Vennira Aadai

Vennira Aadai
Directed by C. V. Sridhar
Produced by C. V. Sridhar
Written by C. V. Sridhar
Chitralaya Gopu
Story by C. V. Sridhar
Starring Jayalalithaa
Sreekanth
Nirmala
Moorthy
Music by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Cinematography G. Balakrishna
Edited by N. M. Shankar
Production
company
Chithralaya Pictures
Distributed by Chithralaya Pictures
Release date
 14 April 1965
Running time
 178 mins
Country India
Language Tamil

Vennira Aadai (English: White Dress) is a 1965 Tamil-language romance film directed by C. V. Sridhar. The film features Jayalalithaa, Sreekanth, Nirmala and Major Sundarrajan in lead roles. The film, produced by Chithralaya Pictures had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy.[1] The film was remade in Telugu as Sharada (1973), in Hindi as Dulhan (1975) and in Kannada as Deepa (1977).

Plot

Sreekanth is a famous psychiatrist and has earned much praise from his mentor and people in the town. He is in love with Venniradai Nirmala. One day he is assigned a task to cure a mentally unstable women (Jayalalitha) who lives in Kodaikanal. Srikanth informs about this to his lover and request her to wait for him until he finishes this case. Srikanth promises he will return for her and sets out to Kodaikanal. On arriving, he is welcomed by Jayalalaitha's parents who are very much distressed with their daughter's condition. Srikanth questions them about her past but they conceal initially as it might have a severe consequence on her future. Upon reiteration that knowing her past will be very useful for him to cure her, Jayalalitha parents reveal her awful past. Jayalalitha at a very young age got married and within hours, the couple meet with an accident and her spouse dies. Due to the aftermath of the accident and upon learning her husband's death, Jayalalitha loses her mental stability. As days pass by, Srikanth cures her for good. Her parents are happy on learning that Jayalalitha has completely forgotten her past to begin a new life. Jayalalitha begins to fall in love with Srikanth but is reluctant to profess her love to him, instead she tells her parents. Srikanth upon learning this fears that she might go back to her old condition if she learns that a girl is awaiting him. Srikanth having no courage, informs about this to Jayalalitha's parents. Srikanth marries Venniradai Nirmala and Jayalalitha on the other hand tells she indeed remembers her past and wears a white saree (tradition where a widow wears a white saree) and convinces herself of her destiny.

Cast

Crew

Production

Vennira Aadai marked the debut of Jayalalithaa in Tamil cinema.[2]

Soundtrack

The music composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy.[3] "Neeraadum Kangal" was not included in the film.

No.SongSingersLyricsLength (m:ss)
1Alli PanthalL. R. Eswari, RajuKannadasan03:13
2AmmammaP. Susheela03:23
3ChithirameP. B. Sreenivas, S.Janaki03:34
4Enna Enna VaarthaigaloP. Susheela03:44
5Kannan EnnumP. Susheela03:25
6Nee EnbathennaL. R. Eswari05:03
7Neeraadum KangalP. Susheela03:14
8Neethi IthuthanaP. B. Sreenivas02:55
9Oruvan kadhalanP. B. Sreenivas, P.Susheela02:55

Reception

Vennira Aadai was released in 1965. It received an "A" (adults only) certificate from the CBFC due to one song sequence featuring Jayalalithaa bathing in a waterfall while wearing a sleeveless blouse. Despite this, it was a huge commercial success, running for 100 days in theatres.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Vennira Aadai". spicyonion. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  2. ↑ "1960 - 1992: Jayalalithaa's journey as a movie star". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  3. ↑ "Vennira Aadai Songs". raaga. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  4. ↑ "Jayalalithaa acted in A-rated film Vennira Aadai, but was forced to skip watching it". The Financial Express. 2016-12-08. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
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