Aindhu Laksham

Aindhu Laksham
Aindhu Laksham
	Film title
Directed by	G. Ramakrishnan
Screenplay by	G. Ramakrishnan
Story by	A. S. Muthu
Produced by	G. Ramakrishnan; A. Ramanujam
Starring	Gemini Ganesan; B. Saroja Devi
Cinematography	U. Rajagopal
Edited by	E. V. Shanmugam
Music by	S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Production; company	Sudha Movies
Release date	11 April 1969;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

5 Laksham (transl. 5 Lakhs) is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by G. Ramakrishnan. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi.^[1] It was released on 11 April 1969.^[2]

Plot

Radha Krishnan is a poor young man looking for a job. Krishna is a young woman and the daughter of a millionaire, Eswaran. Radha and Krishna love each other. Eswaran is looking for a bridegroom to his daughter befitting his status. To become Eswaran's son-in-law, Radha needs five lakhs rupees. Another person, the Zamindar of Karadiyur, also needs five lakhs rupees to settle his loans. His son, also named Radha, is in love with a poor young woman, Amudha who is the younger sister of the poor young man Radha. Radha's friend is Nachu. He is in love with Manju who wants a pet dog. So, everyone is looking for something to fulfill their need. The film is a hilarious entertainer showing what each one does to fulfill their needs.

Cast

Gemini Ganesan as Radha Krishnan
B. Saroja Devi as Krishna
Cho as Nachu
Shylashri
S. A. Ashokan
Major Sundarrajan as Eswaran
Manorama as Manju
Thengai Srinivasan as Chinna Jameendar
Sachu as Amutha (Radhakrishnan Sister)
Radhabhai
Kanthimathi
Rama Rao
Suruli Rajan as Suruttu Suruli
I. S. R.
K. P. Ramakrishnan
Gemini Mahalingam
S. P. Perumal
Aisarivelan
Ravindran
Nilavai Murugesan
Nambirajan
Gunalan
G. V. Sarma
Aliyar
Pakoda Kadhar

Soundtrack

Music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu.^{[citation needed]}

Song	Singer/s	Lyricist	Duration (m:ss)
"Kaadhalukkoru Kaalej"	A. L. Raghavan, L. R. Eswari	Trichy Thiyagarajan
"Naan Paadiya Mudhal Paattu"	T. M. Soundararajan	Vaali	03:48
"Padaithan Boomiyai Iraivan"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	Kannadasan
"Asaipattadhu Naanalla"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	Vaali
"Naalaikku Neramillai"	L. R. Eswari	Kannadasan
"Eppadi Irukkum, Ennenna Seyyum"	S. V. Ponnusamy, P. Susheela	Avinasi Mani

Reception

The film received a mixed response from viewers who felt it might have succeeded had the comedy moments been handled better.^[3]

References

^ "1969-ல் வெளியான படப்பட்டியல் - தயாரிப்பாளர்கள்" [List of films released in 1969 – Producers]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
^ "Ainthu Latcham (1969)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
^ "54 Years Ago, Gemini Ganesan Ventured Into Comic Roles With Ainthu Latcham". News18. 25 April 2023. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

External links

Aindhu Laksham at IMDb

[1] "1969-ல் வெளியான படப்பட்டியல் - தயாரிப்பாளர்கள்" [List of films released in 1969 – Producers]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

[2] "Ainthu Latcham (1969)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

[3] "54 Years Ago, Gemini Ganesan Ventured Into Comic Roles With Ainthu Latcham". News18. 25 April 2023. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

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