| Director: | K. Venkatraman |
| Producer: | M. A. Rahman K. Babu |
| Starring: | Ravichandran R. Muthuraman C. R. Vijayakumari Rajasree Nagesh |
| Cinematography: | S. V. Srikanth |
| Editing: | R. Shanmugam |
| Music: | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Studio: | Sri Poongavanathal Pictures |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Amudha [1] is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Venkatraman and written by Mara. Tamilselvan. The film stars Ravichandran, R. Muthuraman, C. R. Vijayakumari, Rajasree and Nagesh. It began production in 1969, but was released on 2 November 1975.[2]
The film began production in 1969, and was almost completed but halted due to the producer M. A. Rahman's financial troubles. A few years later, when production resumed, lead actor Ravichandran's market was declining and Vijayakumari was by now only playing character roles. Whereas Muthuraman's role was originally secondary, it was decided to shift the focus to him, and Rajasree market had declined. Rahman met Muktha Srinivasan for help, who called the film's music composer M. S. Viswanathan. Viswanathan composed a tune and asked the film's lyricist Kannadasan to write lyrics. Kannadasan did so, and the song was "Anbe Amudha". Both men did not accept payment for the song's composition and writing. The song became immensely popular, and was frequently played on Radio Ceylon. Because of this, Rahman decided to release the film. It became a major success mainly due to the success of that song, and paid off Rahman's debts.[3] [4]
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[5]