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Engirundho Vandhaal
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Wikipedia article
'Engirundho Vandhaal' is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar and produced by K. Balaji. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa, with K. Balaji, M. Bhanumathi, Nagesh, Sundarrajan and Raja in supporting roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. It is a remake of the 1963 Telugu film 'Punarjanma', which in turn was based on the novel 'Patthar Ke Honth' by Gulshan Nanda. The film was released on 29 October 1970, and became a silver jubilee hit. It later won the Filmfare Award for Best Film Tamil.
Plot
Cast
*Sivaji Ganesan as Gunasekar (alis) Sekar
*Jayalalithaa as Radha (alis) Kamala
*K. Balaji as Dhanasekar
*Nagesh as Viswanathan
*Sundarrajan as Pattavarayan
*Raja as Sukumar
*Nagaiah as Dharmalingam
*Typist Gopu as Victor
*Rama Prabha as Parvathi
*Sachu as Rita
*Aranmula Ponnamma as Shanthavalli
*M. Bhanumathi as Mohana
*Jayakumari as Kavitha
*Baby Sumathi as Dhanasekar's daughter
*Devika as Amuthavalli
*Muthuraman as Chandran
*Thengai Srinivasan as Viswanathan's friend
*Kuladeivam Rajagopal as Samiyaar
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.
Release and reception
'Engirundho Vandhaal' was released on 29 October 1970, alongside another Sivaji Ganesan starrer 'Sorgam'. 'The Indian Express' wrote, "There are some touching scenes. The music by M. S. Viswanathan is passable. Comedy by Thengai Srinivasan and Nagesh, though unwarranted, is enjoyable." The film became a silver jubilee hit, and went on to win the Filmfare Award for Best Film Tamil.
References
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