Japanil Kalyanaraman (Eng: Kalyanaraman in Japan) is a 1985 Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role of the protagonist. This was the first Tamil movie sequel (of Kalyanaraman). It garnered mixed reviews and performed average business at the box office.
Raman (Kamal Haasan) is a journalist who exposes a smuggling and black money racket, which involves the high-profile (Major Sunderarajan) and his son Narendran (Sathyaraj), and is about to go public. The magazine is bought by Narendran overnight. When Raman reveals that he is about to start his own magazine, he is beaten up by Narendran’s men. After surviving miraculously, Raman, his son Arun (Master Tinku) and the spirit of the now-dead Kalyanaraman (also played by Kamal Haasan), travel to Japan to buy printing equipment and to show Arun around.
In the comedy side plot, Mayilsamy (Goundamani) and Muppaathaa (Kovai Sarala) win a lucky draw to visit Japan, guided by Munusamy (Chitra Lakshmanan). Raman meets Radha (Radha) who is a waitress in a restaurant and they gradually fall in love, with the efforts of Kalyanaraman and Arun. Meanwhile, Narendran also travels to Japan to get rid of Raman before he arrives back in India. The movie ends with Raman helping to arrest Narendran and getting back together with Radha and Arun.
Directed by S. P. Muthuraman
Produced by Meena Panchu Arunachalam & Sethu Bhaskaran
Written by Panchu Arunachalam
Starring Kamal Haasan, Radha, Sathyaraj, V. K. Ramasamy, Sundarrajan, Master Tinku, Goundamani, Kovai Sarala
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography T. S. Vinayagam
Edited by R. Vittal & C. Lancy
Production P. A. Art Productions
Distributed by P. A. Art Productions
Release date 11 November 1985
Country India
Language Tamil
