Akkarai Pachai

Akkarai Pachai
Theatrical release poster
Directed byN. Venkatesh
Written byA. S. Prakasam
Produced byG. K. Dharmarajan[1]
StarringJaishankar
Ravichandran
Nagesh
Lakshmi
Jayachitra
CinematographyA. Vincent
Edited byG. Venkatraman
T. R. Sekar
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Yoga Chitra
Release date
  • 19 September 1974 (1974-09-19)
Running time
154 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Akkarai Pachai (transl. The grass is greener on the other side) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film directed by N. Venkatesh and written by A. S. Prakasam.[1] The film stars Jaishankar, Ravichandran, Nagesh, Lakshmi and Jayachitra. It was released on 19 September 1974.

Plot

There are two educated women. They continuously tend to find faults with their respective husbands, threatening their marriage.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[2][3] The song "Ikkaraikku Akkarai Pachai" attained popularity.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Oorgolam Pokindra"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, L. R. Eswari4:29
2."Arasanai Paartha Kannukku"T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Anjali4:11
3."Pothigai Malai Santhaname"P. Susheela4:36
4."Elladha Porul Meedhu"M. S. Viswanathan3:06
5."Ikkaraikku Akkarai Pachai"M. S. Viswanathan4:29
Total length:20:51

Release and reception

Akkarai Pachai was released on 19 September 1974.[5] Kalki felt that, by not focusing on character development, the screenplay ruined itself, but praised the performances of the lead cast, and Prakasam's dialogues.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Dharap, B. V. (1974). Indian Films. Motion Picture Enterprises. p. 295.
  2. ^ "Akkarai Pachai Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Akkarai Pachchai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  4. ^ "A tribute to MS Viswanathan, the musical juggernaut who dominated the industry for half a century". The News Minute. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  5. ^ "அக்கறை பச்சை / Akkarai Pachai (1974)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  6. ^ "அக்கரைப் பச்சை". Kalki (in Tamil). 13 October 1974. p. 71. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.