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{{Infobox film
| name = Ettupatti Rasa
| image = Ettupatti Rasa.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Kasthuri Raja]]
| writer = Kasthuri Raja
| producer = [[Pyramid Natarajan|V. Natarajan]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]|[[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]]|[[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]]}}
| cinematography = Kichas
| editing = Ganesh Kumar
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| studio = Pyramid Films International
| released = {{film date|1997|2|14|df=y}}
| runtime = 145 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Ettupatti Rasa''''' ({{IPA|ta|eʈʈupaʈʈi ɾaːsaː|pron}} {{translation|King of eight villages}}) is a 1997 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Kasthuri Raja]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 November 2015 |title=In love with village vistas |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/in-love-with-village-vistas/article7872936.ece |url-status=live |access-date=20 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124124506/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/in-love-with-village-vistas/article7872936.ece |archive-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> and produced by [[Pyramid Natarajan|V. Natarajan]]. The film stars [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]], [[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]] and [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 January 2020 |title=From 'Sakuntalai' to 'Game Over': Female friendships in Tamil cinema |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sakuntalai-game-over-female-friendships-tamil-cinema-116987 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200317105553/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/prisoners-open-jail-kerala-are-leading-agri-revolution-worth-rs-2-crore-119732 |archive-date=17 March 2020 |access-date=20 January 2023 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> It was released on 14 February 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ettupatti raasaa ( 1997 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=ettupatti%20raasaa |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029125928/http://cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=ettupatti%20raasaa |archive-date=29 October 2006 |access-date=19 May 2012 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ettupatti Rasa (Tamil) |url=http://actornepoleon.com/cinema/filmography/tamil-films/267-ettupatti-rasa |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205153202/http://www.actornepoleon.com/cinema/filmography/tamil-films/267-ettupatti-rasa |archive-date=5 December 2022 |access-date=10 February 2023 |website=[[Napoleon (actor)|actornepoleon.com]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==

Singarasu ([[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]), a brave and influential man, protects the eight villages living next to the [[canal]]. Palaniyamma ([[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]]) is crazy about Singarasu, but Singarasu prefers her soft and sensitive sister Pandiyamma ([[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]]). Singarasu finally marries Pandiyamma.

Marimuthu's ([[Manivannan]]) brother (Sukanraj) and Ponrasu's ([[Ponvannan]]) daughter ([[Abitha]]) are in love. Ponrasu, the village chief, is against their wedding. Singarasu accommodates the lovers in his house and promises to unite them, but the young lovers later commit suicide. So Marimuthu and Ponrasu decide to take revenge on Singarasu. Singarasu, busy in his duty, neglects his wife and is unable to understand her feelings. One day, Marimuthu tells lies about Singarasu to Pandiyamma, and she commits suicide. All the villagers think Singarasu is the killer. Palaniyamma decides to live with Singarasu and he develops a soft corner for her. When Singarasu decides to marry Palaniyamma, a woman explains to him what happened before his late wife's suicide. Pandiyamma was in fact killed by Ponrasu and Marimuthu. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] as Singarasu
*[[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]] as Pandiyamma
*[[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] as Palaniyamma
*[[Ponvannan]] as Ponrasu
*[[Manivannan]] as Marimuthu
*[[Vinu Chakravarthy]] as Pandiyamma and Palaniyamma's father
*[[Charle]] as Mokkaiyan
*[[Abitha]] as Ponrasu's daughter
*Sukanraj as Marimuthu's brother
*[[Kumarimuthu]]
*Sempuli Jagan
*K. Rajeshkumar
*Manangatti Subramaniam
*[[Roopa Sree]] in a guest appearance
*[[Vichithra]] in a guest appearance
*[[Ram Lakshman (stunt choreographers)]] in climax scene
}}

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], with lyrics written by [[Kasthuri Raja]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2017 |title=Ettupatti Rasa |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/ettupatti-rasa/2xc-tl-oq9I_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018065424/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/ettupatti-rasa/2xc-tl-oq9I_ |archive-date=18 October 2022 |access-date=20 January 2023 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref> "Panjumittai" was one of the famous songs from this film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 December 2023 |title=Napoleon And Kushboo Take Fans On A Nostalgic Trip, Groove To Their 1997 Song |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/napoleon-and-kushboo-take-fans-on-a-nostalgic-trip-groove-to-their-1997-song-8706157.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115042245/https://www.news18.com/movies/napoleon-and-kushboo-take-fans-on-a-nostalgic-trip-groove-to-their-1997-song-8706157.html |archive-date=15 January 2024 |access-date=14 January 2024 |website=[[News18]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration
|-
| "Bemasena" || [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] || 0:34
|-
| "Ettupatti Rasa" || [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]], [[Swarnalatha]] || 3:31
|-
| "Karikalai Puttikittu" || [[Manivannan]], Kalpana || 2:26
|-
| "Kaathu Adikkidhu" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[S. Janaki]] || 5:06
|-
| "Lovapazham" || Manivannan || 2:38
|-
| "Merku Seemaiyile" || Deva, Swarnalatha || 5:21
|-
| "Panju Mittai" || Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki|| 4:56
|}

== Accolades ==
At the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], Napoleon won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize|Special Prize for Best Actor]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 November 1998 |title=Awards Tamilnadu Government Cinema Awards For 1997 Announced: Best Film Award For "Arunachalam", "Surya Vamsam" |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/awards/27-11-98/g_award.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101131515/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/awards/27-11-98/g_award.htm |archive-date=1 January 2008 |access-date=20 January 2023 |website=[[Dinakaran]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}
{{Kasthuri Raja}}

[[Category:1997 Indian films]]
[[Category:1997 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1997 drama films]]
[[Category:1997 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Kasthuri Raja]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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