Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu

Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu
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Directed by	Santhana Bharathi
Produced by	Kamal Haasan; Chandra Haasan
Written by	Ananthu
Screenplay by	Santhana Bharathi
Story by	T. Damodaran
Starring	Sathyaraj; Geetha; Jeevitha; Kamal Haasan; Nassar; Delhi Ganesh; Kamala Kamesh; Nalini; Sivachandran; V.K.Ramasamy; Malaysia Vasudevan; Major Sundararajan
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	Suresh kumar.A
Edited by	B. Lenin; V. T. Vijayan
Production; company	Raaj Kamal Films International
Distributed by	Raaj Kamal Films International
Release date	12 June 1987; ; ; ; ;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu (lit.?Duty, Dignity, Discipline) is a 1987 Tamil language Indian crime thriller film directed by Santhana Bharathi for producer Kamal Haasan, starring Sathyaraj, Geetha and Captain Raju in lead roles.The film had no songs and it ran for 100 days in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu making it a box office hit. The film is a remake of 1986 Malayalam film Aavanazhi.

Plot

The film revolves around the story of an honest and straightforward Tamil Nadu police officer and his life.

Cast

Sathyaraj
Geetha
Jeevitha
Captain Raju
Nassar
Delhi Ganesh
Kamala Kamesh
Nalini
Sivachandran
V.K.Ramasamy
Malaysia Vasudevan
Major Sundararajan
Kamal Haasan

Production

Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu is a remake of the 1986 Malayalam film Aavanazhi. Sathyaraj said he accepted to act in the film because it was a remake of a successful film, and was guaranteed to do well. Kamal Haasan produced the film, and although an established actor, did not appear onscreen.