Raasaiyya

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{{Infobox film
| name = Raasaiyya
| image = Raasaiyya.jpg
| caption = Release poster
| director = R. Kannan
| producer = [[T. Siva]]
| writer = [[R. Selvaraj (screenwriter)|R. Selvaraj]]
| starring = [[Prabhu Deva]]<br>[[Roja (actress)|Roja]]
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| studio = [[T. Siva|Amma Creations]]
| distributor = [[T. Siva|Amma Creations]]
| cinematography = R. Rajarathnam
| editing = Ashok Mehtha
| released = {{Film date|1995|08|24|df=y}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Raasaiyya''''' is a 1995 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy drama film]] directed by debutant R. Kannan and produced by [[T. Siva]], starring [[Prabhu Deva]] and [[Roja (film)|Roja]] played the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=rasaiya|title=Rasaiyya|accessdate=2013-09-14|publisher=cinesouth}}</ref> After the film's release, it was dubbed into Hindi as ''Chhaila'' and in Telugu as ''Kurradu Baboi''. The film revolves around the life struggle and love life of the character played by [[Prabhu Deva]].

== Plot ==
Raasaiyya ([[Prabhu Deva]]) lives with his grandfather, Rathnavel ([[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]), a kind-hearted and honest man in a small town in rural Southern India. Rathnavel is very easy-going and permits Raasaiyya to indulge in many precocious activities. When young and beautiful Anitha ([[Roja (actress)|Roja]]) comes to stay for a few days with Rathnavel, both Raasaiyya and she fall in love with each other and would like to marry. But Raasaiyya is unable to assert himself, and Anitha's marriage is arranged with a [[Non-resident Indian|NRI]] groom settled in the US. Rathnavel would like to present a decent dowry for Anitha, which includes a priceless diamond necklace. Unable to bear his separation from his sweetheart, Rasaiya decides to tell Rathnavel about this, but before he could do so, he finds out that his biological mother, Pandiamma ([[Radhika]]), is still alive, but will not have anything to do with him. Watch what happens when Raasaiyya finally meets her and finds out the secret why she abandoned him in his childhood.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Prabhu Deva]] as Rasaiya
*[[Roja (actress)|Roja]] as Anitha
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Rathnavel
*[[Raadhika]] as Pandiyamma
*[[M. N. Nambiar]] as Swamy
*[[Vadivelu]] as Kili
*[[Vinu Chakravarthy]] as Ramasamy
*[[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] as Ramasamy's son
*[[Thalaivasal Vijay]] as Kaalai
*[[Hemanth Ravan]] as Groom
*[[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]] as Kili's cousin
*Mannangatti Subramaniam as Villager
*Nair Raman as Villager
*[[R. N. K. Prasad]] as Groom's father
*[[Ganthimathi]] as Servant
*Radhabhai as Groom's mother
*[[Kovai Senthil]] as Butcher
*[[King Kong (actor)|King Kong]] as Villager
*[[Krishnamoorthy (actor)|Krishnamoorthy]] as Villager (uncredited role)
*[[Ajay Rathnam]] as Man in Raasaiyya's dream (uncredited role)
{{colend}}


==Soundtrack==
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0000411|title=Rasaiyya Songs|accessdate=2013-09-14|publisher=raaga}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_free_download.asp?MovieId=716|title=Rasaiyya Songs|accessdate=2013-09-14|publisher=starmusiq}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Dindukallu" || [[Ilaiyaraaja]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], Arun Mozhi, Devie Neithiyar || rowspan="6" |[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 5:22
|-
| 2 || "Kadhal Vaanile" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Preethi || 5:41
|-
| 3 || "Karuvattu" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || 5:38
|-
| 4 || "Masthana Masthana" || Arun Mozhi, [[Bhavatharini]] || 5:53
|-
| 5 || "Paatu Ellam" || Mano || 6:04
|-
| 6 || "Unna Ninaichu" || Mano, Chitra || 5:13
|}

; Hindi version
#"Mastana Mastana Yeh Dil" - [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Kumar Sanu]]
#"Tere Pyar Ki Hai" - [[Sadhana Sargam]], [[Vinod Rathod]]
#"Laage Nahin Mora Jiyara" - [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]], [[Sonu Nigam]]
#"Chahunga Main Tumko" - Sadhana Sargam, [[Sudesh Bhosle]]
#"Aaj Ho Chahe Kal" - Leonara Isaac, [[Udit Narayan]]
#"Pyar Ka Naam Super Hit Hai" - [[Bali Brahmbhatt]], Leonara Isaac

==Release==
The film opened to negative reviews from film critics, with a reviewer from ''Indolink.com'' noting it as "an absolute waste of time and money and above all an insult to your intelligence".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19970607043815/http://www.indolink.com/Film/raasaiya.html</ref> ''Raasaiyya'' became a [[box office bomb]].<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.tamil/browse_thread/thread/7f02e9c8de9a5939/bdc90390a5f8147</ref> The film was later dubbed to [[Hindi]] as ''Chhaila'', following the popularity of the dubbed version of Prabhu Deva's previous film ''[[Kaadhalan]]'' as ''Humse Hain Muqabla''.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{imdb title|0318607|Raasaiyya}}

[[Category:1995 films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]

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