[S. Janaki]] || [[Vairamuthu]]
| "Kanni Ponnu" || [[S. Janaki]] || [[Vairamuthu]]
|-
|-
| 2 || "Rathiri Paattu" || [[Gangai Amaran]], [[K. S. Chithra]], B. S. Sasirekha, [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] || rowspan=2|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| "Rathiri Paattu" || [[Gangai Amaran]], [[K. S. Chithra]], B. S. Sasirekha, [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] || rowspan=2|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
|-
|-
| 3 || "Kaavalukku Saamy" || Ilaiyaraaja
| "Kaavalukku Saamy" || Ilaiyaraaja
|-
|-
| 4 || "Naan Unnaithane" || K. S. Chithra || rowspan=2|Gangai Amaran
| "Naan Unnaithane" || K. S. Chithra || rowspan=2|Gangai Amaran
|-
| 5 || "Oru Poongodi" || [[Vani Jairam]]
|-
|-
| "Oru Poongodi" || [[Vani Jairam]]
|}
|}
== Reception ==
[[Subha (writers)|Jayamanmadhan]] of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' panned the film, saying the cinematography was its only redeeming feature.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=19 January 1986 |title=முரட்டுக் கரங்கள் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1986/jan/19-01-1986/p61.jpg |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |page=61 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220729122505/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1986/jan/19-01-1986/p61.jpg |archive-date=29 July 2022 |access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0319895}}
* {{IMDb title}}
{{Rajasekhar (director)}}


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Murattu Karangal
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VCD cover
Directed byRajasekhar
Produced byHem Nag
Written byRajasekhar
StarringThiagarajan
Sulakshana
Music byIlaiyaraaja
CinematographyV. Ranga
Edited byR. Vittal
S. B. Mohan
Production
company
Hem-Nag Films
Release date
  • 10 January 1986 (1986-01-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Murattu Karangal (transl. Violent Arms) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language Western film written and directed by Rajasekhar. The film stars Thiagarajan and Sulakshana, with Sathyaraj, Jaishankar, Ravichandran and Bhanu Chander in supporting roles. It was released on 10 January 1986.[1]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[2][3]

Song Singers Lyrics
"Kanni Ponnu" S. Janaki Vairamuthu
"Rathiri Paattu" Gangai Amaran, K. S. Chithra, B. S. Sasirekha, Malaysia Vasudevan Vaali
"Kaavalukku Saamy" Ilaiyaraaja
"Naan Unnaithane" K. S. Chithra Gangai Amaran
"Oru Poongodi" Vani Jairam

Reception[edit | edit source]

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki panned the film, saying the cinematography was its only redeeming feature.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "முரட்டு கரங்கள் / Murattu Karangal (1986)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "முரட்டு கரங்கள் (1986)". Raaga.com (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Murattu Karangal Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  4. ↑ ஜெயமன்மதன் (19 January 1986). "முரட்டுக் கரங்கள்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 61. Retrieved 17 March 2022.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

External links[edit | edit source]

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