Raajjiyam(2002)
Raajjiyam is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language political action film directed and produced by Manoj Kumar. The film stars Vijayakanth, Dileep, Shamita Shetty, and Priyanka Trivedi. The story follows Karthikeyan, who runs a secret government agency called Jothi Security Force in Chennai. He arrests the governor's son for murder, triggering a revenge plot that leads to his mute brother Surya being tortured and swapped in jail. The film features a bamboo fortress fight scene choreographed by Super Subbarayan, which took twelve days to shoot. The music was composed by Bharadwaj. Raajjiyam was released on 14 April 2002 and was a commercial failure. It was remade in Bengali for Bangladesh as Bhaiya in 2002.
Raajjiyam is streaming on Sun NXT and Airtel Xstream Play.
Where to watch:Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Sun NXT, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 12 April 2002
- Director
- Manoj Kumar
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 48m
- Rating
- 4.9/10
Storyline
Karthikeyan runs a secret government agency that helps people in Chennai. When he arrests the governor's son for murder, the governor plots revenge. The governor's men torture and swap Karthikeyan's mute brother in jail. Karthikeyan must fight the corrupt system to save his family.
“A brother's love is a kingdom.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Raajjiyam
Cast reunions in this film: Vadivelu & Manivannan (24 films together), Manivannan & Janagaraj (14 films together), Manivannan & Murali (13 films together), Mansoor Ali Khan & Manivannan (12 films together), Vadivelu & Ponnambalam (11 films together), and Vadivelu & Murali (11 films together).
Trivia
- The film was originally titled 'Karthikeyan' after the lead character, but was later changed to 'Raajjiyam'.
- Director Manoj Kumar is also a film editor, and he edited this movie himself.
- The movie's climax was shot in a specially constructed set to look like a high-tech secret agency office.
- Actress Devayani, who played the female lead, was known for dance roles but performed her own action scenes here.
- The film's soundtrack by Deva included a song that became popular in local dance competitions.
- It was one of the few Tamil films in 2002 to feature a secret agency as the main plot device.
- The movie had a limited theatrical run and was quickly followed by a television broadcast.