Raja (1972 film)

Raja
Poster
Directed by	C. V. Rajendran
Screenplay by	A. L. Narayanan Sujatha Story Dept.
Story by	K. A. Narayanan
Produced by	K. Balaji
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan Jayalalithaa
Cinematography	Masthan–Thara
Edited by	B. Kanthasamy
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Sujatha Cine Arts
Release date	26 January 1972 (1972-01-26)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Raja is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language spy action film directed by C. V. Rajendran. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Jayalalithaa and K. Balaji. ^[1] It is a remake of the 1970 Hindi film Johny Mera Naam . The film was released on 26 January 1972, and became successful at the box office. ^[2]

Cast

• Sivaji Ganesan as Raja/Sekar
• Jayalalithaa as Radha
• K. Balaji as Chandran/Babu
• Major Sundarrajan as Prasanth
• S. V. Ranga Rao as Nagalingam Boopathy
• R. S. Manohar as Viswam
• V. S. Raghavan as Dharmalingam Boopathy
• Pandari Bai as Parvathi
• Gandhimathi as Radha Mother's
• J. P. Chandrababu as Pattabiraman/Seetharaman/Janakiraman
• V. Nagayya as Haridass
• K. Kannan as Jambu
• Harikrishnan as Head of Police officer
• Master Sekhar as Young Raja
• Gemini Balu as Gang Sumglar
• I.S.R as Club Manager

Production

Raja is a remake of the 1970 Hindi film Johny Mera Naam . ^[3] A. C. Tirulokchandar was initially chosen to direct the film but he left for personal reasons. Sivaji Ganesan later successfully recommended C. V. Rajendran as director. ^[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan. ^{[5] [6]}

Song	Singers	Length
"Kalayana Ponnu"	T. M. Soundararajan	04.23
"Gangaiyile"	Susheela	04.07
"Irandil Ondru"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. Vasantha	04.16
"Naan Uyirukku Tharuvatu"	L. R. Eswari	05.15
"Nee Vara Vendum"	T. M. Soundararajan, Susheela	04.26

Re-release

A digitally restored version of the film was released in May 2018. ^[7]

References

1. "151–160". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
2. "சிவாஜி - ஜெயலலிதா ஜோடி ; ஒரே வருடத்தில் நான்கு படங்கள்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 20 November 2019. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
3. "செலுலாய்ட் சோழன் சிவாஜி தொடர் 169– சுதாங்கன்" [The Celluloid King Sivaji Chapter 169– Sudhangan]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. 26 March 2017. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
4. "சிவாஜி இல்லையென்றால்... – இயக்குனர் சி.வி. ராஜேந்திரன் பேட்டி" [If there is no Sivaji... – Director C. V. Rajendran interview]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). 25 September 2011. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
5. "Raja (1972)". Raaga.com . Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
6. "Raja Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
7. "Shivaji's 'Raja' is back in theatres". News Today . 25 May 2018. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

External links

• Raja at IMDb