''Raasamahan'' is a 1994 Indian
Tamil-language
romantic drama film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typica ...
written and directed by
Manivannan. The film stars
Prashanth and
Sivaranjani. The music was composed by
Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...
. The film opened to mixed reviews from critics.
Cast
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Prashanth as Prabhakaran
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Sivaranjani as Selvi
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Chandrasekhar as Chellachamy
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Rekha as Chellachamy's wife
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Vinu Chakravarthy as Chellachamy's father
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Jaiganesh as Prabhakaran's father
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Srividya as Prabhakaran's mother
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R. Sundarrajan
R. Sundarrajan is an Indian film director, actor, comedian and writer for Tamil language films. Active primarily in the 1980s and the 1990s as a filmmaker, he appeared more often as an actor thereafter. Sundarajan is known for his silver jubi ...
as Appachi
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Manivannan as Aandai
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Halwa Vasu as Aandai's sidekick
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Manobala
Manobala (born 8 December 1953) is an Indian film director, producer, actor and comedian who predominantly plays supporting roles in Tamil-language films.
He started his career in Tamil cinema in the early 1970s and with Kamal Haasan's referen ...
as Broker (guest appearance)
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by
Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...
and lyrics were written by
Vaali. The soundtrack, released in 1994, features 5 tracks. The song "Vaikasi Vellikilama" set in carnatic ragam known as
Shree ranjani and "Kaathirunthen Thaniye" set in
Mohanam. All the songs were hits.
References
Indian romantic drama films
1994 films
Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja
1990s Tamil-language films
Films directed by Manivannan
1994 romantic drama films
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