Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil

Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil (transl.Lost in a forest) is a 1972 Tamil-language film directed by N. C. Chakravarthi and produced by Ramkumar Films.[2] The film's story was written by Nagesh, V. S. Raghavan and N. C. Chakravarthi and dialogue by Thuyavan with music by M. S. Viswanathan. The film stars R. Muthuraman, Jayalalitha and Baby Sumathi.

Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil
Theatrical poster
Directed byN. C. Chakravarthi
Produced byRamkumar Films
Story byNagesh
N. C. Chakravarthi
V. S. Raghavan
StarringJayalalithaa
R. Muthuraman
Baby Sumathi
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyB. S. Lokanath
Edited byN. M. Shankar
Production
company
Ramkumar Films
Release date
11 February 1972
Running time
141 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

A little child gets lost in a forest where various other groups of people enter, each with a different purpose.

Cast

  • Jayalalithaa as Vijaya
  • R. Muthuraman as Vijaya's Husband
  • Nagesh as Constable 1
  • V. K. Ramasamy as Constable 2
  • Baby Sumathi as Meena
  • M. N. Nambiar as Prisoner Kali Muthu
  • V. S. Raghavan as Prisoner Raju
  • Major Sundararajan as Williams, Hunter
  • Senthamarai as Police Inspector
  • Sudharsan as Joseph, Hunter/Williams friend
  • Sachu as Raji, College Student 1
  • V. Gopalakrishan as Ganesh, College Student 2
  • Venniradai Moorthy as College Students 3
  • Maali as Kailasam
  • Kaathadi Ramamoorthy as College Student 4
  • Jambu as College Student 5
  • Saibaba as College Student 6
  • Pushpa as College Student 7
  • Kalpana as College Student 8
  • Sujatha as College Student 9
  • Girija as College Student 10
  • Lakshmi as College Student 11

Soundtrack

Dhikku Theriyatha Kaattil
Soundtrack album by
M. S. Viswanathan
Released1972
Recorded1972
GenreSareegama
Length21:07
LanguageTamil
Labelbuycinemovies
ProducerM. S. Viswanathan

Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Vaali. The playback singers consist of Sirkazhi Govindarajan, S. P. Balasubramanyam, P. Suseela, L. R. Eswari, S. Janaki, M. S. Rajeswari, Vasantha, Saibaba and Srikanth.

No.SongsSingersLyricsLength(m:ss)
1"Poo Poova Paranthu"M. S. RajeswariVaali03:51
2"Pattukkaran Paadi"L. R. Eswari, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. S. Vasantha, Saibaba04:57
3"Kettathellam Naan"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela05:04
4"Kuliradikuthey"L. R. Eswari, M. L. Srikanth, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki04:20
5"Kaatradikkum Thesaiyinile"Sirkazhi Govindarajan03:35
6Dance MusicInstrumental02:58

Release and reception

Dhikku Theriyatha Kaattil was released on 11 February 1972.[3] Film World said, "The treatment is inane, in spite of the comedy patches provided by Nagesh and V. K. Ramaswami. The performances on the whole are mediocre."[4] The film was later dubbed in Hindi as Barah Ghante.[5]

References

  1. Dharap, B. V. (1973). Indian Films. National Film Archive of India. p. 274.
  2. நரசிம்மன், டி.ஏ. (4 February 2017). "என்னருமை தோழி..! 26 - திக்குத் தெரியாத காட்டில்!". The Hindu (Tamil). Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. "ஜெயலலிதா நடித்த திரைப்படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Dinamani (in Tamil). 6 December 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  4. Ramachandran, T. M., ed. (1972). "Thikku Theriyatha Kattil". Film World. Vol. 8. p. 46.
  5. Joshi, Namrata (7 December 2016). "Jayalalithaa's fleeting Hindi cinema connect". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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