{{For|the 2012 remake|Rasaleela (2012 film)}} {{No plot|date=November 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Rasaleela | image = Raasaleela poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[N. Sankaran Nair]] | producer = Carmel Johny, Cartoonist Thomas, Rahman | writer = [[N. Sankaran Nair]] | screenplay = | narrator = | story = [[R. C. Sakthi]] <br /> [[Kamal Haasan]] | based_on = | starring = {{plainlist| * [[Kamal Haasan]] * [[Jayasudha]] * [[Kanakadurga]] * [[Rajasree]] }} | music = [[Salil Choudhry]] | cinematography = [[J. Williams (cinematographer)|J. Williams]] | editing = Ravi | studio = R.J.T. Films | distributor = | released = {{film date|1975|12|12|df=y}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Malayalam | budget = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--> | gross = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--> }}
'''''Raasaleela''''' is a 1975 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film directed by [[N. Sankaran Nair]] and produced by Carmel Johny for RJD Films, starring [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Jayasudha]] in her Malayalam debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=600|title=Raasaleela|accessdate=2014-10-03|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?2628|title=Raasaleela|accessdate=2020-07-14|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref> It is a remake of the Tamil film ''[[Unarchigal (1976 film)|Unarchigal]]'', which also starred Kamal Haasan but got released before the original. Rasaleela was dubbed and released in both Tamil and [[Telugu language|Telugu]], and ran for 100 days each in their respective language cities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=உலக கலைஞன் கமல் – ஆறிலிருந்து அறுபது வரை: கமல்ஹாசன் 60வது பிறந்த நாள் ஸ்பெஷல் ஸ்டோரி! |trans-title=Kamal haasan's 60th Birthday Special story |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/cinema-news/23675/special-report/Kamal-hassans-60th-Birthday-Special-story.htm |language=ta |date=6 November 2014 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205121922/http://cinema.dinamalar.com/cinema-news/23675/special-report/Kamal-hassans-60th-Birthday-Special-story.htm |archive-date=5 February 2017 |url-status=live |access-date=19 May 2021}}</ref>
== Cast == * [[Kamal Haasan]] as Devan * [[Jayasudha]] as Unnimaya * [[M. G. Soman]] * [[Sankaradi]] * [[Bahadoor]] * [[Kanakadurga]] * [[Manimala (actress)|Manimala]] * [[Rajasree]] (Gracy)
== Production == ''Raasaleela'' was first filmed in Tamil as ''[[Unarchigal (1976 film)|Unarchigal]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 January 2017 |title=Kamal's bold Malayalam film to be remade |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kamals-bold-malayalam-film-to-be-remade/articleshow/16322807.cms|access-date=4 June 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> which also starred Kamal Haasan, but ''Raasaleela'' released first. The film directed by [[N. Sankaran Nair]], story written by [[R. C. Sakthi]] and [[Kamal Haasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 December 2017 |title=என்னுள் மையம் கொண்ட புயல்! - கமல்ஹாசன் - 11 - அரவணைத்தவர்கள்... அன்பு செலுத்தியவர்கள்! |language=ta |first=Kamal |last=Haasan |author-link=Kamal Haasan |work=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/136975-simmering-storm-within-me-kamalhaasan |access-date=10 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210510143717/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/136975-simmering-storm-within-me-kamalhaasan |archive-date=10 May 2021}}</ref> The final length of the film's prints were {{Convert|3547.10|m|ft}} long.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 October 1976 |title=Gazette of India, 1976, No. 475 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.1976.475/page/n160/mode/2up?q=Baasaleela |access-date=3 June 2021 |publisher=[[The Gazette of India]] |pages=2075}}</ref>
== Remake == In 2012, Majeed Marangery remade the film [[Rasaleela (2012 film)|with the same title]]. However, it failed to repeat the success.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 September 2012 |title=Kamal Haasan's Rasaleela remade |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-kamal-haasans-rasaleela-remade/20120907.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924102223/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-kamal-haasans-rasaleela-remade/20120907.htm |archive-date=24 September 2014 |access-date=14 July 2020 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>
== Soundtrack == {{Infobox album | name = Rasaleela | type = Soundtrack | artist = [[Salil Choudhry]] | cover = | alt = | released = 1975 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]] | length = | language = [[Malayalam]] | label = | producer = [[Salil Choudhry]] | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{External media | audio1 = {{YouTube|KLFPsi8xClc|Official Audio Jukebox}} }} }}
The music was composed by [[Salil Chowdhary]] and the lyrics were written by [[Vayalar Ramavarma]].
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics |- | 1 || "Aayilyam Paadathe Penne" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Vani Jairam]], Chorus || [[Vayalar Ramavarma]] |- | 2 || "Manakkale Thathe" || K. J. Yesudas || Vayalar Ramavarma |- | 3 || "Neeyum Vidhavayo" || [[P. Susheela]] || Vayalar Ramavarma |- | 4 || "Nishaasurabhikal" || [[P. Jayachandran]] || Vayalar Ramavarma |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb title|0280062}}
[[Category:1975 Indian films]] [[Category:1975 Malayalam-language films]] [[Category:Films directed by N. Sankaran Nair]] [[Category:Films scored by Salil Chowdhury]] [[Category:Malayalam remakes of Tamil films]]