Rajaraja Cholan

Rajaraja Cholan is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film about the life of the Chola king Rajaraja Chola. The film has Sivaji Ganesan playing the title role. It was the first cinemascope to be released in Tamil.[1] Kunnakudi Vaidhyanathan composed the music for the film.[2] Sivaji Ganesan's portrayal as Rajaraja Chola was critically acclaimed.[3]

This article is about the film. For the emperor, see Rajaraja Chola.

Rajaraja Cholan
Promotional poster
Directed byA. P. Nagarajan
Produced byG. Umapathy
Written byAru. Ramanthan
Screenplay byA. P. Nagarajan
Aru. Ramanthan
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Vijayakumari
Music byKunnakudi Vaidyanathan
CinematographyW. R. Subba Rao
Edited byT. Vijayarangam
Production
company
Anand Movies
Distributed byAnand Movies
Release date
31 March 1973
Running time
2 hr 54 min
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹90 lakh

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album was composed by Violinist Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan. The lyrics were written by Tirunavukkarasar, Kannadasan, K. D. Santhanam, Poovai Senguttuvan and 'Ulunthurpettai' Shanmugham.

Track list

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Thendraloodu"KannadasanKunnakudi VaidyanathanT. R. Mahalingam with Sivaji Ganesan 
2."Thanjai Periya"KannadasanKunnakudi VaidyanathanT. R. Mahalingam, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, S. Varalakshmi 
3."Mayakkum Mannan"K. D. SanthanamKunnakudi VaidyanathanL. R. Eswari 
4."Nadanai Kandeanadi"ThirunavukarasarKunnakudi VaidyanathanP. Susheela, B. Radha 
5."Mathennai Padaithaan"ThirunavukarasarKunnakudi VaidyanathanT. M. Soundararajan, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, L. R. Eswari 
6."Yedu Thanthaanadi"KannadasanKunnakudi VaidyanathanSeerkazhi Govindarajan, S. Varalakshmi 
7."Kaththu Thirakadal"Poovai SenguttuvanKunnakudi VaidyanathanA. P. Nagarajan 
8."Unkaiyil En Pillai"Ulundurpettai ShanmugamKunnakudi VaidyanathanSeerkazhi Govindarajan 

Reception

Rajaraja Cholan's prints were taken to theatres atop an elephant. In Tiruchirappalli, fans hired a helicopter and showered flower petals on the print.[4] The Hindu said, "A great deal of thought and effort has gone into Anand Movies' "Raja Raja Chozhan" in CinemaScope produced by G. Umapathy and directed by A. P. Nagarajan. The grandeur, majesty and the culture and prosperity of the golden era of "Raja Raja Chozhan" have been captured faithfully including the building of the Thanjavur temple." The Indian Express said, "The film is lavishly mounted. Muthuraman and Lakshmi impress and Kumari Padmini has given a good account of herself." The Mail said, "As befitting the distinction, it is lavishly mounted, carefully produced and studded with stars. Producer G. Umapathy merits a pat on the back for steering so huge a project safely home."[5]

References
  1. First Cinema scop film format in Kollywood
  2. "Cine Quiz". The Hindu. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  3. Jeyaraj, D. B. S. "A doyen among actors". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  4. Raman, Mohan (12 August 2014). "Bidding adieu to celluloid". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. "மக்களிடம் செல்வாக்கு பெற்ற பத்திரிக்கைகளின் பாராட்டு".
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