Kodimalar

Kodimalar
Theatrical release poster
Directed byC. V. Sridhar
Screenplay byC. V. Sridhar
Story byDebnarayan Gupta
Produced byS. L. Nahaatha
A. K. Balasubramanian
StarringMuthuraman
R. Vijayakumari
CinematographyBalu
Edited byN. M. Shankar
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Sree Productions
Distributed byRajshri Productions
Release date
  • 4 March 1966 (1966-03-04)
Running time
157 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kodimalar is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Muthuraman and R. Vijayakumari, with A. V. M. Rajan, Nagesh, M. V. Rajamma and Kanchana in supporting roles. It is a remake of the Bengali film Shyamali (1956), itself based on Debnarayan Gupta's play of the same name. The film was released on 4 March 1966 and failed commercially.

Plot

Lakshmi, a mute woman, faces numerous troubles with her mother-in-law.

Cast

Male cast
Female cast

Production

Although the Bengali film Shyamali (1956), based on Debnarayan Gupta's play of the same name was a failure, C. V. Sridhar still decided to adapt the story in Tamil.[1] The remake, titled Kodimalar, was produced by Sree Productions and directed by Sridhar who also wrote the screenplay. Cinematography was handled by Balu, and editing by N. M. Shankar.[2] Filming was suspended, but resumed in October 1965 after sixth months.[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[4] The song Mouname Paarvayaal is based on raga Tilak Kamod.

Song Singers Length
"Malare Nee Solla" P. Susheela 03:25
"Mouname Paarvayaal" P. B. Sreenivas 04:04
"Kannadi Meniyadi" L. R. Eswari, P. Susheela 03:23
"Kalathu Metta" A. L. Raghavan, L. R. Eswari
"Chittaga Thulli Thulli" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 04:59
"Kaanakathai Thedi Indru" Sirkazhi Govindarajan 03:17

Release and reception

Kodimalar was released on 4 March 1966, and distributed by Rajshri Productions.[2] On 12 March 1966, The Indian Express wrote, "The main defect with the film is that its characters and incidents are so strikingly similar to those seen in some previous Tamil movies that we do not feel like viewing a new film."[5] Writing for Sport and Pastime, T. M. Ramachandran wrote "The delineation of the story follows the conventional pattern. The direction by Sridhar is uninspiring in the first half of the film, in which they are dull patches though it improves in the second".[6] Kalki said Vijayakumari's performance salvaged the film's flaws.[7] The film was commercially unsuccessful.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "வங்கம் தந்த 'கொடிமலர்!'". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. 10 June 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Kodimalar". The Indian Express. 4 March 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 12 March 2018 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ "Shooting resumed". The Indian Express. 3 October 1965. p. 6. Retrieved 12 August 2022 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "Kodi Malar". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Kodi Malar". The Indian Express. 12 March 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 12 March 2018 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ Ramachandran, T. M. (2 April 1966). "Some Recent Releases". Sport and Pastime. Vol. 20. p. 52. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ "கொடி மலர்". Kalki (in Tamil). 20 March 1966. p. 29. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.