Rusi Kanda Poonai
| Rusi Kanda Poonai | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | G. N. Rangarajan |
| Written by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | N. K. Viswanathan |
| Edited by | Ramalingam |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Panchu Arts |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Rusi Kanda Poonai (transl. The cat that went after the taste) is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language film directed by G. N. Rangarajan and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Saritha, Sudhakar and M. R. R. Vasu.[1] It was released on 25 December 1980.
Plot
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Savithri and Ramesh love each other and Ramesh promises Savithri that he will marry her. But later, it is revealed that Ramesh had already been married and dejected. Savithri leaves the hostel run by Manorama and her Siddha expert husband Suruli Rajan, for her hometown. Ramesh's marital life was a disaster as they often had quarrels. Eager to meet Savithri, Ramesh comes to the hostel, but finds she already left. Savithri becomes pregnant and delivers a baby girl and meanwhile, Ramesh's wife, Y. Vijaya dies in an accident. Savithri was never informed about the delivery of her baby girl and her mother gives the child to the greedy couple M. R. R. Vasu and Gandhimathi and both always torture the girl, in addition to blackmailing Savithri's mother for money to hide the truth of Savithri's daughter's birth. Savithri gets married and has a happy life and is blessed with a daughter. Meanwhile, Ramesh is in search of Savithri and one day meets him at a beach as her daughter gets almost drowned, but gets saved by him. Savithri avoids speaking with Ramesh. Meanwhile, M. R. R. R. Vasu blackmails Savithri's mother for money and unable to handle the pressure, she dies revealing the truth to Savithri's daughter. What will happen to Ramesh, will Savithri's husband find out the truth and what happens to M. R. R. Vasu gets revealed in the climax.
Cast
[edit]- Saritha as Savithri
- Sudhakar as Ramesh
- Vijay Babu
- M. R. R. Vasu
- Gandhimathi
- Y. Vijaya
- Manorama
- Suruli Rajan
Soundtrack
[edit]The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[2] S. Janaki sang in a child's voice for the song "Kanna Nee Enge".[3]
| Track | Singers | Lyrics | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Anbu Mugham Thantha Sugham" | Ilaiyaraaja | Panchu Arunachalam | 4:26 |
| "En Nenjam" | S. Janaki | 1:56 | |
| "Kanna Nee Engey" | S. Janaki | 2:10 | |
| "Sandhanam Ittu" | P. Susheela | Gangai Amaran | 1:37 |
| "Sandhanamittuch Chadhiradum Mottu" | 4:07 |
Reception
[edit]Anna praised the acting of the star cast, Arunachalam's dialogues, Rangarajan's direction and Viswanathan's cinematography but panned Sudhakar's acting and Suruli Rajan's humour.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "ருசி கண்ட பூனை (திரைக்கதை)". Kalki (in Tamil). 22 June 1980. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ "Rusi Kanda Poonai Tamil FIlm EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ↑ Reddy, Dhanya. "The singer who could sound Llke a child, a bride and a grandmother-All in one career". newsfirstprime.com.
- ↑ "ருசி கண்ட பூனை". Anna (in Tamil). 24 August 1980. p. 4. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
External links
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