Ramanaa

Ramanaa, also known as Ramana,[1] is a 2002 Indian Tamil-

Ramanaa
language vigilante action film written and directed by A. R.
Murugadoss, stars Vijayakanth in lead role.Ashima Bhalla has
done the lead female role,while simran made a guest appearance.
The film is about a man named Ramana who decides to abolish
corruption completely with the help of his ex-students who are
working in various government offices. The film received
positive reviews from both film critics and became a blockbuster.
It was awarded the 2002 Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best
Film[2] and A. R. Murugadoss won the Tamil Nadu State Film
Award for Best Dialogue Writer.

Contents
Plot
Cast
Theatrical poster
Production
Directed by AR Murugadoss
Remakes
Written by AR Murugadoss
Box office
Produced by V. Ravichandran
Soundtrack
Starring Vijayakanth
References
Simran
External links
Ashima Bhalla
Cinematography M. S. Prabhu
Plot Edited by Suresh Urs
Music by Ilaiyaraja
Ramanaa begins with the abduction of 15 Tahsildars. After
three days in captivity, 14 officers are released, but one is Production Aascar Films
murdered. The police find a tape recording and a file on the dead company
officer's body that provide significant evidence concerning the Distributed by Aascar Films
kidnapping and subsequent murder. The file suggests that the
Release date 4 November 2002
crimes were committed by members of the self-proclaimed
"Anti-Corruption Force" (ACF), a citizen militia seeking to Running time 180 minutes
eliminate corruption through vigilante acts. The militia, acting as Country India
a kangaroo court, "sentenced" corrupt officials in the area to
death, beginning with the captured revenue officers who were Language Tamil
apparently engaging in criminal activity.

The film's setting then shifts to M. Ramanaa, a mild-mannered professor at National College, who lives in a
house with four adopted kids. While treating his adopted child at a big private hospital, Ramanaa discovers
that the officials at the facility are engaging in extortion and fraud. After collecting evidence of the hospital
staff's deception, Ramanaa turns them over to the authorities. The ringleader is the hospital dean, Rishi,
who commits suicide when this is discovered. His grief-stricken father, a big and powerful construction
magnate named Bhadrinarayanan, vows to take revenge on the man responsible for his son's death.
Meanwhile, the ACF goes on kidnapping the top 15 corrupt officials each month and then killing the #1.
Those officials include officials from transport, PWD, revenue, sports, health, etc. Then, suddenly, Devaki,
a college girl and friend of Ramana's kids, finds out about him being the leader of the ACF. She questions
him about this immoral activity.

Seven years ago, Ramana was a college professor with a small cute family, of him, his nine-month pregnant
wife Chitra, and his daughter. During the festival of Deepavali, Ramanaa's apartment building collapses
due to heavy construction work near-by, killing many residents including Chitra and his daughter.
Recovering from the incident, he demands to know who was responsible for the building's collapse. He
discovers that the building was built and owned by Bhadrinarayanan, who knowingly constructed the
complex on loose soil. When Ramanaa confronts the District Council with evidence, Bhadrinarayanan
walks in and boasts about all the bribe he has thrown to the top district officials including the collector. he
gives Ramanaa a chance to call any two top officials in the state and get him arrested, but both the officials
who are called immediately hang up. Frustrated, Ramanaa seals the room and attacks all officers, and as he
is about to kill Bhadrinarayanan, he is beaten badly by his men, and is thrown on a highway. He is then
rescued by National college students, who were on a trip. In response to Bhadrinarayanan's actions, and the
general corruption in the region, Ramanaa forms the Anti-Corruption Force (ACF). Ramanaa and the ACF
ultimately capture and hang Bhadrinarayanan, along with other corrupt government officials.

Meanwhile, a local police constable, frustrated for being not promoted, as he could not bribe officials,
begins secretly building the case against the ACF. The constable eventually realizes that the ACF is
primarily composed of people who do not take bribes. He visits multiple revenue offices, but his superiors
neglect him due to him being their low associate. Then, a message comes saying that civil supply officers
are going to be taken. All corrupt officials try to get police protection by proving their corruption, but at the
last moment, the ACF switches to Police department. All corrupt civil supply officers are arrested, and the
government promises to employ 25,000 youngsters within a week. 15 district police chiefs are kidnapped.
The police officer is killed, and everyone is frustrated. An IPS Punjabi officer is flown from Delhi to head
the case.

Meanwhile, Bhadrinarayanan is trying to re-corrupt the officials. As the final stroke, the top 15 dons are
kidnapped. Ramanaa personally comes to Bhadrinarayanan. As was done to him, he gives the same lifeline
to Bhadri, to call any two people within India. This time, Bhadrinarayanan fails, and is kidnapped and later
killed. Then, the constable reveals his plan to his superiors, and the IPS officer is delighted.

The officer takes swift action against them. The ACF members are captured and tortured by the police but
refuse to reveal Ramanaa's identity. Ramanaa is overcome with guilt over his students' sacrifice and
surrenders himself, on the condition that all the other members of the ACF be released. He is tried and
convicted of being the mastermind organiser behind the murders of Bhadrinarayanan and 14 other
government officials, and is sentenced to death. Public pressure from the sympathetic community and
family makes the Chief Minister offer Ramanaa a pardon appeal, which will definitely give him complete
freedom. However, Ramanaa refuses, stating that only he must face the consequences of his actions, and is
hanged the next day. The constable is offered a promotion for his role in disbanding the ACF, but he
refuses out of guilt.

Cast
Vijayakanth as M. Ramanaa
Ashima Bhalla as Devaki
Simran as Chitra, Ramanaa's wife
Vijayan as Bhadrinarayanan
 Yugi Sethu as Narayanan
Riyaz Khan as Rishi (Bhadrinarayanan's son)
Ravichandran as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Rajesh as District Collector
Mukesh Rishi as Jalandhar Singh
V. Z. Durai as ACF Member
Sirdhar as Henchman
Kalairani
Kalyani
Pooja Sundharesh as Ramanaa's daughter
Pondy Ravi[3]

Production
The film was initially titled as Valluvan.[4] Yugi Sethu replaced R. Madhavan in a role in the film.[5]

Remakes
Ramanaa was remade into different languages. The Telugu version Tagore was an instant blockbuster
along with its Hindi version Gabbar is Back. The 2015 Bangladeshi film Warning was an unofficial
remake of this movie. The 2007 Bengali Film Tiger was an official remake of this movie.

Box office
The film was a critical and commercial success. It served as a trendsetter in later years. The film had a
strong cult following till date.

Soundtrack
The Ramanaa soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, and is the Ramanaa
only collaboration by Murugadoss and Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja
has 8 songs.
Released 2002
Track list Genre Feature film soundtrack
No. Title Lyrics Singer(s) Length
1. "Vaanaviley" Palani Hariharan, 5:15 Label Star Music
Bharathi Sadhana Nic Audio
Sargam Producer Ilaiyaraaja
2. "Vennilavin" Palani Hariharan, 5:51
Bharathi Sadhana
Sargam
3. "Vaanam Mu. Metha P. 4:58
Adhirave" Unnikrishnan,
Sadhana
Sargam,
Bhavatharini,
Chorus
4. "Oorukkoru" Palani Ilaiyaraaja 5:01
 Bharathi
5. "Vaanaviley" Palani Ilaiyaraaja, 5:15
Bharathi Sadhana
Sargam
6. "Alli Mudicha" Mu. Metha Pushpavanam 5:20
Kuppusamy,
Swarnalatha
7. "Angey Yaaru Palani Karthik, Tippu, 5:05
Paaru" Bharathi S. N. Surendar,
Yuvan Shankar
Raja
8. "Vaanaviley" Palani Sadhana 5:15
Bharathi Sargam

References
1. "Ramana (2002)" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0378647/). IMDb. 4 November 2002.
2. Dhananjayan, G. (3 November 2014). Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931 TO 2013: Tamil Films
that have earned National and International Recognition (https://books.google.com/books?id
=e07vBwAAQBAJ). Blue Ocean Publishers.
3. Ramakrishnan, Deepa (14 March 2013). "Cop in!" (http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinem
a/cop-in/article4508374.ece). The Hindu. Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/201303180
65004/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cop-in/article4508374.ece) from the original
on 18 March 2013.
4. "ேடாேடாவ ரஃ ேநா — Tamil Kavithai -- தமி கவ ைதக -
கண க !" (https://web.archive.org/web/20031213102212/http://www.cinesouth.com/mas
ala/20022002/news02.shtml). Archived from the original (http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/
20022002/news02.shtml) on 13 December 2003.
5. "Yugi Sethu" (https://web.archive.org/web/20151223025252/http://www.sify.com/movies/tami
l/profile.php?id=111704349&cid=2409). Sify Movies. Sify Technologies Ltd. Archived from
the original (http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/profile.php?id=111704349&cid=2409) on 23
December 2015.

External links
Ramana (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0378647/) at IMDb

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