Rajapart Rangadurai
| Rajapart Rangadurai | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | P. Madhavan |
| Produced by | V. C. Guhanathan |
| Written by | Balamurugan |
| Story by | Balamurugan |
| Starring |
Sivaji Ganesan Ushanandini Jaya M. N. Nambiar V. K. Ramasamy Manorama T. K. Bagavathy Sreekanth |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | P. N. Sundaram |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
Production company |
Chithramala Combines |
| Distributed by | Chithramala Combines |
Release date | 22 December 1973 |
Running time | 150 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Rajapart Rangadurai (English: Rangadurai in King's Attire) is a 1973 Tamil Drama Film directed by P.Mathavan and stars Sivaji Ganesan and Ushanandini.[1][2][3]
It narrates the story about a poor drama actor. It is a film on theatre artists who in time have been ignored, they play all roles from mythology characters to patriotic people but fail to appeal a modern genre of viewers who part their ways to more glamour and glitter. It is a symbolic film of past being rejected by the present and love and affection have no place in a selfish world. Sivaji Ganesan's one of the most outstanding film roles, where he displays his characters like Bhagat Singh, Joker, Tiruppur kumaran and even lord Murugan.
Plot
Sivaji and his siblings toil hard at young age to eke out a living. V.K.Ramasamy helps them out. Sivaji becomes a drama artist. Usha Nandini daughter of Nambiar who frequently visits his dramas becomes an ardent fan of Sivaji. While initiating about an alliance for his sister he faces a financial crunch. He borrows money from Nambiar against a wedding proposal for his brother, Srikanth with Usha. But his brother refuses at the last minute. Usha loves Sivaji and they both get married against Nambiar's wishes. This creates an enmity between Nambiar and Sivaji. Nambiar and his partner Ramdas, have a business conflict. Ramdas attempts on Sivaji's life as he tries to help the employees. Whether Sivaji survives or not is the rest of the movie.
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Rajapart Rangadurai
- Ushanandini as Alamelu
- Jaya as Seetha
- M. N. Nambiar
- V. K. Ramasamy as Shankaradas
- T. K. Bagavathy as Tharagar
- Manorama as Chinthamani
- Sreekanth as Bhaskar
- S. V. Ramadas
- Kumari Padmini as Vasanthi
- Sasikumar as Ramu
- Suruli Rajan as Pazhani
- C. K. Saraswathi
- V. R. Thilagam
Soundtrack
The music composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while lyrics written by Kannadasan The songs became hugely popular and contributed to the success of the film.
| No. | Song | Singers |
| 1 | Ammamma Thambi | Pushpalatha |
| 2 | Meiyatha Maan | T. M. Soundararajan, Pushpalatha |
| 3 | Vanthaen Vandhanam | T. M. Soundararajan, K. Veeramani, T. K. Kala |
| 4 | Thillai Ambala | T. M. Soundararajan |
| 5 | Madhana Maligaiyil | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela |
| 6 | Ammamma Thambi [Sad] | T. M. Soundararajan |
| 7 | Jinjunika Chinnakili | T. M. Soundararajan |
| 8 | Inqulab Zindabad | T. M. Soundararajan |
Re-release
A digitally restored version was released in mid-2017, and ran for over 100 days theatrically.[4]
References
- ↑ "Old film, new perspective". The Hindu. 9 June 2011.
- ↑ "Rajapart Rangadurai". filmibeat.com. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
- ↑ "Rajapart Rangadurai". nadigarthilagam.com. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/sivajis-fans-celebrate-100th-day-of-a-remastered-flick/article19658985.ece
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