Bairavi
| Bairavi | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | M. Bhaskar |
| Produced by | Kalaignanam |
| Written by | Madurai Thirumaran (Dialogues ) |
| Starring |
Rajnikanth Sripriya Geetha Sreekanth |
| Music by | Ilayaraja |
| Release dates | 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.
Plot
Mookaiyah (Rajinikanth) and his sister Bairavi (Geetha) are the children of a drunkard. They are separated after Bhairavi gets lost in an accident. Following this, Mookaiyah becomes a servant of a local landlord (Sreekanth). Mookaiyah 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. Maanikam, Bhagyam's adopted brother, finds to know about the incident. When the police investigate Maanikam, Mookaiyah discovers that Bhagyam is his long-lost sister (Bairavi). Then he immediately approaches Rajalingam and forces him to marry Bairavi; he was not ready to accept it at first but after a while he promises to Mookaiyah that he will marry Bairavi. As Mookaiyah was the person who abducted Bairavi, the police suspect that he is the culprit, comes to Rajalingam's house to know about Mookaiyah. Rajalingam also alleges to Police that Mookaiyah only raped Bairavi. The police therefore arrest Mookaiyah, based on the statement of Rajalingam. Meanwhile, Rajalingam plans to kill Bairavi when she was in an unconscious state in hospital. If Bairavi become conscious and gives a statement to the police then he will definitely be prone to punishment, so he kills her. After knowing about his adopted sister's murder, Maanikam vows to take revenge on Mookaiyah, whom he believes to be responsible for Bairavi's death. Meanwhile, Mookaiyah escapes from jail knowing about the incident. He then sets out to kill the landlord in revenge for his sister's death.
Cast
- Rajinikanth as Mookaiyah
- Sripriya as the love interest of Mookaiyah
- Sudheer as Bairavi's step brother
- Geetha as Bairavi
- Sreekanth as Rajalingam
- Suruli Rajan
- Manorama
- Y. Vijaya
Release
Before the film's release, Oscar Movies M Basker, the Director of the film 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.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack and background score was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. All lyrics were penned by Kannadasan.
- Kattapulle – T. M. Soundararajan
- Nandooruthu – T. M. Soundararajan
- Oru Padhiyil – S. Janaki
- Yezhu – S. Janaki
References
- ↑ "Cinema Plus / TV Serials : Serials". The Hindu. 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- ↑ Superstar Rajinikanth's biography : Rajini News – India Today. India Today. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ↑ "Think you know Rajnikanth? Take this quiz! – Rediff.com Movies". Movies.rediff.com. 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- ↑ Ethiraj, Gopal. "Sunday Celebrity: Rajini is simple, stylish, spiritual, that explains his uniqueness". Asian Tribune. Retrieved 2011-12-03.