Rajakali Amman Explained

Rajakali Amman
Director:Rama Narayanan
Story:Rama Narayanan
Producer:Pushpa Kandaswamy
Starring:Karan
Ramya Krishnan
Kausalya
Cinematography:N. K. Viswanathan
Editing:Raajgeerthi
Music:S. A. Rajkumar
Studio:Kavithalayaa Productions
Distributor:Aadhi Bhagavan Films
Runtime:119 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Rajakali Amman is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language devotional film directed by Rama Narayanan, starring Karan, Ramya Krishnan and Kausalya.

Plot

The lives of a simple-minded woman named Meena, her brother Gopal, and their pet snake will soon be changed when they look out for the village goddess who is forced out of her temple in a nearby village. They all flourish because of the blessings of the Maa, but these days will be over when Meena weds an evil man named Seemadorai, who is not who he says he is and without the goddess's blessings. Ramesh and her sister kill Gopal. Maa enters Ramesh's house as a Gayatri who returns from the USA. Meena learns about the fact of Maa. And Maa will end up with all the sufferings of Meena.

Cast

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar.[1]

Song Singers Lyrics
"Kalyanam Thevayillai" Vairamuthu
"Puthukottai Bhuvaneswari" Kalidasan
"Santhana Malligaiyil" I Palani Bharathi
"Santhana Malligaiyil" II S. A. Rajkumar, Swarnalatha
"Thangachi En" Krishnaraj Kalaikumar
"Dhanam Tharum" Chorus Kalidasan
"Amman Dance" Instrumental

Reception

The Hindu wrote "The story is old, the way the characters enact their roles is ancient, and melodrama is predominant, especially in Vadivelu's expressions."[2] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote, "This film with its snakes, good and evil, and the Goddess all seem to be in the director’s favourite genre. Not a very intelligent audience in mind when he made this film! What is surprising is that such a film could come from the production house of a K. Balachander!".[3] Lavanya of Deccan Herald wrote, "Like other Thyagaraja Bhagavathar movies, Raja Kaliamman is a melodramtic but lacks subtle narration".[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 6 May 2000 . Rajakaali Amman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP . live . https://archive.today/20231013114055/https://music.apple.com/us/album/rajakaali-amman-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1394050151 . 13 October 2023 . 13 October 2023 . Apple Music.
  2. Web site: 21 April 2000 . Film Review: Rajakaali Amman . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015050733/http://hindu.com/2000/04/21/stories/09210224.htm . 15 October 2013 . 14 July 2023 . The Hindu.
  3. Web site: Mannath . Malini . Rajakali Amman . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030107002323/http://chennaionline.com:80/moviereviews/tammov38.asp . 7 January 2003 . 12 January 2022 . Chennai Online.
  4. Web site: Lavanya . 4 June 2000 . Raja Kaliamman (Tamil) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20000621002728/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/june04/entrevs.htm . 21 June 2000 . 14 July 2023 . Deccan Herald.