Simmarasi

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A man named Manickavasagam happens to stop a caste fight in a village. The villagers ask him to remain and help with their conflicts, thus inciting the wrath of Maragatham. Maragatham is the biggest badman in the village, and he even killed his own brother for marrying into a different caste. Lakshmi's son Kathir wants to build a factory, which Manickavasagam will not allow. This makes Kathir ally with Maragatham. Finally Manickavasagam kills Maragatham.

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• Sarathkumar as Manickavasagam
• Khushbu as Sivagami, Manickavasagam's wife
• Kanaka as Lakshmi
• Manorama as Manickavasagam's adopted mother
• Anandaraj as Maragatham
• Vineeth as Kathir, Lakshmi's son
• Ponnambalam as Police Inspector
• Thalaivasal Vijay as Lakshmi's husband
• Fathima Babu as Maragatham's wife
• Easwari Rao as Rasathi
• Manivannan
• R. Sundarrajan
• Bala Singh
• Singamuthu
• Thalapathy Dinesh

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Kanaka replaced Nagma in the film during July 1998 after her relationship with Sarathkumar ended.{{Cite web |last=Gobichetipal |first=Chandra |title=Love's labor lost |url=https://chandrag.tripod.com/july98/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504101011/https://chandrag.tripod.com/july98/ |archive-date=4 May 2022 |access-date=22 June 2023 |website=Minnoviyam}}

The soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar.{{Cite web |date=1 January 1998 |title=Simmarasi |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/simmarasi/hprHhIl2ICY_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622025403/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/simmarasi/hprHhIl2ICY_ |archive-date=22 June 2023 |access-date=22 June 2023 |website=JioSaavn}}

{{track listing

| headline = Track listing

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| total_length = 23:02

| title1 = Thaayae Thirisooli

| extra1 = Krishnaraj, S. A. Rajkumar

| lyrics1 = S. A. Rajkumar

| length1 = 6:09

| title2 = Vanathu Nilaveduthu

| lyrics2 = Kalai Kumar

| extra2 = P. Unni Krishnan, Swarnalatha

| length2 = 4:16

| title3 = Kumbakonam Santhayile

| lyrics3 = Vasan

| extra3 = Arunmozhi, Sujatha

| length3 = 4:30

| title4 = Paru Thambi Paru

| lyrics4 = Erode Soundar

| extra4 = Mano

| length4 = 4:02

| title5 = Pacha Manna Thottu

| lyrics5 = Mu. Metha

| extra5 = Mano, Sujatha

| length5 = 4:05

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A critic from Dinakaran noted that "some of the scenes have come out good. But there is very, very long flash back scenes that among them some of the scenes really don't have that much relevance to the story line".{{Cite web |date=27 November 1998 |title=Film Review "Simma Raasi" |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/reviews/27-11-98/simmara.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030804153210/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/reviews/27-11-98/simmara.htm |archive-date=4 August 2003 |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=Dinakaran}} Kala Krishnan-Ramesh of Deccan Herald wrote "Simmarasi deserves a response because its themes, its emotions, its sounds and colours are grander than those we are accustomed to."{{Cite news |date=20 December 1998 |title=Simha Rasi (Tamil) |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/B1B03240AE8F5FF6652569400062A3E6?OpenDocument |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204151829/http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/B1B03240AE8F5FF6652569400062A3E6?OpenDocument |archive-date=4 February 2023 |access-date=17 June 2023 |work=Deccan Herald}} D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "Good performance by the principal players and the dialogue and screenplay of director Erode Sounder sustain the momentum in Supergood Films', Simmaraasi. The emotional content of the human drama, told in two parts, one taking place in the city and the other in a village, has been adequately supported by situations".{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=D. S. |date=6 November 1998 |title=Film Reviews: Simmaraasi \ Kuch Kuch Hota Hai \ Prem Aggan |url=http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/981106/09/09060223.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010407075249/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/981106/09/09060223.htm |archive-date=7 April 2001 |access-date=5 July 2023 |work=The Hindu |pages=26}}

Sarathkumar won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor (also for his role in Natpukkaga), and Mohan Rajendran won for Best Art Director.{{Cite web |date=17 July 2000 |title=Tamil Nadu state film awards announced; "Natpukkaga" bags best film award |url=http://rrtd.nic.in/Film%20Bulletin-July.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030430210643/http://rrtd.nic.in/Film%20Bulletin-July.html |archive-date=30 April 2003 |access-date=22 June 2023 |website=The Hindu}}

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Category:1990s Indian films

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Category:Films directed by Erode Soundar

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