Ramu (1966 film)
Ramu is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film features Gemini Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya and Master Rajkumar in lead roles. The film, produced by AVM Productions, had
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| Directed by | A. C. Tirulokchandar |
| Produced by | M. Murugan M. Kumaran M. Saravanan M. Balasubramanian M. S. Guhan |
| Screenplay by | Javar Seetharaman |
| Story by | Kishore Kumar |
| Starring | Gemini Ganesan K. R. Vijaya Master Rajkumar Nagesh S. A. Ashokan |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | T. Muthusamy D. Rajagopal |
| Edited by | R. G. Gopu |
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| Distributed by | AVM Productions |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. It is a remake of the Hindi film Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein. It was remade in Telugu with the same name starring N. T. Rama Rao and Jamuna.[1]
Cast
- Gemini Ganesan as Raja
- K. R. Vijaya as Lakshmi alias Seetha Lakshmi
- Master Rajkumar as Ramu
- Nagesh as
- S. A. Ashokan as Rangan
- V. K. Ramasamy as Sengannan
- O. A. K. Thevar as Sangili
- V. S. Raghavan as Doctor
- Gemini Balu
- Chittor V. Nagaiah as
- S. V. Subbaiah as Mad Tamil Teacher
- S. V. Ramadoss
- T. S. Muthaiah
- Rama Rao
- C. S. Pushpalatha as Seetha
- S. N. Lakshmi as Kannamma
- Dog as Mani
Production
Ramu was a remake of the Hindi film Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein which was enacted and directed by playback singer Kishore Kumar. Though the Hindi version was not commercially successful, A. V. Meiyappan still decided to remake it since he liked the script. Javar Seetharaman wrote the screenplay for the remake.[2]
Meiyappan and his team initially planned to cast Jaishankar and K. R. Vijaya but Gemini Ganesan expressed interest to do the film. Though the sons of Meiyappan were keen on casting Jaishankar, they were agreed with the choice of Ganesan. Contrary to the love based characters which he was known for at that point of career, Gemini enacted a depressed character in this film.[3] He was paid ₹40,000 for directing the film.[4] The final length of the film was 4,272 metres (14,016 ft).[3]
Soundtrack
The music composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[5] The lyrics of all songs were penned by Kannadasan. The song "Nilave Ennidam" is based on Bhagasri raga.[6]
| No. | Song | Singers | Raagam | Length (m:ss) |
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| 1 | "Pachai Maram Ontru" (Happy) | P. Susheela | ||
| 2 | "Kannan Vandhan" | T. M. Soundararajan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan | 05:27 | |
| 3 | "Muthu Chippi" | P. Susheela | 04:22 | |
| 4 | "Nilave Ennidam" | P. B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela | Bhageshri | 04:42 |
| 5 | "Pachai Maram Ondru" (Sad) | P. Susheela, P. B. Sreenivas | 02:43 |
Release
Ramu was released on 10 June 1966.[7] The film was a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres. It also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.[8]
References
- Saravanan 2013, p. 203.
- Dhananjayan, G. (15 August 2016). "Artistic amends – Flops a reservoir of hot story ideas". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- Dhananjayan 2014, p. 192.
- Saravanan 2013, pp. 188–189.
- "Ramu Songs". Raaga.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- Mani, Charulatha (16 March 2012). "A Raga's Journey – Bewitching Bhagesri". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- Saravanan 2013, p. 191.
- மாதவன், பிரதீப் (4 November 2016). "தோல்விப் படத்திலிருந்து ஒரு வெற்றி" [A hit from a flop film]. The Hindu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
External links
- Ramu at IMDb
- Ramu at Rotten Tomatoes
Bibliography
- Dhananjayan, G. (2014). Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931 to 2013. Blue Ocean Publishers.
- Saravanan, M. (2013). AVM 60 Cinema (in Tamil). Rajarajan Publications.