Moodupani

Chandru, a wealthy businessman in Bangalore, develops a deep hatred for prostitutes, leading him to lure and kill two prostitutes who remind him of his mothers suffering, while Rekha and Raghunath search for their friend Pallavi, who, through a series of unfortunate events, ends up in a brothel and is ultimately murdered by Chandru; as the investigation progresses, Chandrus connection to the murders is unveiled, leading to his eventual capture and the rescue of Rekha. Moodupani is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language Thriller Crime motion picture starring Shoba Mahendra, Pratap, Prathap K Pothan, Shobha, Malasia Bhaskar, Gandhimathi and Calcutta Viswanathan. The movie is inspired from Idhuvum Oru Viduthalai Thaan by Rajendra Kumar. Raja Cine Arts was the production house involved in the project. The movie is directed by Balu Mahendra. Moodupani was released on 15th June 1980 and takes a screen time of 131 minutes. The screenplay for the movie was written by Balu Mahendra. Cinematography was done by Balu Mahendra and editing by D. Vasu. The music was composed by National Award winner Ilaiyaraaja.