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{{Infobox film
| name = Kanni Rasi
| image = Kanni Rasi poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Pandiarajan]]
| producer = S. Shanmugarajan<br />D. Manickavasagam
| writer = Pandiarajan
| story = Pandiarajan
| screenplay = [[G. M. Kumar]]<br />[[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]|[[Revathi]]|[[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]]|[[Goundamani]]|[[Janagaraj]]|[[Venniradai Moorthy]]|[[S. N. Lakshmi]]|[[Senthil]]|[[Pandiarajan]]}}
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]
| editing = V. Rajagopal
| distributor = Vigranth Creation
| studio = Vigranth Creation
| released = 15 February 1985
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Kanni Rasi''''' ({{lang-en|[[Virgo (astrology)|Virgo]] Sign}}) is a [[Tamil films of 1985|1985]] [[Tamil language]] [[drama film]] directed by newcomer [[Pandiarajan]]. The film features [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] and [[Revathi]] in lead roles. The film, produced by S. Shanmugarajan and D. Manickavasagam, had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and was released on 15 February 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/kollywood/Kanni_Raasi_/12308|title=Find Tamil Movie Kanni Raasi|accessdate=2012-03-26|publisher=jointscene.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=kannirasi|title=Filmography of kannirasi|accessdate=2012-03-26|publisher=cinesouth.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/8510/kanni-rasi.html|title=Kanni Rasi|accessdate=2012-03-26|publisher=popcorn.oneindia.in|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120712112631/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/8510/kanni-rasi.html|archive-date=12 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Lakshmipathi ([[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]) is a carefree youth in a village who searches for a job. His elder sister Kasthuri ([[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]]) sends him a letter from Chennai, telling him to visit her and the villagers compel him to leave the village. He leaves the village to live with his sister. His brother-in-law Gopi Krishna ([[Goundamani]]) finds him a job as a watchman. Kasthuri's daughter Dhanalakshmi ([[Revathi]]) falls in love with Lakshmipathi for which he reciprocates as well, as it was then common for a girl to be married to her mom's younger brother. Kasthuri also wants to get them married and meets an astrologer. But the astrologer informs that their horoscopes don't match and if Lakshmipathi marries Dhanalakshmi, it will lead to his death. Kasthuri is worried hearing this and decides to prevent them from getting married.

Kasthuri evicts Lakshmipathi from her house and Sivaraman ([[Janagaraj]]), who is also in love with Dhanalakshmi, accommodates him without knowing his identity. Kasthuri convinces Dhanalakshmi to forget Lakshmipathi by letting her know the truth. Dhanalakshmi acts rude towards Lakshmipathi and criticizes that he is not educated thinking that Lakshmipathi would develop hatred towards her. Sivaraman comes to know about the love between Dhanalakshmi and Lakshmipathi and decides to get them together. Dhanalakshmi meets Lakshmipathi and informs the truth about horoscopes. Lakshmipathi understands Dhanalakshmi's situation and convinces her not to believe on astrology. Lakshmipathi and Dhanalakshmi start meeting frequently without the knowledge of her mother. However, once when they are travelling together in a bike, they meet with an accident but luckily they are not injured. Kasthuri finds out this and gets furious. She believes that the accident was a signal of threat for Lakshmipathi's life.

Heart broken, Lakshmipathi returns to his village to stay with his parents. Dhanalakshmi sends a letter mentioning that her wedding is fixed with another man. Lakshmipathi rushes to Chennai and on the day of Dhanalakshmi's wedding, he tries to convince Kasthuri to cancel the wedding and give her approval for his wedding with Dhanalakshmi. Lakshmipathi succeeds in convincing Kasthuri not to believe on horoscopes as he cites an example of their neighbour who lived happily despite an astrologer's warning. Kasthuri's agrees for the wedding and Lakshmipathi marries Dhanalakshmi, however Dhanalakshmi faints after wedding. She informs that she has already consumed poison as she was about to marry someone else. Dhanalakshmi dies in the hands of Lakshmipathi.

== Cast ==
* [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] as Lakshmipathi
* [[Revathi]] as Dhanalakshmi
* [[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]] as Kasthuri
* [[Goundamani]] as Gopi Krishna (Kasthuri's husband)
* [[Janagaraj]] as Shivaraman, music teacher
* [[Venniradai Moorthy]] as a professor
*[[Kallapetti Singaram]] as Lakshmipathi's father
* [[S. N. Lakshmi]] as Lakshmipathi's mother
* [[Senthil]] as Lakshmipathi's friend
* [[Mayilsamy]] as delivery boy
* [[Pandiarajan]] (cameo)

== Soundtrack ==
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| artist     = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. The soundtrack, released in 1985, features 4 tracks with lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]], [[Vairamuthu]], [[Gangai Amaran]] and Kuruvikkarambai Shanmugam. The song "Sugaraagamae" is in manirangu raaga.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kanni Raasi Songs |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0002754.html |publisher=raaga.com |accessdate=2012-03-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |pages=159 |oclc=295034757 |orig-year=2005}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Lyrics !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Aala Asatthum" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Vani Jairam]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 4:37
|-
|2 || "Sorunna Satti" || [[Ilaiyaraaja]], T. K. S. Kalaivanan, Krishnachandar, [[Deepan Chakravarthy]] || [[Vairamuthu]] || 4:22
|-
|3 || "Sugaraagame" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], Vani Jairam || Kuruvikkarambai Shanmugam || 4:51
|-
|4 || "Kaathaliley Thozhvi" || Malaysia Vasudevan, [[Gangai Amaran]] || [[Gangai Amaran]] || 4:15
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0319645}}

{{Pandiarajan}}

[[Category:1985 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1985 directorial debut films]]