Piriya Vidai

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Piriya Vidai
Piriya Vidai.jpg
Poster
Directed bySrikanth[1]
Based onThalla? Pellama?
by N. T. Rama Rao
Produced byL. V. Prasad[2]
StarringR. Muthuraman
Prameela
Music byG. K. Venkatesh
Production
company
Prasad Productions[3]
Release date
1975
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Piriya Vidai is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Srikanth and produced by L. V. Prasad. Starring R. Muthuraman and Prameela, it is a remake of the 1970 Telugu film Thalla? Pellama?.

Plot[]

Cast[]

Production[]

Piriya Vidai is a remake of the 1970 Telugu film Thalla? Pellama?,[5] written by N. T. Rama Rao.[6]

Soundtrack[]

The soundtrack was composed by G. K. Venkatesh, and lyrics were written by Vaali.[7]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ennuyire Ponnoliye"S. Janaki 
2."Raja Parunga Rajavai Parunga"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
3."Piriyavidai Meendum Vanthathu"P. Susheela 

Reception[]

Kanthan of Kalki praised the cast performances, but criticised Srikanth's direction.[8] The film failed commercially; Prasad felt this was due to the story "being unsuitable for Tamil audience" and miscasting.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Joshi, Priya; Dudrah, Rajinder, eds. (2016). The 1970s and its Legacies in India's Cinemas. Routledge. pp. 78, 88. ISBN 978-0-415-83658-6.
  2. ^ Pillai, Swarnavel Eswaran (2015). Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema. SAGE Publications. p. 10. ISBN 978-93-5150-212-8.
  3. ^ a b "L.V. Prasad and his films". lvprasad.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ^ Paris, Arthur (1976). "Decline Of". Film World. p. 9.
  5. ^ Narasimham, M. L. (20 October 2000). "Unforgettable screen mother". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b Sastry, K. N. T. (1993). L.V. Prasad A Monograph. Wiley Eastern. p. 95.
  7. ^ "Piriyavidai". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  8. ^ காந்தன். "பிரியா விடை". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 47. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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