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Sivappu Sooriyan
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| Sivappu Sooriyan | |
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| 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 |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sivappu Sooriyan (transl. Red Sun) is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Muktha Srinivasan, starring Rajinikanth, Radha and Saritha.[1] The movie opened to lacklustre reviews and was a moderate success the box office.[2]
Plot[edit]
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[edit]
- 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
- Usilai Mani as Manager
- S. Ramarao
- S. V. Shanmugam Pillai
- M. R. Sulochana
Soundtrack[edit]
Tamil version[edit]
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[3] The song " Adi Mundhanai Pandhaada" is set in Gourimanohari Raga.
| 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 (Goondaalaku Goonda)[edit]
This film was dubbed into Telugu as Goondaalaku Goonda.[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[edit]
- ↑ "Sivappu Sooriyan". filmibeat.com. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ "Superstar Rajinikanth Boxoffice Database Based on Number of Days - Rajinikanth Box office - Rajinifans.co".
- ↑ "Sivappu Sooriyan Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ "Goondalaku Gunda". indiancine.ma. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ↑ "Goondaalaku Goonda". Spotify. 31 December 1984. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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