Iru Kodugal
| Iru Kodugal | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Produced by |
N. Selvaraj B. Duraisamy N. Krishnan V. Govindarajan |
| Screenplay by | K. Balachander |
| Starring |
Gemini Ganesan Sowcar Janaki Jayanthi |
| Music by | V. Kumar |
| Cinematography | N. Balakrishnan |
| Editing by | N. R. Kittu |
| Studio | Kalakendra Films |
| Release dates | 1969 |
| Running time | 176 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Iru Kodugal (English: Two lines) is a 1969 Tamil drama film directed by the veteran director K. Balachander. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, Jayanthi, Nagesh, V. S. Raghavan, S. N. Lakshmi and others. The story revolves around one man who got married to two women.[1] Iru Kodugal won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil, the first film by Balachander to win the award.[2] The film became a superhit.[3] It was remade later by Balachander in Kannada as Eradu Rekhagalu and by other directors in Telugu (Collector Janaki) and Hindi (Sanjog).
Plot
Gopinath (Gemini Ganesan) falls in love with Janaki (Sowcar Janaki) and they get married in Kasi. The marriage is not accepted by Gopinath's mother and the couple gets separated. Janaki is pregnant and her father (V. S. Raghavan), realizing that no man will marry Janaki a second time, decides to make her a collector. Gopinath meanwhile had moved to South India, where he later married Jaya (Jayanthi) by hiding his previous marriage. They live a happy life with their three children and Jaya's father. Gopinath works as a clerk in the collector's office. A new collector arrives at the office, and it turns out to be Janaki. They tend to work together and Nagesh spreads a rumour across stating that there is an affair between Janaki and Gopinath. This rumour reaches Jaya and she is completely disturbed. Jaya discovers the secret of Gopinath's affair with Janaki. Meanwhile the sons of both Janaki and Jaya, Ramu and Prabhakar drowned in water and have been admitted to Hospital. Somehow Jaya manages the disturbance of the secret and accepts Janaki as her sister. But Ramu dies in hospital while Prabhakar survives. Jaya gives Janaki her son as a gift. Janaki and Prabhakar leave for abroad as Janaki got her duty abroad.
Cast
- Gemini Ganesan as Gopinath
- Sowcar Janaki as Janaki
- Jayanthi as Jaya
- Nagesh as Babu
- V. S. Raghavan as Janaki's father
- S. V. Sahasranamam as Jaya's father
- Harikrishnan as Harikrishnan
- S. Ramarao as Ramarao
- Gokulnath as Gnanaprakasham
- S. N. Lakshmi as Janaki's aunt
- Sachu
- Gemini Mahalingam
- Seshadri
- C. K. Saraswathi as Gopinath's mother
- Shoba as Shoba
- Master Prabhakar as Prabhakar
- Master Adhinarayan as Ramu
In a scene in the film Sowcar Janaki's character meets the Chief Minister. Balachander wanted to bring in former Chief Minister C. N. Annadurai (he died 1969) for the scene but didn't want to use a dupe in his place. The Chief Minister is not seen in the scene, only a voice sounding like Annadurai's is heard and a pair of glasses on the table and a pen in the foreground are seen, implying that the Chief Minister was Annadurai.[4]
Music
The music was scored by V. Kumar who composed three songs for the film. Vaali wrote the lyrics. Punnagai mannan poovizhi mannan rukmanikaga, the famous number from the film, is still popular.
- Naan Oru Gumaastha - T. M. Soundararajan
- Paappaa Paattu Paadiya
- Punnagai Mannan - L. R. Eswari, P. Susheela
Awards
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil - President's Silver Medal in 1970.
- Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress - Sowcar Janaki[5][6]
References
- ↑ "TROIS". Epaper.timesofindia.com. 2011-04-23. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
- ↑ Malathi Rangarajan (2011-05-02). "The granddaddy of Tamil films". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
- ↑ Veena Bharathi, Oct 13, 2013: (2013-10-13). "Celebrating a big screen beauty". Deccanherald.com. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
- ↑ Meera Srinivasan (2009-09-15). "Significant contribution to Tamil theatre, cinema". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu News : Still ready to act: Sowcar Janaki". The Hindu. 2006-12-25. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
- ↑ India Who's who - Google Books. Books.google.de. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
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