Raasaleela Explained

Rasaleela
Director:N. Sankaran Nair
Producer:Carmel Johny, Cartoonist Thomas, Rahman
Story:R. C. Sakthi
Kamal Haasan
Starring:
Music:Salil Choudhry
Cinematography:J. Williams
Editing:Ravi
Studio:R.J.T. Films
Country:India
Language:Malayalam

Raasaleela is a 1975 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by N. Sankaran Nair and produced by Carmel Johny for RJD Films, starring Kamal Haasan and Jayasudha in her Malayalam debut.[1] [2] It is a remake of the Tamil film Unarchigal, which also starred Kamal Haasan but got released before the original. Rasaleela was dubbed and released in both Tamil and Telugu, and ran for 100 days each in their respective language cities.[3]

Cast

Production

Raasaleela was first filmed in Tamil as Unarchigal,[4] which also starred Kamal Haasan, but Raasaleela released first. The film directed by N. Sankaran Nair, story written by R. C. Sakthi and Kamal Haasan.[5] The final length of the film's prints were 3547.1m (11,637.5feet) long.[6]

Remake

In 2012, Majeed Marangery remade the film with the same title. However, it failed to repeat the success.[7]

Soundtrack

Rasaleela
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Salil Choudhry
Released:1975
Genre:Feature film soundtrack
Language:Malayalam
Producer:Salil Choudhry

The music was composed by Salil Chowdhary and the lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma.

No. Song Singers Lyrics
1 "Aayilyam Paadathe Penne" K. J. Yesudas, Vani Jairam, Chorus Vayalar Ramavarma
2 "Manakkale Thathe" K. J. Yesudas Vayalar Ramavarma
3 "Neeyum Vidhavayo" Vayalar Ramavarma
4 "Nishaasurabhikal" Vayalar Ramavarma

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raasaleela. 2014-10-03. www.malayalachalachithram.com.
  2. Web site: Raasaleela. 2020-07-14. malayalasangeetham.info.
  3. Web site: உலக கலைஞன் கமல் – ஆறிலிருந்து அறுபது வரை: கமல்ஹாசன் 60வது பிறந்த நாள் ஸ்பெஷல் ஸ்டோரி! . Kamal haasan's 60th Birthday Special story . ta . 6 November 2014 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20170205121922/http://cinema.dinamalar.com/cinema-news/23675/special-report/Kamal-hassans-60th-Birthday-Special-story.htm . 5 February 2017 . live . 19 May 2021.
  4. Web site: 15 January 2017 . Kamal's bold Malayalam film to be remade . 4 June 2021 . .
  5. Web site: 14 December 2017 . என்னுள் மையம் கொண்ட புயல்! - கமல்ஹாசன் - 11 - அரவணைத்தவர்கள்... அன்பு செலுத்தியவர்கள்! . ta . Kamal . Haasan . Kamal Haasan . . 10 May 2021 . https://archive.today/20210510143717/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/136975-simmering-storm-within-me-kamalhaasan . 10 May 2021.
  6. Web site: 30 October 1976 . Gazette of India, 1976, No. 475 . 3 June 2021 . . 2075.
  7. Web site: 7 September 2012 . Kamal Haasan's Rasaleela remade . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140924102223/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-kamal-haasans-rasaleela-remade/20120907.htm . 24 September 2014 . 14 July 2020 . Rediff.com.