Ramachandra (film)
Ramachandra is a 2003 Indian Tamil film, directed by Raj Kapoor, starring Sathyaraj and Vijayalakshmi in lead roles. The film, produced by Singanamala Ramesh, had musical score by Deva and was released on 15 January 2003 to mixed reviews. It is a remake of 1995 Telugu film Khaidi Inspector starring Suman.
| Ramachandra | |
|---|---|
 Movie poster | |
| Directed by | Raj Kapoor |
| Produced by | S. Ramesh Babu |
| Written by | Raj Kapoor |
| Story by | Posani Krishna Murali |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | B. Balamurugan |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
Production company | Kanagarathna Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Ramachandran (Sathyaraj) is a police inspector who is sentenced to the death penalty. His teammates release him in secret and Ramachandran begins by killing the criminals one by one.
Cast
- Sathyaraj as Inspector Ramachandran
- Pandiarajan as Thirunavukkarasu
- Vijayalakshmi as Divya, Ramachandran's wife
- Ashish Vidyarthi as "Sodukku" Chockalingam
- Srikanth as Chief Minister
- Venniradai Moorthy as Chockalingam's assistant
- Chandrasekhar as Sivarama Gandhi
- Delhi Ganesh as Ramachandran's father
- Livingston as Sathyamoorthy
- Raj Kapoor as Naagaa
- Sriman as Suresh Kumar
- Ponnambalam as Kabaali, Chockalingam's henchman
- Pandu as Rajagopal
- G. M. Kumar as DSP Kumar
- Mahanadi Shankar as Sub-inspector
- Thalapathy Dinesh as Chockalingam's henchman
- Vinayak as Vijay
- Kovai Senthil
- Sivanarayanamoorthy
- Deepa Venkat as Deepa
- Abhinayashree as Sandhya, Suresh Kumar's sister
- Mumtaj Pakoda Kadhar as Sub-inspector's wife
- Baby Shathika as Ammukutty
- LIC Narasimhan as Judge
- Lekhasri in a special appearance
- Radhika Chaudhari in a special appearance
- Nagendra Prasad in a special appearance - "Paarappa"
Awards
2003 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
- Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer – P. Unni Krishnan[1]
Soundtrack
| Ramachandra | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Deva | |
| Released | 2003 |
| Recorded | 2002 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 20:43 |
| Label | Five Star Audio |
| Producer | Deva |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 2003, features 4 tracks with lyrics written by P. Vijay and Ponniyin Selvan.[2][3]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aathukku Paalam" | Sabesh | Ponniyin Selvan | 5:27 |
| 2 | "Chinna Chinna" | Sujatha Mohan, P. Unni Krishnan | P. Vijay | 4:45 |
| 3 | "Kuththadi Kuththadi (Paarappa)" | Silambarasan Rajendar | Ponniyin Selvan | 5:33 |
| 4 | "Maidha Maidha" | Tippu, Anuradha Sriram, Naveen, Madhangi | 4:58 | |
| 5 | "Thillaiyaadi" | Tippu, Anuradha Sriram and Chorus | P. Vijay | 4:02 |
Reception
Rediff wrote: "this film is aimed purely at the B and C categories".[4] Hindu wrote: "Writer-director Raj Kapoor sees to it that Ramachandra's reckless, impulsive ventures only lead to mindless melee and every time you expect some intelligent counters from him, he lets you down very badly".[5] Balaji B wrote: "The movie soon turns us off with its violence, cliches and chaos before becoming even worse and entering into virtually unwatchable territory".[6]
References
- "State Film Awards announced". IndiaGlitz. 13 February 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- "Ramachandra Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- "Ramachandra — Deva". thiraipaadal.com. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/ram/20030117.htm
- http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/31/stories/2003013101060202.htm
- http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/2003/rchandra.html