Ramu (1966 film)
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Directed by | A. C. Tirulokchandar |
Screenplay by | Javar Seetharaman |
Story by | Kishore Kumar |
Produced by | M. Murugan M. Kumaran M. Saravanan M. Balasubramanian M. S. Guhan |
Starring | Gemini Ganesan K. R. Vijaya Master Rajkumar |
Cinematography | T. Muthusamy D. Rajagopal |
Edited by | R. G. Gopu |
Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | 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 stars Gemini Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya and Master Rajkumar. The film, produced by AVM Productions, had 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 in 1968.[1]
Plot[]
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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 |
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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 and reception[]
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] Kalki appreciated Seetharaman's writing, and called Ramu a pleasing family film.[9]
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.
- ^ a b Dhananjayan 2014, p. 192.
- ^ Saravanan 2013, pp. 188–189.
- ^ "Ramu (1966)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2014. 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]. Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "ராமு". Kalki (in Tamil). 26 June 1966. p. 21. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
Bibliography[]
- Dhananjayan, G. (2014). Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931–2013. Blue Ocean Publishers. OCLC 898765509.
- Saravanan, M. (2013) [2005]. AVM 60 Cinema (in Tamil) (3rd ed.). Rajarajan Pathippagam. OCLC 1158347612.
External links[]
- 1966 films
- Tamil-language films
- 1960s Tamil-language films
- AVM Productions films
- Best Tamil Feature Film National Film Award winners
- Films directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar
- Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan
- Films with screenplays by Javar Seetharaman
- Indian drama films
- Indian films
- Tamil remakes of Hindi films