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Ramarajan sighs after the perspective of Karakattakaran 2.
Judging by the current trends in the Tamil film industry, it is not a distant idea to conceive of a sequel to the original very successful. 19659002] The amount of time elapsed between the two films would not matter (the director Hari did not import it when he did Saamy Square ) .
Just a producer willing to invest (of there are many), and a hero ready to resume his role. This second part, very crucial, is the stumbling block here.
"Many people have approached this idea with me. Even Amaren anna (Ganghei Amaren) spoke to me about it as recently as last year. I said, "No, it's not happening." As far as I am concerned, oru thadava karakam eduthaachu vechaachu aadiyaachu odiyaachu (we raised the question once, and he struck money). If we touch it again, it will be like disturbing a hive. I do not want to be part of it, "says the actor.
The Story
The film with the immortal scene of banana comedy was born from an informal exchange with Ganghei Amaren, recalls Ramarajan. 19659002] "It was I who suggested to Amaren anna to invert the formula by Thillana Mohanambal (1968 film starring Sivaji Ganesan), but with the two karakattam heroes . This has never been done before in Tamil cinema, "he says.
Ramarajan and Kanaka in the movie
Karakattakaran was the first film of actress Kanaka, the main, who was then only 15 years old.
Before becoming an actress, Ramarajan had approached Kanaka while she was only 11 years old to play the lead role. role in its realization, Marudhani (1985), which was produced by the director P. Bharathiraja.
"She told me that she was not ready to become an actor at the time. But it was the ideal choice for playing at Kamakshi (in Karakattakaran ), "he adds.
No discussion on Karakattakaran is complete without topple your hat to Ilaiyaraaja's music in Ramarajan's films
The actor was still a fan, but as an badistant director working for Rama Narayanan, he would be put off if he proposed the name of Raaja. " I would be told that the budget of the film can not accommodate Raaja anna ", he says.
But when he became director with Mannukketha Ponnu (1985) Ramarajan has instead approached Amaren to compose music.
"Only if I made friends with his younger brother, I could hope to meet Raaja anna ," he says. laughing.
It is only after several rounds of supplications that Ramara Jan and Amaren managed to convince Ilaiyaraaja of "Paattaalae buddhi sonnaar", the title song of Karakattakaran .
However, it is "Maanguyilae" which has become more famous. "Even at political rallies (he was an AIADMK activist), people were asking me to sing" Maanguyilae "while I was such a terrible singer," he says.
The recorder
These figures make it possible to situate the success of Karakattakaran in its context.
This is Ramarajan's 18th heroic film and his third collaboration with Amaren after two successes in Enga Ooru Pattukaran and Shenbagamae Shenbagamae . The first version of the film, says the actor, was completed with a lean budget of 35,000 rupees.
Ramarajan, 60 years old now, was in the middle of a series of 11 films marked by more than 100 days of theatrical shooting when Karakattakaran published June 16, 1989.
The piece of the comic duo Goundamani-Senthil in the film is still considered iconic
"I thought the film could last 200 days," says the actor, who attributes to Ilaiyaraaja his help in his decision. "The tape went on sale a month before the release of the film, and the audience was a resounding success," he adds.
At the time of promoting the film, Ramarajan was holding on to his weapons and was succeeding.
"I always distributed my films to Chennai and MR [territory]. But for Karakattakaran I insisted that the producer also give me the territory of Coimbatore. I told them that I would not have finished filming the film until it happened. I was willing to pay the price desired by the producers. I even asked them to deduct it from my salary, "recalls the actor.
In Tamil language, MR territory covers distribution rights of districts of Dindigul, Madurai, Ramanathapuram , Sivaganga, Theni and Virudhunagar, while the territory of Coimbatore covers the districts of Erode, Nilgiris, Tiruppur and Coimbatore.
in my opinion, it would be difficult to manage distribution in three territories. So I sold Coimbatore's rights to another distributor for 1 ¬ crore. He made a 100% profit after tax, "he says.
Eventually, the actor was convinced to also sell his distribution rights to Chennai for a sum of 75 lakh, he added. that is why I bought these rights. But the success of the film was entirely due to Amaren anna and to Raaja anna . "
Ramarajan buys the Nadanaa theater in Madurai with the success of the film.
" Not a single ticket was sold during the 385 days of its broadcast [in Nadanaa] .When we transferred the copy to other theaters, it lasted a few more weeks.I think only in Madurai, the movie lasted more than 450 days and theaters generated operating profit on each show, "he adds.
The scene was no different in other parts of the state. [19659008] a legend
Born under the name of Kumaresan – the fifth of six children of Ramaiyya and Vellaiammal, in Okkur, Ramanathapuram, Ramarajan claims that his stage name was self-adopted.
"J & # 39 had an affinity for the name of Ram I was born in Ramanathapuram My father was Ramaiah I worked c As Assistant Director at Rama Narayanan, the owner of the house where I was a tenant, while I was an badistant director, I was Ramasamy, and my idol of the screen was of course MG. Ramachandran, "says the actor.
& # 39; Raja & # 39; is an ode to his humble beginnings. The man worked five years in a theater before the cinema happened.
"It all started in the Raja walkie-turns at Madurai. I was a bailiff, sold tickets, I was promoted cashier; I was a movie reel operator and I even pasted posters, "he says. And so, Ramaraja has come to be. "But it was a four-syllable word and I thought it sounded strange. So, I added an "n", and it was better, "he laughs.
At its height, the actor rivaled the likes of Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan in terms of popularity, salary (he charged up to
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