50 lakh. Release The film gained positive reviews prior to release, with a critic from Sify.com noting that it was a "class act" and that "Balakrishnan has been faithful to the subject and has come out with a mature form of cinema." Visual Dasan of Kalki praised Balakrishnan for portraying Kamaraj's life with realism without adding any cinematic elements. The film was released across Tamil Nadu in February 2004, but took a low key opening at the box office. A year after release, the makers chose to dub the film into English and release it in 2007 as Kingmaker in attempt to increase financial gains from the project. In 2013, Balakrishnan revealed that the film would have a re-release with fifteen extra scenes edited into the film. Richard Madhuram's death in 2005 meant that his son Pradeep Madhuram essayed scenes which needed the protagonist while Vijayakumar was featured as Periyar. Scenes were later digitalised and extra portions featuring actor Samuthirakani were filmed in June 2014. The updated version of the film was re-released in July 2015. Soundtrack The film featured five songs composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Song lyrics were by Mahakavi Subramania Bharati, Vaali and Ilaiyaraaja. "Vande Matharam" "Naadu Paarthathunda" "Oorukku Uzhaithavane" "Senthamil Naadenum" "Kamaraj Speech" See also Bharathi (2000 film) Periyar (2007 film) References External links Films about politicians Indian biographical films 2004 films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja 2000s Tamil-language films Monuments and memorials to Kamaraj 2000s biographical films