Raasaleela

For the 2012 remake, see Rasaleela (2012 film).

Rasaleela
Theatrical release poster
Directed byN. Sankaran Nair
Written byN. Sankaran Nair
Story byR. C. Sakthi
Kamal Haasan
Produced byCarmel Johny, Cartoonist Thomas, Rahman
Starring
CinematographyJ. Williams
Edited byRavi
Music bySalil Choudhry
Production
company
R.J.T. Films
Release date
  • 12 December 1975 (1975-12-12)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

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 3,547.10 metres (11,637.5 ft) long.[6]

Remake

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

Soundtrack

Rasaleela
Soundtrack album by
Salil Choudhry
Released1975
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageMalayalam
ProducerSalil Choudhry
External audio
audio icon Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube

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" P. Susheela Vayalar Ramavarma
4 "Nishaasurabhikal" P. Jayachandran Vayalar Ramavarma

References

  1. ^ "Raasaleela". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Raasaleela". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. ^ "உலக கலைஞன் கமல் – ஆறிலிருந்து அறுபது வரை: கமல்ஹாசன் 60வது பிறந்த நாள் ஸ்பெஷல் ஸ்டோரி!" [Kamal haasan's 60th Birthday Special story]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Kamal's bold Malayalam film to be remade". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  5. ^ Haasan, Kamal (14 December 2017). "என்னுள் மையம் கொண்ட புயல்! - கமல்ஹாசன் - 11 - அரவணைத்தவர்கள்... அன்பு செலுத்தியவர்கள்!". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Gazette of India, 1976, No. 475". The Gazette of India. 30 October 1976. p. 2075. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Kamal Haasan's Rasaleela remade". Rediff.com. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2020.