Aatha Un Koyilile
| Aatha Un Koyilile | |
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| Directed by | Kasthuri Raja |
| Written by | Kasthuri Raja |
| Produced by | K. Prabhakaran |
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| Cinematography | K. B. Ahmed |
| Edited by | L. Kesavan |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Anbalaya Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Aatha Un Koyilile (English: Aatha, in your temple) is a 1991 Tamil drama film directed by Kasthuri Raja. The film features newcomers Selva and Kasthuri in lead roles, with newcomer Ravi Rahul, Vinodhini, Janagaraj, Vinu Chakravarthy, K. Prabhakaran and Senthil playing supporting roles. The film, produced by K. Prabhakaran, had musical score by Deva and was released on 10 May 1991.[1][2][3][4]
Plot
Pandi (Ravi Rahul) is a shy young man, he is the son of the village's bigwig Azhagarsamy (K. Prabhakaran). Pandi slowly falls in love with the lovely village girl Eawari (Vinodhini). In contrary of him, Eawari is from a poor family. When the village blacksmith Marudhu (Selva) comes to know about their love affair, Marudhu warns Pandi about the dark side of Azhagarsamy.
In the past, Kasthuri (Kasthuri), Kasthuri's parents (M. N. Rajam and T. K. S. Chandran) and Ramaiah (Vinu Chakravarthy) lived together in their big house. Maruthu worked in their house and he had a lot of respect for Kasthuri. But when Durairasu (K. S. Selvaraj), Kasthuri's cousin, entered their home in order to get married with Kasthuri, the problems started. Kasthuri's father halfheartedly accepts for the marriage as per the village custom, despite knowing that Durairasu was a bad person. Kasthuri refused for the marriage and she wanted to get married with Maruthu who was from another caste. Kasthuri's family accepted her wish, and she got married with Marudhu. At the village court, the village heads didn't accept the marriage because of the caste difference, Azhagarsamy forced Kasthuri's father to kill his daughter for the village honour. Later that night, Kasthuri's father fed Kasthuri a meal which he had poisoned himself. Marudhu came to save her but Durairasu and his henchmen stopped him, he beat them all, but it was too late, Kasthuri died on Marudhu's knees.
Pandi loses hope to get married with his love interest Easwari and the lovers decide to commit suicide. The villagers intervene at time, and Azhagarsamy surprisingly accepts for the marriage in front of the villagers. Later, Azhagarsamy forces Kaliappan to poison his daughter Easwari. Marudhu comes at time to save her, and he encourages Ramaiah to fight against the caste fanatic Azhagarsamy. Pandi and Easwari then get married. Easwari's father Ramaiah, Kasthuri's father, Kasthuri's uncle Kaliappan and Marudhu join hand to destroy Azhagarsamy, and they force Azhagarsamy to drink poison for his crimes.
Cast
- Selva as Marudhu
- Kasthuri as Kasthuri
- Ravi Rahul as Pandi
- Vinodhini as Easwari
- Janagaraj as Kaliappan
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Ramaiah
- K. Prabhakaran as Azhagarsamy
- Senthil as Pichumani
- M. N. Rajam as Kasthuri's mother
- Sevvanthi as Dhanam
- T. K. S. Chandran as Kasthuri's father
- K. S. Selvaraj as Durairasu
- Vadivelu as Appu
- Pradeep Raj
- Chitraguptan as Nellikunju
Soundtrack
| Aatha Un Koyilile | |
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| Released | 1991 |
| Recorded | 1991 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 42:07 |
| Producer | Deva |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1991, features 12 tracks with lyrics written by Kalidasan.[5][6][7]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Ele Elanguyile' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 3:59 |
| 2 | 'Pombalaya Madhikavenum' | Gangai Amaran | 4:42 |
| 3 | 'Chinnanchiru Poove' | Mano, S. Janaki | 4:26 |
| 4 | 'Othayadi Paadhayile' (male) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:03 |
| 5 | 'Kaadhal Kiligale' | Krishna Chandher | 4:40 |
| 6 | 'Thaimaasam Vandirichi' | Deva | 0:59 |
| 7 | 'Othayadi Paadhayile' (female) | Jikki | 5:03 |
| 8 | 'Vandi Varudu' | Swarnalatha | 1:13 |
| 9 | 'Othayadi Paadhayile' (reprised) | Malaysia Vasudevan | 0:34 |
| 10 | 'Thaimaasam Vanduruchi' | Swarnalatha | 0:59 |
| 11 | 'Othayadi Paadhayile' (duet) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Uma Ramanan | 5:04 |
| 12 | 'Maari Muthumaari' | Swarnalatha | 5:13 |
Reception
N. Krishnaswamy of The New Indian Express said : "Kasthoori Raja ties up various strands of the narrative well racing to the climax".[8]
References
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- ^ "Find Tamil Movie Aatha Un Koyilile". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Aatha Un Kovilile Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
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- ^ N. Krishnaswamy (17 May 1991). "Aatha un Kovilile". The Indian Express: 7. Retrieved 24 January 2017.