''Raja'' is a 1972 Indian

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-language spy

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directed by C. V. Rajendran. The film stars

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram. Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001), better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, was an Indian actor and film producer. He was mainly active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th centur ...

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and K. Balaji. It is a remake of the 1970

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film '' Johny Mera Naam''. The film was released on 26 January 1972, and became successful at the box office.

Plot

Cast

Production

''Raja'' is a remake of the 1970

film '' Johny Mera Naam''. A. C. Tirulokchandar was initially chosen to direct the film but he left for personal reasons.

later successfully recommended C. V. Rajendran as director.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by

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Reception

Re-release

A digitally restored version of the film was released in May 2018.

References

External links

* {{C. V. Rajendran 1970s Indian films 1970s spy action films 1970s Tamil-language films 1972 films Films directed by C. V. Rajendran Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Indian spy action films Tamil remakes of Hindi films Tamil-language Indian films