Vennira Aadai

Vennira Aadai (transl. White Dress)[lower-alpha 1] is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language romance film, directed by C. V. Sridhar. The film features Jayalalithaa, Srikanth, Nirmala and Major Sundarrajan in lead roles. The film, produced by Chithralaya Pictures had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. This movie is inspired from the 1962 film David and Lisa.

Vennira Aadai
Theatrical release poster
Directed byC. V. Sridhar
Produced byC. V. Sridhar
Written byC. V. Sridhar
Chitralaya Gopu
StarringJayalalithaa
Srikanth
Nirmala
Moorthy
Music byViswanathan–Ramamoorthy
CinematographyG. Balakrishna
Edited byN. M. Shankar
Production
company
Chithralaya Pictures
Release date
14 April 1965
Running time
178 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Sreekanth is a famous psychiatrist and has earned much praise from his mentor and people in the town. He is in love with Venniradai Nirmala. One day, he is assigned the task of curing a mentally unstable woman (Jayalalithaa) who lives in Kodaikanal. Srikanth informs about this to his lover and requests her to wait for him until he finishes this case. Srikanth promises he will return for her and sets out to Kodaikanal. On arriving, he is welcomed by Jayalalithaa's parents, who are very much distressed with their daughter's condition. Srikanth questions them about her past, but they conceal it initially, as it might have a severe consequence on her future. Upon reiteration that knowing her past will be very useful for him to cure her, Jayalalithaa's parents reveal her awful past. Jayalalithaa, at a very young age, got married and within hours, the couple met with an accident and her spouse died. Due to the aftermath of the accident and upon learning of her husband's death, Jayalalithaa loses her mental stability. As days pass by, Srikanth cures her for good. Her parents are happy on learning that Jayalalithaa has completely forgotten her past to begin a new life. Jayalalithaa begins to fall in love with Srikanth, but is reluctant to profess her love to him, instead she tells her parents. Srikanth, upon learning this, fears that she might go back to her old condition if she learns that a girl is awaiting him. Srikanth, having no courage, informs about this to Jayalalithaa's parents. Srikanth marries Venniradai Nirmala and Jayalalithaa on the other hand, tells that she indeed remembers her past and wears a white saree (tradition where a widow wears a white saree) and convinces herself of her destiny.

Cast

Production

Vennira Aadai marked the debut of Jayalalithaa in Tamil cinema.[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy.[3] "Neeraadum Kangal" was not included in the film.

No.SongSingersLyricsLength (m:ss)
1"Alli Pandhal"L. R. Eswari, RajuKannadasan03:13
2"Ammamma"P. Susheela03:23
3"Chiththirame"P. B. Sreenivas, S.Janaki03:34
4"Enna Enna Vaarththaigalo"P. Susheela03:44
5"Kannan Ennum"P. Susheela03:25
6"Nee Enbadhenna"L. R. Eswari05:03
7"Neeraadum Kangal"P. Susheela03:14
8"Needhi Idhuthaana"P. B. Sreenivas02:55
9"Oruvan Kaadhalan"P. B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela02:55

Reception

Vennira Aadai was released in 1965. It received an "A" (adults only) certificate from the CBFC due to one song sequence featuring Jayalalithaa bathing in a waterfall while wearing a sleeveless blouse. Despite this, it was a huge commercial success, running for 100 days in theatres.[4]

Legacy

After the film's success, Nirmala and Murthy added Vennira Aadai to their respective stage names.[5][6] In the film, Thalaivi, a biopic on Jayalalithaa, the shooting of this film is shown.[7] In Cheena Thaana 001, Cheenisamy (Vadivelu) sings 'Enna Enna Vaarthaigalo' as 'Enna Enna Item Aago' when he was going to steal a briefcase.

Notes
  1. The term is usually associated with Indian widows, given the colour of the clothes they wear upon entering widowhood.[1]

References
  1. Raghavan, Nikhil (5 December 2016). "Jaya, a class act". The Week. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  2. "1960 - 1992: Jayalalithaa's journey as a movie star". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  3. "Vennira Aadai Songs". raaga. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. "Jayalalithaa acted in A-rated film Vennira Aadai, but was forced to skip watching it". The Financial Express. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  5. Kumar, S. r Ashok (9 July 2020). "A new chapter in 'Veenira Aadai' Nirmala's life" – via www.thehindu.com.
  6. Rangarajan, Malathi (18 November 2010). "Vignettes from a veteran" – via www.thehindu.com.
  7. Desk, The Hindu Net (23 November 2019). "'Thalaivi' teaser shows Kangana as Jayalaithaa shooting for 'Vennira Aadai'" – via www.thehindu.com.
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