Kazhugumalai Kallan

Kazhugumalai Kallan
Directed by	Rajasekhar
Produced by	Rama Narayanan Vijaya Lakshmi
Starring	Charan Raj Rekha
Music by	Chandrabose
Production company	Karpaga Vinayaga Film Circuit
Release date	23 March 1988 (1988-03-23)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kazhugumalai Kallan (pronounced [kaɻuɡumalaɪkkːaɭɭːan] transl. The Dacoit of Kalugumalai) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Rajasekhar. The film stars Charan Raj and Rekha. It was released on 23 March 1988.^[1]

Plot

Cast

• Charan Raj
• Rekha
• Disco Shanti
• Sathyaraj
• Radha Ravi
• Nalini
• Marthandan as Amavasa^[2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Chandrabose, with lyrics by Vaali.^[3][4] This is the feature film debut for Prabhakar, a devotional singer.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Uchimalayil Ooriruka"	Mano, Vani Jairam	4:28
2.	"Kaatiputtan Thanidhan"	Malaysia Vasudevan	4:01
3.	"Nanbargale Nanbargale"	Prabhakar	4:34
4.	"Kalyaana Ponnu"	Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja	4:22
5.	"Oorpesum Ulagam Pesum"	Malaysia Vasudevan	3:56
Total length:			21:21

Reception

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki appreciated the film for being a return to form for director Rajasekhar after a long time.^[6] The Indian Express wrote, "The idea that was latent in the plot [...] is not exploited well by the director", adding, It's only Rekha [...] who puts some effort and feeling and some expression into her role.^[7]

References

1. "Kazhugumalai Kallan (1988)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
2. "சினிமா ஆசை இருந்தாலும் பொருளாதாரத்தையும் யோசிக்கணும் : 'சின்னதம்பி' மார்த்தாண்டன்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 8 January 2020. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
3. "Kazhugumalai Kallan (1988)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
4. "Kazhugu Malai Kallan (1988) Tamil Super Hit Film LP Vinyl Record by Chandrabose". Disco Music Center. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
5. ரவிக்குமார், வா. (10 December 2020). "பக்தி இசையால் உள்ளத்தை உருக்கும் குரல்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
6. ஜெயமன்மதன் (10 April 1988). "கழுகுமலை கள்ளன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 53. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
7. "Kazhugumalai Kallan". The Indian Express. 1 April 1988. p. 5. Retrieved 22 October 2021 – via Google News Archive.

External links

• Kazhugumalai Kallan at IMDb