Ragalaipuram

Ragalaipuram (transl. Town of chaos) is a 2013 Indian Tamil language comedy drama film written and directed by Mano, which is a remake of the 1991 Malayalam film Aanaval Mothiram. The film features Karunas, Angana Roy, and Sanjana Singh in the lead roles. The music was composed by Srikanth Deva. The film opened to mixed reviews upon release on 18 October 2013.[1][2]

Ragalaipuram
Directed byMano
Written byMano
Produced byKen Media
StarringKarunas
Angana Roy
Sanjana Singh
CinematographyVelraj,
R. Mahalingam
Edited byV. T. Vijayan,
T. S. Jai
Music bySrikanth Deva
Production
company
Ken Media
Release date
  • 18 October 2013 (2013-10-18)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budgetaverage

Plot

A coward police officer is told by his family that he has blood cancer. In order to claim the insurance money for his family, he goes on a suicidal mission and takes on criminals single-handedly.

Cast

Production

The film was first reported in February 2012, with debutant Mano chosen to direct the remake of the 1991 Malayalam film Aanaval Mothiram with Karunas selected to produce the venture and play the lead role while his son Ken made a cameo appearance in the film.[3] Angana Roy was selected to make her debut in the film as lead actress, though Vathikuchi ended up being her first release, owing to the film's delay.[4][5]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack of the film was scored by Srikanth Deva, while lyrics written by Vairamuthu and Mano. Songs received mixed reviews upon release.

  • "Ragalapuram" - V. M. Mahalingam, Grace Karunas
  • "Adi Devaloga" - Febin Pillai
  • "Obamavum" - Karunas
  • "Sudamani" - Srikanth Deva, Grace Karunas
  • "Obamavum" Remix - Karunas

Release

The film opened to poor reviews from critics. A critic from the Times of India noted "Ragalaipuram is a textbook example of how to make a lowest common denominator entertainer."[6] Sify.com wrote that "the Tamil remake is nowhere near the original, as director Mano's jokes fall flat and the comic scenes are so predictable."[7]

References
  1. "Creative Blogs | Creative Writing | Creative Thoughts".
  2. "Ragalaipuram aka Ragalapuram review".
  3. "Karunas produces and acts in "Ragalaipuram"". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. Manigandan, K. R. (16 June 2012). "Dream debut". The Hindu.
  5. "Karunas plays the lead role in Ragalaipuram". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  6. "Chithirayil Nilachoru Movie Review {1/5}: Critic Review of Chithirayil Nilachoru by Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. "Movie Review : Ragalaipuram". www.sify.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2022.


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