Rajasthan (film)

Rajasthan (/rɑːdʒəsθɑːn/) is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed and co-written by R. K. Selvamani. The film stars Sarathkumar and Vijayashanti. It was released on 1 May 1999.

Rajasthan
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Directed by	R. K. Selvamani
Written by	R. S. Bhuvan (dialogues)
Screenplay by	R. K. Selvamani
Story by	R. K. Selvamani
Produced by	Nambirajan Yadav
Starring	Sarathkumar Vijayashanti
Cinematography	Saroojpaadhi
Edited by	Anil Malnad
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Ganesh Films
Release date	1 May 1999 (1999-05-01)
Running time	155 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

When terrorists infiltrate the Indian shores to attack the nuclear scientists, the government forms a special task force, which includes top policemen.

Cast

• Sarathkumar as Hariharan
• Vijayashanti as Gayathri
• Manjula as a terrorist
• Manivannan as a cook
• Vadivelu
• Babloo
• Satya Prakash as Sadam
• Ajay Rathnam
• Rajan P. Dev
• Madhan Bob
• Mohan Ram
• Devan
• Ponnambalam
• Thalaivaasal Vijay as Police officer
• Srividya
• Alphonsa
• Chandni as Hariharan's sister
• Ragasudha as Hariharan's sister
• Prakash Raj (uncredited)

Telugu version

• Brahmanandam as cook
• Ali

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[1][2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Jai Jawan"	Arunmozhi, T. L. Maharajan
2.	"Machan"	S. Janaki, K. S. Chithra
3.	"Jil Jilara"	Mano, Sunandha
4.	"Sorgathil"	Shankar Mahadevan
5.	"Siragadikkra"	S. N. Surendar
6.	"Pennendral"	Unnikrishnan, Sujatha
7.	"Akayi"	Shankar Mahadevan, Bhavatharini

Release and reception

Rajasthan was released on 1 May 1999,^[3] delayed from April.^[4] K. P. S. of Kalki praised Ilaiyaraaja's background score and found Sarathkumar's fights and his duet with Vijayshanthi as funnier and concluded the reality is that Pokhran, which did not help Vajpayee, is not going to help Selvamani.^[5] K. N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times said the film "should appeal to all those who like plenty of action and Sarath Kumar fans".^[6] D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "Sarath Kumar is hampered by inadequate support from the screenplay and dialogue".^[7]

References

1. "Rajasthan". Gaana. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
2. "Rajasthan Tamil Film Audio CD by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
3. "ராஜஸ்தான் / Rajasthan (1999)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
4. Kummar, S. R. Ashok (9 April 1999). "Film Reviews: New Year line-up". The Hindu. p. 26. Archived from the original on 15 April 2001. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
5. கே. பி. எஸ். (23 May 1999). "ராஜஸ்தான்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 57. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023 – via Internet Archive.
6. Vijiyan, K. N. (22 May 1999). "Action flick with a half-hearted kick". New Straits Times. pp. Arts 4. Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2023 – via Google News Archive.
7. Ramanujam, D. S. (14 May 1999). "Film Reviews: Rajasthan / Vaalee". The Hindu. p. 26. Archived from the original on 23 October 1999. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

External links

• Rajasthan at IMDb 
• Rajasthan at Rotten Tomatoes