Idhaya Malar Explained

Idhaya Malar
Director:Gemini Ganesan
Thamarai Manaalan
Screenplay:'Vidhwan' Ve. Lakshmanan
Producer:G. M. Kulathu
V.L. Narayanan
Starring:Sujatha
Gemini Ganesan
Kamal Haasan
Cinematography:D.V. Rajaram
B. Nanjappa
Editing:M. Umanath
M. Mani
Music:M. S. Viswanathan
Studio:Jeyanthira Movies
Runtime:133 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Idhaya Malar is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Gemini Ganesan and Thamarai Manaalan. It is based on the novel Ninaivugal Nilaikkatum, written by Maniyan.[1] The film stars Sujatha, Gemini Ganesan and Kamal Haasan. It was released on 3 September 1976.[2]

Plot

Krishnan, an elderly person with his wife Rajam are childless and bring up Radha, who is Krishnan's sister as their daughter. Mohan, a tennis player, falls in love with Radha. Krishnan accepts to their proposal to marry but Rajam avoids the marriage by revealing a bitter truth to Radha. Radha had married Sridhar at the age of five. She avoids Mohan who is actually the brother of Sridhar. She goes in search of Sridhar but finds out he is married . She returns home and avoids her family and lives alone. Mohan's neighbour is very possessive about him and also has a crush on him. The film ends with Mohan marrying his neighbour and Radha sacrificing her love.

Cast

Production

Idhaya Malar is the directorial debut of Gemini Ganesan, and the only film he directed in his life.[3] [4] After directing some scenes, he left due to differences with the producer,[5] resulting in Thamarai Manaalan taking over. However, both men retained director's credit.[6] [7] This film was shot in black-and-white. It was given a "U" (Unrestricted) certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification after three cuts. The final length of the film was 3931.3metres.[8]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. All lyrics written by Pulamaipithan.[9]

Reception

A critic from Kalki appreciated the film for the performances of most of the cast.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: R . Dinesh . இறுதியாகச் சிலர் . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190608232357/http://ithutamil.com/%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D/ . 8 June 2019 . 3 September 2020 . ithutamil.com . ta.
  2. Web site: கமல்ஹாசன் படங்களின் பட்டியல் . List of Kamal Haasan films . dead . https://archive.today/20210612101253/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/kamal-films.asp . 12 June 2021 . 4 March 2023 . . Tamil.
  3. Web site: 17 November 2019 . திண்ணை . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210928041959/https://www.dinamalar.com/supplementary_detail.asp?id=50278&cat=2 . 28 September 2021 . 3 September 2020 . . ta.
  4. Web site: 17 November 2020 . Gemini Ganesan's 100th Birth Anniversary: Five interesting facts about Kadhal Mannan . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210120103914/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/gemini-ganesans-100th-birth-anniversary-five-interesting-facts-about-kadhal-mannan/articleshow/79259357.cms . 20 January 2021 . 15 January 2021 . The Times of India.
  5. News: Vijiyan . K.N. . 18 August 1998 . Gemini speaks his mind . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240728125203/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tsBhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yxQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6754%2C4522934 . 28 July 2024 . 15 August 2020 . . 23 . Google News Archive.
  6. 12 September 1976 . இதய மலர் . dead . https://archive.today/20220728033700/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1976/sep/12-09-1976/p7.jpg . 28 July 2022 . 28 July 2022 . . 7 . ta.
  7. Web site: 1 December 2019 . ஜெமினி கணேசன் 100! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191201151644/https://www.dinamani.com/weekly-supplements/dinamani-kondattam/2019/dec/01/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-100-3294779.html . 1 December 2019 . 3 September 2020 . Dinamani.
  8. 27 August 1977 . 'Idhaya Malar' (Tamil) 35 mm.B&W.India. . live . https://archive.today/20230304055107/https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.1977.448/page/n47/mode/2up . 4 March 2023 . 4 March 2023 . . 1559 . Internet Archive.
  9. Web site: Idhaya Malar . live . https://archive.today/20230304055111/https://tamilsongslyrics123.com/movie/idhaya-malar . 4 March 2023 . 3 March 2023 . Tamil Songs Lyrics.
  10. 19 September 1976 . இதய மலர் . dead . https://archive.today/20220728033825/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1976/sep/19-09-1976/p31.jpg . 28 July 2022 . 28 July 2022 . . 31 . ta.