Poikkal Kudhirai
Poikkal Kudhirai (transl. Horse with fake legs) is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by K. Balachander and produced by Kalaivani. Starring Viji and Raveendran, the film had Ramakrishna and lyricist Vaali making their acting debuts. Kamal Haasan appeared in a guest role. Poikkal Kudhirai was based on Crazy Mohan's play Marriage Made in Saloon.[2] The film was remade in Kannada in 1992 as Mavanige Thakka Aliya.
| Poikkal Kudhirai | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Screenplay by | K. Balachander |
| Based on | Marriage Made in Saloon by Crazy Mohan |
| Starring | Viji Ramakrishna Raveendran Vaali Charle Radha Ravi |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | B. S. Loknath |
| Edited by | N. R. Kittu |
Production company | Kalaivani Productions |
Release date | 2 September 1983[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Poikkal Kuthirai is a hilarious depiction of how Sambandam (Vaali) — who bets on each and every small thing and wins — and Indu (Ramakrishnan) enter into a bet at a saloon owned by Muthu (Ravindar). The bet is that Indu will win Sambadam's daughter Janaki's (Viji) heart and marry her. If Indhu is successful in his mission, Sambandam will shave half of his moustache for their marriage. If he fails, Indhu will shave his head. Who wins the bet is the film's narrative.
Cast
- Ramakrishna as Indhu
- Viji as Janaki
- Raveendran as Muthu
- Vaali as Sambandham
- Charle as Paramasivam
- Radha Ravi as Nair
- Pavithra as Stella
- Kamal Haasan as himself acted inside photo frame (guest appearance)
- Suhasini Maniratnam (Guest appearance)
- Vanitha (Guest appearance)
- Kuyili (Uncredited)
- Kavithalaya Krishnan as Munsami
- Mohan as Mohan
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao as Doctor
- K. S. Jayalakshmi
Production
Poikkal Kudhirai is based on Crazy Mohan's play Marriage Made in Saloon.[3] Kannada actor Ramakrishna and lyricist Vaali made their acting debut in Tamil with this film.[4][5] Mohan wrote the dialogues, making his feature film debut.[6]
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Vaali.[7] The soundtrack was released under the label Saregama.[8]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ellam Therigiradhu" | S. P. Balasubramaniam, Kousalya | Vaali | |
| 2 | "Naan Ore Oru" | S. P. Balasubramaniam, Malaysia Vasudevan | Vaali | |
| 3 | "Pottuvecha Ponnukkaga" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jayaram | Vaali | |
| 4 | "Vaai Vittu Siricha" | Malaysia Vasudevan | Vaali | |
| 5 | "Unnai Enakku" | S. P. Balasubramaniam | Vaali | |
References
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- Raman, Sruthi Ganapathy (1 October 2017). "What gets Tamil audiences rolling in the aisles? Crazy Mohan knows". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- Kolappan, B. (18 July 2013). "Lyricist Vaali leaves a void". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 September 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- Nayar, Aashmita (24 December 2014). "7 Must-Watch K Balachander Movies On Youtube". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- Prasad, G. (7 July 2007). "Crazy humour and much more". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- "Poikkal Kuthirai". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- "Poikkal Kuthirai". Saregama. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.