Kanni Rasi
| Kanni Rasi | |
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| Directed by | Pandiarajan |
| Produced by | S. Shanmugarajan D. Manickavasagam |
| Written by | Pandiarajan |
| Screenplay by | G. M. Kumar Livingston |
| Story by | Pandiarajan |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Ashok Kumar |
| Edited by | V. Rajagopal |
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Production
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Vigranth Creation
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| Distributed by | Vigranth Creation |
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Release dates
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15 February 1985 |
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Running time
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130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kanni Rasi (English: Virgo Sign) is a 1985 Tamil language drama film directed by newcomer Pandiarajan. The film features Prabhu and Revathi in lead roles. The film, produced by S. Shanmugarajan and D. Manickavasagam, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 15 February 1985.[1][2][3]
Contents
Plot
Lakshmipathi (Prabhu) is a carefree youth who searches a job. His hot sister Kasthuri (Sumithra) sends him a letter from the city to rejoin her and the villagers compel him to leave the village, he leaves the village to rejoin his sister. His brother-in-law (Goundamani) finds a job as watchman for him. There, Dhanalakshmi (Revathi), his sister's young daughter, and him fall in love with each other. Kasthuri decides to meet some astrologers and they say that if Lakshmipathi marries Dhanalakshmi, he will certainly die. Kasthuri evicts him from her house and Sivaraman (Janagaraj), who is also in love with Dhanalakshmi, accommodates him without knowing his identity. Kasthuri convinces her daughter to forget him and later, Dhanalakshmi criticizes Lakshmipathi that he was not a well-educated. Sivaraman promises Dhanalakshmi that he will get them together. Meanwhile, Lakshmipathi returns to his village. Dhanalakshmi sends a letter, mentioning that she will marry another man. Lakshmipathi stops her marriage, convinces his sister and marry her but she dies immediately because she had taken poison by then.
Cast
- Prabhu as Lakshmipathi
- Revathi as Dhanalakshmi
- Sumithra as Kasthuri
- Goundamani as Gopi Krishna (Kasthuri's husband)
- Janagaraj as Sivaraman
- Venniradai Moorthy as a professors
- S. N. Lakshmi as Lakshmipathi's mother
- Senthil as Lakshmipathi's friend
- Mayilsamy as a dry-fruit seller
- Pandiarajan in a cameo appearance
Soundtrack
| Kanni Rasi | |
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| Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja | |
| Released | 1985 |
| Recorded | 1985 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 18:05 |
| Producer | Ilaiyaraaja |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack, released in 1985, features 4 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali, Vairamuthu, Gangai Amaran and Kuruvikkarambai Shanmugam .[4][5]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
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| 1 | 'Aala Asatthum' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | Vaali | 4:37 |
| 2 | 'Sorunna Satti' | Ilaiyaraaja, T.K.S. Kalaivanan, Krishnachandar, Deepan Chakravarthy | Vairamuthu | 4:22 |
| 3 | 'Sugaraagame' | Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam | Kuruvikkarambai Shanmugam | 4:51 |
| 4 | 'Kaathaliley Thozhvi' | Malaysia Vasudevan, Gangai Amaran | Gangai Amaran | 4:15 |
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