Raasaiyya is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language romance film written by R. Selvaraj which is the directorial debut of his younger brother R. Kannan, and produced by T. Siva. The film stars Prabhu Deva and Roja. It revolves around the life struggle and love life of the character played by the title character. The film was released on 24 August 1995,[1] and failed at the box office.
| Raasaiyya | |
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| Directed by | R. Kannan |
| Written by | R. Selvaraj |
| Produced by | T. Siva |
| Starring | Prabhu Deva Roja |
| Cinematography | R. Rajarathnam |
| Edited by | Ashok Mehtha |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Amma Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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Raasaiyya lives with his grandfather, Rathnavel, a kind-hearted and honest man in a small town in rural Southern India. Rathnavel is very easy-going and permits Raasaiyya to indulge in many precocious activities. When young and beautiful Anitha comes to stay for a few days with Rathnavel, both Raasaiyya and she fall in love with each other and would like to marry. But Raasaiyya is unable to assert himself, and Anitha's marriage is arranged with a NRI groom settled in the United States. Rathnavel would like to present a decent dowry for Anitha, which includes a priceless diamond necklace. Unable to bear his separation from his sweetheart, Rasaiya decides to tell Rathnavel about this, but before he could do so, he finds out that his biological mother, Pandiamma, is still alive, but will not have anything to do with him. Watch what happens when Raasaiyya finally meets her and finds out the secret why she abandoned him in his childhood.
Cast
edit- Prabhu Deva as Raasaiyya
- Roja as Anitha
- Vijayakumar as Rathnavel
- Radhika as Madhavi
- M. N. Nambiar as Swamy
- Vadivelu as Kili
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Ramasamy
- Thyagu as Ramasamy's son
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Kaalai
- Hemanth Ravan as Groom
- R. Sundarrajan as Kili's cousin
- Mannangatti Subramaniam as Villager
- Nair Raman as Villager
- R. N. K. Prasad as Groom's father
- Gandhimathi as Servant
- Radhabhai as Groom's mother
- Kovai Senthil as Butcher
- King Kong as villager
- Krishnamoorthy as villager (uncredited)
- Ajay Rathnam as man in Raasaiyya's dream (uncredited)
Production
editRasaiyya marked the directorial debut of R. Kannan, younger brother of screenwriter R. Selvaraj who wrote the story of this film. The film's title was named after Ilaiyaraaja's real name.[2] After listening to the script by Selvaraj, Ilaiyaraaja objected to Kannan directing and instead suggested Bharathiraja, but produced T. Siva noted that Kannan refused to budge.[3]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by Vaali.[4][5] Ilaiyaraaja's daughter Bhavatharini made her solo singing debut with this film.[6]
| Song | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Dindukallu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ilaiyaraaja, Arunmozhi, Devie Neithiyar | 5:22 |
| "Kadhal Vaanile" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Preeti Uttamsingh | 5:41 |
| "Karuvattu" | K. S. Chithra, Mano | 5:38 |
| "Masthana Masthana" | Bhavatharini, Arunmozhi, S. N. Surendar | 5:53 |
| "Paatu Ellam" | Mano | 6:04 |
| "Unna Ninaichu" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | 5:13 |
Release and reception
editK. Vijiyan of New Straits Times called the story ordinary, and said the film was strictly for fans of Prabhu Deva and Roja.[7] R. P. R. of Kalki wrote that sentiment, heroism, dance and songs, comedy and other spices are all there, but everything in its separate route; while mixing all together, the screenwriter heavily messed up, so after the break it feels like one person can sit casually on the three chairs and watch it.[8] The Hindu praised the dance choreography, performances of Vijayakumar and Vadivelu, Ilaiyaraaja's music and Rajarathnam's cinematography.[9] The film became a box-office failure.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Rasaiya ( 1995 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
- ^ "தமிழக மண் தராததை இலங்கை மண் தந்தது". Thinakkural (in Tamil). 10 March 2019. p. 44. Archived from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ யுவராஜ், லாவண்யா (2 June 2024). "இளையராஜாவைக் கவர்ந்த கதை.. சண்டையை மறந்து பாராதிராஜாவிடம் பேச முயற்சி.. தயாரிப்பாளர் பகிர்ந்த தகவல்!". ABP Nadu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Raasaiyya (1995)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Love Birds / Raasaya". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ Rajitha (4 April 1997). "My goal is to learn all I can about music". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Vijiyan, K. (9 September 1996). "Prabhu Deva's acting played up". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 7 June 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ ஆர். பி. ஆர். (24 September 1995). "ராசய்யா". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 72. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Raasaiyaa". The Hindu. 1 September 1995. p. 26. Archived from the original on 22 December 1996. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Sitaraman, Sandya (9 January 1996). "Tamil Movie News--1995 Review". Google Groups. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
