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{{short description|2003 film by Raj Kapoor}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Ramachandra
| image          = Ramachandra (film).jpg
| image          = Ramachandra movie poster.jpg
| caption        = Title card
| caption        = Movie poster
| director      = [[Raj Kapoor (Tamil director)|Raj Kapoor]]
| director      = [[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]]
| screenplay    = Raj Kapoor
| producer      = S. Ramesh Babu
| story          = [[Posani Krishna Murali]]
| writer        = Raj Kapoor
| producer      = Singanamala Ramesh Babu
| story          =[[Posani Krishna Murali]]
| starring      = {{ubl|[[Sathyaraj]]|[[Pandiarajan]]|[[Vijayalakshmi (Kannada actress)|Vijayalakshmi]]|[[Ashish Vidyarthi]]}}
| starring      = {{ubl|[[Sathyaraj]]|[[Pandiarajan]]|[[Vijayalakshmi (Kannada actress)|Vijayalakshmi]]|[[Ashish Vidyarthi]]}}
| music          = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| cinematography = B. Balamurugan
| cinematography = B. Balamurugan
| editing        = [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| editing        = [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| music          = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| studio        = Kanagarathna Movies
| studio        = Kanagarathna Movies
| distributor    =
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|2003|01|15}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|2003|01|15}}
| country        = India
| country        = India
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}}
}}


'''''Ramachandra''''' is a 2003 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]], directed by [[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]], starring [[Sathyaraj]] and [[Vijayalakshmi (Kannada actress)|Vijayalakshmi]]. The film, produced by Singanamala Ramesh, had musical score by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] and was released on 15 January 2003 to mixed reviews. It is a remake of the 1995 Telugu film ''Khaidi Inspector''.
'''''Ramachandra''''' is a 2003 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]], directed by [[Raj Kapoor (Tamil director)|Raj Kapoor]], starring [[Sathyaraj]] and [[Vijayalakshmi (Kannada actress)|Vijayalakshmi]]. The film was released on 15 January 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=9 January 2003 |title=Releases for Pongal |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/entertainment/filmplus/rpongal.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031127153101/http://www.chennaionline.com/entertainment/filmplus/rpongal.asp |archive-date=27 November 2003 |access-date=1 November 2024 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref> It is a remake of the 1995 Telugu film ''Khaidi Inspector''.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
 
==Plot==


Ramachandran ([[Sathyaraj]]) is a police inspector who is sentenced to the death penalty. His teammates release him in secret and Ramachandran begins by killing the criminals one by one.
== Plot ==
{{More plot|date=February 2024}}
Ramachandran is a police inspector who is sentenced to the death penalty. His teammates release him in secret and Ramachandran begins by killing the criminals one by one.


==Cast==
== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
{{cast listing|
*[[Sathyaraj]] as Inspector Ramachandran
*[[Sathyaraj]] as Inspector Ramachandran
*[[Pandiarajan]] as Thirunavukkarasu
*[[Pandiarajan]] as Thirunavukkarasu
*[[Vijayalakshmi (Kannada actress)|Vijayalakshmi]] as Divya, Ramachandran's wife
*[[Vijayalakshmi (Kannada actress)|Vijayalakshmi]] as Divya, Ramachandran's wife
*[[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as "Sodukku" Chockalingam
*[[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as "Sodukku" Chockalingam
*[[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] as Chief Minister
*[[Srikanth (actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] as Chief Minister
*[[Venniradai Moorthy]] as Chockalingam's assistant
*[[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]] as Chockalingam's assistant
*[[Chandrasekhar (Tamil actor)|Chandrasekhar]] as Sivarama Gandhi
*[[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]] as Sivarama Gandhi
*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Ramachandran's father
*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Ramachandran's father
*[[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] as Jeevarathnam / Sathyamoorthy
*[[J. Livingston|Livingston]] as Jeevarathnam / Sathyamoorthy
*[[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]] as Naagaa
*[[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]] as Naagaa
*[[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]] as Suresh Kumar
*[[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]] as Suresh Kumar
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*Vinayak as Vijay
*Vinayak as Vijay
*[[Kovai Senthil]]
*[[Kovai Senthil]]
*Sivanarayanamoorthy
*[[Siva Narayana Murthy]]
*[[Deepa Venkat]] as Deepa
*[[Deepa Venkat]] as Deepa
*[[Abhinayashree]] as Sandhya, Suresh Kumar's sister
*[[Abhinayashree]] as Sandhya, Suresh Kumar's sister
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*Lekhasri in a special appearance
*Lekhasri in a special appearance
*[[Radhika Chaudhari]] in a special appearance
*[[Radhika Chaudhari]] in a special appearance
*[[Nagendra Prasad]] in a special appearance - ''"Paarappa"''
*[[Nagendra Prasad]] in a special appearance – ''"Paarappa"''
{{colend}}
}}


==Awards==
== Production ==
'''2003 [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]'''
A fight sequence was shot at a newspaper office in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=8 December 2002 |title=Ramachandra |url=http://chennaionline.com/location/ramachandran.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041224071547/http://chennaionline.com/location/ramachandran.asp |archive-date=24 December 2004 |access-date=4 November 2024 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref>
 
*[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback|Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer]]&nbsp;–  [[P. Unni Krishnan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/20385.html|title=State Film Awards announced|date=2006-02-13|accessdate=2013-04-28|publisher=IndiaGlitz}}</ref>
 
==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name      = Ramachandra
| type      = [[soundtrack]]
| artist    = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| cover      =
| alt        =
| released  = 2003
| recorded  = 2002
| venue      =
| studio    =
| genre      = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length    = 20:43
| label      = Five Star Audio
| producer  = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title =
| next_year  =
}}


The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]. The soundtrack, released in 2003, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by [[Pa. Vijay]] and Ponniyin Selvan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/movie/T0000465.html|title=Ramachandra Songs|accessdate=2011-12-26|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thiraipaadal.com/album.php?ALBID=ALBDEV00062&lang=en|title=Ramachandra&nbsp;— Deva|accessdate=2011-12-26|publisher=thiraipaadal.com}}</ref>
== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ramachandra (2003) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/movie/T0000465.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413144354/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/movie/T0000465.html |archive-date=13 April 2014 |access-date=26 December 2011 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ramachandra Tamil Film Audio CD by Deva |url=https://mossymart.com/product/ramachandra-tamil-film-audio-cd-by-deva/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001094647/https://mossymart.com/product/ramachandra-tamil-film-audio-cd-by-deva/ |archive-date=1 October 2023 |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=Mossymart}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration
|-
|-
|1 || "Aathukku Paalam" || [[Sabesh-Murali|Sabesh]] || Ponniyin Selvan || 5:27
| "Aathukku Paalam" || [[Sabesh–Murali|Sabesh]] || Ponniyin Selvan || 5:27
|-
|-
|2 || "Chinna Chinna" || [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]], [[P. Unni Krishnan]] || [[Pa. Vijay]] || 4:45
| "Chinna Chinna" || [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]], [[P. Unnikrishnan]]|| [[Pa. Vijay]] || 4:45
|-
|-
|3 || "Kuththadi Kuththadi (Paarappa)" || [[Silambarasan Rajendar]] || rowspan=2|Ponniyin Selvan || 5:33
| "Kuththadi Kuththadi (Paarappa)" || [[Silambarasan]]|| rowspan="2" |Ponniyin Selvan || 5:33
|-
|-
|4 || "Maidha Maidha" || [[Mathangi Jagdish|Mathangi]], Naveen || 4:58
| "Maidha Maidha" || [[Mathangi Jagdish|Mathangi]], Naveen || 4:58
|-
|-
|5 || "Thillaiyaadi"  || [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Anuradha Sriram]] || Pa. Vijay || 4:02
| "Thillaiyaadi"  || [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Anuradha Sriram]] || Pa. Vijay || 4:02
|}
|}


==Reception==
== Reception ==
Rediff wrote: "this film is aimed purely at the B and C categories".<ref>http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/ram/20030117.htm</ref> Hindu wrote: "Writer-director Raj Kapoor sees to it that Ramachandra's reckless, impulsive ventures only lead to mindless melee and every time you expect some intelligent counters from him, he lets you down very badly".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030630020238/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/31/stories/2003013101060202.htm ]</ref> Balaji B wrote: "The movie soon turns us off with its violence, cliches and chaos before becoming even worse and entering into virtually unwatchable territory".<ref>http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/2003/rchandra.html</ref>
Arkay of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' wrote: "this film is aimed purely at the B and C categories".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arkay |date=17 January 2003 |title=Ramchandra is aimed at the front benches |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/ram/20030117.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002346/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/ram/20030117.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=23 May 2012 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> Malathi Rangarajan of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote: "Writer-director Raj Kapoor sees to it that Ramachandra's reckless, impulsive ventures only lead to mindless melee and every time you expect some intelligent counters from him, he lets you down very badly".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=31 January 2003 |title="Ramachandra" |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/31/stories/2003013101060202.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030630020238/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/31/stories/2003013101060202.htm |archive-date=30 June 2003 |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Krishna Chidambaram of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' panned the character design of the film's hero and added he cannot appreciate acting since the characters are poorly developed however he found Pandiarajan as the film's only positive.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=சிதம்பரம் |first=கிருஷ்ணா |date=9 February 2003 |title=ராமச்சந்திரா |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2003-02-09/page/58/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240224121027/https://archive.org/details/kalki2003-02-09/page/58/mode/2up |archive-date=24 February 2024 |access-date=24 February 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=58 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' wrote "'Ramachandra' is insipid fare that offers nothing new".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=19 January 2003 |title=Ramachandra |url=http://chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov241.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031211204553/http://chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov241.asp |archive-date=11 December 2003 |access-date=27 October 2024 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref> ''India Info'' wrote "Raj Kapoor's direction is not praise worthy, though he has taken all the care to make the film a mass masala film, which may go well with B and C center audience".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.indiainfo.com/tamil/reviews/ramachandra.html|title=RAMACHANDRA, a masala flick!|website=India Info|access-date=28 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031003135739/http://movies.indiainfo.com/tamil/reviews/ramachandra.html|archive-date=3 October 2003}}</ref> ''[[Sify]]'' wrote "The film has a very tame story and climax, but is racy and the end result is not bad".<ref>{{cite web |title=Ramachandra |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=12532378&ctid=5&cid=2429 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040131072451/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=12532378&ctid=5&cid=2429 |archive-date=31 January 2004 |access-date=4 December 2025 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> P. Unnikrishnan won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2006 |title=State Film Awards announced |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/20385.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060215150437/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/20385.html |archive-date=15 February 2006 |access-date=28 April 2013 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref>


==References==
== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title}}
[[Category:2003 Indian films]]
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[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police]]
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[[Category:Masala films]]
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[[Category:Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police]]
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Ramachandra
Title card
Directed byRaj Kapoor
Produced bySinganamala Ramesh Babu
Screenplay byRaj Kapoor
Story byPosani Krishna Murali
Starring
Music byDeva
CinematographyB. Balamurugan
Edited byV. T. Vijayan
Production
company
Kanagarathna Movies
Release date
  • 15 January 2003 (2003-01-15)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Ramachandra is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by Raj Kapoor, starring Sathyaraj and Vijayalakshmi. The film was released on 15 January 2003.[1] It is a remake of the 1995 Telugu film Khaidi Inspector.[citation needed]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Ramachandran is a police inspector who is sentenced to the death penalty. His teammates release him in secret and Ramachandran begins by killing the criminals one by one.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

A fight sequence was shot at a newspaper office in Chennai.[2]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The soundtrack was composed by Deva.[3][4]

Song Singer(s) Lyrics Duration
"Aathukku Paalam" Sabesh Ponniyin Selvan 5:27
"Chinna Chinna" Sujatha, P. Unnikrishnan Pa. Vijay 4:45
"Kuththadi Kuththadi (Paarappa)" Silambarasan Ponniyin Selvan 5:33
"Maidha Maidha" Mathangi, Naveen 4:58
"Thillaiyaadi" Tippu, Anuradha Sriram Pa. Vijay 4:02

Reception[edit | edit source]

Arkay of Rediff.com wrote: "this film is aimed purely at the B and C categories".[5] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote: "Writer-director Raj Kapoor sees to it that Ramachandra's reckless, impulsive ventures only lead to mindless melee and every time you expect some intelligent counters from him, he lets you down very badly".[6] Krishna Chidambaram of Kalki panned the character design of the film's hero and added he cannot appreciate acting since the characters are poorly developed however he found Pandiarajan as the film's only positive.[7] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote "'Ramachandra' is insipid fare that offers nothing new".[8] India Info wrote "Raj Kapoor's direction is not praise worthy, though he has taken all the care to make the film a mass masala film, which may go well with B and C center audience".[9] Sify wrote "The film has a very tame story and climax, but is racy and the end result is not bad".[10] P. Unnikrishnan won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.[11]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Mannath, Malini (9 January 2003). "Releases for Pongal". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 27 November 2003. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ↑ Mannath, Malini (8 December 2002). "Ramachandra". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 24 December 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ramachandra (2003)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Ramachandra Tamil Film Audio CD by Deva". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  5. ↑ Arkay (17 January 2003). "Ramchandra is aimed at the front benches". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  6. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (31 January 2003). ""Ramachandra"". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 June 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ↑ சிதம்பரம், கிருஷ்ணா (9 February 2003). "ராமச்சந்திரா". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 58. Retrieved 24 February 2024 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ Mannath, Malini (19 January 2003). "Ramachandra". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 11 December 2003. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "RAMACHANDRA, a masala flick!". India Info. Archived from the original on 3 October 2003. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ramachandra". Sify. Archived from the original on 31 January 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "State Film Awards announced". IndiaGlitz. 13 February 2006. Archived from the original on 15 February 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2013.

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