| Ragasiyamai | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Amudhan |
| Written by | Amudhan |
| Produced by | John Pandian Graham |
| Starring | Prasanna Neelam Singh |
| Cinematography | Amuthan |
| Music by | Karthik Raja |
Production companies | Art and Heart Movie Makers |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Ragasiyamai (transl. Secretly) is a 2003 Tamil-language romance film directed by Amudhan. The film stars Prasanna and Neelan, while Karunas and Ilavarasu played supporting roles.
Cast
- Prasanna as Amudhan
- Neelam Singh as Vijayalakshmi
- Karunas as Sura Karuppan
- Ilavarasu
- M. S. Bhaskar
- S. N. Lakshmi
- Pyramid Natarajan as Sundara Pandian
Production
The film stars Prasanna, in his second film, and newcomer Neelam Singh. The film was extensively shot in Gujarat and was set in the backdrop of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake. The team shot in the earthquake devastated village of Adhoi in Gujarat and became the first crew in fifty years to go there for a film shooting. A stage came where the crew had to seek police help to continue shooting due to crowd trouble.[1]
Soundtrack
| Ragasiyamai | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 25 July 2003 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
The soundtrack of the film was composed by Karthik Raja.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Raavodu Raava" | Na. Muthukumar | Tippu | |
| 2. | "Thevayilla Thevayilla" | Snehan | Tippu | |
| 3. | "Kadhal Manniley" | Snehan | Karthik Raja | |
| 4. | "Kangalum Kangalum" | Snehan | Bhavatharini, K. K | |
| 5. | "Oliyuthey Oliyuthey" | Na. Muthukumar | Shreya Ghoshal, Karthik Raja |
Reception
A critic from BizHat noted that "A good performance by Prasanna is the highlight of the film. As for his female lead Neelam, there is a long way to go. The stale storyline has nothing to offer".[2] A critic from Chennai Online wrote that "The makers might as well have kept the film Ragasiyamaiy.. (transl. a secret) from the audience!".[3] A critic from Sify wrote that "Ragasiyamai stars Five Star fame Prasanna and newcomer Neelam. It is yet another predictable story of two people falling in love, parental opposition, eloping, stunts, chases and a banal climax where everything ends on a happy note".[4] A critic from The Hindu wrote that "The tense filled moments, when the hero and heroine are separated in the melee, redeem "Ragasiyamaai... " to some extent."[5]
References
- ↑ "Movie: Ragasiyamai". Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ↑ "Ragasiyamai". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ↑ "Ragasiyamaiy". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 6 April 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ↑ "Ragasiyamai". Sify. 30 September 2003. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022.
- ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (3 October 2003). ""Ragasiyamaai"". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010.
External links
- Ragasiyamai at IMDb