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Aasai Alaigal | |
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Directed by | A. S. A. Sami |
Written by | A. S. A. Sami |
Produced by | J. D. Farnando Arockiya Raj |
Starring | S. S. Rajendran C. R. Vijayakumari M. R. Radha Sowcar Janaki |
Cinematography | R. M. Pillai |
Edited by | P. V. Karunakaran |
Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | Anbu Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Aasai Alaigal (transl. Tides of desire) is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. S. A. Samy and produced by J. D. Fernando.[1][2] The film stars S. S. Rajendran, C. R. Vijayakumari, M. R. Radha and Sowcar Janaki.
Amudha, a girl from a rich family, loves and marries Durai who is from a middle-class family. They beget two children. Amudha wants to live a lavish life whereas Durai thinks love is God. Amudha's brother Manickam spends all his share of father's wealth and comes to live with Amudha. He soon finds the difference of opinion between Amudha and her husband and tries to blow it up. In the meantime, Naganathan, a friend of Durai meets with an accident and dies. Before dying he requests Durai to take care of his wife Thangam and children. Durai works overtime to help Thangam. Manickam tells Amudha that Durai is having an affair with Thangam. As a result, Durai and Amudha fight and get separated. How the family gets together forms the rest of the story.[3]
Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Panchu Arunachalam.[4]
Song | Singer | Lyrics | Length |
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"Anbu Enbathu" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari & K. Jamuna Rani | Kannadasan | 4:06 |
"Anbu Enbathu" – 2 | 1:48 | ||
"ChinnanChiru Magalai" | K. Jamuna Rani | 03:51 | |
"Antha Mayakkam Vendum" | L. R. Eswari & K. Jamuna Rani | 4:20 | |
"Sollap Pona... Yaarai Enge Vaipathu" | S. V. Ponnusamy | Panchu Arunachalam | 2:51 |
"Nadanthu Vantha" | T. M. Soundararajan | 4:26 |
Kanthan of Kalki said those expecting too much from the film would be disappointed.[5]