Kathiruntha Kangal

Kaathiruntha Kangal (transl. The Eyes that Waited) is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language film directed by T. Prakash Rao. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Savitri in dual roles. It is a remake of the 1960 Bengali film Smrithi Tukku Thak [2] which itself was adapted from the Bengali play of the same name by Malabika Roy.[3] The dialogues written by M.S. Solamalai and 'Ma.Ra'.[4]

Kaathiruntha Kangal
Theatrical release oster
Directed byT. Prakash Rao
Produced byT. K. Ramasamy
Screenplay byM. S. Solamalai
Maa. Raa.
Story byMalabika Roy
StarringGemini Ganesan
Savitri
Music byViswanathan–Ramamoorthy
CinematographyKamal Ghosh
Edited byN. M. Shankar
Production
company
Vasumathi Pictures
Release date
25 August 1962[1]
Running time
148 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Twin sisters Sandhya and Lalitha get separated at birth due to poverty. One is brought up by a rich person, and the other by their mother Kamakshi. Krishnan, a doctor, comes to treat the ailing mother, and Kamakshi's daughter falls in love with him, which he is not aware of. On her deathbed, Kamakshi reveals to her daughter the other twin's existence. The girl searches for her twin and eventually both end up travelling on the same train. An accident occurs, causing the rich twin to lose her memory and she is presumed dead. Things further escalate when Krishnan marries the poor twin, under the assumption that she is the rich one. Their child is born, and the real rich twin shows up. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Production

Shooting for the film took place at Vijaya-Vauhini Studios.[4]

Soundtrack
Kaathirundha Kangal
Soundtrack album to Kaathirundha Kangal by
Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
GenreFilm soundtrack
LanguageTamil
ProducerViswanathan–Ramamoorthy

The soundtrack was composed by the duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. The lyrics were written by Kannadasan.

Track list[5][6]
No.SongSingersLyrics
1"Kaatru Vandhal"P. B. Sreenivas, P. SusheelaKannadasan
2"Kanpadume"P. B. Sreenivas
3"Odam Nathiyinile"Sirkazhi Govindarajan
4"Thulli Thirintha"P. B. Sreenivas
5"Vaa Endrathu"P. Susheela
6"Valarntha Kalai"P. B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela

Reception

Film historian Randor Guy of The Hindu praised the film for the "Lilting music, fine direction and memorable performances by Savithri, 'Gemini' Ganesan, Ranga Rao and M.R. Radha."[4]

References
  1. "Kathirundha Kangal". The Indian Express. 25 August 1962. p. 8.
  2. Vamanan (23 April 2018). "Tamil cinema's bong connection". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. "Kathiruntha Kangal". The Indian Express. 24 August 1962. p. 3.
  4. Guy, Randor (27 April 2013). "Blast from the past – Kaathirundha Kangal (1962)". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  5. "Kaathiruntha Kangal – Track list". Raaga.com.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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