Alli (film)
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| Directed by | S. S. Rajendran |
| Story by | Nagercoil Padmanabhan |
| Produced by | S. S. Rajendran |
| Starring | S. S. Rajendran C. R. Vijayakumari Sowcar Janaki |
| Cinematography | Sundarababu |
| Edited by | Devan |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | Rajendran Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Alli is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by S. S. Rajendran. He also stars, along with C. R. Vijayakumari and Sowcar Janaki playing the title character. The film was released on 5 March 1964, and became a commercial success.
Plot
Kannan is an ideal police officer, whose sense of duty transcends filial affection and the basic norms of human sentiment. He is very duty conscious, that even when he finds his own kith and kin and those, to whom he should remain beholden for his life, guilty of breaking the law, he rises above his mental conflict and performs his duty without swerving from the path of truth and justice. He does not mind "booking" his own beloved for meting out punishment when he discovers her guilty of theft. The film ends with the reunion of the lovers and the sacrificing soul, having given away her eyesight to the police officer, entering prison as an atonement for the crime committed by her early in her life.
Cast
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Production
S. S. Rajendran directed and produced Alli under his production company Rajendran Pictures,[2] in addition to starring. C. R. Vijayakumari and Sowcar Janaki played the female leads.[2][3] Nagercoil Padmanabhan wrote the story and dialogue, Devan handled the editing,[4] and Sundarababu handled the cinematography.[5]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[1]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kaveri Meenadiyo" | Kannadasan | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | |
| 2. | "Andhi Malar" | Alangudi Somu | Ponnusamy, Jamuna Rani | |
| 3. | "Kanni Pennai" | M. K. Athmanathan | P. Susheela | |
| 4. | "Ennunga Ennai Theriyuma" | Panchu Arunachalam | P. Susheela | |
| 5. | "Unnaiyanri" | Kannadasan | P. Susheela | |
| 6. | "Nalungu Paadava" | Panchu Arunachalam | S. Janaki |
Release and reception
Alli was released on 5 March 1964.[4] The critic from The Indian Express likened Rajendran to a Jack of all trades, master of none, saying, "If producer-director-actor-MLA S. S. Rajendran had realised this and acted accordingly, Alli [...] would have been much more appealing. In trying to do too many things at the same time, Rajendran has taken upon himself more than he could have handled."[6] T. M. Ramachandran of Sport and Pastime positively reviewed the film for the performances of Rajendran, Vijayakumari, Janaki and the supporting cast, in addition to Nagesh's comedy and Sundarababu's cinematography.[5] The film was a commercial success.[7]
References
- ^ a b c அல்லி (song book) (in Tamil). Rajendran Pictures. 1964.
- ^ a b Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "லட்சிய நடிகர் எஸ்.எஸ்.ராஜேந்திரன்" [S. S. Rajendran, the actor of principles]. Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Alli". The Indian Express. 5 March 1964. p. 10.
- ^ a b Ramachandran, T. M. (4 April 1964). "A Triumph for Rajendran". Sport and Pastime. p. 50.
- ^ "Alli: Too many things at a time". The Indian Express. 13 March 1964. p. 3.
- ^ Ramachandran, T. M. (1964). "in Tamil films". Sport and Pastime. Vol. 18. p. 50.