Kizhakku Karai

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Kizhakku Karai
Kizhakku Karai.jpg
Poster
Directed by P. Vasu
Written byP. Vasu
Produced byMohan Natarajan
V. Shanmugam
Starring
CinematographyRavindar
Edited byP. Mohanraj
Music by Deva
Production
company
Sree Rajakaali Amman Enterprises
Release date
  • 20 September 1991 (1991-09-20)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kizhakku Karai (transl.East Shore) is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language crime film written and directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Prabhu and Khushbu. It was released on 20 September 1991. [1]

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Plot

Sekhar and Murali are best friends. Murali sacrifices his job opportunity for his friend, thus Sekhar becomes a customs officer. Thereafter, Murali returns to his native village. His cousin Mahalakshmi falls in love with him.

Ranganathan, Murali's father, works for a smuggler named Daaha for twenty-five years. When Murali discovers his father's profession, he convinces his father to quit his job. Finally, Ranganathan decides to leave this odd job but Daaha kills him for fear of reprisal. Murali decides to take revenge and becomes a smuggler as well.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Vaali. [3] [4]

SongSinger(s)Duration
"Enakenna Perandhava" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 4:23
"Sannadhi Vaasalil Vandhadhu"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:55
"Selu Selu Seluvena Kaathu"K. S. Chithra4:50
"Nandhavanam Endhamanam"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. A. Seeni Muhammed5:05
"Ediosaigal Ketkattum"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:46

Reception

N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express stated, "The narrative does not roll credibly, the camera work is mediocre and Deva has scored a few sweet numbers" but he praised actor K. Rajpreeth's performance and the climax's message. [5]

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