Raman Ethanai Ramanadi
Raman Ethanai Ramanadi (transl. Ram, there are so many Rams my dear) is a 1970 Tamil language film, directed by P. Madhavan. The film features Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya and R. Muthuraman in lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil for the year. P. Madhavan also directed the Hindi remake Ram Tere Kitne Naam.[1]
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| Directed by | P. Madhavan |
| Produced by | P. Madhavan |
| Written by | Bala Murugan |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan K. R. Vijaya Padmini Muthuraman |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | P. N. Sundaram |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
Production company | Arun Prasad Movies |
| Distributed by | Sivaji Productions |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Sappattu Raman / Actor Vijayakumar / Veera Shivaji Get-up role[2][3]
- K. R. Vijaya as Devaki
- R. Muthuraman as Devaki Husband
- M. N. Nambiar as Rajarathnam (Poongudi minor, Devaki's Brother, Enemy Role)
- M. Bhanumathi as Sumathi
- Master Prabhakar as young Gopi
- S. N. Lakshmi as Raman's grandmother's
- S. V. Ramadas as Balu (Enemy Role)
- Baby Rani as Young Sumathi
- Senthamarai as Alliyur Valliyappan
- Pakoda Kadhar as Raman's friend
- Karuppu Subbiah as Home Servant
- Sudhir as Gopi
- Gundu Karuppiah as Tailor
- Comedy Shanmugam as Village Man
Cameo Appearances
- Padmini as Actor Padmini (Guest role)
- V. Nagaiah as Chittor V. Nagaiah Director (Guest role)
- Kathadi Ramamurthy as (V. Nagaiah Director Assistant)
- Goundamani as School van driver
- Haalam as Dancer
Production
In the 1940s, Ganesan portrayed the Maratha king Shivaji in the play Sivaji Kanda Hindu Rajyam, written by C. N. Annadurai and won the prefix "Sivaji" from E. V. Ramasamy. A portion from the play was used in the film. Producers thanked Annadurai's family for permitting them to use the episode in the film. Kannadasan wrote the dialogues for the portion.[4]
Themes
Film historian Mohan Raman notes that the film has many references to Ganesan's personal life. He considers the scene where Raman asks a character, "Arasiyal theriyadhavana naan?" (Am I someone who does not know about politics?) as an indirect response to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government which had questioned his political knowledge.[5]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[6]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
| 1 | "Ammadi Ponnukku" | T. M. Soundararajan | Kannadasan | 03:40 |
| 2 | "Chithirai Maadham" | P. Susheela | 03:59 | |
| 3 | "Nilavu Vanthu" | P. Susheela | 04:22 | |
| 4 | "Ammadi Ponnukku" (Sad) | T. M. Soundararajan | 02:59 | |
| 5 | "Chera Chola Pandiyar" | L. R. Eswari, P. Madhuri | 04:47 |
References
- Shah, Harish (2018). Tryst With Films. Notion Press.
- Ashok, A. V. (19 July 2002). "Incredible charisma on screen". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- Ramji, V. (29 October 2018). "ஒரேநாளில் ரெண்டு சிவாஜி படங்கள் – எங்கிருந்தோ வந்தாள், சொர்க்கம்; 48 வருடங்கள்!". Kamadenu (in Tamil). Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- Vamanan (25 December 2017). "கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 108 | மராட்டிய வீரர் சிவாஜியை நடிகர் சிவாஜி கணேசன் சந்தித்ததும் சந்திக்காமல் போனதும்!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- Darshan, Navein (11 February 2019). "I, me, myself". Cinema Express. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- "Raman Ethanai Ramanadi (1970)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.