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Raam (2005)

Raam poster
Original title
ராம்
Directed by
Ameer Sultan
Genre
mystery film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 40m
Rated
UA
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An autistic young man lives with his mother. When she is murdered, he becomes the main suspect in the case.

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What happens

Raam is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language mystery thriller film written, produced and directed by Ameer. The film stars Jiiva, Gajala and Saranya Ponvannan, with Kunal Shah, Rahman, Ganja Karuppu and Murali playing supporting roles. It revolves around the title character, an autistic young man who is close to his mother but becomes the prime suspect in her murder case. The film was released on 4 March 2005 and became a sleeper hit. It was screened at the 2006 Cyprus International Film Festival, where it won two awards, for Best Actor and Best Musical Score, for Jiiva and Yuvan Shankar Raja, respectively. The film was critically acclaimed with praise for the performances of Jiiva and Saranya, screenplay, music and cinematography. The film was remade in Hindi as Bolo Raam (2009) and in Kannada as Huccha 2 (2018). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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