Rajasthan (film) explained

Director:R. K. Selvamani
Screenplay:R. K. Selvamani
Story:R. K. Selvamani
Producer:Nambirajan Yadav
Cinematography:Saroojpaadhi
Editing:Anil Malnad
Music:Ilaiyaraaja
Studio:Ganesh Films
Runtime:155 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Rajasthan is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed and co-written by R. K. Selvamani. The film stars Sarathkumar and Vijayashanti. It was released on 1 May 1999.

Plot

When terrorists infiltrate the Indian shores to attack the nuclear scientists, the government forms a special task force, which includes top policemen.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[1] [2]

Release and reception

Rajasthan was released on 1 May 1999,[3] delayed from April.[4] K. P. S. of Kalki praised Ilaiyaraaja's background score and found Sarathkumar's fights and his duet with Vijayshanthi as funnier and concluded the reality is that Pokhran, which did not help Vajpayee, is not going to help Selvamani.[5] K. N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times said the film "should appeal to all those who like plenty of action and Sarath Kumar fans".[6] D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "Sarath Kumar is hampered by inadequate support from the screenplay and dialogue".[7] Fullhyd.com gave the film a negative review, criticising Selvamani's direction, the cinematography, editing and Ilaiyaraaja's music.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rajasthan . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230610130531/https://gaana.com/album/rajasthan-tamil . 10 June 2023 . 10 June 2023 . Gaana.
  2. Web site: Rajasthan Tamil Film Audio CD by Ilayaraja . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230610130534/https://mossymart.com/product/rajasthan-tamil-film-audio-cd-by-ilayaraja/ . 10 June 2023 . 10 June 2023 . Mossymart.
  3. Web site: ராஜஸ்தான் / Rajasthan (1999) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230613140756/https://screen4screen.com/movies/rajasthan . 13 June 2023 . 13 June 2023 . Screen 4 Screen.
  4. News: Kummar . S. R. Ashok . 9 April 1999 . Film Reviews: New Year line-up . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010415144338/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/990409/09/09090224.htm . 15 April 2001 . 14 March 2024 . . 26.
  5. கே. பி. எஸ். . 23 May 1999 . ராஜஸ்தான் . live . https://archive.today/20230601081705/https://archive.org/details/kalki1999-05-23/page/n57/mode/2up . 1 June 2023 . 10 June 2023 . . 57 . Ta . Internet Archive.
  6. News: Vijiyan . K. N. . 22 May 1999 . Action flick with a half-hearted kick . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240603235757/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DucVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2RQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1943%2C2411635 . 3 June 2024 . 30 June 2023 . . Arts 4 . Google News Archive.
  7. News: Ramanujam . D. S. . 14 May 1999 . Film Reviews: Rajasthan / Vaalee . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/19991023075657/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/990514/09/09140222.htm . 23 October 1999 . 1 August 2023 . . 26.
  8. Web site: Rajasthan Review . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230630095932/https://movies.fullhyderabad.com/rajasthan/telugu/rajasthan-movie-reviews-372-2.html . 30 June 2023 . 30 June 2023 . Fullhyd.com.