Kodimalar

Kodimalar
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	C. V. Sridhar
Screenplay by	C. V. Sridhar
Story by	Debnarayan Gupta
Produced by	S. L. Nahaatha A. K. Balasubramanian
Starring	Muthuraman R. Vijayakumari
Cinematography	Balu
Edited by	N. M. Shankar
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Sree Productions
Distributed by	Rajshri Productions
Release date	4 March 1966 (1966-03-04)
Running time	157 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kodimalar is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Muthuraman and R. Vijayakumari, with A. V. M. Rajan, Nagesh, M. V. Rajamma and Kanchana in supporting roles. It is a remake of the Bengali film Shyamali (1956), itself based on Debnarayan Gupta's play of the same name. The film was released on 4 March 1966 and failed commercially.

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Plot

Lakshmi, a mute woman, faces numerous troubles with her mother-in-law.

Cast

Male cast

Muthuraman as Ramu
A. V. M. Rajan as Thambi Durai
Nagesh as Annamalai

Female cast

R. Vijayakumari as Lakshmi
M. V. Rajamma as Ramu's mother
Kanchana as Parvathi

Production

Although the Bengali film Shyamali (1956), based on Debnarayan Gupta's play of the same name was a failure, C. V. Sridhar still decided to adapt the story in Tamil.^[1] The remake, titled Kodimalar, was produced by Sree Productions and directed by Sridhar who also wrote the screenplay. Cinematography was handled by Balu, and editing by N. M. Shankar.^[2] Filming was suspended, but resumed in October 1965 after sixth months.^[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^[4] The song Mouname Paarvayaal is based on raga Tilak Kamod.

Song	Singers	Length
"Malare Nee Solla"	P. Susheela	03:25
"Mouname Paarvayaal"	P. B. Sreenivas	04:04
"Kannadi Meniyadi"	L. R. Eswari, P. Susheela	03:23
"Kalathu Metta"	A. L. Raghavan, L. R. Eswari
"Chittaga Thulli Thulli"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	04:59
"Kaanakathai Thedi Indru"	Sirkazhi Govindarajan	03:17

Release and reception

Kodimalar was released on 4 March 1966, and distributed by Rajshri Productions.^[2] On 12 March 1966, The Indian Express wrote, "The main defect with the film is that its characters and incidents are so strikingly similar to those seen in some previous Tamil movies that we do not feel like viewing a new film."^[5] Writing for Sport and Pastime, T. M. Ramachandran wrote "The delineation of the story follows the conventional pattern. The direction by Sridhar is uninspiring in the first half of the film, in which they are dull patches though it improves in the second".^[6] Kalki said Vijayakumari's performance salvaged the film's flaws.^[7] The film was commercially unsuccessful.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "வங்கம் தந்த 'கொடிமலர்!'". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. 10 June 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b "Kodimalar". The Indian Express. 4 March 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 12 March 2018 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Shooting resumed". The Indian Express. 3 October 1965. p. 6. Retrieved 12 August 2022 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Kodi Malar". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ "Kodi Malar". The Indian Express. 12 March 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 12 March 2018 – via Google News Archive.
^ Ramachandran, T. M. (2 April 1966). "Some Recent Releases". Sport and Pastime. Vol. 20. p. 52. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ "கொடி மலர்". Kalki (in Tamil). 20 March 1966. p. 29. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.