Aasai Alaigal
Aasai Alaigal (English: Desire Tides) is a 1963 Indian Tamil language Family Drama film directed by A. S. A. Samy and produced by J. D. Fernando.[1] The film featured S. S. Rajendran, C. R. Vijayakumari, M. R. Radha and Sowcar Janaki in the lead roles.[2][3]
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| Directed by | A. S. A. Sami |
| Produced by | J. D. Farnando Arockiya Raj |
| Written by | A. S. A. Sami |
| Starring | S. S. Rajendran C. R. Vijayakumari M. R. Radha Sowcar Janaki Nagesh |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | R. M. Pillai |
| Edited by | P. V. Karunakaran |
Production company | Anbu Films |
| Distributed by | Velankanni Cine Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 Mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Amudha, a girl from a rich family, loves and marries Durai who is from a middle-class family. They beget two children. Amudha wants to live a lavish life whereas Durai thinks love is God. Amudha's brother Manickam spends all his share of father's wealth and comes to live with Amudha. He soon finds the difference of opinion between Amudha and her husband and tries to blow it up. In the meantime, Naganathan, a friend of Durai meets with an accident and dies. Before dying he requests Durai to take care of his wife Thangam and children. Durai works overtime to help Thangam. Manickam tells Amudha that Durai is having an affair with Thangam. As a result, Durai and Amudha had a fight and gets separated. How the family gets together forms the rest of the story.[4]
Cast
- S. S. Rajendran as Durai Raj
- C. R. Vijayakumari as Amutha
- M. R. Radha as Manikkam
- Sowcar Janaki as Thangam
- Nagesh as Peethambaram
- Kutty Padmini as Kannamma
- K. Balaji as Naganathan
- Gemini K. Chandra as Sundari
- Sandhiya as Bhakyavathi
- S. Rama Rao as Pakkiri
- Baby Sumathi as Shanthi
Crew
- Director: A. S. A. Samy
- Script: A. S. A. Samy
- Music: K. V. Mahadevan
- Art: Chittadal Varadhan
- Stills: M. S. Gnanam
- Publicity: Eligant
- Processing: P. M. Raghavalu (Vijaya Lab)
- Audiography (song): T. S. Rangasamy
- Audiography (dialogue): V. Sivaram
- Choreography: Chinni - Sambath.[5]
Soundtrack
Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Panju Arunachalam. Playback singers are Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari, K. Jamuna Rani, T. M. Soundararajan and S. V. Ponnusamy.[6]
| No | Song | Singer | Length(m:ss) | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Anbu Enbathu" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari & K. Jamuna Rani | 4:06 | Kannadasan |
| 2 | "Anbu Enbathu" - 2 | 1:48 | ||
| 3 | "ChinnanChiru Magalai" | K. Jamuna Rani | 03:51 | |
| 4 | "Antha Mayakkam Vendum" | L. R. Eswari & K. Jamuna Rani | 4:20 | |
| 5 | "Sollap Pona... Yaarai Enge Vaipathu" | S. V. Ponnusamy | 2:51 | Panju Arunachalam |
| 6 | "Nadanthu Vantha" | T. M. Soundararajan | 4:26 |
References
- Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017.
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- Asai Alaigal Song Book. Kalaimagal, Madurai.
- "asai alaigal movie cast crew". gomolo. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition November 2016. pp. 100–101.