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{{Infobox film
| name = Kadal Meengal
| image = Kadal Meengal.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[G. N. Rangarajan]]<ref name="imdb" >{{Citation | title = Kadal Meengal | date = 5 June 1981 | publisher = IMDb | url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279160/ | access-date = 2008-10-27 }}</ref>
| producer = Mrs. R.Shantha
| writer = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]
| story = [[T. Damodaran]]
| narrator =
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Kamal Haasan]]
* [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]
* [[Nagesh]]
* [[Swapna (actress)|Swapna]]
* [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]]
}}
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<ref name="oosai">{{Citation | title = Kadal Meengal | publisher = Oosai | url = http://www.oosai.com/tamilsongs/kadal_meengal_songs.cfm | access-date = 2008-10-27 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081020193021/http://www.oosai.com/tamilsongs/kadal_meengal_songs.cfm | archive-date = 20 October 2008 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
| cinematography = N. K. Viswanathan
| editing = K. R. Ramalingam
| studio = [[K. R. Gangadharan|K. R. G. Art Productions]]
| distributor = [[K. R. Gangadharan|K. R. G. Art Productions]]
| released = {{Film date|1981|06|05|ref1=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=kadal%20meengal|title=Kadal Meengal|access-date=2013-09-17|publisher=cinesouth}}</ref>|df=y}}
| runtime = 137 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Kadal Meengal''''' ({{lit|''Sea Fishes''}}) is a 1981 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by [[G. N. Rangarajan]], starring [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]], [[Nagesh]] and [[Swapna (actress)|Swapna]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kadal Meengal LP Records|url=http://musicalaya.net/imgviewer.php?mod=lpcovers/374/3/1/1|publisher=musicalaya|access-date=2014-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013192745/http://musicalaya.net/imgviewer.php?mod=lpcovers%2F374%2F3%2F1%2F1|archive-date=13 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was a remake of the Malayalam movie ''Meen''. The movie was a Superhit at the box office. Kamal Haasan plays a father-son dual role in this movie. This movie was dubbed in [[Telugu language|Telugu-language]] as ''Rangoon Raja'' and [[Hindi]] as ''Baap bete''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://muvyz.com/moviepage/ni670534|title = Baap Bete (1983) | Hindi Movie Review, Songs, Trailer, Videos - Bollywood MuVyz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1754116568153839&id=100006665384914&set=a.1672377606327736|title=Kamal Data Sundar}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Selvanayakam a.k.a. Selvam ([[Kamal Haasan]]) is a poor but hard-working fisherman who is in love with Bhagyam ([[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]) from the same fishing hamlet. After a tiff with the locals, Selvam moves to a neighbouring village for fishing and is feared dead during a cyclone. Selvam returns alive after a while and unable to find Bhagyam, marries another woman. Bhagyam has borne his child but lives in isolation away from the life of Selvam who has grown to be a rich businessman. After several years, Bhagyam's son Rajan (the younger Kamal Haasan) finds out about his father whom he despises for having deserted his mother. He vengefully joins his father's rivals and enters into a long confrontation with his father in business and in personal life as well. Nisha ([[Swapna (actress)|Swapna]]), is Rajan's love interest while [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] plays his step-sister's role.

== Cast ==
*[[Kamal Haasan]] as Selvanayakam and Rajan
*[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Bhagyam<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/We-will-miss-you-Sujatha/article14677027.ece
|title=We will miss you, Sujatha |date=9 April 2011 |access-date=28 September 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]]|last1=Rangarajan |first1=Malathi }}</ref>
*[[Nagesh]] as Peter
*[[Swapna (actress)|Swapna]] as Nisha
*[[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] as Selvanayakam 's Daughter
*[[Suman (actor)|Suman]] as Sekhar
*[[K. A. Thangavelu]] as Mudhaliyar
*[[Sangili Murugan]] as Dhanakodi
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Sivaanandham
*[[Sukumari]] as Annaporani
*[[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Ravi
*[[G. Srinivasan (actor)|G. Srinivasan]] as Nachimuthu
*K. Kannan as Vadivelu
*[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]]
*[[A. R. Srinivasan]]
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as Vadivelu's Colleague

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kadal Meengal
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1981
| recorded = 1981
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 20:25
| label = EMI
| producer = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]], [[Panchu Arunachalam]] and [[Gangai Amaran]].

{{Track listing
| headline = Track-list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =

| title1 = Madini Madini
| note1 =
| extra1 = [[P. Susheela]], [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] & Chorus
| lyrics1 = [[Gangai Amaran]]
| length1 =

| title2 = Thaalattudhe Vaanam
| note2 =
| extra2 = [[P. Jayachandran]], [[S. Janaki]]
| lyrics2 = [[Kannadasan]]
| length2 =

| title3 = Endrendrum Anandhame
| note3 =
| extra3 = Malaysia Vasudevan
| lyrics3 = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]
| length3 =

| title4 = Kalai Maane
| note4 =
| extra4 = [[P. Susheela]]
| lyrics4 = Kannadasan
| length4 =
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Telugu Track-list <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hungama.com/album/rangoon-raja/29257704/|title = Rangoon Raja}}</ref><ref>https://www.raaga.com/telugu/movie/rangoon-raja-songs-A0003970</ref>
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =

| title1 = Aakashame Pade
| note1 =
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[P. Susheela]]
| lyrics1 =
| length1 =

| title2 = Pilla Pilla
| note2 =
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
| lyrics2 =
| length2 =

| title3 = Sagenu Aanandame
| note3 =
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| lyrics3 =
| length3 =

| title4 = Vinte Oka Maate Cheputha
| note4 =
| extra4 = P. Susheela
| lyrics4 =
| length4 =
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Hindi Track-list <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://muvyz.com/moviepage/ni670534/songs/#tabs|title = Baap Bete (1983) | Hindi Movie Songs - Bollywood MuVyz}}</ref>
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =

| title1 = Machhil Machhil
| note1 =
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Vani Jairam]]
| lyrics1 = Shiv Shankar Vashishth
| length1 =

| title2 = Yeh Pyar Ka Mausam
| note2 =
| extra2 = [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Vani Jairam]]
| lyrics2 =
| length2 =

| title3 = Gori Gori Baahon Mein
| note3 =
| extra3 = [[P. Jayachandran]]
| lyrics3 =
| length3 =

| title4 = Raja Tera Chanda Sa
| note4 =
| extra4 = [[Vani Jairam]]
| lyrics4 =
| length4 =
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0279160|Kadal Meengal}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081020193021/http://www.oosai.com/tamilsongs/kadal_meengal_songs.cfm ''Kadal Meengal Soundtrack'' at Oosai]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090126182704/http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/tamil/s/movie_name.4645/music_director.504/ ''Kadal Meengal Soundtrack'' at Music India Online]

[[Category:1981 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Malayalam films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam]]

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