Kodimalar

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Kodimalar
Kodimalar poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by C. V. Sridhar
Screenplay byC. V. Sridhar
Story byDebnarayan Gupta
Produced byS. L. Nahaatha
A. K. Balasubramanian
Starring Muthuraman
R. Vijayakumari
CinematographyBalu
Edited byN. M. Shankar
Music by M. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Sree Productions
Distributed byRajshri Productions
Release date
  • 4 March 1966 (1966-03-04)
Running time
157 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kodimalar is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Muthuraman and R. Vijayakumari, with A. V. M. Rajan, Nagesh, M. V. Rajamma and Kanchana in supporting roles. It is a remake of the Bengali film Shyamali (1956), itself based on Debnarayan Gupta's play of the same name. The film was released on 4 March 1966 and failed commercially.

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Plot

Lakshmi, a mute woman, faces numerous troubles with her mother-in-law.

Cast

Male cast
Female cast

Production

Although the Bengali film Shyamali (1956), based on Debnarayan Gupta's play of the same name was a failure, C. V. Sridhar still decided to adapt the story in Tamil. [1] The remake, titled Kodimalar, was produced by Sree Productions and directed by Sridhar who also wrote the screenplay. Cinematography was handled by Balu, and editing by N. M. Shankar. [2] Filming was suspended, but resumed in October 1965 after sixth months. [3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan. [4]

SongSingersLength
"Malare Nee Solla" P. Susheela 03:25
"Mouname Paarvayaal" P. B. Sreenivas 04:04
"Kannadi Meniyadi" L. R. Eswari, P. Susheela03:23
"Kalathu Metta" A. L. Raghavan, L. R. Eswari
"Chittaga Thulli Thulli" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela04:59
"Kaanakathai Thedi Indru" Sirkazhi Govindarajan 03:17

Release and reception

Kodimalar was released on 4 March 1966, and distributed by Rajshri Productions. [2] On 12 March 1966, The Indian Express wrote, "The main defect with the film is that its characters and incidents are so strikingly similar to those seen in some previous Tamil movies that we do not feel like viewing a new film." [5] Writing for Sport and Pastime , T. M. Ramachandran wrote "The delineation of the story follows the conventional pattern. The direction by Sridhar is uninspiring in the first half of the film, in which they are dull patches though it improves in the second". [6] Kalki said Vijayakumari's performance salvaged the film's flaws. [7] The film was commercially unsuccessful. [1]

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