Idhaya Veenai
| IDHAYA VEENAI | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Krishnan–Panju |
| Produced by |
S. Maniyan Vidwan V.Lakshmanan |
| Written by | Swornam |
| Starring |
M. G. Ramachandran Manjula Lakshmi Sivakumar M. N. Nambiar |
| Music by | Shankar-Ganesh |
| Cinematography | A.Shanmugham |
| Edited by | M. Umanath |
Production company |
Udhayam Productions |
| Distributed by | Udhayam Productions |
Release date | 20 October 1972[1] |
Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Idhaya Veenai (lit. The Heart's Veena) is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language film directed by R. Krishnan and S. Panju, starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role Lakshmi, Manjula, Sivakumar, M. N. Nambiar, M. G. Chakrapani and among others.[2]
Plot
Somewhere in Chennai, several years previously...Young, Soundharam (MGR) was pushed away from the home by Sivaraman (M. G. Chakrapani), his father, a severe lawyer.
Sivaraman denies his son. Soundharam makes the promise to his father, that one day, he will beg him to recognize him.
He lives at the moment in the Kashmir as tourist guide.
When he finds Nalini (Lakshmi), his younger sister, in the middle of a group of students, Soundharam decides to go back home, to make ample knowledge with her and help it.
But at the beginning, he incurs only troubles, in particular, with Kirymani (Sivakumar), the lover of Nalini and Annamalai (M. N. Nambiar), a man with double face.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| M. G. Ramachandran | as Sundharam |
| Lakshmi | as Nalini |
| Manjula | as Vimala |
| Sivakumar | as Kirymani |
| M. N. Nambiar | as Annamalai |
| M. G. Chakrapani | as Sivaraman |
| R. S. Manohar | as Karmaigham |
| Thengai Srinivasan | as K.Muthu alias Kali Muthu |
| Poornam Viswanathan | as Kumarswamy, Vimala 's father |
| A. Sakunthala | as Vasantha, Annamalai 's young sister |
| G. Sakunthala | as Mangalam, Sivaraman's wife |
| Sachu | as Karmaigham 's daughter |
| Master Sekhar | as Soundharam (child) |
| Master Prabhakar | as K.Muthu (child) |
| Isari Velan | as The seller swindler of Masala Vada |
The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned
Production
Soundtrack
The music composed by Shankar-Ganesh.[4][5] The song "Kashmir Beautiful" attained popularity.[6]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
| 1 | Aanandham Indru | T. M. Soundararajan, S. Janaki | Vaali | 03:28 |
| 2 | Kashmir Beautiful | T. M. Soundararajan | 07:28 | |
| 3 | Neeraadum | P. Susheela | 03:29 | |
| 4 | Oru Vaalum | T. M. Soundararajan | 03:38 | |
| 5 | Pon Andhi | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | Pulamaipithan | 05:49 |
| 6 | Thirunirai Selvi | T. M. Soundararajan | Vaali | 04:14 |
References
- ↑ "Idhaya veenai". Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ↑ "Idhaya Veenai". spicyonion. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- ↑ Kannan 2017, pp. 158, 167.
- ↑ "Idhaya Veenai Songs". raaga. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- ↑ "Idhaya Veenai Songs". tamiltunes. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- ↑ "Crooning TMS' Kashmir". Business Line. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
Bibliography
- Kannan, R. (28 June 2017). MGR: A Life. New Delhi: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-93-86495-88-4.