Rajakali Amman
Raja Kaliamman (Tamil: ராஜ காளியம்மன்) is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language devotional film directed by Rama Narayanan and starring Karan, Ramya Krishnan and Kausalya.
| Rajakali Amman | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rama Narayanan |
| Written by | Pugazhmani (dialogues) |
| Story by | Rama Narayanan |
| Produced by | Pushpa Kandaswamy |
| Starring | Karan Ramya Krishnan Kausalya Nizhalgal Ravi Vadivelu |
| Cinematography | N. K. Viswanathan |
| Edited by | Raajgeerthi |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Aadhi Bhagavan Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
The lives of a simple-minded woman named Meena, her brother Gopal and their pet snake will soon be changed when they look out for the village goddess who is forced out of her temple in a nearby village. They all flourish because of the blessings of the Maa, but these days will be over when Meena weds an evil man named Seemadorai, who is not who he really says he is, and without the goddesses blessings. Ramesh and her sister kills Gopal. Maa enters into Ramesh's house as a Gayatri who returns from the USA. Meena learns about the fact of Maa. And Maa will end up all the sufferings of Meena.
Cast
- Karan as Seemadorai alias Kannayiram
- Ramya Krishnan as Sri Raja Kaliamman
- Kausalya as Meena
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Guru
- Vadivelu as Gopal
- Y. Vijaya as Seemadorai's elder sister
- Charan Raj as an astrologer
Soundtrack
| Raja Kaliamman | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1999 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Language | Tamil |
Soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar.[1]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kalyanam Thevayillai" | Mano | Vairamuthu |
| 2 | "Puthukottai Bhuvaneswari" | K. S. Chithra | Kalidasan |
| 3 | "Santhana Malligaiyil" I | Vadivelu, Swarnalatha | Palani Bharathi |
| 4 | "Santhana Malligaiyil" II | S. A. Rajkumar, Swarnalatha | |
| 5 | "Thangachi En" | Krishnaraj | Kalaikumar |
| 6 | "Dhanam Tharum" | Chorus | Kalidasan |
| 7 | "Amman Dance" | Instrumental | |
Reception
The Hindu wrote "The story is old, the way the characters enact their roles is ancient, and melodrama is predominant, especially in Vadivelu's expressions."[2] BBThots called it "another movie that pushes Tamil movies even further backward along the progressive line".[3] Chennai Online wrote "This film with its snakes, good and evil, and the Goddess all seem to be in the director’s favourite genre. Not a very intelligent audience in mind when he made this film! What is surprising is that such a film could come from the production house of a K. Balachander!".[4][5]
References
- "Rajakaali Amman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by S. A. Rajkumar". iTunes. 6 May 2000.
- https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2000/04/21/stories/09210224.htm
- http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/2000/rkamman.html
- "Rajakali Amman". www.chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2002. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20000621002728/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/june04/entrevs.htm