Kasi Yathirai
Kasi Yathirai (transl. Pilgrimage to Kasi) is a 1973 Tamil language comedy film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by S. S. Sethuraman under Sri Devi Cine Tone. The film's script was written by V. C. Guhanathan. Soundtrack was composed by Sankar Ganesh. The film stars V. K. Ramasamy, Srikanth and Suruli Rajan in lead roles with Kumari Padmini, Jaya, Manorama (in dual role), M. R. R. Vasu and Cho Ramaswamy in supporting roles.[1] Kamal Haasan worked under Thangappan as his dance assistant in this movie.[1]
| Kasi Yathirai | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | S. P. Muthuraman |
| Produced by | S. S. Sethuraman |
| Story by | V. C. Guhanathan |
| Starring | V. K. Ramasamy Manorama Srikanth Cho Suruli Rajan Jaya |
| Music by | Shankar Ganesh |
| Cinematography | Babu S. I. C. A |
| Edited by | R. Vittal |
Production company | Sri Devi Cine Arts |
Release date | 25 May 1973 |
Running time | 128 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Paramasivam Pillai (V. K. Ramasamy) is an unmarried Hanuman devotee that insists on his niece Uma (Kumari Padmini) and nephew Ramu (Srikanth) also remaining unmarried. Ramu is in love with Seetha (Jaya) but is too cowed by his uncle to marry her. His friend Shankar (Suruli Rajan) enters their home posing as a Hanuman devotee to try to change Paramasivam's mind. A oddball cast of characters, including drama actress Andal (Manorama), her brother Mayandi (M. R. R. Vasu), Jaya's uncle Chokkalingam (Cho Ramaswamy) and more get pulled into Shankar's plans creating comedic chaos.
Cast
Actors
- V. K. Ramasamy as Paramasivam Pillai
- Cho Ramaswamy as Chokkalingam (Seetha's Uncle)
- Srikanth as Ramu
- Suruli Rajan as Shankar (Ramu's house maid/Uma's lover)
- Thengai Srinivasan as Kanthasamy (drama contractor)
- M. R. R. Vasu as Mayandi
- Appalachari as Markandeyan Shastri
- ISR as Munniyappan (Paramasivam Pillai Assistant)
- Typist Gopu as Kattakula Swamyji (Paramasivam Pillai Guruji)
Actress
- Manorama as Andal/Lalitha
- Jaya as Seetha
- Kumari Padmini as Uma
- Gandhimathi as Parvathi
Soundtrack
| Kasi Yathirai | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1973 |
| Recorded | 1973 |
| Genre | Sareegama |
| Language | Tamil |
| Producer | Sankar Ganesh |
Music was composed by Sankar Ganesh and lyrics were written by Vaali and Panchu Arunachalam
| No. | Songs | Singer | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Anjaneya Amunanthaiah" | S. V. Ponnusamy, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, 'Kovai' Sundarrajan, B. S. Sasirekha | 6:18 |
| 2 | "Amaravathy Nenjame" | S. V. Ponnusamy, Manorama | 8:36 |
| 3 | "Azhagin Avatharam" | L. R. Eswari | 3:00 |
| 4 | "Ammadio Chithappa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Rajendra Krishna, 'Kovai' Sundarrajan, L. R. Eswari, B. S. Sasirekha | 3:31 |
References
- "Kasi Yathirai (1973) TAMIL". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 July 2017.