Traffic Ramasamy (film)

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Traffic Ramasamy
Traffic Ramasamy poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVicky
Screenplay by S. A. Chandrasekhar
Vicky
Produced by S. A. Chandrasekhar
Starring S. A. Chandrasekhar
Rohini
Prakash Raj
Livingston
Ambika
CinematographyKugan S. Palani
Edited byPrabhakar
Music by Balamurali Balu
Production
company
Green Signal
Release date
  • 22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Traffic Ramasamy is a 2018 Indian Tamil language biographical drama film co-written and directed by Vicky (Vigneswaran Vijayan), in his directorial debut.[ citation needed ] The film stars veteran film director S. A. Chandrasekhar alongside Rohini, Prakash Raj, Upasana RC, Livingston and Ambika in pivotal roles and features Vijay Sethupathi, Vijay Antony, Khushbu, Seeman, and Kasthuri in special appearances. [1]

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The film is based on the real-life story of the veteran social activist K. R. Ramaswamy who received the nickname of Traffic Ramaswamy for his activism in controlling traffic related issues in Tamil Nadu. [2] The music for the film is scored by Balamurali Balu with lyrics written by Kabilan Vairamuthu while the cinematography is handled by Kugan S. Palani.

Plot

Ramaswamy (S. A. Chandrasekhar) is hit by a motorized fish cart and then beaten up by ruffians and left for dead in a gutter. Then we get into his family to meet his wife (Rohini), son in law (Chetan) and his little granddaughter who admires his every move. Ramaswamy's 75th birthday is being celebrated at the house and just at the time of cake cutting a call comes and he leaves abruptly to join in a protest against Tasmac where he threatens to jump from a building top and the authorities yield to him and shut shop. Then the story moves on to explore other protests by the activist and how gets beaten up often. He files a PIL seeking a ban on the motorized fish carts ("Meen body vandi" in Tamil), that involves an MLA, Inspector, political kingpin and mayor who make arrangements to finish him off.

Cast

Main cast

Special appearances

Production

Director Vicky who worked as an assistant director to S. A. Chandrasekhar chose to work on a biopic about Traffic Ramasamy and convinced SA Chandrasekhar to play the lead role of Traffic Ramasamy.[ citation needed ] The film also marked the full fledged acting debut for S. A. Chandrasekhar in a lead role at the age of 76. [3]

The film started its production venture in December 2017. The production team also recruited Vijay Sethupathi to play a cameo role as a reader of Traffic Ramasamy's book, The One Man Army. [4]

Release

The film was released on 22 June 2018 on Vijay's birthday and received mixed reviews from the critics and audience. [5]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Balamurali Balu.

Traffic Ramasamy
Soundtrack album by
Released2018
Genre Film soundtrack
Length9:30
Language Tamil
Label Trend Music
Producer Balamurali Balu
Balamurali Balu chronology
Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu
(2018)
Traffic Ramasamy
(2018)
Ghajinikanth
(2018)
Track-List
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Poraali" Pa. Vijay, Kabilan Vairamuthu, Muthamil Deva, Ramya NSK, MC Vickey, Teejay Arunasalam, Varsha Ranjith, Adithya Surendar3:04
2."Komaali"Kabilan VairamuthuSindhuri Vishal3:15
3."Family"Pa. Vijay T. Sreenidhi, Aishwarya Ravichandran3:11
Total length:12:56

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References

  1. "'Traffic Ramasamy' trailer: The SA Chandrasekar-starrer looks to be an engaging film". The Times of India . 14 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. Sudha, K. (18 June 2018). "A tribute to a crusader Traffic Ramasamy". The New Indian Express . Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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  4. "Traffic Ramaswamy movie review: A tight script without clichés would have helped!". Deccan Chronicle . 23 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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