''Ettupatti Rasa'' ( ) is a 1997 Indian

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-language

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directed by

Kasthuri Raja Kasthuri Raja is an Indian filmmaker, lyricist and actor. He is the father of filmmaker Selvaraghavan and actor Dhanush. Most of the films he directed were either village based or infatuation of youngsters. He also worked with Director Visu on ...

and produced by V. Natarajan. The film stars

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and

Urvashi Urvashi (, ) is the most prominent apsara mentioned in the Hindu scriptures like the ''Vedas'', the epics ''Ramayana'' and ''Mahabharata'', as well as the ''Puranas''. She is regarded as the most beautiful of all the apsaras, and an expert danc ...

. It was released on 14 February 1997.

Plot

Singarasu (

), a brave and influential man, protects the eight villages living next to the

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. Palaniyamma (

) is crazy about Singarasu, but Singarasu prefers her soft and sensitive sister Pandiyamma (

). Singarasu finally marries Pandiyamma. Marimuthu's (

Manivannan Manivannan (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013) was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, voice artist, playback singer and social activist who worked in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning three decades, he went from being a story and ...

) brother (Sukanraj) and Ponrasu's (

Ponvannan Ponvannan (born Shanmugam; 23 September 1964) is an Indian actor and director who has worked in Tamil cinema and television. After beginning his career as an artist (painter), Ponvannan apprenticed as a director and writer under Bharathiraja. H ...

) daughter (

Abitha Abitha is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil language films and television serials. She appeared in notable productions including ''Sethu'' alongside Vikram. She is famous for her role as Archana in the serial '' Thirumathi Selvam'', whi ...

) are in love. Ponrasu, the village chief, is against their wedding, so Singarasu decides to accommodate the lovers in his house and promises to unite them, but later the young lovers commit suicide. So Marimuthu and Ponrasu decide to take revenge on Singarasu. Singarasu, busy in his duty, neglects his wife and is unable to understand her feelings. One day, Marimuthu tells lies about Singarasu to Pandiyamma, and she commits suicide. All the villagers think Singarasu is the killer. Palaniyamma decides to live with Singarasu and he develops a soft corner for her. When Singarasu decides to marry Palaniyamma, a woman explains to him what happened before his late wife's suicide. Pandiyamma was in fact killed by Ponrasu and Marimuthu. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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, with lyrics written by

. "Panjumittai" was one of the famous songs from this film.

Accolades

At the

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Tamil Nadu State Film Awards were given for excellence in Cinema of Tamil Nadu, Tamil cinema in India. They were given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Governmen ...

, Napoleon won the Special Prize for Best Actor.

References

External links

* {{Kasthuri Raja 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1997 drama films 1997 films Films directed by Kasthuri Raja Films scored by Deva (composer) Indian drama films Tamil-language Indian films