Yaar?
Yaar? (transl. Who?) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language supernatural horror film, directed by Sakthi-Kannan and produced by S. Thanu, P. Suri and G. Sekaran. The latter scripted the film and portrayed a negative role. The film stars Arjun, Nalini, Jaishankar and J. V. Somayajulu in lead roles while Rajinikanth acted in a cameo appearance. The film had musical score by V. S. Narasimhan. The film is inspired from the Hollywood film The Omen.
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| Directed by | Sakthi-Kannan |
| Produced by | S. Thanu G. Sekaran P. Suri |
| Written by | G. Sekaran |
| Starring | Arjun Nalini Jaishankar J. V. Somayajulu |
| Music by | V. S. Narasimhan |
| Cinematography | Rajaraajan |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
Production company | Kalaippuli Films International |
| Distributed by | Kalaippuli Films International V Creations |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
An evil baby boy is born on the day of alignment of all eight planets. As he grows up, his evil deeds disrupt peace in the society. Only a sage, who holds the secret to kill him, can save the world
Cast
- Arjun as Jagan
- Nalini as Devi
- Jaishankar as Rajaram
- Rajinikanth in a Cameo appearance
- J. V. Somayajulu
- Jayachitra as Lakshmi
- Nizhalgal Ravi as VV Janardhan
- Shyam as Raja
- Senthil as Master
- G. Srinivasan as Rajaram's uncle
- Delhi Ganesh as Manickam
- 'Herran' Ramasamy
- A. K. Veerasami as
- Thideer Kannaiah as Peon
- Kovai Mani
- Nellai Sarathi
- T. K. S. Natarajan
- Disco Shanti
- G. Sekaran as Rangan
Production
Film distributors S. Thanu, G. Sekaran and Soori joined together and made their debut as producers with Yaar under their newly formed production company Kalaipuli International. G. Sekaran scripted and portrayed a negative role in the film.[1] Rajinikanth portrayed a cameo appearance in the film after being requested by Thanu. The scene where Rajinikanth prays in a puja room was shot at his own house.[2]
Reception
The film's success provided breakthrough for Arjun as an actor in Tamil film industry and Kannan adapting the film's name as a prefix.[3] Sekaran and Thanu adapted their company's name Kalaipuli as the prefix to their names and went on to become famous film producers.