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{{About|the 1981 film|similar uses|Ram Laxman (disambiguation){{!}}Ram Laxman}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Ram Lakshman
| name = Ram Lakshman
| image = Ram Lakshman.jpg
| image = Ram Lakshman film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[R. Thyagarajan (director)|R. Thyagarajan]]
| director = [[R. Thyagarajan (director)|R. Thyagarajan]]
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| editing = M. G. Balurao
| editing = M. G. Balurao
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| studio = [[Devar Films]]
| studio = [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar|Devar Films]]<ref>https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1981/mar/15-03-1981/p49.jpg</ref>
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| country = India
| country = India
| language = Tamil
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'''''Ram Lakshman''''' is a 1981 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[R. Thyagarajan (director)|R. Thyagarajan]]. The film stars [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Sripriya]]. It was released on 28 February 1981,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ram Lakshman (1981) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/ram-lakshman |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921041725/https://screen4screen.com/movies/ram-lakshman |archive-date=21 September 2021 |access-date=20 September 2021 |website=Screen4Screen}}</ref> and remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Rama Lakshmanulu'' in the same year.
'''''Ram Lakshman''''' is a 1981 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[R. Thyagarajan (director)|R. Thyagarajan]]. The film stars [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Sripriya]]. It was released on 28 February 1981,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ram Lakshman (1981) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/ram-lakshman |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119042155/https://screen4screen.com/movies/ram-lakshman |archive-date=19 November 2023 |access-date=20 September 2021 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref> and remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Rama Lakshmanulu'' the same year.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=September 2021}}
{{more plot|date=September 2021}}
Ram (Kamal Haasan) and his pet elephant Laxman have grown up together and are very emotionally attached to one another. They share such a strong bond that Ram refuses to marry his sweetheart Meena (Sripriya) when her father refuses to sanction their marriage unless Ram leaves Laxman. Meanwhile, in a very cunningly planned plot, an employee of Meena's father kills him and implicates Ram and Laxman for the murder. How the two friends stand by each other in the hour of need and how they prove themselves innocent forms the rest of the plot.
Ram and his pet elephant Lakshman have grown up together and are very emotionally attached to one another. They share such a strong bond that Ram refuses to marry his sweetheart Meena when her father refuses to sanction their marriage unless Ram leaves Lakshman. Meanwhile, in a very cunningly planned plot, an employee of Meena's father kills him and implicates Ram and Lakshman for the murder. How the two friends stand by each other in the hour of need and how they prove themselves innocent forms the rest of the plot.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Kamal Haasan]] as Ram
*[[Kamal Haasan]] as Ram
*[[Sripriya]] as Meena
*[[Sripriya]] as Meena
*[[M. N. Nambiar]] as Chandrasekar Inspector of police
*[[M. N. Nambiar]] as Chandrasekar
*[[Pandari Bai]] as Meenakshi (guest appearance)
*[[Pandari Bai]] as Meenakshi (guest appearance)
*[[S. A. Ashokan|Asokan]] as Paranthaman, Meena's Father
*[[S. A. Ashokan|Asokan]] as Paranthaman
*[[Raveendran (actor)|Raveendran]] as Raja
*[[Raveendran (actor)|Raveendran]] as Raja
*[[Sivachandran]] as Kumar
*[[Sivachandran]] as Kumar
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*[[Major Sundarrajan]]
*[[Major Sundarrajan]]
*[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V.Gopalakrishnan]]
*[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V.Gopalakrishnan]]
}}
*Master Bittu

*Elephant&nbsp;– Lakshman
== Production ==
*Elephant&nbsp;– Gomathi
Like Devar Films' previous ventures, this film features an animal in a prominent role, in this case an elephant.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 July 2019 |title=From MGR-Devar Films' Nalla Neram to Yogi Babu's Gurkha and Gorilla, a look at Tamil films that featured animals as star attractions |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2019/Jul/10/from-mgr-devar-films-nalla-neram-to-yogi-babus-gurkha-and-gorilla-a-look-at-tamil-films-that-feat-328.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412134822/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2019/Jul/10/from-mgr-devar-films-nalla-neram-to-yogi-babus-gurkha-and-gorilla-a-look-at-tamil-films-that-feat-328.html |archive-date=12 April 2024 |access-date=12 April 2024 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |page=9 |language=en}}</ref> Filming took place at [[Ooty]].<ref name="ka">{{Cite magazine |date=7 December 1980 |title=புதுமை! புதுமை! |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1980-12-07/page/n33/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230322161105/https://archive.org/details/kalki1980-12-07/page/n33/mode/2up |archive-date=22 March 2023 |access-date=22 March 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=32–33 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and the lyrics were written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] and [[Vairamuthu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raam Lakshman Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/raam-lakshman-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921041723/https://mossymart.com/product/raam-lakshman-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=21 September 2021 |access-date=20 September 2021 |website=Mossymart}}</ref> The song "Nandhaan Ungappanda" was selected to be played at the opening ceremony of the [[2012 Summer Olympics|London 2012 Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 June 2012 |title=Lesser-known Ilayaraja number at Olympics opener |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/lesserknown-ilayaraja-number-at-olympics-opener/article3547902.ece |url-status=dead |access-date=22 December 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171222162901/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/lesserknown-ilayaraja-number-at-olympics-opener/article3547902.ece |archive-date=22 December 2017}}</ref>
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raam Lakshman Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/raam-lakshman-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921041723/https://mossymart.com/product/raam-lakshman-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=21 September 2021 |access-date=20 September 2021 |website=Mossymart}}</ref> The song "Nandhaan Ungappanda" was selected to be played at the opening ceremony of the [[2012 Summer Olympics|London 2012 Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 June 2012 |title=Lesser-known Ilayaraja number at Olympics opener |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/lesserknown-ilayaraja-number-at-olympics-opener/article3547902.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171222162901/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/lesserknown-ilayaraja-number-at-olympics-opener/article3547902.ece |archive-date=22 December 2017 |access-date=22 December 2017 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>


{{Track listing
{{Tracklist
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1= Nandhaan Ungappanda
| title1 = Nandhaan Ungappanda
| lyrics1= [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| lyrics1 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
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| music1 =
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length1 =
| length1 =
| title2= Nadakkattum
| title2 = Nadakkattum
| lyrics2= Vaali
| lyrics2 = Vaali
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| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| music2=
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| length2 =
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| extra2= S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length2=
| title3 = Valibame Va
| title3 = Valibame Va
| lyrics3 = [[Vairamuthu]]
| lyrics3 = [[Vairamuthu]]
| music3 =
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. P. Sailaja]]
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. P. Sailaja]]
| length3 =
| length3 =
| title4 = Vizhiyil En Vizhiyil
| title4 = Vizhiyil En Vizhiyil
| lyrics4 = Vaali
| lyrics4 = Vaali
| music4 =
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[P. Susheela]]
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[P. Susheela]]
| length4 =
| length4 =
| title5= Onnan Onu
| title5 = Onnan Onu
| lyrics5 = Vaali
| lyrics5 = Vaali
| music5 =
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Malaysia Vasudevan]]
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Malaysia Vasudevan]]
| length5=
| length5 =
}}
}}

== Reception ==
Nalini Sastry of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' felt Kamal Haasan's attempts at comedy failed and the film and story lacked something but praised Ilaiyaraaja's music and climax fight.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=சாஸ்திரி |first=நளினி |date=15 March 1981 |title=ராம் லக்ஷ்மன் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1981-03-15/page/n50/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230323043605/https://archive.org/details/kalki1981-03-15/page/n50/mode/2up |archive-date=23 March 2023 |access-date=23 March 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=49 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0281112}}
* {{IMDb title}}

{{R. Thyagarajan (director)}}


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[[Category:Films about elephants]]
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[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
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[[Category:Films shot in Ooty]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
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Latest revision as of 17:47, 30 July 2024

This article is about the 1981 film. For similar uses, see Ram Laxman.

Ram Lakshman
Theatrical release poster
Directed byR. Thyagarajan
Story byDevar Films Story Department
Produced byC. Dhandayuthapani
Starring
CinematographyV. Ramamoorthy
Edited byM. G. Balurao
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Release date
  • 28 February 1981 (1981-02-28)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Ram Lakshman is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Thyagarajan. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Sripriya. It was released on 28 February 1981,[1] and remade in Telugu as Rama Lakshmanulu the same year.[citation needed]

Plot

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Ram and his pet elephant Lakshman have grown up together and are very emotionally attached to one another. They share such a strong bond that Ram refuses to marry his sweetheart Meena when her father refuses to sanction their marriage unless Ram leaves Lakshman. Meanwhile, in a very cunningly planned plot, an employee of Meena's father kills him and implicates Ram and Lakshman for the murder. How the two friends stand by each other in the hour of need and how they prove themselves innocent forms the rest of the plot.

Cast

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Production

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Like Devar Films' previous ventures, this film features an animal in a prominent role, in this case an elephant.[2] Filming took place at Ooty.[3]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4] The song "Nandhaan Ungappanda" was selected to be played at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Nandhaan Ungappanda"VaaliS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
2."Nadakkattum"VaaliS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
3."Valibame Va"VairamuthuS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja 
4."Vizhiyil En Vizhiyil"VaaliS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela 
5."Onnan Onu"VaaliS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Malaysia Vasudevan 

Reception

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Nalini Sastry of Kalki felt Kamal Haasan's attempts at comedy failed and the film and story lacked something but praised Ilaiyaraaja's music and climax fight.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Ram Lakshman (1981)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. ^ "From MGR-Devar Films' Nalla Neram to Yogi Babu's Gurkha and Gorilla, a look at Tamil films that featured animals as star attractions". Cinema Express. 10 July 2019. p. 9. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  3. ^ "புதுமை! புதுமை!". Kalki (in Tamil). 7 December 1980. pp. 32–33. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ "Raam Lakshman Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Lesser-known Ilayaraja number at Olympics opener". The Hindu. 20 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  6. ^ சாஸ்திரி, நளினி (15 March 1981). "ராம் லக்ஷ்மன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 49. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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