Sri Raja Rajeshwari
Sri Raja Rajeshwari is a 2001 Tamil devotional film directed by Bharathi Kannan. The film features Ramya Krishnan, Ramki and Sanghavi in the lead roles, with Banupriya, Nizhalgal Ravi, Vadivelu and Vinu Chakravarthy playing supporting roles. The film was produced by Pushpa Kandaswamy and had a musical score by Deva. The film released on 13 April 2001.
Sri Raja Rajeshwari | |
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Directed by | Bharathi Kannan |
Produced by | Pushpa Kandaswamy |
Written by | Bharathi Kannan |
Starring | Ramya Krishnan Ramki Sanghavi Banupriya |
Music by | Deva[1] |
Cinematography | Raja Rajan |
Production company | |
Release date | 13 April 2001 |
Running time | 143 minutes |
Language | Tamil |
Cast
- Ramya Krishnan as Raja Rajeswari
- Ramki as Rasaiyya and Raja (Ravintharnath's son)
- Sanghavi as Meenakshi
- Banupriya as Goddess Sakthi
- Vadivelu as Minor Pandiyan and Nattamai
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Businessman Ravintharnath
- Ponnambalam as Sangkara
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Paampu Sithar "Rajalingam Swami"
- Delhi Ganesh as Rajeswari's father
- Malaysia Vasudevan as Sinthalakarai Vekkalaiamman priest and Meenakshi's father
- Thyagu as Prabakaran
- Pallavi as Rajeswari's mother
- K. R. Vatsala as Sangkara's wife
- Indhu as Katuvasi Girl who killed Prabakaran
- V. K. Ramasamy as Jothidar
- S. N. Parvathy as Rajeswari's grandmother
- Singamuthu as Katuvasi leader
- Bonda Mani
- "Bayilvaan" Krishnasamy Thevar
- Bharathi Kannan
- Nalini guest role in song ("Maruvathoor Om Sakthi")
Production
A stint of shooting took place at Kuttralam near Tenkasi and at Injimedu Sivalayam where some scenes were picturised on Ramki and Ramya Krishnan. There is a song written by lyricist Kalidas which had the names of 165 Goddesses. This devotional song is picturised at 108 'Amman' temples of Tamil Nadu, with Nalini featuring in the song "Maruvathoor Om Sakthi". This song was sung by renowned playback singer K. S. Chithra. [2]
Soundtrack
Sri Raja Rajeshwari | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 2001 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 34.55 | |||
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Music was composed by Deva. This is the first devotional movie for Deva. This soundtrack has 6 songs. The lyrics were penned by Kalidasan, Viveka, Bharathiputhiran, Seerkazhi Govindarajan (Slokam) and Muralikrishnan (Slokam).
No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
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1 | "Chindala Karaiyil" | K. S. Chithra | Kalidasan |
2 | "Kaathile Maan" | Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram | Bharathiputhiran |
3 | "Maruvathoor Om Sakthi" | K. S. Chithra | Kalidasan |
4 | "Raasave Ennai" (duet) | Anuradha Sriram, Krishnaraj | Viveka |
5 | "Raasave Ennai" (female) | Anuradha Sriram | |
6 | "Thiruchendoor Kadal" | Kovai Kamala, Krishnaraj | Kalidasan |
References
External links
- hindunonet.com, The Hindu, 2001 film review of Sri Raja Rajeswari
- geocities.com, "SRI RAJA RAJESWARI A movie review by Balaji Balasubramaniam"
- broadband.bigflix.com, Sree Raja Rajeswari film details