Kanne Radha

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Kanne Radha
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Directed by Rama Narayanan
Written byP. Selvakumar
Produced byT. R. Srinivasan
Starring Radha
Vanitha
CinematographyN. Balakrishnan
Edited byK. Gauthaman
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Production
company
Charuchithra Films
Release date
  • 14 August 1982 (1982-08-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kanne Radha is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Rama Narayanan, starring Radha and Vanitha, with Karthik and Raja in supporting roles. It was released on 14 August 1982. [1] The film was dubbed into Telugu as Radha Madhavi and released on 29 November 1985. [2]

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Plot

Radha is the daughter of Su. So. Vi. Sokkalingam, an influential businessman. Being a mischievous girl, she skips classes with her cousin Geetha to watch films. On one such incident Radha acts like she is pregnant, simply to get a free ride to the theatre. Radha and her friends run into Raja, a taxi driver, who is forced to drop the "pregnant" woman to the hospital. He then realises that she fooled him, but is impressed by her antics. Raja saves up money for the treatment of his doting elder sister, Vadivu, a blind woman. He later meets his long time friend Nataraj and joins as a driver in his house after saving Nataraj's father from some goons.

Raja and Radha keep running into each other, and he finally declares his love for her. The latter gladly agrees though she is unaware of his background. On the other hand, Nataraj who has fallen in love with Geetha, requests Raja to go in place of him and reject the bride his father has seen for him. A reluctant Raja goes to the girl's house posing to be Nataraj, only to find out that the girl is none other than Radha. Dumbstruck yet overjoyed, Raja readily agrees and the wedding gets fixed. Nataraj pretends to be Raja's driver in order to marry Geetha. Before the wedding, Vadivu successfully undergoes eye transplantation. But to Raja's dismay, she forbids him to marry Radha. On being questioned she relates how many years back, Sokkalingam had married but abandoned her the next day. Raja however insists that he use his marriage to exact revenge for his sister's situation.

After the wedding he refuses to accept Radha as his wife, leaving the marriage incomplete. This causes much heartache to Radha and her family. Their relationship is further broken when Raja's true identity (of being a taxi driver) is revealed, and Radha's parents insult him time and time again. Later, Sokkalingam offers him money to leave the house, to which Raja agrees. However he had other plans and accepted the money just to bring out Sokkalingam's atrocities. Deep down, Raja loves Radha and is waiting for the right time to tell her the reasons behind his actions. But she is heartbroken thinking that Raja loved her only for her money.

Why did Raja accept Sokkalingam's bribe? Will Sokkalingam realise his mistake and accept Vadivu? Will Radha ever realise Raja's true love for her? Will they reunite? This forms the intriguing second half of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. [3] [4] Lyrics in Telugu dubbed version Radha Madhavi were written by Rajasri. [2]

Tamil
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Maalai Suda Kanne Radha" Vairamuthu S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja 4:33
2."Kulunga Kulunga Ilamai"Alangudi Somu Uma Ramanan 4:27
3."Kottungadi Ketti Melam" Vaali Malaysia Vasudevan 4:11
4."Vaalai Paruvathilae"Vaali P. Susheela, S. P. Sailaja4:19
Total length:17:30
Telugu
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Maatalone" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja 4:33
2."Vintha Paruvaana"S. P. Sailaja, Vasantha4:19
3."Kottandehe" G. Anand 4:11
4."Kuliki Kuliki" Vani Jairam 4:27
Total length:17:30

Reception

Thiraignani of Kalki praised the acting of star cast especially Karthik and Thengai Srinivasan and also praised Rama Narayanan for his ability to make viewers laugh. [5]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Radha Madhavi". indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kanne Radha (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". JioSaavn . January 1982. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Kanne Radha Tamil super 7 Vinyl record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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