Kan Simittum Neram
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Kan Simittum Neram is a 1988
Tamil films of 1988
Agni Nakshatram was the blockbuster of the year grossing 5 crore.The following is a list of films produced in the Tamil film industry in India in 1988, presented in alphabetical order....

 Tamil language
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 thriller film directed by Kalaivanan Kannadasan. The film features Karthik, Ambika
Ambika (actress)
Ambika is an Indian film actress. She was worked in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films. Ambika's sister Radha was also an actress. Both of them acted in a number of south Indian films in 80s and they have a movie studio called "ARS Studios"....

 and R. Sarathkumar in lead roles and was released on 13 April 1988. The film marks R. Sarathkumar debut in Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...

.
This film was remade in Hindi as Sailaab starring Aditya Pancholi
Aditya Pancholi
Aditya Pancholi is an Indian film actor working in Hindi Cinema. Aditya has also proved his worth in many villainous roles as well, the recent being Dum Maro Dum. His performance in Yes Boss and the double role in Jung was very well received.-Early life:He's the son of the filmmaker Rajan...

 and Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Hindi films. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, she established herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses and most accomplished dancers. She appeared in numerous commercially successful films and was recognised for several of...

.

Plot

The film begins with a man (Karthik) who tried to kill Lakshmi (Ambika
Ambika (actress)
Ambika is an Indian film actress. She was worked in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films. Ambika's sister Radha was also an actress. Both of them acted in a number of south Indian films in 80s and they have a movie studio called "ARS Studios"....

), but he missed his attempt and killed her aunt. While escaping, he met an accident and forgot everything. Since, Lakshmi, a doctor, took care of him. She didn't know about him and she named him Kannan. Inspector Sarath (R. Sarathkumar) investigated on the Lakshmi's aunt murder and Kannan's past. Sarath found a photo with Kannan and Lakshmi, he went at the photo's store to know the truth. A third person was involved in this affair. Sarath found him and the man revealed the truth. The man, Ravi, was in love with Vani (Kutty Padmini
Kutty Padmini
Kutty Padmini is a South Indian movie actress who predominantly works in Kollywood. She was a child star in her debut movie Ambala Anjulam . She has also acted in Telugu and Malayalam movies.-Personal life and background:...

). Her father arranged a marriage to Vani. So Ravi did some photo-trick. He produced a photo showing Vani's fiancé with a woman in wedding attire, the woman's photo was taken from a marriage mediator. The marriage was cancelled, Ravi and Vani got married. The inspector went to Vani's fiancé house, met his uncle who revealed that Raja disappeared and he told the facts. Raja was a son of a pious small family. He is working in a company in another town. A family came, saw Raja's sister and agreed to marry her. To pay the bride price
Bride price
Bride price, also known as bride wealth, is an amount of money or property or wealth paid by the groom or his family to the parents of a woman upon the marriage of their daughter to the groom...

, Raja accepted to marry Vani. A photo somehow came to the knowledge of Raja's sister's groom side and they stopped the marriage proposal. Raja's mother and sister committed suicide thinking that Raja has backstabbed them by marrying a woman. Raja came home, saw his family dead and got angry on the woman on the photo with him.
Inspector Sarath had orders to capture Raja. Lakshmi and Raja went to Ooty.
During playing Hide-and-seek, Sarath called her to prevent it but Lakshmi didn't take it seriously. Raja fell and he remembered his past. What transpires eventually is an interesting climax.

Cast

  • Karthik as Raja / Kannan
  • Ambika
    Ambika (actress)
    Ambika is an Indian film actress. She was worked in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films. Ambika's sister Radha was also an actress. Both of them acted in a number of south Indian films in 80s and they have a movie studio called "ARS Studios"....

     as Lakshmi
  • R. Sarathkumar as Inspector Sarath
  • Kutty Padmini
    Kutty Padmini
    Kutty Padmini is a South Indian movie actress who predominantly works in Kollywood. She was a child star in her debut movie Ambala Anjulam . She has also acted in Telugu and Malayalam movies.-Personal life and background:...

     as Vanni
  • Senthil
    Senthil (actor)
    Senthil is an actor from Tamil Nadu, India notable for his comedian roles in Tamil films.-Acting career:He has acted in many popular movies with several of the leading actors and comedians in the south Indian cine industry. He usually appears in films with Goundamani in a slapstick double act....

     as Kannayiram (Kanna)
  • S. S. Chandran
    S. S. Chandran
    S. S. Chandran was a comedy actor and politician from Tamil Nadu, India. He belonged to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party and was a Member of the Parliament representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament...

     as Pirambaram (Pinna)
  • Poornam Vishwanathan
    Poornam Vishwanathan
    Poornam Viswanathan was a theater artist and film actor in the Tamil film industry. He started performing on stage at age 18. He worked as a reader for All India Radio. He acted in movies such as Chithram, Varusham 16, Thillu Mullu, Keladi Kanmani, Moondram Pirai, Aasai, Mahanadi' and Varumaiyin...

     as a doctor

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer V. S. Narasimman. The soundtrack, released in 1988, features 4 tracks with lyrics written by Kalaivanan Kannadasan, Uma Kannadasan and Tamilmani.
Track Song Singer(s)
1 'Mamanthan' Malaysia Vasudevan
Malaysia Vasudevan
Vasudevan Nair , known as Malaysia Vasudevan was a Tamil playback singer and actor in the Tamil film industry. He was known for singing songs for Indian actor Rajnikanth and many more.- Early life :...

, K. S. Chithra
K. S. Chithra
K. S. Chithra often credited as Chithra , is an Indian playback singer who has made her mark in the Indian music playback industry. Popularly known as Chinna Kuyil of South India, she has lent her voice to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Badaga and Punjabi films...

2 'Ragam Pudhu Ragam' K. J. Yesudas
K. J. Yesudas
Kattassery Joseph Yesudas is an Indian classical musician and playback singer.Yesudas sings Indian classical, devotional, and popular music. He has recorded more than 50,000 songs in many languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi,...

3 'Thane Paduthe' P. Susheela
P. Susheela
Pulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...

4 'Vizhigalil Kodi Abinayam' S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam is a multilingual Indian playback singer, actor, music director, voice actor and a film producer. He is referred to as S. P. B. or Balu by the media. He has won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer six times closely following K. J. Yesudas...

, K. S. Chithra
K. S. Chithra
K. S. Chithra often credited as Chithra , is an Indian playback singer who has made her mark in the Indian music playback industry. Popularly known as Chinna Kuyil of South India, she has lent her voice to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Badaga and Punjabi films...

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