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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Ramu<br />
| image = Ramu 1966.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]]<br />
| producer = M. Murugan<br />M. Kumaran<br />[[M. Saravanan (film producer)|M. Saravanan]]<br />M. Balasubramanian<br />[[M. S. Guhan]]<br />
| screenplay = [[Javar Seetharaman]]<br />
| story = [[Kishore Kumar]]<br />
| starring = [[Gemini Ganesan]]<br />[[K. R. Vijaya]]<br />Master Rajkumar<br />
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
| cinematography = T. Muthusamy<br />D. Rajagopal<br />
| editing = R. G. Gopu<br />
| studio = [[AVM Productions]]<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|1966|06|10|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 150 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Ramu''''' is a 1966 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|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 language|Telugu]] with the [[Ramu (1968 film)|same name]] in 1968.{{Sfn|Saravanan|2013|p=203}} <br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Gemini Ganesan]] as Raja<br />
* [[K. R. Vijaya]] as Lakshmi alias Seetha Lakshmi<br />
* Master Rajkumar as Ramu<br />
* [[Nagesh]] as<br />
* [[S. A. Ashokan]] as Rangan<br />
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Sengannan<br />
*[[O. A. K. Thevar]] as Sangili<br />
* [[V. S. Raghavan]] as Doctor<br />
* [[S. Balasubramanian|Gemini Balu]]<br />
* [[Chittor V. Nagaiah]] as<br />
* [[S. V. Subbaiah]] as Mad Tamil Teacher<br />
* [[S. V. Ramadoss]]<br />
* [[T. S. Muthaiah]]<br />
* Rama Rao<br />
* [[Pushpalatha|C. S. Pushpalatha]] as Seetha<br />
* [[S. N. Lakshmi]] as Kannamma<br />
* Dog as Mani<br />
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== Production ==<br />
''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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tracking-indian-communities/artistic-amends-flops-a-reservoir-of-hot-story-ideas/|title=Artistic amends&nbsp;– Flops a reservoir of hot story ideas|last=Dhananjayan|first=G.|date=15 August 2016|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=5 March 2018|archive-url=https://archive.is/20170718073418/http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tracking-indian-communities/artistic-amends-flops-a-reservoir-of-hot-story-ideas/|archive-date=18 July 2017|url-status=dead|author-link=G. Dhananjayan|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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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.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=192}} He was paid {{INR}}40,000 for directing the film.{{Sfn|Saravanan|2013|p=|pp=188–189}} The final length of the film was {{Convert|4272|metres|feet}}.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=192}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0001795|title=Ramu Songs|publisher=[[Raaga.com]]|access-date=14 June 2014}}</ref> The lyrics of all songs were penned by [[Kannadasan]]. The song "Nilave Ennidam" is based on Bhagasri raga.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-bewitching-bhagesri/article3002530.ece |title=A Raga's Journey – Bewitching Bhagesri |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |date=16 March 2012 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=23 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823075543/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-bewitching-bhagesri/article3002530.ece |archive-date=23 August 2019}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Raagam !! Length<br />
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| 1 || "Pachai Maram Ontru" (Happy) || [[P. Susheela]]|| ||<br />
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| 2 || "Kannan Vandhan" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[Seerkazhi Govindarajan]]|| || 05:27<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Muthu Chippi" || P. Susheela|| || 04:22<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Nilave Ennidam" || [[P. B. Sreenivas]], P. Susheela||Bhageshri|| 04:42<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Pachai Maram Ondru" (Sad) || P. Susheela, P. B. Sreenivas|| || 02:43<br />
|}<br />
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== Release ==<br />
''Ramu'' was released on 10 June 1966.{{Sfn|Saravanan|2013|page=191}} 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]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tamil.thehindu.com/cinema/cinema-others/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%92%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BF/article9300583.ece|title=தோல்விப் படத்திலிருந்து ஒரு வெற்றி|last=மாதவன்|first=பிரதீப்|date=4 November 2016|work=[[The Hindu (Tamil)|The Hindu]]|access-date=3 September 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170903115628/http://tamil.thehindu.com/cinema/cinema-others/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%92%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BF/article9300583.ece|archive-date=3 September 2017|url-status=dead|language=ta|trans-title=A hit from a flop film|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
* {{Cite book|last=Dhananjayan|first=G.|title=Pride of Tamil cinema 1931–2013: Tamil films that have earned national and international recognition|publisher=Blue Ocean Publishers|year=2014|oclc=898765509|author-link=G. Dhananjayan}}<br />
* {{Cite book |title=AVM 60 Cinema |last=Saravanan |first=M. |publisher=Rajarajan Publications |year=2013 |language=ta |author-link=M. Saravanan (film producer)}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|1463199}}<br />
* [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ramu/ ''Ramu''] at [[Rotten Tomatoes]]<br />
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[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
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[[Category:Films directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar]]<br />
[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Javar Seetharaman]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
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