Rajathanthiram (1984 film)

Rajathanthiram
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Directed by	Visu
Written by	Visu
Produced by	K. Gopinathan
Starring	Karthik Sulakshana
Cinematography	N. Balakrishnan
Edited by	N. R. Kittu
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Bagavathi Creations
Release date	27 April 1984 (1984-04-27)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Rajathanthiram (/rɑːdʒəθənðirəm/ transl. Strategic diplomacy) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Visu. The film stars Karthik and Sulakshana, with Radha Ravi, Kishmu, Sivachandran, Prameela, Rani Padmini and Anuradha in supporting roles.^[1] It was released on 27 April 1984.^[2]

Plot

Cast

• Karthik as Boopathy
• Sulakshana
• Radha Ravi
• Kishmu
• Sivachandran as Gajendran
• Prameela
• Rani Padmini
• Anuradha

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Ettuthikkum"	Muthulingam	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
2.	"Dheem Thanananom"	Idhaya Chandran	Vani Jairam
3.	"Pudichaalum"	Pulamaipithan	S. Janaki, Malaysia Vasudevan
4.	"Aattam Poduthu"	Idhaya Chandran	S. Janaki

Release and reception

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the acting of Karthik, Prameela and Visu but panned Sulakshana's acting, the stunts and dance choreography.^[4]

References

1. "கர்ஜனை! -"இளையவேள்ராதாரவி(79)". Nakkheeran (in Tamil). 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
2. "Raja Thanthiram ( 1984 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 29 November 2004. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
3. "Raja Thanthiram Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
4. ஜெயமன்மதன் (20 May 1984). "ராஜதந்திரம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 17. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.

External links

• Rajathanthiram at IMDb