Muthaiya is the lead performer of a karakattam troupe based out of a village. Muthaiya's mother was his dance guru. Similarly Kamakshi is also a karakattam dancer in the nearby village and … See more

• Ramarajan as Muthaiya
• Kanaka as Kamakshi
• Santhana Bharathi as Chinnarasu
• Chandrasekhar See more

Development
Gangai Amaran wanted to do a film on the life of Karakattam dancers and their art Karagam. When producers Karumari Kandaswamy and J. Durai approached Amaran to do a project for them they agreed to do the … See more

Karakattakkaran was released on 16 June 1989. The film became a major commercial success, running for over a year in Nadana Theatre at Madurai. Ananda Vikatan rated the film 44 out of 100, calling it a simple, realistic village love story without much … See more

Karakattakkaran became a cult film for bringing the art of Karagam into prominence. The car Chevrolet Impala, 1960's model used in the film became popular after the film's release. In an interview with The Hindu in 2002, Somasundaram, a … See more

In a comedy scene from Thangamana Raasa (1989), Goundamani who is jailed for a petty crime, dreams of singing under the music of Ilaiyaraja, he sings "Maanguyile" to Vinu Chakravarthy.
Ooru Vittu Ooru Vanthu (1990) also directed by … See more

• Dhananjayan, G. (2011). The Best of Tamil Cinema, 1931 to 2010: 1977–2010. Galatta Media. OCLC 733724281.
• Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Pichhamal … See more