Ettupatti Rasa


Ettupatti Rasa is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Kasthuri Raja and produced by V. Natarajan. The film stars Napoleon, Khushbu and Urvashi. It was released on 14 February 1997.

Plot

Singarasu, a brave and influential man, protects the eight villages living next to the canal. Palaniyamma is crazy about Singarasu, but Singarasu prefers her soft and sensitive sister Pandiyamma. Singarasu finally marries Pandiyamma.
Marimuthu's brother and Ponrasu's daughter are in love. Ponrasu, the village chief, is against their wedding. Singarasu accommodates the lovers in his house and promises to unite them, but the young lovers later commit suicide. So Marimuthu and Ponrasu decide to take revenge on Singarasu. Singarasu, busy in his duty, neglects his wife and is unable to understand her feelings. One day, Marimuthu tells lies about Singarasu to Pandiyamma, and she commits suicide. All the villagers think Singarasu is the killer. Palaniyamma decides to live with Singarasu and he develops a soft corner for her. When Singarasu decides to marry Palaniyamma, a woman explains to him what happened before his late wife's suicide. Pandiyamma was in fact killed by Ponrasu and Marimuthu. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Kasthuri Raja. "Panjumittai" was one of the famous songs from this film.
SongSingerDuration
"Bemasena"Deva0:34
"Ettupatti Rasa"Napoleon, Swarnalatha3:31
"Karikalai Puttikittu"Manivannan, Kalpana2:26
"Kaathu Adikkidhu"Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki5:06
"Lovapazham"Manivannan2:38
"Merku Seemaiyile"Deva, Swarnalatha5:21
"Panju Mittai"Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki4:56

Accolades

At the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Napoleon won the Special Prize for Best Actor.