Raman Abdullah

Raman Abdullah is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Balu Mahendra, starring Sivakumar, Karan, Vignesh, Eshwari Rao, Rudra, Prithviraj, Charle, Amarasigamani and Delhi Ganesh.
Plot.
"Raman Abdullah" has Karan and Vignesh as friends, one Muslim and the other a Hindu, their misadventures to save their face from a strict Haji, played by Sivakumar.
Production.
Director Balu Mahendra had offered a leading role to actor Vikram, who was unable to take up the offer as a result of schedule clashes with his work in "Ullasam" (1997). The film's shoot became the epicentre of a dispute that arose between the Tamil Film Producers Council and Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI). It was reported that members of FEFSI had stopped the filming of "Raman Abdullah" as Mahendra was engaging outside cast members in the film. This led FEFSI to go for an indefinite strike which affected to the delaying of several Tamil films. During production, the makers had to change the name of the film from "Abdul Raaman" to "Raman Abdullah" following protests from the Muslim community.
Soundtrack.
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
Reception.
The film was a commercial failure.