Ramachandra (film)
2003 Tamil film directed by Raj Kapoor
Ramachandra is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by Raj Kapoor, starring Sathyaraj and Vijayalakshmi. The film was released on 15 January 2003. It is a remake of the 1995 Telugu film Khaidi Inspector.
Plot
Ramachandran 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
Production
A fight sequence was shot at a newspaper office in Chennai.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Deva.
Reception
Arkay of Rediff.com wrote: "this film is aimed purely at the B and C categories". Malathi Rangarajan of The 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". Krishna Chidambaram of Kalki panned the character design of the film's hero and added he cannot appreciate acting since the characters are poorly developed however he found Pandiarajan as the film's only positive.
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