Suhaagan

Suhagan
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. Raghavendra Rao
Written by	Kader Khan (dialogues)
Screenplay by	K. Raghavendra Rao
Story by	Panchu Arunachalam
Based on	Enkeyo Ketta Kural (1982)
Produced by	M. Arjuna Raju
Starring	Jeetendra Sridevi Padmini Kolhapure
Cinematography	K.S. Prakash
Edited by	Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Music by	Bappi Lahari
Production company	Roja Enterprises
Release date	6 December 1986 (1986-12-06)
Running time	143 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Suhaagan (transl. Married woman) is a 1986 Indian drama film, produced by M. Arjuna Raju under the Roja Enterprises banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars Jeetendra, Sridevi, Padmini Kolhapure in the lead roles and music composed by Bappi Lahari. The film is a remake of the Tamil movie Enkeyo Ketta Kural (1982), with Rajnikanth, Ambika, Radha, which was first remade as the Telugu movie Bava Maradallu (1984), starring Sobhan Babu, Raadhika, Suhasini in the pivotal roles.

Plot

Ram Babu was a simple tiller of the soil, and he used to look after the agricultural lands of this neighbour Jagat Prasad. Jagat Prasad has two daughters, Janki and Jyoti. Janki is a well read and has big dreams, while Jyoti is just a plain and simple girl. Jyoti likes Ram Babu, but it is Janki who is married to Ram Babu. Ram Babu and Janki became the parents of baby girl, but their way of thinking is like two sides of the same coin, and to widen it more is a young man Murali. Murali was Jagat Prasad's friend's grandson, with his gift of talks, his bright outlook, he kindles a new light in the dull life of Janki. So far so, that Janki leaves her child and husband and elopes with Murali. On the insistence of Jagat Prasad, Ram marries Jyoti. Masterji comes to meet Janaki and Murali and tells them that what they did was very wrong. Janaki feels guilty and Murli understands that Janaki doesn't want to live with him anymore. Murli arranges a house on the outskirts of Janaki's village where he ask her to go and stay.. The same night Murali commits suicide.. Janaki gets shocked seeing him dead however leaves for her village .. Everyone berates her..years pass and Janakis daughter Meena starts going to school.. Janaki meets her daughter and every evening takes her to her house to play.. Jyoti comes to know and scolds Janaki and Meena.. In anger she burns Meena's arm and when Ram scolds her for that she feels guilty and burns her own as well. Janaki falls sick and refuses to take medicines. Her mother visits her and she ask for forgiveness. She ask her mother to ask Ram to meet her once before she dies. Ram agrees and goes to meet Janaki. Janaki cries for forgiveness and Ram forgives her. He also promises to perform her last rites as her husband once she dies. As soon as Ram leaves Janaki touches his slippers that he left behind and dies. As promised and despite objection from Jagat Prasad and threat of being ostracized from the village Ram and Jyoti perform Janaki's last rites.

Cast

• Jeetendra as Ram
• Sridevi as Janki
• Padmini Kolhapure as Jyoti
• Raj Babbar as Murli
• Pran as Jagat Prasad
• Tanuja as Shanta
• Kader Khan as Masterji
• Shakti Kapoor as Leela Krishna
• Aruna Irani as Radha
• Asrani

Soundtrack

The music for the film was composed by Bappi Lahiri.

#	Track	Singer
1	"Tu Ladka Garam Masala"	Kishore Kumar, S. Janaki
2	"Ghunghta Kholna Ghunghta"	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
3	"Chhama Chham Chhai Chhai Chhai"	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
4	"Aankhon Se Giraana Naa"	Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle
5	"Kya Suraj Amber Ko"	Lata Mangeshkar, Shabbir Kumar

External links

• Suhaagan at IMDb