Kadhalithal Podhuma

Kadhalithal Podhuma (transl. Is it enough if only one loves?) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film, directed by K. V. Srinivas and produced and supervised by R. Sundaram under Modern Theatres. The film script was written by M. K. Devarajan and A. L. Narayanan wrote part of comedy script. Music was by Vedha. It stars Jaishankar, Vanisri, R. S. Manohar and Venniradai Nirmala, with Thengai Srinivasan, V. S. Raghavan Rukmani and Kumar Radha in supporting. This film was a hit at the box office.

Kadhalithal Podhuma
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. V. Srinivas
Produced byR. Sundaram
Written byM. K. Devarajan
A. L. Narayanan (comedy)
StarringJaishankar
Vanisri
R. S. Manohar
Venniradai Nirmala
Music byVedha
CinematographyC. A. S. Mani
Edited byL. Balu
Production
company
Release date
1 November 1967
Running time
143 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Ravi is separated from his father (V. S. Raghavan), when he is barely three years old. He is reared by kind widow (Kumari Rukmini). Ravi (Jaishankar) grows into a fine young man. He falls in love with Geetha (Venniradai Nirmala), who reciprocates his love. They engaged and are to be married soon. Mohana (Vanisri) a friend of Ravi's is in love with him too. She tries to win him over, but Ravi does not harbor any feelings other than friendship for her. Realizing that her attempts are failed, Mohana is about to give up, but she sees a rays of hope, when she meets Thangaraj (R. S. Manohar). Thangaraj is in love with Geetha and therefore he teams up with Mohana and hatches a plan to break the bond between Ravi and Geetha. The plot thickens when Mohana appears on the day of Ravi's wedding and announces that she is already married to him. Ravi denies that, but no one including his mother, believes him. Shattered by this development, Ravi moves in with his friend Mani (Thengai Srinivasan) meanwhile, Mohana makes herself comfortable at Ravi's home. Ravi's mother develops a soft corner for her and reveals to her a secret about Ravi's past. She also says to her that this will help Ravi unite with his parents. Thangaraj learns of this and tries to use this secret to his advantage. Ravi, on the other hand, is trying to prove to Geetha that Mohana's story is false. Do Thangaraj and Mohana succeed in their wicked plans and separate Ravi and Geetha? Does Geetha realise Mohana's true colours and unite with Ravi again?

Cast

Production

After several action and thriller films, Modern Theatres wanted a film in a different genre, so Kadhalithal Podhuma was made.[1]

Soundtrack
Kadhalithal Podhuma
Soundtrack album by
Vedha
Released1967
Recorded1967
GenreSareegama
Length18:01
LanguageTamil

Music was by Vedha and lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[2] The song "Konjam Nilladi" is based on "Quando quando quando" by Tony Renis.[3]

No.SongSingerLyricsLength (m:ss)
1"Enthan Nenjam Yaarai"T. M. Soundararajan P. SusheelaKannadasan03:42
2"Konjam Nilladi"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela03:17
3"Kadhal Penne Kanniyar"T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari03:08
4"Amma Muzhikkira"T. M. Soundararajan04:10
5"Kadhal Penne Kanniyar" – 2T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela04:24

Release and reception

Kadhalithal Podhuma was released on 1 November 1967,[4][5] and succeeded commercially.[6]

References
  1. "முதலாளி! (19) | வாரமலர் | Varamalar | tamil weekly supplements". www.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. "Kadhalithal Podhuma". saregama. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10805-020-09360-7/tables/2
  4. Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Sivagami Publishers.
  5. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=vzY-6mMDyDUC&dat=19671101&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
  6. "மூன்றாவது நாயகர்கள் - பகுதி 4 | ஜெய்சங்கர் எனும் மூடிமறைக்கப்பட்ட அற்புதம்!". newstm (in Tamil). Retrieved 30 March 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.