Ramu (1966 film)
| Ramu | |
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| Directed by | A. C. Tirulokchandar |
| Produced by |
M. Murugan M. Kumaran M. Saravanan |
| 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 |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | AVM Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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 musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.[2][3] 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. It was also remade in Malayalam as Babumon.
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. Devar as Sangili
- V. S. Raghavan as Doctor
- Gemini Balu
- Chittor V. Nagaiah as
- S. V. Subbaiah as Mad Tamil Teacher
- S. V. Ramadoss
- Muthaiah
- Rama Rao
- C. S. Pushpalatha as Seetha
- S. N. Lakshmi as Kannamma
Production
Ramu was a remake of Hindi film Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Main which was enacted and directed by playback singer Kishore Kumar. Though the Hindi version was not commercially successful, it was critically acclaimed. A. V. Meiyappan bought the remake rights and Javar Seetharaman wrote the screenplay and dialogues.[1]
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.[4] When the climax scene was shot at around the fire, child artist Rajkumar could not come from the fire as he was tied severely. Thirulokachander jumped and saved the boy.[4]
Soundtrack
The music composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[5] The lyrics of all songs were penned by Kannadasan.
| No. | Song | Singers | Length (m:ss) |
| 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 | 04:42 |
| 5 | "Pachai Maram Ondru (Sad)" | P. Susheela, P. B. Srinivas | 02:43 |
Release
The film was released on 10 June 1966 with a final reel length of 4,272 metres (14,016 ft) and received "U" certificate from Central Board of Film Certification with runtime of 149 minutes.[1] There was a demand to remove the song "Nilave Ennidam" from the film as it was thought to be reducing the pace of the film. Meiyappan's son Kumaran refused to remove the song and explained its importance of the song to his father.[4] The song "Kannan Vandhaan" was well received and that became reason for huge success even in Kerala.[6]
G. Dhananjayan in his book Pride of Tamil cinema - 1931 to 2013 wrote: "Though the film has several usual commercial twists and action scenes, underlying theme of love between a boy and adopted mother [..] impressed the audience".[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Dhananjayan 2014, p. 191.
- ↑ "Ramu". oneindia. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
- ↑ "Ramu". spicyonion. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
- 1 2 3 4 Dhananjayan 2014, p. 192.
- ↑ "Ramu Songs". raaga. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
- ↑ Dhananjayan 2014, p. 192,193.
External links
- Ramu on IMDb
- Ramu at Rotten Tomatoes
Bibliography
- Dhananjayan, G. (2014). Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931 to 2013. Blue Ocean Publishers.