Kadal Meengal

 
Kadal Meengal () is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by G. N. Rangarajan, starring Kamal Haasan, Sujatha, Nagesh and Swapna. It was a remake of the Malayalam movie "Meen". The movie was a Superhit at the box office. Kamal Haasan plays a father-son dual role in this movie. This movie was dubbed in Telugu-language as "Rangoon Raja" and Hindi as "Baap bete".
Plot.
Selvanayakam a.k.a. Selvam (Kamal Haasan) is a poor but hard-working fisherman who is in love with Bhagyam (Sujatha) from the same fishing hamlet. After a tiff with the locals, Selvam moves to a neighbouring village for fishing and is feared dead during a cyclone. Selvam returns alive after a while and unable to find Bhagyam, marries another woman. Bhagyam has borne his child but lives in isolation away from the life of Selvam who has grown to be a rich businessman. After several years, Bhagyam's son Rajan (the younger Kamal Haasan) finds out about his father whom he despises for having deserted his mother. He vengefully joins his father's rivals and enters into a long confrontation with his father in business and in personal life as well. Nisha (Swapna), is Rajan's love interest while Ambika plays his step-sister's role.
Soundtrack.
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics were written by Kannadasan, Panchu Arunachalam and Gangai Amaran.