Poikkal Kudhirai

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Poikkal Kudhirai
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Directed byK. Balachander
Screenplay byK. Balachander
Based onMarriage Made in Saloon
by Crazy Mohan
StarringViji
Ramakrishna
Raveendran
Vaali
Charle
Radha Ravi
CinematographyB. S. Loknath
Edited byN. R. Kittu
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Kalaivani Productions
Release date
2 September 1983[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Poikkal Kudhirai (transl. Horse with fake legs) is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by K. Balachander and produced by Kalaivani. The film was the Tamil debut of the lead actor Ramakrishna. Lyricist Vaali also made his acting debut through this movie. 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.

Plot[]

Poikkal Kuthirai is a hilarious depiction of how Sambandam — who bets on each and every small thing and wins — and Indu enter into a bet at a saloon owned by Muthu. The bet is that Indu will win Sambadam's daughter Janaki's 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[]

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. Balasubrahmanyam, Kousalya Vaali
2 "Naan Ore Oru" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Malaysia Vasudevan Vaali
3 "Pottuvecha Ponnukkaga" Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam Vaali
4 "Vaai Vittu Siricha" Malaysia Vasudevan Vaali
5 "Unnai Enakku" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Vaali

References[]

  1. ^ "செப்டம்பர் 2ம் தேதியில் வெளியான படங்கள்..." Screen4screen (in Tamil). 2 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (11 June 2019). "Recalling 'Crazy' Mohan's Comedy, And His Kamal Haasan Collaborations". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Kolappan, B. (18 July 2013). "Lyricist Vaali leaves a void". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 September 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Prasad, G. (7 July 2007). "Crazy humour and much more". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Poikkal Kuthirai". JioSaavn. 8 October 1983. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Poikkal Kuthirai". Saregama. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

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