Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil
| Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil | |
|---|---|
| File:Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil poster.jpg Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | N. C. Chakravarthi |
| Story by | Nagesh N. C. Chakravarthi V. S. Raghavan |
| Produced by | Ramkumar Films |
| Starring | Jayalalithaa R. Muthuraman Baby Sumathi |
| Cinematography | B. S. Lokanath |
| Edited by | N. M. Shankar |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Ramkumar Films |
Release date | 11 February 1972 |
Running time | 141 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil (transl. Lost in a forest) is a 1972 Tamil-language film directed by N. C. Chakravarthi and produced by Ramkumar Films.[2] The film's story was written by Nagesh, V. S. Raghavan and N. C. Chakravarthi and dialogue by Thuyavan with music by M. S. Viswanathan. The film stars R. Muthuraman, Jayalalitha and Baby Sumathi.
Plot
A little child gets lost in a forest where various other groups of people enter, each with a different purpose.
Cast
- Jayalalithaa as Vijaya
- R. Muthuraman as Vijaya's Husband
- Nagesh as Constable 1
- V. K. Ramasamy as Constable 2
- Baby Sumathi as Meena
- M. N. Nambiar as Prisoner Kali Muthu
- V. S. Raghavan as Prisoner Raju
- Major Sundararajan as Williams, Hunter
- Senthamarai as Police Inspector
- Sudharsan as Joseph, Hunter/Williams friend
- Sachu as Raji, College Student 1
- V. Gopalakrishan as Ganesh, College Student 2
- Moorthy as College Students 3
- Maali as Kailasam
- Kaathadi Ramamoorthy as College Student 4
- Jambu as College Student 5
- Saibaba as College Student 6
- Pushpa as College Student 7
- Kalpana as College Student 8
- Sujatha as College Student 9
- Girija as College Student 10
- Lakshmi as College Student 11
Soundtrack
| Dhikku Theriyatha Kaattil | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by M. S. Viswanathan | |
| Released | 1972 |
| Recorded | 1972 |
| Genre | Sareegama |
| Length | 21:07 |
| Language | Tamil |
| Label | buycinemovies |
| Producer | M. S. Viswanathan |
Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Vaali. The playback singers consist of Sirkazhi Govindarajan, S. P. Balasubramanyam, P. Suseela, L. R. Eswari, S. Janaki, M. S. Rajeswari, Vasantha, Saibaba and Srikanth.
| No. | Songs | Singers | Lyrics | Length(m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Poo Poova Paranthu" | M. S. Rajeswari | Vaali | 03:51 |
| 2 | "Pattukkaran Paadi" | L. R. Eswari, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. S. Vasantha, Saibaba | 04:57 | |
| 3 | "Kettathellam Naan" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 05:04 | |
| 4 | "Kuliradikuthey" | L. R. Eswari, M. L. Srikanth, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 04:20 | |
| 5 | "Kaatradikkum Thesaiyinile" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan | 03:35 | |
| 6 | Dance Music | Instrumental | 02:58 |
Release and reception
Dhikku Theriyatha Kaattil was released on 11 February 1972.[3] Film World said, "The treatment is inane, in spite of the comedy patches provided by Nagesh and V. K. Ramaswami. The performances on the whole are mediocre."[4] The film was later dubbed in Hindi as Barah Ghante.[5]
References
- ^ Dharap, B. V. (1973). Indian Films. National Film Archive of India. p. 274.
- ^ நரசிம்மன், டி.ஏ. (4 February 2017). "என்னருமை தோழி..! 26 - திக்குத் தெரியாத காட்டில்!". The Hindu (Tamil). Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "ஜெயலலிதா நடித்த திரைப்படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Dinamani (in Tamil). 6 December 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ Ramachandran, T. M., ed. (1972). "Thikku Theriyatha Kattil". Film World. Vol. 8. p. 46.
- ^ Joshi, Namrata (7 December 2016). "Jayalalithaa's fleeting Hindi cinema connect". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
