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'Cooliekkaran' is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Rajasekhar produced by S. Thanu. The film stars Vijayakanth and Rupini. It was the debut of Rupini in Tamil cinema. The movie was a superhit at the time of release.

The film was a remake of the Hindi film 'Kaalia' starring Amitabh Bachchan.

Plot



Raja (Vijayakanth) lives with his elder brother Velu (Nagesh), sister-in-law Lakshmi (Srividya), and their little daughter. He spends his time idle and is scolded by Velu. Raja decides to become a coolie and transport articles. Unfortunately, he is jailed for smuggling. Velu also gets into an accident at work at the mill and loses his arms and job, while also needing money for treatment. Raja is released and begs Velu's boss Chakravarthy (Radha Ravi), but he refuses. Raja breaks into Chakravarthy's safe to get the money, but it is too late as Velu dies. Chakravarthy throws Raja in jail. This is where he meets David (K. Natraj) and decides to seek revenge. In jail, Raja meets the warden Marthandan (Jaishankar), whose daughter was kidnapped by one of the prisoners when she was little.

After his release, he is a different, stronger man. He and his accomplices steal the gold that Chakravarthy had been smuggling at the mill. Raja and his accomplices lie to Lakshmi and move from poverty into riches. Raja and his men snatch a very rare diamond. Priya (Rupini) steals it (fake diamond). Meanwhile, Ramanathan (Vijayan), who was once a henchman of Chakravarthy, is killed by him. Ramanathan was assigned to kill Jai and his family in an accident. Marthandan's wife is killed, and Ramanathan keeps the child with him. Priya is now reformed. She and Raja fall in love, and for their engagement, he buys all the flowers in the city. Marthandan grows suspicious and starts following Raja. Chakravarthy buys a counterfeit machine, which is spoiled by Raja. Enraged by this, Chakravarthy spills the beans to Lakshmi that Raja is a smuggler. Lakshmi urges Raja to leave this business, and Chakravarthy throws Raja in jail again. How Raja escapes and gets his revenge on Chakravarthy forms the climax of the movie.

Cast



*Vijayakanth as Raja

*Rupini as Priya

*Jaishankar as Marthandan

*Radha Ravi as Chakravarthy

*Nagesh as Velu, Raja's brother

*Srividya as Lakshmi, Raja's sister-in-law

*Vijayan as Ramanathan

*S. S. Chandran as Venkatachalam

*K. Natraj as David

*Thyagu as David's partner

*Kumarimuthu as Police constable

*Silk Smitha as Guest appearance

*V. Gopalakrishnan as Guest appearance

*Pandiyan as Guest appearance

Soundtrack



The music was composed by T. Rajender.

*"Kuthuvilakkaga" - SPB, S. Janaki

*"Vechakkuri Thappadhu" - SPB

*"Bodhai Yethum" - SPB, S. Janaki

*"Vazhkai Oru" - Malaysia Vasudevan

*"Thottathum Thuvandidum" - S. Janaki

*"Paazhum Vayirthan" - Malaysia Vasudevan

References



Category:1987 films

Category:1980s Tamil-language films

Category:Tamil remakes of Hindi films


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