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Raman Parasuraman

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Raman Parasuraman
Directed byM. S. Gopinath
Written byM. S. Gopinath
Thooyavan (dialogues)
Produced byB. Bhuvaneswari
StarringSivakumar
Latha
Rathi
Sathyaraj
CinematographyS. S. Lal
Edited byK. Baburao
Music bySatyam
Production
company
Suresh Fine Arts
Release date
  • 19 September 1980 (1980-09-19)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Raman Parasuraman is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by M. S. Gopinath. The film stars Sivakumar, Latha, Rathi, Sathyaraj and Pandari Bai. It was released on 19 September 1980.[1] The film was a remake of director's own Telugu film Ramudu Parasuramudu.[citation needed]

Plot

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Three antique statue smugglers kill a husband and wife and let their two sons as orphans. The two brothers get separated. While the elder named Parasuraman grows as an outlaw with a strong urge to take revenge of the three who killed his parents, the younger named Ram becomes a doctor. Parasuraman goes in search of those three overseas and kills all of them. The brothers ultimately reunite.

Cast

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Production

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Raman Parasuraman was filmed in Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong and Thailand.[2][3] A. R. Srinivasan accepted to play one of the three antagonists after the original actor backed out despite the film being nearly complete.[4]

Soundtrack

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The songs were composed by Satyam, with lyrics by Vaali.[5][6]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kalyana Malai kondadum"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela4:07
2."Paaramma Paaru"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki4:37
Total length:8:44

Reception

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Kalki appreciated the film's music, cinematography and lack of comedy.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Raman Parasuraman (1980)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ "திரைப்படச் சோலை 29: ராமன் பரசுராமன்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 7 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. ^ "சிவகுமார் கார் மீது லதா மண்வீச்சு". Anna (in Tamil). 11 November 1979. p. 4. Retrieved 21 June 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
  4. ^ Venkatramanan, Geetha (29 March 2012). "Drama with dignity". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Raman Parasu Raman Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Sathyam". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Raman Parasu Raman". JioSaavn. 31 May 1980. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  7. ^ "ராமன் பரசுராமன்". Kalki (in Tamil). 19 October 1980. p. 46. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024 – via Internet Archive.
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