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 |
Oru Thalai Raagam (Tamil: ஒரு தலை ராகம்) is a 1980 Tamil-language Indian feature film produced and directed by E.M.Ibrahim, starring Shankar, Roopa, Chandrasekhar, Usha Rajendar and Ravindran.
The 1999 Telugu language film Panchadara Chilaka is the remake of Oru Thalai Raagam, but with a happy ending.
Plot
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 Subhadra decides to proclaim her love. She 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 as Raja
- Chandrasekhar
- Usha Rajendar
- Roopa as Subhadra
- Ravindran
- Thyagu
- Kailash
Reception
The film completed 365 days of run in several theatres.[2] Initial days after the release saw low responses at the box office. But the film became "super hit" afterwards.[3] Critic Baradwaj Rangan mentions the film in his book Conversations with Mani Ratnam as an example of a love story where the lead characters hardly speak at all.[1]
Soundtrack
The music composed by T. Rajendar and the background score is worked upon by A. A. Raj.[4]
| Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| "En Kathai" | T. M. Soundararajan | T. Rajendar | 3.24 |
| "Ithu Kuzhanthai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4.38 | |
| "Kadavul Vazhum" | P. Jayachandran | 5.00 | |
| "Kudaiyile Karuvaadu" | Malaysia Vasudevan | 3.25 | |
| "Manmadan" | Jolly Abraham | 4.13 | |
| "Nan Oru Raasiyilaa Raja" | T. M. Soundararajan | 4.24 | |
| "Vasamilla Malar Ithu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4.48 | |
References
- 1 2 Baradwaj Rangan (2013). Conversations with Mani Ratnam. Penguin UK. ISBN 9788184756906.
- ↑ "The lover boys of Indian cinema-100 years of Indian cinema". Galatta Cinema. December 2012.
- ↑ Preminda Jacob (2008). Celluloid Deities: The Visual Culture of Cinema and Politics in South India. Lexington Books. p. 65. ISBN 9780739131305.
- ↑ P. S. Gopalakrishna (23 January 2014). "In reference to film music". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 January 2016.