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}}'''''Kuzhandhai Ullam''''' ({{Translation|Childish heart}}) is a 1969 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed, produced and written by [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]. The film stars [[Gemini Ganesan]], Sowcar Janaki and Vanisri. A remake of Savitri's Telugu film ''Chinnari Papalu'' (1968), it was released on 14 January 1969 and became an average success.
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== Plot ==
== Plot ==
A rich painter meets a tribal girl at a forest and falls in love with her. He finds himself married to her without knowing it, spends a night with her blissfully and then is forced into marrying a city girl to satisfy his mother. His emotional involvement with the tribal girl, whom he just cannot erase from memory complicates things. Ultimately, thanks to two children, the broken hearts are united.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==

* Gemini Ganesan
* Sowcar Janaki
* Vanisri


== Production ==
== Production ==
Though Savitri's Telugu film ''[[Chinnari Papalu]]'' (1968) was a box office bomb, it received critical acclaim; this prompted her to remake it in Tamil as ''Kuzhandhai Ullam''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/chinnari-paapalu-1968/article26086871.ece|title=Chinnari Paapalu (1968)|last=Narasimham|first=M. L.|date=2019-01-25|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-17|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by Kothandapani, and the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.<ref name="poster" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tamil2lyrics.com/movies/kuzhanthai-ullam/|title=Kuzhanthai Ullam(1969)|last=|first=|date=|website=Tamil2lyrics|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.ph/I3nkB|archive-date=17 November 2019|access-date=17 November 2019}}</ref>{{Track listing
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== Release and reception ==
== Release and reception ==
''Kuzhandhai Ullam'' was released on 14 January 1969.<ref name="poster">{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19690114&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Kuzhandai Ullam |date=14 January 1969 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=5}}</ref>
''Kuzhandhai Ullam'' was released on 14 January 1969.<ref name="poster">{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19690114&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Kuzhandai Ullam |date=14 January 1969 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=5}}</ref> ''The Indian Express'' wrote on 25 January, "[Savitri] has on the whole weaved a fairly appealing product though old-fashioned in style and treatment."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19690125&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Popular heroine|last=|first=|date=25 January 1969|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=|page=5}}</ref> The film was an average success.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/59209|title=“Nadigaiyar Thilagam” Savitri: Biographical Movie About The Rise and Fall of a “Mahanati” (Great Actress)|last=Jeyaraj|first=D. B. S.|authorlink=D. B. S. Jeyaraj|date=2018-07-07|website=dbsjeyaraj.com|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 08:48, 17 November 2019

Kuzhandhai Ullam
File:Kuzhandhai Ullam.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySavitri
Screenplay bySavitri
Produced bySavitri
StarringGemini Ganesan
Sowcar Janaki
Vanisri
CinematographySingh
Sekhar
Music byKothandapani
Production
company
Sri Savitri Productions
Release date
  • 14 January 1969 (1969-January-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kuzhandhai Ullam (transl. Childish heart) is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed, produced and written by Savitri. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki and Vanisri. A remake of Savitri's Telugu film Chinnari Papalu (1968), it was released on 14 January 1969 and became an average success.

Plot

A rich painter meets a tribal girl at a forest and falls in love with her. He finds himself married to her without knowing it, spends a night with her blissfully and then is forced into marrying a city girl to satisfy his mother. His emotional involvement with the tribal girl, whom he just cannot erase from memory complicates things. Ultimately, thanks to two children, the broken hearts are united.

Cast

  • Gemini Ganesan
  • Sowcar Janaki
  • Vanisri

Production

Though Savitri's Telugu film Chinnari Papalu (1968) was a box office bomb, it received critical acclaim; this prompted her to remake it in Tamil as Kuzhandhai Ullam.[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Kothandapani, and the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[2][3]

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Release and reception

Kuzhandhai Ullam was released on 14 January 1969.[2] The Indian Express wrote on 25 January, "[Savitri] has on the whole weaved a fairly appealing product though old-fashioned in style and treatment."[4] The film was an average success.[5]

References

  1. ^ Narasimham, M. L. (25 January 2019). "Chinnari Paapalu (1968)". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Kuzhandai Ullam". The Indian Express. 14 January 1969. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Kuzhanthai Ullam(1969)". Tamil2lyrics. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Popular heroine". The Indian Express. 25 January 1969. p. 5.
  5. ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (7 July 2018). ""Nadigaiyar Thilagam" Savitri: Biographical Movie About The Rise and Fall of a "Mahanati" (Great Actress)". dbsjeyaraj.com. Retrieved 17 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)