Rasigan Oru Rasigai Explained

Rasigan Oru Rasigai
Director:Balu Anand
Producer:C. Kalavathy
K. Revathirajan
Starring:Sathyaraj
Ambika
Cinematography:Prabhakar
Editing:Devan
Music:Raveendran
Studio:Vassan Productions
Runtime:137 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Rasigan Oru Rasigai is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Balu Anand and starring Sathyaraj and Ambika.[1] It was released on 21 February 1986.

Production

Sathyaraj, who played villainous roles in many films, made his debut as a hero with this film.[2] He plays a fan of a singer played by Ambika.[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Raveendran.[4] [5] He was chosen as the composer after Ambika was listening to one of his compositions on her Walkman, catching the attention of Balu Anand. The song "Yezhisai Geethame" was adapted from Raveendran's own composition "Ezhu Swarangalum" from the Malayalam film Chiriyo Chiri (1982) while "Paadi Azhaithen" was adapted from his other composition "Thenum Vayambum" from the Malayalam film Thenum Vayambum (1981).

Release and reception

Rasigan Oru Rasigai was released on 21 February 1986.[6] Kalki lauded Sathyaraj's performance and said Raveendran's music was the soul of the film.[7] The film was a box office success.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 21 February 2022 . அடேங்கப்பா...! 36 வருடங்களை நிறைவு செய்த அம்பிகாவின் ரசிகன் ஒரு ரசிகை...! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230612085402/https://tamil.samayam.com/tamil-cinema/movie-news/ambikas-fan-who-has-completed-36-years-is-a-fan/articleshow/89725087.cms . 12 June 2023 . 12 June 2023 . . Tamil.
  2. Web site: 3 October 2017 . HBD Sathyaraj – The towering versatile star . 12 June 2023 . IndiaGlitz . 8 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171008091429/http://www.indiaglitz.com/happy-birthday-sathyaraj-special-article-tamil-news-197278 . live .
  3. Web site: 22 February 2022 . Rasigan Oru Rasigai, Starring Sathyaraj and Ambika, Completes 36 Years of Release . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220228135810/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/rasigan-oru-rasigai-starring-sathyaraj-and-ambika-completes-36-years-of-release-4799270.html . 28 February 2022 . 12 June 2023 . News18.
  4. Web site: Rasigan Oru Rasigai Tamil Film LP VInyl Recod by Ravindran . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230612095107/https://macsendisk.com/product/rasigan-oru-rasigai-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-recod-by-ravindran/ . 12 June 2023 . 12 June 2023 . Macsendisk.
  5. Web site: 1 January 1986 . Rasigan Oru Rasigai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230612050934/https://music.apple.com/ca/album/rasigan-oru-rasigai-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1525252846 . 12 June 2023 . 12 June 2023 . Apple Music.
  6. Web site: 21 February 2022 . 36 வருடங்களை நிறைவு செய்த சத்யராஜ், அம்பிகாவின் ரசிகன் ஒரு ரசிகை! . 12 June 2023 . . ta . 25 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325120433/https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/cinema-sathyaraj-and-ambika-rasigan-oru-rasigai-has-completed-36-years-jbr-scs-699365.html . live .
  7. 23 March 1986 . ரசிகன் ஒரு ரசிகை . live . https://archive.today/20230612051544/https://archive.org/details/kalki1986-03-23/page/n33/mode/2up . 12 June 2023 . 12 June 2023 . . 32 . ta . Internet Archive.