Kuppathu Raja (1979 film)

Kuppathu Raja (transl. King of the slums) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by T. R. Ramanna. The film stars Rajinikanth, Vijayakumar, Manjula Vijayakumar and Padmapriya. It is a remake of the 1972 Hindi film Do Yaar.^[1][2]

Kuppathu Raja
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	T. R. Ramanna
Screenplay by	A. L. Narayanan
Produced by	S. Aarumugalakshmi T. R. Nalini
Starring	Rajinikanth Vijayakumar Manjula Vijayakumar Padmapriya
Cinematography	J. G. Vijayam V. Suresh
Edited by	K. Narayanan
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Surya Lakshmi Pictures
Release date	12 January 1979 (1979-01-12)
Running time	134 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kuppathu Raja was released in theatres on 12 January 1979, Pongal day along with Kamal Haasan's Neeya?. Although it was appreciated for Rajinikanth's style and acting, the film became a commercial failure during its release.^[3]

Plot

Cast

• Rajinikanth as Jakku / Jayakumar
• Vijayakumar as Selvam
• Manjula Vijayakumar as Mynaa
• Padmapriya as Kasthuri
• S. A. Ashokan as Govind
• Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Nallakannu
• Manorama as Pavunu
• C. I. D. Sakunthala as Dancer
• Loose Mohan as Drunkard
• Typist Gopu

Soundtrack

All songs were written by Kannadasan and composed by M. S. Viswanathan.^[4][5]

Song Title	Singers(s)	Length
"Thinthom Thinthom"	Vani Jairam	5:15
"Ammamma Aasai"		4:21
"Kodikatti Parakkudada"	Malaysia Vasudevan, L. R. Eswari, Manorama	4:22
"Puli Varudhu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	4:20

Critical reception

P. S. M. of Kalki said the film could be watched for Rajinikanth's performance.^[6] Naagai Dharuman of Anna praised the acting, humour, dialogues, music, cinematography and direction.^[7]