Rajanadai (transl. Royal Walk) is a 1989 Tamil-language crime film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars Vijayakanth, Gouthami, Vidhyashree and Seetha. The film, produced by Shoba Chandrasekhar, had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan and was released on 28 October 1989. The film was later remade in Hindi as Jeevan Ki Shatranj (1993).[1][2]
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Directed by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
Screenplay by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
Story by | Shoba Chandrasekhar |
Produced by | Shoba Chandrasekhar |
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Cinematography | Indhu Chakravarthy |
Edited by | D. Shyam Mukherjee |
Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | V. V. Creations |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Vijayakanth (Vijayakanth), an honest C.I.D inspector, is married to Seetha (Seetha) and they have a daughter Shamili (Shamili). Vijayakanth has enough evidence to arrest the dangerous criminal Tiger Kaali (Charan Raj). Vijayakanth befriends Rekha (Gouthami), a C.I.D inspector, without knowing that she is Seetha's friend. Seetha compels Rekha to live with them. Seetha has blood cancer but she hides to her husband. When her husband and her friend know this news, they decide to go in the US for the treatment but Tiger manages to kill Seetha and erases the proofs. Vijayakanth is now more determined to catch Tiger.
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The soundtrack, released in 1989, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali and Pulamaipithan.[3]
Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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1 | "Kasthuri Maankutti" (solo) | K. S. Chithra | 4:37 |
2 | "Kasthuri Maankutti" (duet) | Jayachandran, K. S. Chithra | 4:32 |
3 | "Onnum Rendum" | Vani Jairam | 4:46 |
4 | "Thendralukku" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:02 |
5 | "Ullay Vanthathu" | Mano | 5:19 |
Rajanadai was released on October 28, 1989, alongside another Vijayakanth starrer Dharmam Vellum.[4]
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