Murattu Kaalai (2012 film)
Murattu Kaalai is a 2012 Tamil action film directed by K. Selva Bharathy. A remake of the sametitled 1980s RajinikanthJaishankar starrer, it stars Sundar C. and Sneha in the lead roles. The film, which had been under production since 2008, released onJune 2012. It failed to taste the Success of the 80,s hit Murattu Kaalai. It has been dubbed in Hindi as Return Of Joshilay.
In the meantime, Bhuvana Sneha, on the run, after Varadharajan falls for her charm and tries to molest her, takes refuge in Kaalaiyans house. However, Varadharajan decides to marry his sister to Kaalaiyan with an eye on his land. On the day of marriage, when Kaalaiyan comes to know that the bride wants to split the bond between the brothers, he calls off the marriage. Kaalaiyan takes a liking for Bhuvana and the inevitable happens romance blossoms. What follows is predictable but there comes a surprise in the form of Saroja in the climax.In September 2008, it was revealed that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhis grandson Gunanidhi was set to produce a remake of AVM Productionss 1980 film, Murattu Kaalai. Sundar C was roped in to play the lead role, while Suman would play the villain role done by Jayashankar, and Suralirajans comedy will be taken over by Vivek, in the venture to be directed by Selvabharathy. The team initially hoped to begin production in December 2008 and release the film onApril 2009. Sneha was soon after assigned to play the lead female role, while Samiksha was also selected to play another leading role. However during the first schedule in Pollachi, Samiksha was replaced by Sindhu Tolani for unknown reasons and the team subsequently completed two full schedules by January 2009. However Ayngaran Internationals financial crisis meant that Murattu Kaalai along with their other productions became stuck. The film reemerged when Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. Karunanidhi launched the audio of the film onSeptember 2010, which was received by actor Vikram and the film was expected to be released byNovember 2010, but eventually did not. ........
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