Thendral Sudum

Thendral Sudum
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Directed byManobala
Screenplay byM. Karunanidhi
Story byMohan Kaul
Ravi Kapoor
Produced byG. Babu
StarringNizhalgal Ravi
Radhika
CinematographyB. S. Lokanath
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
G. B. Art Combines
Release date
  • 10 March 1989 (1989-03-10)
Running time
180 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Thendral Sudum (transl. The breeze blows) is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Manobala and written by M. Karunanidhi, starring Nizhalgal Ravi and Radhika. It is a remake of the Hindi film Khoon Bhari Maang (1988), itself loosely based on the Australian miniseries Return to Eden (1983).[1] The film revolves around a woman seeking revenge on her husband after surviving a murder attempt by him. It was released on 10 March 1989.

Plot

Kala, a docile woman, is pushed into a crocodile's jaws by her husband Anand during their honeymoon. Having survived the murder attempt, she undergoes plastic surgery and seeks revenge on Anand.[2]

Cast

Production

When Radhika approached Manobala to remake Khoon Bhari Maang in Tamil, he was initially reluctant due to his lack of interest in directing remakes, but he accepted after she assured him that changes would be made to suit the interest of Tamil-speaking audiences, and the screenplay would be written by Karunanidhi.[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4][5] His son Yuvan Shankar Raja debuted as a playback singer with this film.[6]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Dhoori Dhoori"VaaliP. Susheela, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Bhavatharini4:34
2."Oru Raaja"VaaliK. S. Chithra, S. P. Sailaja4:55
3."Kannama Kannama"IlaiyaraajaIlaiyaraaja4:25
4."Dhoori Dhoori" (pathos)VaaliP. Susheela3:27
5."Aathaadi Allikodi"VaaliUma Ramanan4:39
Total length:22:00

Release and reception

Thendral Sudum was released on 10 March 1989.[7] N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "Thendral Sudum despite the familiar theme manages to keep alive viewer interest because of neat characterisation [..] and good acting".[8] P. S. S. of Kalki praised the performances of Radhika, Nizhalgal Ravi and Lokanath's cinematography, he also praised the dialogues of Karunanidhi by updating himself for today's times but felt the dialogues he had written for the emotional sequences were old-fashioned, similar to Parasakthi (1952).[9]

References

  1. ^ "'Khoon Bhari Maang' is my biggest hit: Kabir Bedi". Sify. 12 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Thendral Sudum". New Straits Times. 28 October 1989. p. 40. Retrieved 30 December 2022 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ Vinoth Kumar, N (4 May 2023). "When Manobala directed a Hindi remake in Tamil, written by Karunanidhi". The Federal. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Thendral Sudum (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. 1 January 1989. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Thendral Sudum Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Vijay to Sid Sriram: Five Kollywood singers who delivered chartbuster songs". The Times of India. 7 April 2020. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  7. ^ ஹுசைன், முகமது (3 June 2022). "முத்தமிழ் அறிஞரின் முத்தான காவியங்கள்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  8. ^ Krishnaswamy, N. (17 March 1989). "Thendral Sudum". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 11 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ பி. எஸ். எஸ். (2 April 1989). "தென்றல் சுடும்". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 48–49. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.