''Raman Abdullah'' is a 1997 Indian
Tamil
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**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
-language
comedy film
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directed by
Balu Mahendra
Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran (19 May 1939 13 February 2014), commonly known as Balu Mahendra, was a Sri Lankan-born Indian cinematographer, director, screenwriter and film editor who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. Widely regarded as ...
, starring
Sivakumar,
Karan
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People
* Karan (given name), an Indian given name
* Karan (caste), an Indian caste
* Karan Kayastha, a community of Kayastha in Bihar, India
* Karan (surname)
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and
Vignesh. It is a remake of the 1994
Malayalam
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film ''
Malappuram Haji Mahanaya Joji
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''. The film was released on 22 August 1997.
Plot
Friends Abdullah and Raman go through misadventures to save their face from a strict
Hajji
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.
Cast
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Sivakumar as
Hajji
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ar
*
Karan
Karan may refer to:
People
* Karan (given name), an Indian given name
* Karan (caste), an Indian caste
* Karan Kayastha, a community of Kayastha in Bihar, India
* Karan (surname)
Places
* Karan, Iran (disambiguation), a name for various vi ...
as Abdullah
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Vignesh as Raman
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Easwari Rao as Gowri
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Rudra
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as Ayesha
*
Prithviraj
*
Charle
*
Amarasigamani
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Career
Amarasigamani began his acting career in drama troupes, working with actors such as S. V. Sahasranamam, Kom ...
*
Delhi Ganesh
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*
Kitty
*
Naren
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Chokkalinga Bhagavathar
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Vaiyapuri
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Production
Director
Balu Mahendra
Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran (19 May 1939 13 February 2014), commonly known as Balu Mahendra, was a Sri Lankan-born Indian cinematographer, director, screenwriter and film editor who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. Widely regarded as ...
had offered a leading role to actor
Vikram, who was unable to take up the offer as a result of schedule clashes with his work in ''
Ullaasam
''Ullaasam'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic film directed and co-written by the duo J. D. and Jerry and produced by actor Amitabh Bachchan. The film featured Ajith Kumar, Vikram and Maheswari with Raghuvaran, S. P. Balas ...
'' (1997). The film's shoot became the epicentre of a dispute that arose between the Tamil Film Producers Council and Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI). It was reported that members of FEFSI had stopped the filming of ''Raman Abdullah'' as Mahendra was engaging outside cast members in the film. This led FEFSI to go for an indefinite strike which affected to the delaying of several Tamil films. During production, the makers had to change the name of the film from ''Abdul Raaman'' to ''Raman Abdullah'' following protests from the Muslim community.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
Ilaiyaraaja.
Reception
The film was a commercial failure.
References
External links
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{{Balu Mahendra
1990s Tamil-language films
1997 comedy films
1997 films
Films directed by Balu Mahendra
Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja
Indian comedy films
Tamil remakes of Malayalam films