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{{Infobox film
| name = Kizhakku Karai
| image = Kizhakku Karai.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[P. Vasu]]
| producer = Mohan Natarajan<br />V. Shanmugam
| writer = P. Vasu
| starring = {{ubl|[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]|[[Khushbu]]}}
| music = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]
| cinematography = Ravindar
| editing = P. Mohanraj
| studio = Sree Rajakaali Amman Enterprises
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1991|09|20}}
| runtime = 140 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Kizhakku Karai''''' ({{trans|''East Shore''}}) is a 1991 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[crime film]] directed by [[P. Vasu]]. The film stars [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] and [[Khushbu]]. The film, produced by Mohan Natarajan and V. Shanmugam, had musical score by [[Deva (music director)|Deva]] and was released on 20 September 1991.<ref>{{Cite web |title=கிழக்கு கரை / Kizhakku Karai (1991) |url=https://screen4screen.com/yearly-movies/1991/kizhakku-karai |access-date=30 April 2021 |website=Screen4screen}}</ref>

== Plot ==

Sekhar ([[Chandrasekhar (Tamil actor)|Chandrasekhar]]) and Murali ([[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]) are best friends. Murali sacrifices his job opportunity for his friend, thus Sekhar becomes a customs officer. Thereafter, Murali goes back to his native village. His cousin Mahalakshmi ([[Khushbu]]) falls in love with him.

Ranganathan ([[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]), Murali's father, works with the smuggler Daaha (K. Rajpreeth) for 25 years. When Murali knew about his father's profession, he convinces his father to quit his job. Finally, Ranganathan decides to leave this odd job but Daaha kills him for fear of reprisal. Murali decides to take revenge and becomes also a smuggler.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] as Murali
*[[Khushbu]] as Mahalakshmi
*[[Chandrasekhar (Tamil actor)|Chandrasekhar]] as Sekhar
*[[Goundamani]] as Raja (Jacky)
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Ranganathan, Murali's father
*[[Srividya]] as Janaki, Murali's mother
*[[Venniradai Moorthy]] as Raja's father
*Mohan Natarajan as Kumar
*Rocky as Michael
*K. Rajpreeth as Daaha
*[[Oru Viral Krishna Rao]] as Lodge manager
*[[LIC Narasimhan]]
*[[King Kong (actor)|King Kong]] as Foreign Palli
*[[Uday Prakash (actor)|Uday Prakash]]
*[[G. M. Sundar]]
*Dileep
*Veera Pandiyan
*Perumal
*Radhakrishnan
*Varalakshmi as Raja's mother
*Babitha as Mary
*Sharmili
*[[Baby Jennifer]]
{{colend}}

== Production ==
After the tremendous success of ''[[Chinna Thambi]]'', [[P. Vasu]] began work on his next film ''Kizhakku Karai'', a crime film. The crew would be more or less the same that worked in P. Vasu's ''Chinna Thambi'' except music director [[Ilayaraaja]]. [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] and [[Khushbu]] would play the lead pair. Cinematographer K. Rajpreeth would essay the role of the antagonist. The film has music by [[Deva (music director)|Deva]], editing by P. Mohanraj and cinematography by Ravindar.<ref name="newspaper">{{Cite news |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=1991-09-27 |title=Kizhakku Karai |page=7 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19910927&printsec=frontpage |access-date=2013-11-17}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==

{{Infobox album
| name = Kizhakku Karai
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1991
| recorded = 1991
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 23:58
| label =
| producer = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]
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}}

The soundtrack was composed by [[Deva (music director)|Deva]], with lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kizhakku Karai (1991) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0001956 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816033629/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0001956 |archive-date=16 August 2014 |access-date=2012-08-26 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kizhakku Karai |url=http://www.hummaa.com/music/album/kizhakku-karai/22565 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121012329/http://www.hummaa.com/music/album/kizhakku-karai/22565 |archive-date=21 January 2012 |access-date=2012-08-26 |website=Hummaa}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Enakenna Perandhava" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || rowspan=5|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 4:23
|-
|2 || "Sannadhi Vaasalil Vandhadhu" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || 4:55
|-
|3 || "Selu Selu Seluvena Kaathu" || K. S. Chithra || 4:50
|-
|4 || "Nandhavanam Endhamanam" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. A. Seeni Muhammed || 5:05
|-
|5 || "Ediosaigal Ketkattum" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || 4:46
|}

== Reception ==
N. Krishnaswamy of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' stated, "The narrative does not roll credibly, the camera work is mediocre and Deva has scored a few sweet numbers" but he praised actor K. Rajpreeth's performance and the climax's message.<ref name="newspaper" />

== References ==
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{{P. Vasu}}

[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1991 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by P. Vasu]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:Indian crime films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]

Kizhakku Karai - Revision history

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