Murattu Karangal Explained

Murattu Karangal
Director:	Rajasekhar
Producer:	Hem Nag
Starring:	Thiagarajan Sulakshana
Cinematography:	V. Ranga
Editing:	R. Vittal S. B. Mohan
Music:	Ilaiyaraaja
Studio:	Hem-Nag Films
Country:	India
Language:	Tamil

Murattu Karangal is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language Western film written and directed by Rajasekhar. The film stars Thiagarajan and Sulakshana, with Sathyaraj, Jaishankar, Ravichandran and Bhanu Chander in supporting roles. It was released on 10 January 1986.^[1]

Cast

• Thiagarajan as Veeran
• Sathyaraj as Kabali
• Sulakshana as Valli
• Jaishankar as Kaali
• Ravichandran as Muthu
• Bhanu Chander as Maari
• Sivachandran as Rahman

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^{[2] [3]}

Song	Singers	Lyrics
"Kanni Ponnu"		Vairamuthu
"Rathiri Paattu"		Vaali
"Kaavalukku Saamy"	Ilaiyaraaja
"Naan Unnaithane"	K. S. Chithra	Gangai Amaran
"Oru Poongodi"	Vani Jairam

Reception

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki panned the film, saying the cinematography was its only redeeming feature.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: முரட்டு கரங்கள் / Murattu Karangal (1986) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231118162545/https://screen4screen.com/movies/murattu-karangal . 18 November 2023 . 18 March 2022 . Screen 4 Screen.
2. Web site: முரட்டு கரங்கள் (1986) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220318075609/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/murattu-karangal-songs-T0002811 . 18 March 2022 . 18 March 2022 . . ta.
3. Web site: Murattu Karangal Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211024165050/https://mossymart.com/product/murattu-karangal-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ . 24 October 2021 . 18 March 2022 . Mossymart.
4. ஜெயமன்மதன் . Subha (writers) . 19 January 1986 . முரட்டுக் கரங்கள் . dead . . ta . 61 . https://archive.today/20220729122505/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1986/jan/19-01-1986/p61.jpg . 29 July 2022 . 17 March 2022.