Koyil Puraa

Koyil Puraa
Poster
Directed byK. Vijayan
Story byVinu Chakravarthy
Produced byChandran
Kovai M. A. Majeed
Kallakudi Manickyam
StarringShankar
Saritha
CinematographyP. L. Nagappa
Edited byB. Kandaswamy
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
R. M. C. Creations
Release date
  • 30 July 1981 (1981-07-30)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Koyil Puraa (transl. Temple pigeon) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Vijayan from a story by Vinu Chakravarthy.[1] The film stars Shankar and Saritha. It was released on 30 July 1981.[2]

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja while the lyrics were written by Pulamaipithan.[3][4] The song "Vedham Nee" is set in the Carnatic raga known as Gaula.[5][6] Charulatha Mani identifies "Amuthe Tamizhe" as being set in Poorvikalyani,[7] although Carnatic musicologist Sundararaman claims it is set in Rasika Ranjani,[8] a raga he identifies "Sangeethame" as being set in,[9] although Charulatha Mani says it is in Rasikapriya.[10] This was the final film where the nadaswaram-playing brothers M. P. N. Sethuraman and Ponnuswamy performed.[11][12]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Vedham Nee"K. J. Yesudas4:25
2."Sangeethame"S. Janaki6:06
3."Amuthe Tamizhe"P. Susheela, Uma Ramanan4:48
Total length:15:19

References

  1. ^ Vamanan (3 May 2017). "From 'Silk' to sensitive tales, Vinu left his imprints behind". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Kovil Pura (1981)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Koil Pura (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Single". Apple Music. 1 December 1981. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Koil Pura Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  5. ^ Sundararaman 2007, p. 167.
  6. ^ Mani, Charulatha (2 August 2013). "Distinctly classical". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  7. ^ Mani, Charulatha (29 March 2013). "For a calm mind". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  8. ^ Sundararaman 2007, p. 123.
  9. ^ Sundararaman 2007, p. 157.
  10. ^ Mani, Charulatha (3 January 2014). "The Priya principle". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  11. ^ Gopalakrishnan, P V (8 May 2017). "Filmy Ripples:Nadaswaram in old Tamil films". The Cinema Resource Centre. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  12. ^ Kavitha, S. S. (26 May 2011). "On a musical journey". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

Bibliography

  • Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Pichhamal Chintamani. OCLC 295034757.