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| based on = {{Based on|''Yaarukkaga Azhudhaan''|Jayakanthan}}
| based on = {{Based on|''Yaarukkaga Azhudhaan''|Jayakanthan}}
| starring = [[Nagesh]]<br/>[[K. R. Vijaya]]
| starring = {{ubl | [[Nagesh]] | [[K. R. Vijaya]] | [[T. S. Balaiah]] | [[S. V. Sahasranamam]] | Wahab Kashmiri }}
| music = S. V. Ramanan
| music = S. V. Ramanan
| cinematography = [[Nimai Ghosh]]
| cinematography = [[Nimai Ghosh]]
| editing =
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| studio = Asia Jothi Films
| studio = Asia Jothi Films
| released = {{Film date|df=yes/no|1966|4|14}}
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1966|4|14}}
| runtime = 111 minutes<ref name="Encyclopaedia" />
| runtime = 111 minutes<ref name="citwf">{{Cite web |url=http://www.citwf.com/film390973.htm |title=Yarukaka Azhudan |website=[[Complete Index to World Film]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317050054/http://www.citwf.com/film390973.htm |archive-date=17 March 2018 |dead-url=no |access-date=17 March 2018}}</ref>
| country = India
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'''''Yaarukkaga Azhudhaan''''' ({{Literal translation|For whom did he cry?}}) is a 1966 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] produced and directed by [[Jayakanthan]]. It is based on his novel of the same name. The film stars [[Nagesh]] and [[K. R. Vijaya]].
'''''Yaarukkaga Azhudhaan''''' ({{Literal translation|For whom did he cry?}}) is a 1966 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] produced and directed by [[Jayakanthan]]. It is based on his novel of the same name. The film stars [[Nagesh]], [[K. R. Vijaya]], [[T. S. Balaiah]], [[S. V. Sahasranamam]] and Wahab Kashmiri. Although ''Yaarukkaga Azhudhaan'' received critical praise, it failed commercially, and Jayakanthan did not direct any film afterwards.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
The activity of Joseph, the partner of a street preacher, is to carry a [[Petromax]] light on his head and stand like a light post while the preacher tries to win souls. The duo stay in a small inn, where a burglary takes place; Joseph is the suspect. When he is interrogated, Joseph remains taciturn, but his innocence is eventually proven, much to his relief.<ref name="frontline" />
Joseph ([[Nagesh]]) is the partner of a [[Open-air preaching|street preacher]]. While the preacher tries to win souls, Joseph's duty is to carry a [[Petromax]] light on his head and stand like a light post. They both stay at a lodge. A drunken Seth (Wahab Kashmiri) who arrives at the lodge to stay, gives his cash to the lodge owner ([[T. S. Balaiah]]) for safekeeping. The next morning, Seth has forgotten to whom he gave the cash, so he accuses Joseph. The owner exploits this situation and keeps the money. When interrogated, Joseph remains taciturn. A woman lodger ([[K. R. Vijaya]]) who was deserted by her lover, tries to help, but only the return of the vacationing head cook Naidu ([[S. V. Sahasranamam]]) discovers the truth and clears Joseph's name.<ref name="Encyclopaedia"/><ref name="frontline" />


== Production ==
== Production ==
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<ref name="Anandan">{{Cite book |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1966-cinedetails37.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |last=Film News Anandan |publisher=Sivagami Publishers |year=2004 |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements |author-link=Film News Anandan |archive-url=https://archive.is/Ic548 |archive-date=4 October 2017 |dead-url=no}}</ref>


<ref name="frontline">{{Cite news |url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2604/stories/20090227260413300.htm |title=Tragic comedian |last=Baskaran |first=S. Theodore |date=14–27 February 2009 |work=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]] |access-date=4 October 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.is/NlL5c |archive-date=4 October 2017 |dead-url=no |author-link=S. Theodore Baskaran}}</ref>
<ref name="frontline">{{Cite news |url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2604/stories/20090227260413300.htm |title=Tragic comedian |last=Baskaran |first=S. Theodore |date=14–27 February 2009 |work=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]] |access-date=4 October 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.is/NlL5c |archive-date=4 October 2017 |dead-url=no |author-link=S. Theodore Baskaran}}</ref>

<ref name="Encyclopaedia">{{cite book | url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf | title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema | publisher= [[Oxford University Press]] | last1=Rajadhyaksha | first1=Ashish | last2=Willemen | first2=Paul | year=1998 | origyear=1994 | isbn=019-563579-5 | pages=389-390}}</ref>
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{CITWF title|390973}}
* {{IMDB title|0318843}}
* {{IMDB title|0318843}}


Revision as of 05:53, 17 March 2018

Yaarukkaga Azhudhaan
Title card
Directed byJayakanthan
Produced byJayakanthan
Starring
CinematographyNimai Ghosh
Music byS. V. Ramanan
Production
company
Asia Jothi Films
Release date
  • 14 April 1966 (1966-04-14)
Running time
111 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Yaarukkaga Azhudhaan (lit. 'For whom did he cry?') is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film produced and directed by Jayakanthan. It is based on his novel of the same name. The film stars Nagesh, K. R. Vijaya, T. S. Balaiah, S. V. Sahasranamam and Wahab Kashmiri. Although Yaarukkaga Azhudhaan received critical praise, it failed commercially, and Jayakanthan did not direct any film afterwards.

Plot

Joseph (Nagesh) is the partner of a street preacher. While the preacher tries to win souls, Joseph's duty is to carry a Petromax light on his head and stand like a light post. They both stay at a lodge. A drunken Seth (Wahab Kashmiri) who arrives at the lodge to stay, gives his cash to the lodge owner (T. S. Balaiah) for safekeeping. The next morning, Seth has forgotten to whom he gave the cash, so he accuses Joseph. The owner exploits this situation and keeps the money. When interrogated, Joseph remains taciturn. A woman lodger (K. R. Vijaya) who was deserted by her lover, tries to help, but only the return of the vacationing head cook Naidu (S. V. Sahasranamam) discovers the truth and clears Joseph's name.[1][2]

Production

Yaarukkaga Azhudhaan was produced and directed by novelist Jayakanthan under his own banner Asia Jothi Films. It was his second directorial venture after Unnaipol Oruvan (1965), and based on his own novel of the same name.[2] Nagesh, then known primarily as a comedian,[3] was cast against type in a serious role as the male lead Joseph,[4] while K. R. Vijaya was cast as the female lead.[5] The cinematography was handled by Nimai Ghosh.[3] The film had no songs or dance sequences,[3] while the music was composed by S. V. Ramanan.[5] Jayakanthan did not direct any further films after this, but did collaborate on the production of Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976) and Oru Nadigai Natakam Parkiral and (1978), both adapted from his novels.[6]

Release and reception

Yaarukkaga Azhudhaan was released on 14 April 1966.[5] Though the experimental film received praise for its content and technique, it was a commercial failure.[7] Film historian S. Theodore Baskaran wrote that it brought a "whole new dimension" of Nagesh's acting ability, and that though film did not get much notice during its theatrical run, he was "lucky to catch it in its first few days in Chennai".[2] He praised Nagesh for "emoting more through body language than dialogue" and the cinematography by Ghosh, adding that the dialogues were "written so as to not divert the focus of the film."[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. pp. 389–390. ISBN 019-563579-5.
  2. ^ a b c Baskaran, S. Theodore (14–27 February 2009). "Tragic comedian". Frontline. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c d Baskaran, S. Theodore (13 July 2013). "Master Takes". Tehelka. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Nagesh, a stellar comedian". Sify. 1 February 2009. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b c 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 4 October 2017. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Raghavendra, M. K., ed. (2017). Beyond Bollywood: The Cinemas of South India. India: HarperCollins. p. 46. ISBN 978-93-5264-569-5.
  7. ^ Viswanathan, S. (1976). Industrial Economist. Vol. 9. p. 10.

External links

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