Ramu (1966 film)

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Ramu
File:Ramu 1966.jpg
Poster
Directed byA. C. Tirulokchandar
Produced byM. Murugan
M. Kumaran
M. Saravanan
M. Balasubramanian
M. S. Guhan
Screenplay byJavar Seetharaman
Story byKishore Kumar
StarringGemini Ganesan
K. R. Vijaya
Master Rajkumar
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyT. Muthusamy
D. Rajagopal
Edited byR. G. Gopu
Production
company
Release date
  • 10 June 1966 (1966-06-10)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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]

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

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[edit]

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
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[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Saravanan 2013, p. 203.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dhananjayan 2014, p. 192.
  4. ↑ Saravanan 2013, pp. 188–189.
  5. ↑ "Ramu Songs". Raaga.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Saravanan 2013, p. 191.
  8. ↑ மாதவன், பிரதீப் (4 November 2016). "தோல்விப் படத்திலிருந்து ஒரு வெற்றி" [A hit from a flop film]. The Hindu (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Dhananjayan, G. (2014). Pride of Tamil cinema 1931–2013: Tamil films that have earned national and international recognition. Blue Ocean Publishers. OCLC 898765509.
  • Saravanan, M. (2013). AVM 60 Cinema (in தமிழ்). Rajarajan Publications.

External links[edit]

Template:Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein

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