Adukku Malli

Adukku Malli
Adukku Malli
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Written by	K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Produced by	Naseem Begum; S. Alamelu
Starring	Vijayakumar; Sujatha; Thengai Srinivasan
Cinematography	Dutt
Edited by	R. Devarajan
Music by	Shankar–Ganesh
Production; company	Meena Art Pictures
Release date	20 October 1979;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Adukku Malli (transl. Layered Jasmine) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Vijayakumar, Sujatha and Thengai Srinivasan. It was released on 20 October 1979,^[1] and became a success.^[2]^[3]

Plot

The story is about how the deep friendship between Vijayakumar, a Hindu, and Thengai Srinivasan, a Muslim goes beyond all conventional obstacles and how the friendly relationship between Srinivasan and Sujatha, Vijayakumar's wife and later widow, is tested by society.

Cast

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Y. G. Mahendran

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.^[5]^[6]

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)
1.	"Aayiram Aandugal"	Kannadasan	Vani Jairam
2.	"Munnal Nadanthathu"	A. Maruthakasi	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
3.	"Thennamarathil"	A. Maruthakasi	Malaysia Vasudevan, Rani

Reception

Nagai Dharuman of Anna praised the cast, music, direction and the film's message noted the film sometimes gives a play like feel and concluded saying this is not a paper flower, it is a bridal jasmine that attracts women.^[7]

References

^ "அடுக்குமல்லி". Anna (in Tamil). 19 October 1979. p. 8. Retrieved 21 June 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
^ Pillai, Sreedhar (7 September 2010). "Piranha bares its fangs". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Ace Tamil film director Gopalakrishnan passes away". India Today. PTI. 15 November 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Kumari Muthu to Arjun Das: Five Tamil actors who became popular because of their voices". The Times of India. 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Adukkumalli". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 220 | நூற்றாண்டு காணும் கவிஞர் மருதகாசி – 2". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ தருமன், நாகை (11 November 1979). "அடுக்குமல்லி". Anna (in Tamil). p. 4. Retrieved 21 June 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.

External links

Adukku Malli at IMDb

[1] "அடுக்குமல்லி". Anna (in Tamil). 19 October 1979. p. 8. Retrieved 21 June 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.

[2] Pillai, Sreedhar (7 September 2010). "Piranha bares its fangs". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[3] "Ace Tamil film director Gopalakrishnan passes away". India Today. PTI. 15 November 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[4] "Kumari Muthu to Arjun Das: Five Tamil actors who became popular because of their voices". The Times of India. 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[5] "Adukkumalli". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[6] "கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 220 | நூற்றாண்டு காணும் கவிஞர் மருதகாசி – 2". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[7] தருமன், நாகை (11 November 1979). "அடுக்குமல்லி". Anna (in Tamil). p. 4. Retrieved 21 June 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.

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