''Raman Thediya Seethai'' () is a 1972 Indian

Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...

-language

romantic thriller film A romantic thriller is a narrative that combines elements of both the romance and thriller genres. The goal of romantic thrillers is to entertain audiences by evoking discomfort through moments of suspense along with heightened feelings of anxi ...

, directed by P. Neelakantan and written by Sornam from a story by Maa. Raa. The film stars

M. G. Ramachandran Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 – 24 December 1987), popularly known by his initialism M.G.R. and as Makkal Thilagam/Puratchi Thalaivar, was an Indian actor, politician, and philanthropist who served as the chief minister of ...

and

Jayalalithaa Jayaram Jayalalithaa (24 February 1948 – 5 December 2016), popularly known as Amma, was an Indian actress, politician, and philanthropist who served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for more than fourteen years between 1991 and 2016. She ...

. It is a remake of the 1969

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

film ''

Gandondu Hennaru ''Gandondu Hennaru'' ( ) is a 1969 Indian Kannada-language film, directed and produced by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars Rajkumar, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Narasimharaju and Mynavathi Mynavathi (26 July 1935 – 10 November 2012) was an I ...

''. The film ran for more than 100 days in theatres and it became a box office success. Jayalalithaa won the Tamil Nadu Cinema Fan Award for Best Actress

Plot

S. J. Raman, a rich industrialist tries to find his soul mate. His future ideal wife has to possess absolutely six virtues, which a nice old couple revealed to him in the bend of a way. Raman already knows the one who could fill his heart, and make it happy. Her name is Seetha, a charming representative in cosmetics. But regrettably, during the preparations of their marriage, outer elements apparently annoyed by this union, do everything to prevent it from occurring. Provided with his invaluable notebook containing six criteria, the odyssey of Raman is only the beginning.

Cast

Production

''Raman Thediya Seethai'' is the second film produced by the Madurai-based Jayanthi Films. Some scenes were shot in

Kashmir Kashmir ( or ) is the Northwestern Indian subcontinent, northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term ''Kashmir'' denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir P ...

, including the song "Nalladhu Kanne".

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. Popularly known by the sobriquet "Mellisai Mannar" (), he ...

Release and reception

''Raman Thediya Seethai'' was released on 13 April 1972, and ran for over 100 days in theatres. ''

Ananda Vikatan ''Ananda Vikatan'' is a Tamil-language weekly magazine published from Chennai, India. History ''Ananda Vikatan'' was started by Late Pudhoor Vaidyanadhaiyar in February 1926 as a monthly publication. The issue for December 1927 was not publishe ...

'' favourably reviewed the film, saying its flaws would appear only if viewers start thinking deeply. Jayalalithaa won the Tamil Nadu Cinema Fan Award for Best Actress.

References

External links

{{P. Neelakantan 1970s Indian films 1970s romance films 1970s Tamil-language films 1972 films Films directed by P. Neelakantan Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Films shot in Jammu and Kashmir Indian romance films Tamil remakes of Kannada films Tamil-language Indian films