Raman Abdullah

Raman Abdullah
Tamil ராமன் அப்துல்லா
Directed by Balu Mahendra
Written by Balu Mahendra
Starring Sivakumar
Karan
Vignesh
Eshwari Rao
Rudra
Prithviraj
Charle
Amarasigamani
Delhi Ganesh
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography Balu Mahendra
Edited by Balu Mahendra
Release date
 22 August 1997
Country India
Language Tamil

Raman Abdullah is a 1997 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Balu Mahendra, starring Sivakumar, Karan, Vignesh, Eshwari Rao, Rudra, Prithviraj, Charle, Amarasigamani and Delhi Ganesh.

Plot

Raman Abdullah has Karan and Vignesh as friends, one Musilm and the other a Hindu, their misadventures to save their face from a strict Haji, played by Sivakumar.

Cast

Production

Director Balu Mahendra had offered a leading role to actor Vikram, who was unable to take up the offer as a result of schedule clashes with his work in Ullasam (1997).[1] The film's shoot became the epicentre of a dispute that arose between the Tamil Film Producers Council and Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI). It was reported that members of FEFSI had stopped the filming of Raman Abdullah as Mahendra was engaging outside cast members in the film.[2] This led FEFSI to go for an indefinite strike which affected to the delaying of several Tamil films.[3][4] During production, the makers had to change the name of the film from Abdul Raaman to Raman Abdullah following protests from the Muslim community.[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja.

  • En Veettu Jannal - Arunmozhi, Bhavatharini lyric Vaali
  • Puthithai Ketkum - Chithra
  • Sembaruthi Pennoruthi - SPB, Chithra
  • Un Madhama - Nagore E. M. Hanifa lyric Vaali
  • Muththamizhe Muththamizhe - SPB, KS Chithra lyric arivumathi

Reception

The film was a commercial failure.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Man of Steel". Caravan. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Baskaran, Sundararaj Theodore (2009). History through the lens: perspectives on South Indian cinema. Orient Blackswan. p. 114. ISBN 978-81-250-3520-6.
  3. ↑ Kindem, Gorham Anders (2000). The International Movie Industry. SIU Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-8093-2299-2.
  4. ↑ "Madras film strike: Producers demand their pound of flesh". Rediff.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130424003725/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-5.htm
  6. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Balu-Mahendra-who-made-his-visuals-speak-dies-at-74/articleshow/30363139.cms


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