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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 (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.



Revision as of 10:35, 20 September 2021

Ram Lakshman
File:Ram Lakshman.jpg
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 March 1981 (1981-03-28)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Ram Lakshman is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language drama 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 in the same year.

Plot

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.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and the lyrics were written by Vaali and Vairamuthu.[2] The song "Nandhaan Ungappanda" was selected to be played at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.[3]

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 

References

  1. ^ "Ram Lakshman (1981)". Screen4Screen. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Raam Lakshman Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Lesser-known Ilayaraja number at Olympics opener". The Hindu. 20 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.