1983 Indian film
| Sivappu Sooriyan | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Muktha Srinivasan |
| Written by | Peter Selvakumar |
| Produced by | Muktha V. Ramaswamy |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Saritha Radha |
| Cinematography | M. Karnan |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishnan R. Shanmugam |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Production company | Muktha Films |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sivappu Sooriyan (transl. Red Sun) is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Muktha Srinivasan, starring Rajinikanth, Radha and Saritha. The film, released on 27 May 1983, was a box office failure.
Plot
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Vijay, a merchant navy officer, comes home on leave to meet his sister Selvi and her husband Vishwanthan but finds them missing. In his search for them, he bumps into Chitra who falls in love with him. With Chitra's help, Vijay is able to find Selvi, but is shocked when he learns that her husband has vanished and she has stopped speaking. Unable to make Selvi speak but determined to resolve her troubles, Vijay with the help of his friend Vidyasagar discovers that Vishwanathan had testified in court against a dangerous criminal and is being held hostage by his associates. Vijay decides to disguise himself as a smuggler and gets into the underworld. Whether he is able to retrieve Vishwanathan and bring normalcy to Selvi's life forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Rajinikanth as Vijay
- Radha as Chitra
- Saritha as Selvi
- R. N. Sudarshan as Babu
- Sangili Murugan as Rammohan
- Y. G. Mahendran as Vidhyasagar
- Manorama as Kamalam
- Silk Smitha as Rani
- Radha Ravi as Ravi
- Delhi Ganesh as Vishwanathan
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Kamalam's husband
- Thengai Srinivasan as Chithra's father
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Jail Superintendent
- S. R. Sivakami as Chithra's aunt
- Sivachandran as Siva
- LIC Narasimhan as Butcher
- Typist Gopu as Waiter
- Ennatha Kannaiya
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao
- Usilai Mani as Manager
- S. Ramarao
- S. V. Shanmugam Pillai
- M. R. Sulochana
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Vaali.
| Song | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Naan Kanda Kanda" | S. P. Sailaja | 04:23 |
| "Adi Munthanai Pandhada" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam | 03:58 |
| "Thangachi Sirithalae" | Malaysia Vasudevan | 04:10 |
| "Mr. Miranda Ethiri Varanda" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 03:58 |
Reception
Jayamanmadhan of Kalki panned the film.
References
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- "சூப்பர் ஸ்டார் ரஜினிகாந்த் - ஒரு சரித்திரம் | சூப்பர் ஸ்டாரின் திரைக்காவியங்களின் பட்டியல்கள்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- "15 பிளாக்பஸ்டர்.. 28 சூப்பர்ஹிட்.. 50- க்கும் மேற்பட்ட ஹிட் படங்கள்.. அப்போ ரஜினியின் தோல்வி படங்கள் எத்தனை..?". 1NEWSNATION (in Tamil). 19 May 2020. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- "Sivappu Sooriyan Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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- ஜெயமன்மதன் (12 June 1983). "சிவப்பு சூரியன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 61. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.