Alli Darbar

Alli Darbar
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. M. Balakrishnan
Produced byK. N. Subbaiah
StarringVijayakumar
Manjula
Music byShyam
Production
company
S.P.V. Films
Release date
  • 1 September 1978 (1978-09-01)
Running time
141 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Alli Darbar (transl. The Court of Alli)[2][a] is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. M. Balakrishnan, and produced by Aiyaa Creations.[1] The film stars Vijayakumar and Manjula. It was released on 1 September 1978.[4]

Plot

Vijay, a youth, goes searching for a gang of women criminals, to stop their terrorising the people and to earn the police-sponsored ₹1 lakh (equivalent to ₹27 lakh or US$32,000 in 2023). Vijay and his two friends, with help of some pet animals, thwart some of the robbery attempts. Alli, one of the chief gangsters, decides to capture Vijay but falls in love with him.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shyam.[5] Lyrics were penned by Vaali and Chidambaranathan.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Puratchi Thalaivarai"Pulavar ChidambaranathanT. M. Soundararajan 
2."Naan Paadancholli Koduppein"VaaliVani Jairam, chorus 
3."Naan Paadancholli Koduppein"VaaliT. M. Soundararajan 
4."Singari Sirikkum"VaaliS. Janaki, chorus 

Reception

[6][7]

Notes

  1. ^ "Alli Darbar" is also a colloquial expression used by Tamil people to refer to a house where the wife's hand is the upper one.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Dharap, B. V. (1978). Indian Films. Motion Picture Enterprises. p. 310. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. ^ Atlantis. Vol. 26–27. p. 78. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. ^ Abbi, Anvita (1994). The Mahābhārata in the tribal and folk traditions of India. Indian Institute of Advanced Study. p. 222.
  4. ^ "அல்லி தர்பார்". Anna (in Tamil). 31 August 1978. p. 4. Retrieved 4 June 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
  5. ^ "Alli Darbar Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shyam". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  6. ^ பி. எஸ். எம். (17 September 1978). "அல்லி தர்பார்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 33. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  7. ^ "அல்லி தர்பார்". Anna (in Tamil). 24 September 1978. p. 4. Retrieved 5 June 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.