Kuzhandai Ullam
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySavitri
Screenplay bySavitri
Based onChinnari Papalu
Produced bySavitri
StarringGemini Ganesan
Sowcar Janaki
Vanisri
CinematographySingh
Sekhar
Edited byM. S. N. Murthy
Music byS. P. Kodandapani
Production
company
Sri Savitri Productions
Release date
  • 14 January 1969 (1969-01-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kuzhandai Ullam (transl. Childish heart) is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed, produced and written by Savitri. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki and Vanisri. A remake of Savitri's Telugu film Chinnari Papalu (1968), it was released on 14 January 1969 and became an average success.

Plot

A rich painter meets a tribal girl at a forest and falls in love with her. He finds himself married to her without knowing it, spends a night with her blissfully and then is forced into marrying a city girl to satisfy his mother. His emotional involvement with the tribal girl, whom he just cannot erase from memory complicates things. Ultimately, thanks to two children, the broken hearts are united.

Cast

Production

Though Savitri's Telugu film Chinnari Papalu (1968) was a box-office bomb, it received critical acclaim; this prompted her to remake it in Tamil as Kuzhandai Ullam.[2] Savitri, in addition to directing, produced it under Sri Savitri Productions, and wrote the screenplay while M. Lakshmanan wrote the dialogues.[3] Singh and Sekhar, the cinematographers of the original,[2] returned in their positions,[3] and editing was handled by M. S. N. Murthy.[4] The film marked the debut of art director Mohana.[5]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by S. P. Kodandapani, and the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[3][6]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Angum Ingum Ondre"P. Susheela, Renuka 
2."Muthu Chippikkulle"P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
3."Poomarathu Nizhalumundu"P. Susheela, S. Janaki 
4."Kudagu Naadu Ponni"P. Susheela, Seerkali Govindarajan 

Release and reception

Kuzhandai Ullam was released on 14 January 1969,[3] during Pongal.[7] The Indian Express wrote on 25 January, "[Savitri] has on the whole weaved a fairly appealing product though old-fashioned in style and treatment."[1] The film was an average success.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Popular heroine". The Indian Express. 25 January 1969. p. 5. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 Narasimham, M. L. (25 January 2019). "Chinnari Paapalu (1968)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Kuzhandai Ullam". The Indian Express. 14 January 1969. p. 5. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "குழந்தை உள்ளம்". Kalki (in Tamil). 12 January 1969. p. 92. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "சந்தியுங்கள் - ஆர்ட் டைரக்டர் மோகனா". Kalki (in Tamil). 2 August 1981. p. 48. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Kuzhanthai Ullam". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "சாவித்திரி! (13)". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  8. ↑ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (7 July 2018). ""Nadigaiyar Thilagam" Savitri: Biographical Movie About The Rise and Fall of a "Mahanati" (Great Actress)". dbsjeyaraj.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
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