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Poikkal Kudhirai (1983 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Poikkal Kudhirai' is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by K. Balachander and produced by Kalaivani. The film was the Tamil debut of the lead actor Ramakrishna. Lyricist Vaali also made his acting debut through this film. Kamal Haasan appeared in a guest role. 'Poikkal Kudhirai' was based on Crazy Mohan's play 'Marriage Made in Saloon'. The film was an average success.
Plot
'Poikkal Kuthirai' is a hilarious depiction of how Sambandam who bets on each and every small thing and wins and Indu enter into a bet at a saloon owned by Muthu. The bet is that Indu will win Sambadam's daughter Janaki's heart and marry her. If Indhu is successful in his mission, Sambandam will shave half of his moustache for their marriage. If he fails, Indhu will shave his head. Who wins the bet is the film's narrative.
Cast
* Ramakrishna as Indhu
* Viji as Janaki
* Raveendran as Muthu
* Vaali as Sambandham
* Charle as Paramasivam
* Radha Ravi as Nair
*Pavithra as Stella
* Kamal Haasan as himself acted inside photo frame (guest appearance)
* Suhasini Maniratnam (Guest appearance)
*Vanitha (Guest appearance)
*Kuyili (Uncredited)
*Kavithalaya Krishnan as Munsami
*Mohan as Mohan
*Oru Viral Krishna Rao as Doctor
*K. S. Jayalakshmi
Production
'Poikkal Kudhirai' is based on Crazy Mohan's play 'Marriage Made in Saloon'. Kannada actor Ramakrishna and lyricist Vaali made their acting debut in Tamil with this film. Mohan wrote the dialogues, making his feature film debut.
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Vaali.
References
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