| Bairavi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | M. Bhaskar |
| Produced by | Kalaignanam |
| Written by | Madurai Thirumaran (Dialogues) |
| Starring | Rajnikanth Sripriya Geetha Sreekanth |
| Music by | Ilayaraja |
| Release date(s) | 2 June 1978 |
| Language | Tamil |
Bairavi is a 1978 Tamil film directed by M. Bhaskar. It was Rajinikanth's first movie as a hero in Tamil cinema.[1] He was also given the "Superstar" title through this film.[2][3] The film stars Sripriya as the female lead and Geetha playing the title role as Rajini's sister. Sreekanth played the role of the main villain. Manorama and Suruli Rajan played other major roles.
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Mookaiyah (Rajinikanth) and his sister Bairavi (Geetha) are the children of a drunkard. They are separated after Bhairavi gets lost in an accident. The following year Mookaiyah becomes a servant of a local landlord (Sreekanth). He is a loyal servant and does whatever is asked of him. The landlord, Rajalingam (Sreekanth), forces Mookaiyah to abduct a young girl from a neighboring village, Bhagyam (Geetha). Rajalingam rapes her in the absence of Mookaiyah. Geetha is killed during the attack. Maanikam, Bhagyam's adopted brother, vows to take revenge on Mookaiyah, whom he believes to be responsible for Bairavi's death. Meanwhile, Mookaiyah learns that Bhagyam is his long-lost sister (Bairavi). He then sets out to kill the landlord in revenge for his sister's death.
Before the film's release distributor Kalaipuli S. Dhanu gave Rajinikanth the "Super Star" tag, which is still used by many people to refer to him.[4] The film was dubbed into Telugu and released as Bhairavi.
The soundtrack and background score was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. All lyrics were penned by Kannadasan.