Raja Mariyadhai

Raja Mariyadhai
Poster
Directed by	Karthik Raghunath
Written by	Vietnam Veedu Sundaram
Screenplay by	Vietnam Veedu Sundaram
Produced by	A. M. Ismail
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan Karthik Jeevitha
Cinematography	Ashok Choudhury
Edited by	Raja Bhaskar
Music by	Sankar Ganesh
Production company	Kaiser Creations
Release date	14 January 1987
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Raja Mariyadhai (transl. Royal respect) is a 1987 Indian Tamil drama film directed by Karthick Raghunath. The film features Sivaji Ganesan, Karthik and Jeevitha in lead roles. The film, had musical score by Sankar Ganesh. The film was a remake of Telugu film Simham Navvindi.

Plot

Rajasekar (Sivaji Ganesan) is a industrialist who has strict expectations of his employees and those around him. Raghuram (Karthik) works for Rajasekar and is a stool pigeon, constantly ratting out fellow employees to improve his own standing in his boss' eyes. He also hides his relationship with his girlfriend Vaidehi (Jeevitha) as Rajasekar is against love and expects Raghuram to remain a bachelor. Vaidehi, fed up with waiting, insists on marriage. The two marry in secret and after lying to Rajasekar, go to Ooty for their honeymoon. Confusion arises when Rajasekar also lands in Ooty, meets Vaidehi and starts to see her as a surrogate daughter.

Cast

• Sivaji Ganesan as Rajasekar
• Karthik as Raghuram
• Jeevitha as Vaithehi
• Kallapetti Singaram as Ramanathan
• Janagaraj as Hanumanthu
• Senthil as Watchman
• Charuhasan as Shankar
• Oru Viral Krishna Rao as Head Clerk
• Sadhana as Meena
• Disco Shanti as Disco Shanthi
• Anuradha as Anuradha
• I. S. R
• Rowdy Rathinam
• Baby Sonia
• Baby Neena

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and the lyrics were by Vairamuthu.

• "Chinnanjiru Annam Ondru" - Malaysia Vasudevan
• "Pada Pada Pada Ena Paranthathu Paravai" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja
• "Vannakkiliye Vadi Veliye" - K. J. Yesudas, Chitra
• "Naanthaane Disco Shanthi" - Vani Jairam, S. P. Sailaja