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-language

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, directed by

Rama Narayanan Rama Narayanan (3 April 1949 – 22 June 2014) was an Indian film director and film producer. In the 1980s, he was known as a director who specialized in shooting commercial films in which animals played vital roles, while in the 1990s, several ...

and produced by S. S. Chandran. The film stars Arjun, Suresh,

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and

Jeevitha Jeevitha, popularly known as Jeevitha Rajasekhar is an Indian actress, director and producer who has primarily worked in Tamil and Telugu films. Career Jeevitha made her debut in Tamil with T. Rajendar's '' Uravai Kaatha Kili'' in 1984 and ...

. It was released on 15 August 1985.

Plot

When Raghupathi kills Maari, the latter's brother decides to take revenge on him. He kills Raghupathi's wife and kidnaps their son, and later raises the child to become a criminal.

Cast

Production

Vijayakanth Vijayaraj Alagarswami (25 August 1952 – 28 December 2023), known by his stage name Vijayakanth, was an Indian actor, filmmaker, philanthropist and politician. He worked in Tamil cinema in a career spanning four decades. He ventured into politi ...

made a special appearance, and charged no remuneration for doing so.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by T. Rajendar, who also wrote the lyrics.

References

External links

* {{Rama Narayanan 1980s Indian films 1980s Tamil-language films 1985 crime films 1985 films Films directed by Rama Narayanan Films scored by T. Rajendar Indian crime films Tamil-language Indian films