Lalitha (film) explained
Lalitha is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language drama film, written and directed by Valampuri Somanathan. Starring Sujatha in the title role, the film has Gemini Ganesan and Kamal Haasan and Sumithra playing other pivotal roles. It is a remake of the Bengali film Saat Pake Bandha (1963).[1] The film was released on 10 December 1976.[2]
Plot
A rich woman named Lalitha loves and marries a professor Shankar. Since he is at a very low status compared to her family, Lalitha's mother continuously humiliates them on various occasions. Lalitha, on a day, separates from her husband, following an argument about her mother's deeds. Days after, when she decides to reunite with her husband, he has moved far away from there. The rest of the story deals with how they both reunite after a long period.
Production
Lalitha was directed by Valampuri Somanathan,[3] [4] [5] and produced under production banner Girnar Films. The final length of the film was 4376.32metres.[6]
Soundtrack
All the lyrics were penned by Kannadasan and music was scored by M. S. Viswanathan.[7]
Reception
Kanthan of Kalki called Lalitha an old-age family story with many heartwarming scenes and concluded the film has neither innovation nor revolution.[8]
Bibliography
- Book: Rajadhyaksha, Ashish . Ashish Rajadhyaksha . Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema . Willemen . Paul . Paul Willemen . . 1998 . 0-19-563579-5 . 1994.
Notes and References
- Web site: Jha . Lata . 10 April 2017 . Ten Bollywood flicks remade from Bengali films . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210929110735/https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/vQK6XSQCEhnFvlTI8HYxCM/Ten-Bollywood-flicks-remade-from-Bengali-films.html . 29 September 2021 . 29 September 2021 . Mint.
- Web site: Lalitha . live . https://archive.today/20240109050758/https://screen4screen.com/movies/lalitha-movie . 9 January 2024 . 9 January 2024 . Screen 4 Screen.
- News: 30 June 2010 . Veteran movie man passes on . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220103065431/https://www.pressreader.com/search?query=Valampuri+Somanathan+lalitha&languages=en&groupBy=Language&hideSimilar=0&type=1&state=1 . 3 January 2022 . 2 September 2020 . The Hindu.
- Web site: 20 September 2012 . 'வசன வல்லுநர்' வலம்புரி சோமநாதன்! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416193058/https://www.dinamani.com/weekly-supplements/tamilmani/2012/mar/18/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A9-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-472431.html . 16 April 2021 . 10 October 2020 . . ta.
- Web site: 28 September 2011 . நினைவு நாடாக்கள் ஒரு rewind . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122060355/https://www.vikatan.com/oddities/miscellaneous/10757--2 . 22 January 2021 . 18 January 2021 . . ta.
- 22 October 1977 . 'Lalitha' (Tamil) (Colour) (35 mm) India . live . https://archive.today/20240109051618/https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.1977.494/page/n59/mode/2up . 9 January 2024 . 9 January 2024 . . 1771 . Internet Archive.
- Web site: Lalitha Tamil film EP Vinyl Record by M.S.Viswanathan . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210515085522/https://mossymart.com/product/lalitha-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ . 15 May 2021 . 2 September 2020 . Mossymart.
- காந்தன் . 9 January 1977 . லலிதா . dead . https://archive.today/20220728035133/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1977/jan/09-01-1977/p55.jpg . 28 July 2022 . 28 July 2022 . . 55 . ta.
