Iru Sahodarargal Explained

Iru Sahodarargal
Director:Ellis R. Dungan
Producer:Parameshwar Sound Pictures
Starring:K. P. Kesavan
M. M. Radhabai
M. G. Ramachandran
T. S. Krishnaveni
T. S. Balaiya
P. G. Venkatesan
Music:Anantharaman
Gopalaswami
Language:Tamil

Iru Sahodarargal (also spelled as Iru Sakodarargal;) is a 1936 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Ellis R. Dungan. This was the second film for M. G. Ramachandran (later Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu) and Dungan. This film cemented the reputation of Dungan as the most successful Tamil film director of that period. It is one of the earliest Tamil films to be set in a contemporary social setting.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] No print of the film is known to survive, making it a lost film.[6]

Plot

Vijayakumar and Sukumar (K. P. Kesavan) are brothers. Sukumar, the younger brother is an actor and goes to Madras to earn a living. There he gets a break and becomes famous. The money he sends for his family's upkeep is stolen by Vijayakumar and his wife. Because of their greed, the joint family gets split. After some time, the wayward brother and sister in law have a change of heart and repent for their actions. The family is once again reunited.

Cast and crew

Production

Iru Sahodarargal was produced by Parameshwaran Chettiar of Coimbatore under the banner of Parameshwar Sound Pictures. It was shot at Saroj Movie tone studios at Bombay. This was the second film for Dungan after Sathi Leelavathi(1935). K. P. Kesavan, a stage actor, was cast as hero. M. G. Ramachandran (credited as G. Ramachandran) was cast as a policeman along with his brother M. G. Chakrapani. Dungan cast seventy-year-old Alamelu Ammal to play the role of the grandmother to lend realism to the role. The screenplay and lyrics were written by Tamil scholar and poet S.D.S. Yogi

Reception

The film was released in 1936 at the Elphinstone Cinema House, Madras. It was a modest box office success. It was one of the earliest Tamil films to have a family oriented story. The art magazine Aadal paadal in its January 1937 issue appreciated the film for its social setting and pointed it out as an example for the success of social themed films.[8] Congress leader S. Satyamurti arranged a special screening for Rajaji at the Elphinstone theatre . Rajaji was impressed by the film and appreciated it. The proceeds of the show he attended were donated to the Patel Purse Fund to finance the nationalist cause.[9] Reviewing the film in Ananda Vikatan on 3 January 1937, Kalki Krishnamurthy wrote :

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Notes and References

  1. News: Iru Sahodarargal 1936 . 14 August 2009 . The Hindu. 4 June 2019 .
  2. Book: Ashish . Rajadhyaksha. Paul . Willemen. 1994. Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema . British Film Institute. 88 . 0-85170-455-7.
  3. Book: Baskaran, S. Theodore. S. Theodore Baskaran . 1996. The eye of the serpent: an introduction to Tamil cinema . East West Books. Chennai. 90 .
  4. Book: Thoraval, Yves. 2000. The cinemas of India . Macmillan . India. 39 . 0-333-93410-5.
  5. Book: Velayutham, Selvaraj. 2008. Tamil cinema: the cultural politics of India's other film industry . Hardback. Routledge. New York. 978-0-415-39680-6 . 3.
  6. Web site: Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Bali. Karan. 2014. AMIA Conference. 28 April 2017.
  7. Book: Film News Anandan. Tamil. 2004 . Sadhanaigal padaitha Tamil Thiraipada Varalaaru . Sivagami Publications. Chennai. 28:6.
  8. Book: Baskaran, S. Theodore. S. Theodore Baskaran . 2004. Chithiram Pesuthadi . Tamil . Kalachuvadu. Chennai. 81-87477-75-X . 47 .
  9. Book: Arandhai Narayanan. Tamil. 2008 . Arambakala Tamil Cinema (1931–41) . Vijaya Publications. Chennai. 40.