Raam (film)

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Raam

Directed by	Ameer Sultan
Produced by	Ameer Sultan
Written by	Ameer Sultan
Starring	Jeeva Gazala Rahman Murali Saranya Sakthi Pradap Pothan Kanja Karuppu
Music by	Yuvan Shankar Raja
Distributed by	Teamwork Production House
Release date(s)	2005
Language	Tamil
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Raam (2005) is a Tamil feature film directed by Ameer Sultan. The cast includes Jeeva, Gazala and Saranya. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The film has met with critical acclaim since its release, with its direction, music and performances particularly gaining plaudits. The film was recently screened at the 2006 Cyprus International Film Festival.

[edit] Plot

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The story revolves around the relationship of a mother and her son, set in Kodaikanal. The movie commences with Rama Krishna (Jeeva) and his mother Saradha (Saranya), a school teacher, lying in a pool of blood; The police find Raam is still alive and arrest him on charges of murdering his mother. Police inspector Umar (Rahman) works on the case. The story is narrated in flashback.

Rama Krishna is an apparently mentally affected teenager (later diagnosed as autistic), living dependent on his mother Saradha (Saranya). His overcompulsive adoration for his mother lands her in various problems. Raam is provoked easily and tolerates little wrongdoing around him. Next door lives Karthika (Gazala), daughter of a Police Sub-Inspector Malaichamy (Murali). She falls for Raam, but upon tellng him how she feels, gets a blunt response from him.

One day, Saradha is found brutally murdered. Umar, interrogating various personalities for the case, grills each and every person possibly connected to Raam and the teacher. Every possible motive that Raam might have for murdering his mother is explored. Furthermore Raam's neighbours, the sub-inspector Malaichamy and his children are summoned by Umar for interrogation, much to their irritation. The police eventually find out who was responsible for the crime.