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{{short description|1985 film by S. P. Muthuraman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Japanil Kalyanaraman
| image = Japanil Kalyanaraman.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[S. P. Muthuraman]]
| producer = {{plainlist|
* Meena Panchu Arunachalam
* Sethu Bhaskaran
}}
| writer = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Kamal Haasan]]
* [[Radha (actress)|Radha]]
* [[Sathyaraj]]
* [[Tinku (actor)|Master Tinku]]
}}
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = T. S. Vinayagam
| editing = R. Vittal<br />C. Lancy
| studio = P. A. Art Productions
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1985|11|11}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Japanil Kalyanaraman''''' ({{translation|Kalyanaraman in Japan}}) is a 1985 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]], starring [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Radha (actress)|Radha]] . A follow-up to ''[[Kalyanaraman (1979 film)|Kalyanaraman]]'' (1979), it is the first sequel film in [[Tamil cinema]]. The film was released on 11 November 1985 and performed poorly at the box office.

== Plot ==
Raman is a journalist who exposes a smuggling and black money racket, which involves the high-profile and his son Narendran, and is about to go public. The magazine is bought by Narendran overnight.

When Raman reveals that he is about to start his own magazine, he is beaten up by Narendran's men. After surviving miraculously, Raman, his son Arun, and the spirit of the now-dead Kalyanaraman, travel to Japan to buy printing equipment and to show Arun around.

In the comedy side plot, Mayilsamy and Muppaathaa win a lucky draw to visit Japan, guided by Munusamy.

Raman meets Radha, who is a waitress in a restaurant, and they gradually fall in love, with the efforts of Kalyanaraman and Arun. Meanwhile, Narendran also travels to Japan to get rid of Raman before he arrives back in India.

The movie ends with Raman helping to arrest Narendran and getting back together with Radha and Arun.

== Cast ==
* [[Kamal Haasan]] as Raman and Kalyanam
* [[Radha (actress)|Radha]] as Radha
* [[Sathyaraj]] as Narendran
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Samikannu
* [[Major Sundarrajan]] as Narendran's Father
* [[Goundamani]] as Mayilsamy
* [[Kovai Sarala]] as Muppatha
* [[Chitra Lakshmanan]] as Guide Munusamy
* [[Tinku (actor)|Master Tinku]] as Arun
* ISR as Textile showroom salesman
* Nazeem

== Production ==
''Japanil Kalyanaraman'' is a sequel to the 1979 film ''[[Kalyanaraman (1979 film)|Kalyanaraman]]'', making that the first Tamil film to have a sequel.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 December 2017 |title=From 2.0 to Tamizh Padam 2.0: It is the season of sequels in Tamil cinema |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/from-2-0-to-tamizh-padam-2-0-it-is-the-season-of-sequels-in-tamil-cinema/story-Nj4pMFss4fqjJwZsL4cGNM.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112133756/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/from-2-0-to-tamizh-padam-2-0-it-is-the-season-of-sequels-in-tamil-cinema/story-Nj4pMFss4fqjJwZsL4cGNM.html |archive-date=12 January 2018 |access-date=26 February 2023 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |title=Kollywood's franchise factory opens |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kollywood-s-franchise-factory-opens-news-tamil-mfzfiKjchchsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402193125/http://www.sify.com/movies/kollywood-s-franchise-factory-opens-news-tamil-mfzfiKjchchsi.html |archive-date=2 April 2019 |access-date=24 February 2021 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> The film was predominantly shot in Japan,<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 September 2011 |title=Vikram to sizzle with Reema & Shriya! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vikram-to-sizzle-with-reema-shriya-news-tamil-ljtqJXeigahsi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229105840/https://www.sify.com/movies/vikram-to-sizzle-with-reema-shriya-news-tamil-ljtqJXeigahsi.html |archive-date=29 December 2019 |access-date=24 February 2021 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> including [[Expo 85 (Tsukuba, Japan)|Expo 85]] exhibition for 15 days and at Hong Kong for seven days.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 June 1985 |title=என்னை கவர்ந்த ஜப்பானியர் சுறுசுறுப்பு |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_9_230/4.jp2/full/1000,1360/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219045752/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_9_230/4.jp2/full/1000,1360/0/default.jpg |archive-date=19 December 2024 |access-date=19 December 2024 |work=Anna |pages=4 |language=ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref> The buck tooth for Master Tinku was tooth designed by Janakiraman, a dentist.<ref>{{Cite news |last=R |first=Sujatha |date=20 November 2003 |title=Dentist to the stars |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/11/20/stories/2003112009260200.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=24 February 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141213143655/http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/11/20/stories/2003112009260200.htm |archive-date=13 December 2014}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Japanil Kalyanaraman (1985) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000063 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623132244/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000063 |archive-date=23 June 2014 |access-date=21 December 2013 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Japanil Kalyanaraman Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraaja |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/japanil-kalyanaraman-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraaja/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |website=Macsendisk |language=en-US |archive-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226045216/https://macsendisk.com/product/japanil-kalyanaraman-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraaja/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 30:47
| title1 = Appappoi Ammammoi
| note1 =
| extra1 = [[Kamal Haasan]]
| lyrics1 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| length1 = 4:23
| title2 = Chinna Poo
| note2 =
| extra2 = [[S. Janaki]]
| lyrics2 = Vaali
| length2 = 4:42
| title3 = Radhe En Radhe
| note3 =
| extra3 = M. Ramesh, [[S. Janaki]]
| lyrics3 = Vaali
| length3 = 5:33
| title4 = Vaaya Vaaya
| note4 =
| extra4 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| lyrics4 = Vaali
| length4 = 4:32
| title5 = Kadhal Un Leelaiya
| note5 =
| extra5 = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| lyrics5 = [[Vairamuthu]]
| length5 = 4:24
| title6 = Appappa Thithikkum
| note6 =
| extra6 = S. P. Balasubramanyam
| lyrics6 = Vairamuthu
| length6 = 4:28
| title7 = Theme Music
| note7 =
| extra7 =
| lyrics7 =
| length7 = 2:45
}}

== Reception ==
''Japanil Kalyanaraman'' was released on 11 November 1985.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=11 November 2018 |title=தமிழில் முதல் பார்ட் டூ… ஜப்பானில் கல்யாணராமன்; 33 வருடங்களுக்கு முன்பு… ஓர் ப்ளாஷ்பேக்! |url=https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/9442-japanil-kalyanaraman-33-years-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603114426/https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/9442-japanil-kalyanaraman-33-years-1.html |archive-date=3 June 2019 |access-date=24 February 2021 |website=[[Kamadenu (magazine)|Kamadenu]] |language=Ta}}</ref> ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' wrote the team had forgotten to pick up the screenplay while travelling to Japan.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=24 November 1985 |title=ஜப்பானில் கல்யாணராமன் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1985-11-24/page/n33/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230226042450/https://archive.org/details/kalki1985-11-24/page/n33/mode/2up |archive-date=26 February 2023 |access-date=25 February 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=33 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> The film failed commercially because, according to the director, it "lacked the freshness" of its predecessor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramesh |first=Neeraja |date=15 December 2016 |title=Sequels a reliable recipe for hit films |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/sequels-a-reliable-recipe-for-hit-films/articleshow/55992609.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205134308/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/sequels-a-reliable-recipe-for-hit-films/articleshow/55992609.cms |archive-date=5 February 2017 |access-date=24 February 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}

{{S. P. Muthuraman}}

[[Category:1985 Indian films]]
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[[Category:1985 romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Comedy of remarriage films]]
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[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Films set in Japan]]
[[Category:Films shot in Japan]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian sequel films]]
[[Category:Japan in non-Japanese culture]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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