Raman Abdullah

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Raman Abdullah
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Directed by Balu Mahendra
Screenplay byBalu Mahendra
Story byBabu G. Nair
Starring Sivakumar
Karan
Vignesh
CinematographyBalu Mahendra
Edited byBalu Mahendra
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Production
company
Anand Cine Arts
Release date
  • 22 August 1997 (1997-08-22)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Raman Abdullah is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written, directed, photographed and edited by Balu Mahendra. The film stars Sivakumar, Karan and Vignesh. It is a remake of the 1994 Malayalam film Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji . [1] The film was released on 22 August 1997, [2] and failed at the box office.

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Plot

Friends Abdullah and Raman go through misadventures to save their face from a strict Hajji.

Cast

Production

Director Balu Mahendra had offered a leading role to actor Vikram, who was unable to take up the offer as a result of schedule clashes with his work in Ullaasam (1997). [3] The film's shoot became the epicentre of a dispute that arose between the Tamil Film Producers Council and Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI). It was reported that members of FEFSI had stopped the filming of Raman Abdullah as Mahendra was engaging outside cast members in the film. [4] This led FEFSI to go for an indefinite strike which affected to the delaying of several Tamil films. [5] [6] [7] During production, the makers had to change the name of the film from Abdul Raaman to Raman Abdullah following protests from the Muslim community. [8]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. [9]

SongSingersLyricsLength
"En Veettu Jannal" Bhavatharini, Arunmozhi Mu. Metha 05:06
"Puthithai Ketkum" K. S. Chithra Ravibharathi05:07
"Sembaruthi Pennoruthi" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. ChithraKamakodiyan05:03
"Un Madhama" Nagore E. M. Hanifa Vaali 04:18
"Machan Un Machini" Malgudi Subha 05:18
"Muththamizhe Muththamizhe"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra Arivumathi 04:39

Reception

R. P. R. of Kalki wrote Even though the story is familiar till the first half, the director hides the boredom with a comedy thread, but in later half he shouldn't have messed up with unnecessary fights, Bombay villain gangs and godown climax but called Ilayaraja's music as only relief and concluded except for the title and the song in the beginning there is anything special about religious unity in the film, it could have been even titled as Kuppusamy Munusamy. [10] The film was a commercial failure, [11] but won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film (Special Prize). [12]

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