Rajapart Rangadurai
Rajapart Rangadurai (transl. Rangadurai in King's Attire) is a 1973 Tamil-language drama film, directed by P. Madhavan. It stars Sivaji Ganesan and Ushanandini.[1][2][3]
| Rajapart Rangadurai | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | P. Madhavan |
| Produced by | V. C. Guhanathan |
| Story by | Balamurugan |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Ushanandini |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | P. N. Sundaram |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
Production company | Chithramala Combines |
Release date | 22 December 1973 |
Running time | 150 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
It narrates the story about a poor drama actor. It is a film on theatre artists who, through time have been ignored, they play all roles from mythology characters to patriotic people, but fail to appeal to modern viewers who are drawn to more glamour and glitter. It is a symbolic film of the past being rejected by the present, and that love and affection have no place in a selfish world.
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Rangadurai
- Ushanandini as Alamel
- M. N. Nambiar as Somasundaram
- V. K. Ramasamy as Drama Teacher & Drama Group Owner
- S. V. Ramadas as Mohanraj
- Srikanth as Baskar
- Kumari Padmini as Vasanthi
- Sasikumar as Ramu
- Jaya as Seetha
- C. K. Saraswathi as Ramu's mother
- T. K. Bhagavathi as Vasanthi's father
- V. R. Thilagam as Meenakshi
- Suruli Rajan as Konangipatti/Konangi
- Manorama as Chinthamani
- Senthamarai as Karuppaiya
- Poornam Vishwanathan as Jilla Collector
- Samikkannu as Sivakozhunthu
- Seethalakshmi as (Tiruppur Kumaran Mother Drama Artist)
- Angamuthu as (Drama Group's)
- Sedhupathy as Radhakrishnan Pillai
- Heran Ramasamy as Aarumugam
- Venkadachalam Pillai as Drama Audion's
- S. N. Parvathy as Doctor (Seetha Preganant Delivery)
- Karuppu Subbiah as (Drama Group's)
- Loose Mohan as (Drama Group's)
- Sadhan as (Drama Group's)
- Pakoda Kadhar as Ittuli (Drama Group's)
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ammamma Thambi" | Pushpalatha | Kannadasan |
| 3 | "Vanthaen Vandhanam" | T. M. Soundararajan, K. Veeramani, T. K. Kala | |
| 2 | "Meiyatha Maan" | T. M. Soundararajan, Pushpalatha | |
| 5 | "Madhana Maligaiyil" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | |
| 6 | "Ammamma Thambi" (Sad) | T. M. Soundararajan | |
| 7 | "Jinjunika Chinnakili" | T. M. Soundararajan | |
| 8 | "Inquilab Zindabad" | T. M. Soundararajan | |
Re-release
A digitally restored version was released in mid-2017, and ran for over 100 days theatrically.[5]
References
- Mahendra, Y. G. (9 June 2011). "Old film, new perspective". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- "Rajapart Rangadurai". filmibeat.com. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- "Rajapart Rangadurai". nadigarthilagam.com. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- https://ia800905.us.archive.org/30/items/sok.RajapartRangadurai_P.Madhavan_1973/71.%20RajapartRangadurai_P.Madhavan_1973.pdf
- "Sivaji fans celebrate 100th day of a remastered flick". The Hindu. 11 September 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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