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Yaar? (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Yaar?' is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language supernatural horror film, directed by SakthiKannan and produced by S. Thanu, P. Suri and G. Sekaran. The latter scripted the film and portrayed a negative role. The film stars Arjun, Nalini, Jaishankar and J. V. Somayajulu while Rajinikanth acted in a cameo appearance. The film had musical score by V. S. Narasimhan, and was released on 20 September 1985.
Plot
An evil baby boy is born on the day of alignment of all eight planets. As he grows up, his evil deeds disrupt peace in the society. Only a sage, who holds the secret to kill him, can save the world
Cast
*Arjun as Jagan
*Nalini as Devi
*Jaishankar as Rajaram
*Rajinikanth in a Cameo appearance
*J. V. Somayajulu
*Jayachitra as Lakshmi
*Nizhalgal Ravi as VV Janardhan
*Shyam as Raja
*Senthil as Master
*G. Srinivasan as Rajaram's uncle
*Delhi Ganesh as Manickam
*'Herran' Ramasamy
*A. K. Veerasami as
*Thideer Kannaiah as Peon
*Kovai Mani
*Nellai Sarathi
*T. K. S. Natarajan
*Disco Shanti
*G. Sekaran as Rangan
Production
Film distributors S. Thanu, G. Sekaran and Soori joined together and made their debut as producers with 'Yaar' under their newly formed production company Kalaipuli International. G. Sekaran scripted and portrayed a negative role in the film. Rajinikanth portrayed a cameo appearance in the film after being requested by Thanu. The scene where Rajinikanth prays in a 'puja' room was shot at his own house.
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by V. S. Narasimhan.
Reception
'Kalki' called the film's first half better than the second. The film's success provided breakthrough for Arjun as an actor in Tamil film industry and Kannan adapting the film's name as a prefix.
References
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