Alli (film)

Kannan is an ideal police officer, whose sense of duty transcends filial affection and the basic norms of human sentiment. He is very duty conscious, that even when he finds his own kith and kin and those, to whom he should remain beholden for his life, guilty of breaking the law, he rises above his mental conflict and performs his duty without swerving from the path of truth and justice. He does not mind "booking" his own beloved for meting out punishment when he discovers her guilty of theft. The film ends with the reunion of the lovers and the sacrificing soul, having given away her eyesight to the police officer, entering prison as an atonement for the crime committed by her early in her life.

S. S. Rajendran directed and produced Alli under his production company Rajendran Pictures,[2] in addition to starring. C. R. Vijayakumari and Sowcar Janaki played the female leads.[2][3] Nagercoil Padmanabhan wrote the story and dialogue, Devan handled the editing,[4] and Sundarababu handled the cinematography.[5]

The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[1]

Alli was released on 5 March 1964.[4] The critic from The Indian Express likened Rajendran to a Jack of all trades, master of none, saying, "If producer-director-actor-MLA S. S. Rajendran had realised this and acted accordingly, Alli [...] would have been much more appealing. In trying to do too many things at the same time, Rajendran has taken upon himself more than he could have handled."[6] T. M. Ramachandran of Sport and Pastime positively reviewed the film for the performances of Rajendran, Vijayakumari, Janaki and the supporting cast, in addition to Nagesh's comedy and Sundarababu's cinematography.[5] The film was a commercial success.[7]