Kuzhandai Ullam
| Kuzhandai Ullam | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Savitri |
| Screenplay by | Savitri |
| Based on | Chinnari Papalu |
| Produced by | Savitri |
| Starring | Gemini Ganesan Sowcar Janaki Vanisri |
| Cinematography | Singh Sekhar |
| Edited by | M. S. N. Murthy |
| Music by | S. P. Kodandapani |
Production company | Sri Savitri Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kuzhandai Ullam (transl. Childish heart) is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed, produced and written by Savitri. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki and Vanisri. A remake of Savitri's Telugu film Chinnari Papalu (1968), it was released on 14 January 1969 and became an average success.
Plot
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A rich painter meets a tribal girl at a forest and falls in love with her. He finds himself married to her without knowing it, spends a night with her blissfully and then is forced into marrying a city girl to satisfy his mother. His emotional involvement with the tribal girl, whom he just cannot erase from memory complicates things. Ultimately, thanks to two children, the broken hearts are united.
Cast
[edit]- Gemini Ganesan
- Sowcar Janaki
- Vanisri
- R. S. Manohar
- Thengai Srinivasan
- Rama Prabha
- V. K. Ramasamy
- A. Veerappan
Production
[edit]Though Savitri's Telugu film Chinnari Papalu (1968) was a box-office bomb, it received critical acclaim; this prompted her to remake it in Tamil as Kuzhandai Ullam.[1] Savitri, in addition to directing, produced it under Sri Savitri Productions, and wrote the screenplay while M. Lakshmanan wrote the dialogues.[2] Singh and Sekhar, the cinematographers of the original,[1] returned in their positions,[2] and editing was handled by M. S. N. Murthy.[3] The film marked the debut of art director Mohana.[4]
Soundtrack
[edit]The soundtrack was composed by S. P. Kodandapani, and the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[2][5]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Angum Ingum Ondre" | P. Susheela, Renuka | |
| 2. | "Muthu Chippikkulle" | P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 3. | "Poomarathu Nizhalumundu" | P. Susheela, S. Janaki | |
| 4. | "Kudagu Naadu Ponni" | P. Susheela, Seerkali Govindarajan |
Release and reception
[edit]Kuzhandai Ullam was released on 14 January 1969,[2] during Pongal.[6] The Indian Express wrote on 25 January, "[Savitri] has on the whole weaved a fairly appealing product though old-fashioned in style and treatment."[7] The film was an average success.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Narasimham, M. L. (25 January 2019). "Chinnari Paapalu (1968)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Kuzhandai Ullam". The Indian Express. 14 January 1969. p. 5. Retrieved 17 November 2019 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "குழந்தை உள்ளம்". Kalki (in Tamil). 12 January 1969. p. 92. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "சந்தியுங்கள் - ஆர்ட் டைரக்டர் மோகனா". Kalki (in Tamil). 2 August 1981. p. 48. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Kuzhanthai Ullam". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "சாவித்திரி! (13)". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Popular heroine". The Indian Express. 25 January 1969. p. 5. Retrieved 17 November 2019 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (7 July 2018). ""Nadigaiyar Thilagam" Savitri: Biographical Movie About The Rise and Fall of a "Mahanati" (Great Actress)". dbsjeyaraj.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
