Kudisai Explained
Kudisai is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Jayabharathi. It is the first Tamil film made through crowdfunding. The film, based on the novel of the same name written by Jayabharathi's father D. Ramamoorthy, was released on 30 March 1979.
Production
Kudisai marked the directorial debut of Jayabharathi. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Jayabharathi's father Ramamoorthy for the magazine Kanayazhi. Jayabharathi undertook a crowdfunding route to raise [1] to distribute the film for screening, and to generate investment, he sold donation tickets and conducted programmes at government colleges while Rajasekhar, a friend of Jayabharathi, helped him arrange a camera on loan. Singer Ceylon Manohar also helped by conducting shows and a farmer in Padi Kuppam provided him with food during the shooting.[2] [3] This was the debut film of Robert–Rajasekar as cinematographers.[4] The film starred newcomer Dhandapani in the lead role.[5]
Soundtrack
Unlike many contemporaneous Indian films, Kudisai had no songs,[6] and the background music was composed by G. Kamesh, Kamala's husband.
Release
Kudisai was released on 30 March 1979. As of March 2022, it is preserved at the National Film Archive of India.
See also
Notes and References
- News: Subramanian . Karthik . 27 December 2013 . Director to crowd-fund his film’s release . . live . 14 April 2023 . https://archive.today/20230414082940/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/director-to-crowdfund-his-films-release/article5509181.ece . 14 April 2023.
- Web site: Mannath . Malini . 26 December 2002 . Excerpts from an interview with director Jayabharati . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050326083151/http://www.chennaionline.com/interviews/jayabarathi.asp . 26 March 2005 . 14 April 2023 . Chennai Online.
- Web site: 31 March 2022 . Tamil Director Jayabharati's Crowdfunded Film Kudisai Completes 43 Years of Release . live . https://archive.today/20230414092256/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/tamil-director-jayabharatis-crowdfunded-film-kudisai-completes-43-years-of-release-4928210.html . 14 April 2023 . 14 April 2023 . News18.
- News: Kumar . N. . 22 May 1987 . A courageous comeback . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408075319/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uoJlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=up4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=951,2154723 . 8 April 2023 . 14 April 2023 . . 12 . Google News Archive.
- Web site: 4 August 2017 . 21 ரூபாயுடன் படத்தைத் தொடங்கினேன்’ - இயக்குநர் ஜெயபாரதி நேர்காணல் . live . https://archive.today/20230414082659/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/230766-21.html . 14 April 2023 . 15 April 2023 . . Ta.
- Book: Baskaran, S. Theodore . The Eye of the Serpent: An introduction to Tamil cinema . Westland . 2013 . 978-93-83260-74-4 . 2nd . 239 . S. Theodore Baskaran . 1996.
