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Muthu is a film of genre Drama directed by K.S.Ravikumar with Rajinikanth
Muthu (1998)
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Add to a movie listMuthu is a 1995 Indian Tamil drama film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film stars Rajinikanth, Meena, and Sarath Babu. It was the debut film for K. S. Ravikumar with Rajinikanth. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by A. R. Rahman. It is an official remake of the Mohanlal starrer Malayalam film Thenmavin Kombath (1994). It was the first Indian film to have a major success in Japan and earned Rajnikanth, a huge fan following in Japan.
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A kind-hearted Zamindar (Rajinikanth) lived with his sister-in-law and cousin Rajasekhar (Raghuvaran), helping people incessantly. His sister-in-law has a son, to whom the Zamindar bequeaths a major portion of his property. At this juncture, a new baby is born to the Zamindar. His wife dies soon after. Brother Rajasekhar cheats the Zamindar as he fears that his son's property might be taken back and given to the Zamindar's own son. When the cheating comes to light, the Zamindar hands over all his property and his baby to his sister-in-law and brother and goes to the Himalayas, making his sister-in-law promise him that the baby should be brought up as a servant, not as a Zamindar. This baby is named Muthu (also Rajinikanth).Actors
Rajinikanth
(Muthu / Zamindar (Muthu's father))
Meena
(Ranganayaki)
Sarath Babu
(Raja Malayasimman)
Raghuvaran
(Rajasekhar)
Radha Ravi
(Ambalarathar, Zamindar's uncle)
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