Oru Puthiya Kathai Explained

Director:R. Balasubbiah
Producer:M. Rajaram
Starring:
Cinematography:G K. Raja
Music:Uma Kannadasan
Studio:Kumar Movies
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Oru Puthiya Kathai is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by R. Balasubbiah,[1] starring newcomer Prabhuraj and Meena. It was released on 10 August 1990.[2] [3]

Cast

Production

Meena, who starred as a child actress in several films, made her lead Tamil debut with this film. She gained recognition on the serial Anbulla Amma before acting in this film.[4] [5] [6] Editor M. Rajaram of Dinamalar turned producer with this film.[7]

Soundtrack

Uma Kannadasan, who is not related to Kannadasan, composed the soundtrack and wrote the lyrics.

Reception

N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express opined that "the director Balasubbiah, though he flounders off and on, has kept the fare clean".[8] B. S. S. of Kalki criticised the film for not presenting a new story while noting that Uma Kannadasan's music sounds like Ilaiyaraaja's in places.[9] The film was a commercial failure.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 16 September 2017 . Happy birthday Meena! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220428103412/https://www.indiaglitz.com/actress-meena-celebrates-her-41st-birthday-telugu-news-195986 . 28 April 2022 . 28 April 2022 . IndiaGlitz.
  2. Web site: 10 August 2021 . ஒரே நாளில் சினிமாவில் அறிமுகமான ராதிகா, மீனா . Raadhika and Meena debuted in cinema on the same date . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210810075139/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/98389/cinema/Kollywood/Raadhika,-Meena-debut-in-cinema-on-same-date.htm . 10 August 2021 . 28 April 2022 . . ta.
  3. 1424927832497475589 . meenakshinews . நடிகை மீனா கதாநாயகியாக அறிமுகமான “ஒரு புதிய கதை” திரைப்படம் வெளியான தினம் இன்று. (10 ஆகஸ்ட் 1990) குழந்தை நட்சத்திரமாக நடித்துவந்த இவர் இயக்குனர் R.பால சுப்பையா இயக்கிய இத்திரைப்படத்தில் நடிகர் பிரபு ராஜிற்கு ஜோடியாக கதாநாயகியாக அறிமுகமானார். . meenakshisundaram . 10 August 2021 . 28 April 2022.
  4. Web site: 27 May 2021 . 40 ஆண்டுகளாக நடிக்கும் மீனா நெகிழ்ச்சி . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210616104614/https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2021/05/27120417/Meena-celebrates-four-decades-in-cinema.vpf . 16 June 2021 . 28 April 2022 . Dina Thanthi.
  5. Web site: என் ராசாவின் மனசிலே - நினைவு கூர்ந்த மீனா . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220428103412/https://www.dinamalar.com/mgr/detail.php?id=96137 . 28 April 2022 . 28 April 2022 . . ta.
  6. Web site: 19 February 2022 . Rajinikanth - Radhika, Meena "இப்போ ரொம்ப மாறிட்டார், அந்த ரஜினியை ரொம்ப மிஸ் பண்றோம்", ராதிகா, மீனா சொன்ன சீக்ரெட்.. ஒரு ஃப்ளாஷ்பேக் . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220219011745/https://tamil.abplive.com/entertainment/now-he-has-changed-so-much-we-are-missing-that-rajinikanth-so-much-radhika-and-meena-joins-in-a-point-40607 . 19 February 2022 . 28 April 2022 . . ta.
  7. Web site: 16 July 2021 . 1200 films veteran PRO Johnson's amazing 30 years journey in Kollywood . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210718053415/https://www.indiaglitz.com/kollywood-film-pro-johnson-30-years-journey-with-karthik-vijay-suriya-nayanthara-meena-tamil-news-291056 . 18 July 2021 . 28 April 2022 . IndiaGlitz.
  8. News: Krishnaswamy . N. . 17 August 1990 . Oru Pudhiya Kadhai . 28 April 2022 . . 7 . Google News Archive.
  9. பி.எஸ்.எஸ். . 26 August 1990 . ஒரு புதிய கதை . dead . . ta . 64 . https://archive.today/20220801062327/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1990/aug/26-08-1990/p64.jpg . 1 August 2022 . 1 August 2022.