Oru Kaidhiyin Diary
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| Directed by | Bharathiraja |
| Written by | Bhagyaraj |
| Starring | Kamal Haasan Radha Revathi Janagaraj Malaysia Vasudevan Vijayan Vinu Chakravarthy |
| Music by | Ilayaraaja |
| Release date(s) | 1985 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Oru Kaidhiyin Diary (English: A Prisoner's Diary) is a 1985 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Bharathiraaja, starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role of the protagonist. The movie was a huge success at the box office.
Summary
David gets released from prison after long 22 years and he reaches the church to confess. He says to the priest that, he would kill 3 people. The priest informs this to the police. David starts his revenge by killing the DSP and escapes fooling Inspector Shankar. The flashback shows that, David and Rosy were married and had a happy life, but Rosy is raped by the powerful Politician Suryaprakasam, whom David trusted and had a high regard. Rosy commits suicide and leaves her husband a handwritten note with the details. Upset, David confronts the politician at his birthday function and makes a scene. Inspector Viswanathan and Dr. Unnikrishnan pretend to help David, but are actually the politician's friends and they destroy Rosy's note, thereby the entire evidence of the crime. The trio then frame David for Rosy's murder and easily win the case and David gets sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his wife. He leaves his only son Shankar to his close friend Velappan. Now Shankar is already a police officer when David gets released after 22 years. He then kills Viswanathan and Dr.Unnikrishnan methodically. David is supported by Sharadha, the love of Shankar. The climax shows David killing his last target and how Shankar has to do his duty of shooting his father.
Cast
- Kamal Hassan as David and Shankar
- Radha as Rosy
- Revathi as Sharadha
- Janagaraj as Velappan
- Malaysia Vasudevan as Suryaprakasam the Politician
- Vijayan as Dr.Unnikrishnan
- Vinu Chakravarthy - Inspector and SP Viswanathan
Soundtrack
The soundtrack features four songs composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
- "ABC Nee Vasi" - K. J. Yesudas, Vani Jayaram
- "Ethu Rosa" - Gangai Amaran, Vani Jayaram
- "Naanthan Sooran" - S. P. Balasubramaniam, Vani Jayaram
- "Ponmane" - Unni Menon, Uma Ramanan
Remake
Oru Kaidhiyin Diary has been remade in Bollywood as Aakhree Rasta (1986), directed by K. Bhagyaraj starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi, Jayapradha, Anupam Kher. It was a success.
