''Ram Lakshman'' is a 1981 Indian

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-language film directed by R. Thyagarajan. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Sripriya. It was released on 28 February 1981, and remade in Telugu as ''Rama Lakshmanulu'' in the same year.

Plot

Ram and his pet elephant Laxman have grown up together and are very emotionally attached to one another. They share such a strong bond that Ram refuses to marry his sweetheart Meena when her father refuses to sanction their marriage unless Ram leaves Laxman. Meanwhile, in a very cunningly planned plot, an employee of Meena's father kills him and implicates Ram and Laxman for the murder. How the two friends stand by each other in the hour of need and how they prove themselves innocent forms the rest of the plot.

Cast

* Kamal Haasan as Ram * Sripriya as Meena * M. N. Nambiar as Chandrasekar Inspector of police *

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as Meenakshi (guest appearance) * Asokan as Paranthaman, Meena's Father *

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as Raja *

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as Kumar *

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* Thengai Srinivasan * Major Sundarrajan * V.Gopalakrishnan

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and the lyrics were written by Vaali and

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. The song "Nandhaan Ungappanda" was selected to be played at the opening ceremony of the

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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0281112 1980s Tamil-language films 1981 films Films about elephants Films directed by R. Thyagarajan Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Tamil films remade in other languages