''Ramachandra'' is a 2003 Indian

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, directed by

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, starring Sathyaraj and Vijayalakshmi. The film, produced by Singanamala Ramesh, had musical score by Deva and was released on 15 January 2003 to mixed reviews. It is a remake of the 1995 Telugu film ''Khaidi Inspector'' starring Suman.

Plot

Ramachandran ( Sathyaraj) is a police inspector who is sentenced to the death penalty. His teammates release him in secret and Ramachandran begins by killing the criminals one by one.

Cast

* Sathyaraj as Inspector Ramachandran *

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as Thirunavukkarasu * Vijayalakshmi as Divya, Ramachandran's wife * Ashish Vidyarthi as "Sodukku" Chockalingam * Srikanth as Chief Minister *

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as Chockalingam's assistant *

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as Sivarama Gandhi *

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as Ramachandran's father * Livingston as Jeevarathnam / Sathyamoorthy *

as Naagaa *

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as Suresh Kumar * Ponnambalam as Kabaali, Chockalingam's henchman * Pandu as Rajagopal *

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as DSP Kumar *

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as Sub-inspector *

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as Chockalingam's henchman *Vinayak as Vijay *

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*Sivanarayanamoorthy *

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as Deepa *

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as Sandhya, Suresh Kumar's sister *Mumtaj

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as Sub-inspector's wife *Baby Shathika as Ammukutty *

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as Judge *Lekhasri in a special appearance * Radhika Chaudhari in a special appearance *

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in a special appearance - ''"Paarappa"''

Awards

2003

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Tamil Nadu State Film Awards were given for excellence in Tamil cinema in India. They were given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The aw ...

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Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Deva. The soundtrack, released in 2003, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by

Pa. Vijay Pa. Vijay is an Indian actor, poet, writer, director, producer and film lyricist for Tamil cinema. He won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics in India for his song '' Ovvoru Pookalume'' in Cheran's ''Autograph'' (2004). Career Vijay is a na ...

and Ponniyin Selvan.

Reception

Rediff wrote: "this film is aimed purely at the B and C categories". Hindu wrote: "Writer-director Raj Kapoor sees to it that Ramachandra's reckless, impulsive ventures only lead to mindless melee and every time you expect some intelligent counters from him, he lets you down very badly". Balaji B wrote: "The movie soon turns us off with its violence, cliches and chaos before becoming even worse and entering into virtually unwatchable territory".

References

{{reflist 2003 films 2000s Tamil-language films Indian action films Tamil remakes of Telugu films 2000s masala films Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police Films scored by Deva (composer) 2003 action films