Aasai Alaigal

Aasai Alaigal
Aasai Alaigal
	Poster
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	1963
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.

Plot[]

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]

Cast[]

S. S. Rajendran as Durai Raj
C. R. Vijayakumari as Amutha
M. R. Radha as Manikkam
Sowcar Janaki as Thangam
Nagesh as Peethambaram
Kutty Padmini as Kannamma
K. Balaji as Naganathan
Gemini K. Chandra as Sundari
Sandhiya as Bhakyavathi
S. Rama Rao as Pakkiri
Baby Sumathi as Shanthi

Soundtrack[]

Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Panchu Arunachalam.^[4]

No	Song	Singer	Length(m:ss)	Lyrics
1	"Anbu Enbathu"	Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari & K. Jamuna Rani	4:06	Kannadasan
2	"Anbu Enbathu" – 2	Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari & K. Jamuna Rani	1:48
3	"ChinnanChiru Magalai"	K. Jamuna Rani	03:51
4	"Antha Mayakkam Vendum"	L. R. Eswari & K. Jamuna Rani	4:20
5	"Sollap Pona... Yaarai Enge Vaipathu"	S. V. Ponnusamy	2:51	Panchu Arunachalam
6	"Nadanthu Vantha"	T. M. Soundararajan	4:26	Panchu Arunachalam

Reception[]

Kanthan of Kalki said those expecting too much from the film would be disappointed.^[5]

References[]

^ Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017.
^ "ஆசை அலைகள்". Kalki (in Tamil). 26 May 1963. p. 71. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
^ ஆசை அலைகள் (song book) (in Tamil). Anbu Films. 1963.
^ Neelamegam, G. (2016). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 (in Tamil). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 100–101.
^ காந்தன் (2 June 1963). "ஆசை அலைகள்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 72. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.

External links[]

Aasai Alaigal at IMDb

[anandan-1] Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017.

[2] "ஆசை அலைகள்". Kalki (in Tamil). 26 May 1963. p. 71. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.

[3] ஆசை அலைகள் (song book) (in Tamil). Anbu Films. 1963.

[4] Neelamegam, G. (2016). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 (in Tamil). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 100–101.

[5] காந்தன் (2 June 1963). "ஆசை அலைகள்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 72. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.

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