| Sivappu Sooriyan | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Muktha Srinivasan |
| Produced by | Muktha V. Ramaswamy |
| Written by | Peter Selvakumar |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Saritha Radha |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | M. Karnan |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishnan R. Shanmugam |
Production company | Muktha Films |
| Distributed by | Muktha Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sivappu Sooriyan (transl. Red Sun) is a 1983 Tamil language action film directed by Muktha Srinivasan and starring Rajinikanth, Radha and Saritha in the lead roles.[1] The movie opened to lacklustre reviews and was a moderate success the box office.[2]
Plot
Vijay (Rajinikanth), a merchant navy officer, comes home on leave to meet his sister Selvi (Saritha) and her husband Vishwanthan (Delhi Ganesh) but finds them missing. In his search for them, he bumps into Chitra (Radha) who falls in love with him. With Chitra's help, Vijay is able to find Selvi, but is shocked when he learns that her husband has vanished and she has stopped speaking. Unable to make Selvi speak but determined to resolve her troubles, Vijay with the help of his friend Vidyasagar (Y. G. Mahendran) discovers that Vishwanathan had testified in court against a dangerous criminal and is being held hostage by his associates. Vijay decides to disguise himself as a smuggler and gets into the underworld. Whether he is able to retrieve Vishwanathan and bring normalcy to Selvi's life forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Rajinikanth as Vijay
- Radha as Chitra
- Saritha as Selvi
- R. N. Sudarshan as Babu
- Sangili Murugan as Rammohan
- Y. G. Mahendran as Vidhyasagar
- Manorama as Kamalam
- Silk Smitha as Rani
- Radha Ravi as Ravi
- Delhi Ganesh as Vishwanathan
- Venniradai Moorthy as Kamalam's husband
- Thengai Srinivasan as Chithra's father
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Jail Superintendent
- S. R. Sivakami as Chithra's aunt
- Sivachandran as Siva
- LIC Narasimhan as Butcher
- Typist Gopu as Waiter
- Ennatha Kannaiya
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao
- Usilimani as Manager
- S. Ramarao
- S. V. Shanmugam Pillai
- M. R. Sulochana
Soundtrack
Tamil version
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[3] The song " Adi Mundhanai Pandhaada" set in Gourimanohari Raga and was well received.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Naan Kanda Kanda" | S. P. Sailaja | Vaali | 04:23 |
| 2 | "Adi Munthanai Pandhada" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam | Vaali | 03:58 |
| 3 | "Thangachi Sirithalae" | Malaysia Vasudevan | Vaali | 04:10 |
| 4 | "Mr. Miranda Ethiri Varanda" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | Vaali | 03:58 |
Telugu version
This film was dubbed into Telugu as Goondalaku Gunda.[4] All lyrics were written by Rajashri.[5]
| No. | Song | Singers | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mister Miranda" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 04:16 |
| 2 | "Nenalanti" | S. P. Sailaja | 04:17 |
| 3 | "Aha Muthyaka" | G. Anand, S. Janaki | 04:38 |
| 4 | "Challani Naachelli" | G. Anand | 04:38 |
References
- ↑ "Sivappu Sooriyan". filmibeat.com. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ http://rajinifans.com/boxoffice/
- ↑ "Sivappu Sooriyan Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ "Goondalaku Gunda". indiancine.ma. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ↑ "Goondaalaku Goonda". Spotify. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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