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Kodimalar
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Wikipedia article
'Kodimalar' is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Muthuraman and R. Vijayakumari, with A. V. M. Rajan, Nagesh, M. V. Rajamma and Kanchana in supporting roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. It is a remake of the Bengali film 'Shyamali' (1956), itself based on Debnarayan Gupta's play of the same name. The film was released on 4 March 1966 and failed commercially.
Plot
Lakshmi, a mute woman, faces numerous troubles with her mother-in-law.
Cast
;Male cast
*Muthuraman as Ramu
*A. V. M. Rajan as Thambi Durai
*Nagesh as Annamalai
;Female cast
*R. Vijayakumari as Lakshmi
*M. V. Rajamma as Ramu's mother
*Kanchana as Parvathi
Production
Although the Bengali film 'Shyamali' (1956), based on Debnarayan Gupta's play of the same name was a failure, C. V. Sridhar still decided to adapt the story in Tamil. The remake, titled 'Kodimalar', was produced by Sree Productions and directed by Sridhar who also wrote the screenplay. Cinematography was handled by Balu, and editing by N. M. Shankar. Filming was suspended, but resumed in October 1965 after sixth months.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.
Release and reception
'Kodimalar' was released on 4 March 1966, and distributed by Rajshri Productions. On 12 March 1966, 'The Indian Express' wrote, "The main defect with the film is that its characters and incidents are so strikingly similar to those seen in some previous Tamil movies that we do not feel like viewing a new film." Writing for 'Sport and Pastime', T. M. Ramachandran wrote "The delineation of the story follows the conventional pattern. The direction by Sridhar is uninspiring in the first half of the film, in which they are dull patches though it improves in the second". 'Kalki' said Vijayakumari's performance salvaged the film's flaws. The film was commercially unsuccessful.
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