Idhayakkani
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Tamil | இதயக்கனி |
Directed by | A. Jagannathan |
Written by | S. Jagadeesan |
Screenplay by | R. M. Veerappan |
Story by | Poovai Krishnan |
Produced by | R. M. Veerappan |
Starring | |
Cinematography | N. Balakrishnan |
Edited by |
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Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Sathya Movies |
Release date | 22 August 1975[1] |
Running time | 160 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Box office | ₹2.5 crore (equivalent to ₹70 crore or US$8.4 million in 2023) |
Idhayakkani (lit. The Fruit of the Heart), is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film, starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role, with Pandari Bai, R. S. Manohar and Radha Saluja among others enacting supporting roles.
The film was directed by A. Jagannathan, produced by R. M. Veerappan under his banner Sathiya Movies and had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.
The film was the highest-grossing Tamil film of the year, running for 150 days in theatres. It was the only Indian film to be screened at the Tashkent International Film Festival in 1978.[2]
Synopsis
Idhayakkani is the story of the kind-hearted Mohan (MGR) whose theory of life is 'equality' and who puts it in practice by sharing equally the income of his estate with his labourers. He has another passion - he wants to serve the country - and for that, he has joined the police force as an officer. He meets a needy girl, Lakshmi, and on the advice of and elderly domestic help, he permits her to stay in his house. Tongues start wagging and Mohan decides to marry the girl. However, his happiness is short-lived. He gets the shock of his life when he comes to know that his wife is involved in the murder of a leading scientist. What is the truth? Did Lakshmi murder the scientist or is she innocent. If so, then who is the culprit? How does Mohan go about finding the truth?
Cast
- M. G. Ramachandran as Mohan (Sekhar, M. G. Red)
- Radha Saluja as Lakshimi, alias Mala
- R. S. Manohar as Albert
- Thengai Srinivasan as Rangarajan (Julie)
- C. R. Parthiban as Inspector
- K. Kannan as Kannan
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Madhavarao
- S. V. Ramdas as Dass, a hired man
- Isari Velan as Isari, Mohan's personal secretary
- Vennira Aadai Nirmala as a female singer in Hello lover', Thotta idam
- Pandari Bai as Mohan's mother
- Rajasulochana as Lily
- Shanmugasundari as Mohan's Relative
- Shamugasundaram as Nattamai' son
- Karikol Raju as Panchayat leader
- Peeli Sivam as Hotel manager
- Usilaimani as Astrologer
- Ennatha Kannaiya as Tour guide
- T. K. S. Natarajan as Iyer
- Trichy Soundararajan as C.I.D officer
Guest Appearance
- S. V. Subbaiah as Ponnuswamy
- P. S. Veerappa as Uncle John
- V. S. Raghavan as The judge
- Shakti Prasad as Dharma Prakash, an atomic power scientist
- Rathna as Kamala, a picker from Mohan's Sathiya Coffee Estate Mohan, Neega Nallairukkanu
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[3][4] The songs "Inbame Undhan Per", "Neenga Nalla Irukkanum" became chartbusters. Vijay Antony remixed the former song for the film Mariyadhai (2009).[5]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Neenga Nalla Irukkanam (Thenagamam Inbath thirunattil)" | Pulamaipithan | Seerkazhi Govindarajan, T. M. Soundararajan & S. Janaki | 06:21 |
2. | "Inbame Undhan Per" | Pulamaipithan | T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela | 04:56 |
3. | "Ondrum Ariyatha (Punnaigaiyl Kodi)" | Vaali | T. M. Soundararajan | 04:39 |
4. | "Hello Lover Mister Right" | Randarkai (alias Randor Guy)[2] | Usha Uthup | 04:42 |
5. | "Ithazhe Ithazhe" | Vaali | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Ramola | 04:31 |
6. | "Thotta Idam Ellam (Azhagai Vallarpom)" | Na.Kamarassan[6][7] | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela & Saï Baba | 04:42 |
Production
The director A.Jaganadhan started off as an assistant to T. Prakash Rao (already in M. G. Ramachandran's, Padagotti, 1964) and later worked under P. Neelakantan (from 1967, with M. G. Ramachandran's, Kaavalkaaran). For 12 films, most of them starring M. G. Ramachandran.[8] It was M. G. Ramachandran, who inaugurated the first show of Jagannathan's debut film, Mani Payal, at Chennai's then Midland theatre.[9] Two years later, it was Idhayakkani that turned to be the vital break of his career.[10]
References
- ^ "Idhayakkani (1975) | Idhayakkani Tamil Movie | Idhayakkani Review, Cast & Crew, Release Date, Photos, Videos". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ a b Guy, Randor (16 April 2016). "Idhayakkani (1975)" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Idhaykkani Songs". raaga. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Idhayakkani Songs". tamiltunes. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Vijayakanth grooves for MGR song! - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz.com. 6 March 2009.
- ^ "கவியரசு நா. காமராசன் நேர்காணல்". www.nakkheeran.in.
- ^ "Makkal thilagam mgr part 4".
- ^ "Man who shored up MGR's film career is no more - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ Bureau, Tamil Nadu (8 October 2012). "Veteran film director passes away" – via www.thehindu.com.
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External links
- Idhayakkani at IMDb