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Raja Veetu Pillai
Raja Veetu Pillai (transl. The boy from the king's home) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Dada Mirasi and written by M. K. Santharam.[1] It stars Jaishankar and Jayalalithaa. The music was provided by T. K. Ramamoorthy. It was a successful film on its release. The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu.[2] Jayalalithaa dressed up as cowgirl with shorts and started off a trend.[3]
| Raja Veetu Pillai | |
|---|---|
Poster | |
| Directed by | Dada Mirasi |
| Written by | M. K. Santharam |
| Produced by | P. L. Mohanram |
| Starring | Jaishankar Jayalalithaa |
| Cinematography | W. R. Subbarao |
| Edited by | S. A. Murugan |
| Music by | S. M. Subbaiah Naidu |
Production company | Mohan Productions |
Release date | 1967 |
Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
This article needs a plot summary. (December 2021) |
Cast
- Male cast
- Jaishankar as Raja[4]
- M. N. Nambiar as Aanand
- V. S. Raghavan as Raghunathan's father
- Srikanth as Raghunathan[5]
- Thengai Srinivasan as Singaram
- Female cast
- Jayalalithaa as Raja's love interest[4]
- Pushpalatha as Geetha[4]
- Jayabharathi as Aananthi
Soundtrack
All the songs were written by Vaali and the music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
| No | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Poovu" | Vaali | L. R. Eswari | 3:29 |
| 2 | "Raja Veetu Pillaiyaanalum" | T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari | 4:32 | |
| 3 | "Oorukkellaam" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 3:38 | |
| 4 | "Andru Ninaithom" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 5:01 | |
| 5 | "Paithiyakaran" | T. M. Soundararajan | 4:06 |
References
- ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (26 October 2012). "Navarasam: It's raining music". The Hindu. from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ Cowie & Elley 1977, p. 278.
- ^ "Jayalalithaa, megastar first and chief minister later". Scroll.in. 6 December 2016. from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "ராஜா வீட்டுப் பிள்ளை". Kalki (in Tamil). 13 August 1967. p. 11. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Veteran actor Srikanth passes away". Cinema Express. 12 October 2021. from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
Bibliography
- Cowie, Peter; Elley, Derek, eds. (1977). World Filmography: 1967. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. ISBN 0-498-01565-3.
External links
- Raja Veetu Pillai at IMDb