Antha Rathirikku Satchi Illai

Antha Rathirikku Satchi Illai (transl. There is no witness to that night) is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by R. Sundarrajan, and produced by K. R. Gangadharan. The film stars newcomer Kapil Dev, Sulakshana and Sivachandran. It was released on 15 October 1982.

Antha Rathirikku Satchi Illai
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Directed by	R. Sundarrajan
Written by	R. Sundarrajan
Produced by	K. R. Gangadharan
Starring	Kapil Dev Sulakshana Sivachandran Vanitha
Cinematography	N. K. Viswanathan
Edited by	K. R. Ramalingam
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production company	K. R. G. Art Productions
Release date	15 October 1982 (1982-10-15)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Kapil Dev
• Sulakshana
• Sivachandran
• Vanitha
• Usha
• Goundamani
• Kallapetti Singaram
• Idichapuli Selvaraj
• Samikannu
• S. S. Chandran
• Balu Anand
• Senthil
• Pasi Sathya
• S. N. Parvathy
• Sumithra
• Satyachitra
• Vani
• Kakinada Shymala

Production

The film's lead actor Irfan Ghatala was rechristened Kapil Dev after Sundarrajan found his height similar to the cricketer of the same name. The filming was held at Palapatti near Mettupalayam.^[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.^[2][3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Mani Osaiyum"	Pulamaipithan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	4:09
2.	"Sumaithangiye"	Muthulingam	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela	4:25
3.	"Ethirparthen"	Vaali	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:15
4.	"Yaana Varadha"	V. Sundarraj	Malaysia Vasudevan	2:49
Total length:				16:38

Release and reception

Antha Rathirikku Satchi Illai was released on 15 October 1982.^[4] Kalki felt the story and climax lacked spice but praised Viswanathan's cinematography and Mahadevan's music.^[5] Balumani of Anna praised the acting of cast except for the lead actor Kapil Dev's acting. He criticised Sundarrajan's direction for having lack of continuity in certain scenes while also panning the film for having silly scenes and concluded calling the film just okay.^[6]