Rajakali Amman

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Rajakali Amman
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Directed by Rama Narayanan
Written byPugazhmani (dialogues)
Story byRama Narayanan
Produced byPushpa Kandaswamy
Starring Karan
Ramya Krishnan
Kausalya
Cinematography N. K. Viswanathan
Edited byRaajgeerthi
Music by S. A. Rajkumar
Production
company
Distributed byAadhi Bhagavan Films
Release date
  • 14 April 2000 (2000-04-14)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Rajakali Amman is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language devotional film directed by Rama Narayanan, starring Karan, Ramya Krishnan and Kausalya.

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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 says he is and without the goddess's blessings. Ramesh and her sister kill Gopal. Maa enters Ramesh's house as a Gayatri who returns from the USA. Meena learns about the fact of Maa. And Maa will end up with all the sufferings of Meena.

Cast

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar. [1]

SongSingersLyrics
"Kalyanam Thevayillai" Mano Vairamuthu
"Puthukottai Bhuvaneswari" K. S. Chithra Kalidasan
"Santhana Malligaiyil" I Vadivelu, Swarnalatha Palani Bharathi
"Santhana Malligaiyil" II S. A. Rajkumar, Swarnalatha
"Thangachi En"KrishnarajKalaikumar
"Dhanam Tharum"ChorusKalidasan
"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] Malini Mannath of 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!". [3] Lavanya of Deccan Herald wrote, "Like other Thyagaraja Bhagavathar movies, Raja Kaliamman is a melodramtic but lacks subtle narration". [4]

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References

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