Oru Thalai Ragam
| Oru Thalai Raagam | |
|---|---|
 Promotional Poster | |
| Directed by | E. M. Ibrahim[1] |
| Produced by | E. M. Ibrahim |
| Written by | T. Rajendar |
| Screenplay by | Mansoor Creations Story Department |
| Story by | T. Rajendar |
| Starring |
Shankar Thyagu Chandrasekhar Usha Rajendar Roopa Ravindran |
| Music by |
T. Rajendar A. A. Raj (Background Score) |
| Cinematography |
Robert Rajasekharan |
| Edited by | D. Raj |
Production company |
Mansoor Creations |
| Distributed by | Mansoor Creations |
Release dates |
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Running time | 145 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office |
 1.1 crore |
Oru Thalai Raagam is a 1980 Tamil-language Indian feature film produced and directed by E.M.Ibrahim, starring Shankar, Roopa, Chandrasekhar, Usha Rajendar and Ravindran. Even though the title card shows E.M.Ibrahim as the director, the film has been actually directed by Vijaya T. Rajendar.
E.M.Ibrahim has been credited as director for the 1981 film Thaniyatha Thagam as well.
The 1999 Telugu language film Panchadara Chilaka is the remake of Oru Thalai Raagam.
Plot
Oru Thalai Raagam is a campus romantic film which brings nostalgia for all the campus lovers of 80's. The film has a tragic end.
Synopsis
Oru Thalai Raagam is the heart breaking love story of Subhadra and Raja, played by (Roopa) and (Shankar) respectively. They are classmates and their colleagues includes Ravindran, Chandrasekhar, Kailash, Thyagu and others. The day start for them at a Railway Station, where they all catch train to the college. Raja sincerely loves Subhadra, but she does not reciprocate as she is an introvert as well as she is afraid of society's backlash. Moreover her mother's character is n't spoken good by the same people. Even though Subhadra loves Raja, she always tries to insult him whenever opportunity comes, but on positive side, she sometimes shows her feeling for him as well.
Raja's life becomes hell as he could n't concentrate on his studies and not taking care of his health as well and he gets affected by liver jaundice. Raja cuts a sorry figure among his colleagues and all of them want Subhadra to accept Raja's love. Later Raja's health deteriorates as he still neglect to have proper food and rest. Finally the college days are over for the batch and Roopa decides to proclaim her love. Roopa gets in the train and see Raja sitting in the compartment and she happily start speaking with him accepting his love and seek apology for her indifferent behavior, but it was too late as Raja is already dead.
Cast
- Shankar
- Chandrasekhar
- Usha Rajendar
- Roopa
- Ravindran
- Thyagu
- Kailash
Reception
The film completed 365 days of run in several theatres.[2]
Soundtrack
The music composed by T. Rajendar.[3][4]
| No | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | En Kathai | T. M. Soundararajan | T. Rajendar | 3.24 |
| 2 | Ithu Kulanthai | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4.38 | |
| 3 | Kadavul Vazhum | P. Jayachandran | 5.00 | |
| 4 | Kudaiyile Karuvaadu | Malaysia Vasudevan | 3.25 | |
| 5 | Manmadan | Jolly Abraham | 4.13 | |
| 6 | Nan Oru Raasiyilaa Raja | T. M. Soundararajan | 4.24 | |
| 7 | Vasamilla Malar Ithu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4.48 | |
References
- ↑ "Oru Thalai Raagam". cinesouth. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ↑ "The lover boys of Indian cinema-100 years of Indian cinema". Galatta Cinema. December 2012.
- ↑ "Oru Thalai Raagam Songs". raaga. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ↑ "ORU THALAI RAAGAM SONGS". thiraipaadal.com. Retrieved 2013-09-29.