Kai Niraya Kasu

A Handful of Money) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by A.

The film stars Nagesh and Prameela, with M. R. R. Vasu, Thengai Srinivasan, Srikanth, Moulee, Master Rajkumar, A. Sakunthala, Sachu, L. Kanchana and S. N. Lakshmi in supporting roles.

[2] The film began production in late September 1973 at Mysore Premier Studio.

[4] Kanthan of Kalki praised the performances of the cast, dialogues but found the cinematography average and also felt the story which starts off differently starts to travel on the usual railway track after the interval.

[5] In 2023, Harshini S V of Film Companion named Kai Niraya Kasu as one of Nagesh's best performances in a leading role, especially a "hilariously staged action sequence at a crucial point in the film".