Raasaleela
1975 Indian film
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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]
Kamal Haasan
| Rasaleela | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | N. Sankaran Nair |
| Written by | N. Sankaran Nair |
| Story by | R. C. Sakthi Kamal Haasan |
| Produced by | Carmel Johny, Cartoonist Thomas, Rahman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | J. Williams |
| Edited by | Ravi |
| Music by | Salil Choudhry |
Production company | R.J.T. Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Cast
- Kamal Haasan as Devan
- Jayasudha as Unnimaya
- M. G. Soman
- Sankaradi
- Bahadoor
- Kanakadurga
- Manimala
- Rajasree (Gracy)
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 | |||||
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| Released | 1975 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Language | Malayalam | ||||
| Producer | Salil Choudhry | ||||
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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 |