Raajavamsam (transl. Royal Family) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language family drama film written and directed by debutant K. V. Kathirvelu and produced by Chendur Film International.[1] The film stars M. Sasikumar, Nikki Galrani with a supporting cast including Radha Ravi, Yogi Babu, Sathish and Vijayakumar.[2] The film featured music composed by Sam C. S. The film was released in theatres on 26 November 2021 and received negative reviews from critics and it got bombed in the box office.[3]
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| Directed by | K. V. Kathirvelu |
| Written by | K. V. Kathirvelu |
| Produced by | T D Rajha D R Sanjay Kumar |
| Starring | M. Sasikumar Nikki Galrani |
| Cinematography | Siddharth Ramaswamy |
| Edited by | V. J. Sabu Joseph |
| Music by | Sam C. S. |
Production company | Chendur Film International |
Release date |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot edit
A young man, Kannan employed in a prestigious project in his IT firm, goes to his village to visit his family and meet his future bride. However, none of the marriages that are arranged take place. Father of their neighbouring family is insistent that Kannan should marry both of his daughters and no one else. With these matters in his mind, Kannan comes back to his office where one of his friends suggest that he take a girl from the city to his home in the disguise of his girlfriend. The friend manages Gayatri to agree to this. Once they go home, the family arranges their marriage, and despite refusing to get married to Kannan at first, later Gayatri agrees and gets married to him. It is then revealed that the neighbouring family has adapted Gayatri after seeing that she is actually fond of Kannan. Meanwhile Kannan's IT project is being hacked but he finds it out and somehow to votes the plans of the hackers.
Cast edit
- M. Sasikumar as Kannan
- Nikki Galrani as Gayathri
- Radha Ravi as Nilamegam
- Yogi Babu as Mayakannan
- Sathish as Kannan's friend
- Vijayakumar as Kulasekaran
- Thambi Ramaiah as Kalyanasundaram
- Rekha as Rani
- Sumithra as Kulasekaran's wife
- Nirosha as Veeralakhsmi
- Minnal Deepa
- Preethi Shree
- Manobala as Odduvathi Sekar
- Raj Kapoor as Shanmugam
- Jayaprakash as Sivanesan
- Singampuli as Singampuli
- O. A. K. Sundar as Kulla Pandi
- Sridhar Subramaniyam
- Namo Narayana as Karthikeyan
- Chaams as Rangan
- Sabbita Roi
- T. M. Karthik as Deepak
- Saravana Sakthi as Nilamegam's brother
Soundtrack edit
| Raajavamsam | ||||
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| Released | 2021 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 8:58 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Lahari Music | |||
| Sam C. S. chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack and score was composed by Sam C. S.[4]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Maane Unna" | Vadivelu, Raja Gurusam | Sam C. S., Anthakudi Ilayaraja, Sathish | 04:49 |
| 2. | "Mapila Vandha" | Sam C. S. | Mukesh Mohamed, Sam C.S., Sindu Sampath | 04:09 |
Release edit
The film was released theatrically on 26 November 2021. The Satellite rights was purchased by SunTV. Television premiere occurred on 15 January 2022.
Reception edit
Bharat Kumar of News Today said "the movie has moments that would appeal to family audience. But at some places it is trying to be more a melodrama laying thrust on family, bonding and emotions."[5] ABP Live wrote, "Raajavamsam is an exhausting family drama that is not rooted in reality."[6] Avinash Ramachandran of Cinema Express gave a rating of 1.5 out on 5 and wrote, "Raajavamsam prefers sticking to a tried and tested template that just ends up being tired and wasted."[7] Suganth of The Times of India gave a rating of 1 out on 5 and wrote, "The film qualifies as an absolute cringefest with zero redeeming qualities."[8]
References edit
- ^ "Rajavamsam will be a feel-good film: Sasikumar". The Times of India. 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ Lakshmi, V. "Sasikumar and Nikki's film will convey to this generation the perks of living in a joint family". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Raajavamsam Movie Review: Raajavamsam is an absolute cringefest". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Rajavamsam Songs". Gaana. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Review: Rajavamsam". News Today. 27 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "'Raja Vamsam' Review: A Family Drama Out Of Touch With Reality". ABP Live. 28 November 2021. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Raajavamsam Movie Review: A tepid family drama that flatters to deceive". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Raajavamsam Movie Review: Raajavamsam is an absolute cringefest". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
External links edit
- Raajavamsam at IMDb
