Raja Paarvai
| Raja Paarvai | |
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| Directed by | Singeetam Srinivasa Rao |
| Written by | Ananthu Kamal Haasan Balakumaran Santhana Bharathi |
| Produced by | Chandrahasan Charuhasan Kamal Haasan |
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| Cinematography | Barun Mukherji |
| Edited by | V. R. Kottagiri |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
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Raja Paarvai (transl. Royal Gaze) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. It was simultaneously made and released as Amavasya Chandrudu (transl. Moon on Amavasya) in Telugu. The story was written by Kamal Haasan, for whom the film was his 100th as an actor and first as a producer. The score and soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. It is loosely based on the 1972 film Butterflies Are Free. Despite being a box office failure, the film received critical acclaim, and Haasan's performance won him the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor. Thota Tharani made his debut as an art director with the film.