Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu

Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu (transl. Duty, Dignity, Discipline) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed by Santhana Bharathi and produced by Kamal Haasan, starring Sathyaraj, Geetha and Captain Raju. The film had no songs, though the score was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[1] It is a remake of 1986 Malayalam film Aavanazhi. The film was released on 12 June 1987.

Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Santhana Bharathi
Screenplay by	Ananthu Santhana Bharathi
Story by	T. Damodaran
Produced by	Kamal Haasan Chandrahasan
Starring	Sathyaraj Geetha Jeevitha Nassar Delhi Ganesh Nalini
Cinematography	Suresh Kumar A.
Edited by	B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Raaj Kamal Films International
Release date	12 June 1987 (1987-06-12)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

The film revolves around the story of an honest and straightforward Tamil Nadu police officer and his life.

Cast

• Sathyaraj as SI Balaram
• Geetha
• Jeevitha
• Captain Raju
• Nassar as Reporter
• Delhi Ganesh
• Kamala Kamesh
• Nalini
• V. K. Ramasamy
• Malaysia Vasudevan
• Major Sundararajan
• G. M. Sundar
• S Sathyendra
• T. K. S. Natarajan
• Sivachandran
• Kamal Haasan as himself (guest appearance)

Production

Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu is a remake of the 1986 Malayalam film Aavanazhi.^[2][3] Kamal Haasan produced the film, and although an established actor, did not star.^[4] Haasan initially planned to remake the Malayalam film Boeing Boeing (1985) in Tamil; however he dropped the plan and instead choose to remake Aavanazhi.^[5] Sathyaraj said he accepted to act in the film because it was a remake of a successful film, and was guaranteed to do well.^[5][6]

Release and reception

Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupadu was released on 12 June 1987.^[7] Kalki said Sathyaraj was ruling every frame of the film.^[8]

See also

• List of Indian films without songs

References

1. Rajesh, Karundhel (5 April 2012). "இளையராஜா, கமல்ஹாசன் மற்றும் உன்மத்தம்". Karundhel (in Tamil). from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
2. Kumar, Rajitha (8 November 2000). "Kamal, as we know him". Rediff.com. from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
3. "Remembering a legend: Five iconic IV Sasi movies that shaped Mollywood". Indulge Express. 24 October 2017. from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
4. "Kamal Haasan to produce Vikram's next". The New Indian Express. 21 January 2018. from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
5. [Sathyaraj acted in a film produced by Kamal Haasan]. Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 18 February 2015. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
6. Sunil, K. P. (29 November 1987). "The Anti-Hero". The Illustrated Weekly of India. Vol. 108. The Times Group. pp. 40–41. from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
7. . Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 12 August 2004. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
8. ஜெயமன்மதன் (28 June 1987). "கடமை கண்ணியம் கட்டுப்பாடு". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 64. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

External links

• Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu at IMDb